Scoping Review of Literature: Best international practices in linking administrative and longitudinal study data

This scoping review documents best international practice in linking administrative data to longitudinal studies of children. The report was commissioned by the statistics team within the Research and Evaluation Unit, and was supported by the CSO. Funding was secured through the Irish Government Economic and Evaluation Service (IGEES) annual research fund.

The report finds that data linkage has the potential to generate economic, methodological and informational benefits, and that there is a strong and growing policy mandate in Ireland for data linkage. A number of challenges arising in respect of data linkage are highlighted throughout the report, along with guidance for overcoming these challenges.

The findings in the report will help inform the Growing up in Ireland (GUI) Pathfinder Project, which will link GUI data to existing administrative data to produce aggregated analyses and outputs. These outputs will help to inform the development of effective public policies and services for children and their families.

This report is published as part of DCEDIY’s statistics function, the purpose of which is to provide data and statistical support to aid planning, monitoring and policy formation. This includes the collation of data from a diversity of sources to create a comprehensive record of indicators on the subject of children and young people’s well-being in Ireland.

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