Handbook on Best Practices for Accessing Data through Firm Collaborations
Firm data collaborations offer unique opportunities to answer novel, policy-relevant research questions that cannot be addressed using traditional data sources. This handbook provides practical guidance for researchers seeking to access and use firm-generated data, drawing on first-hand experience and insights from structured interviews. It outlines the key steps of establishing and managing data collaborations between researchers and firms, from initiating contact to building long-term partnerships. The report addresses organizational, legal and methodological challenges, highlights the role of Research Data Centers, and provides advice for building trust-based, mutually beneficial collaborations. Designed for applied social scientists, the handbook helps assess whether such collaborations are a good fit, and how to make them work in practice.
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