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Edited by Shawn Cole, Iqbal Dhaliwal, Anja Sautmann, and Lars Vilhuber. The Handbook on Using Administrative Data for Research and Evidence-based Policy offers guidance for researchers, data providers, and decision-makers using administrative data to evaluate programs and inform policy. Administrative data has become more and more prevalent, and when combined with experiments, has the potential to change the future of research. This Handbook offers a roadmap to overcome potential challenges in using administrative data, with technical chapters addressing data use agreements, working with institutional review boards, physical data security, privacy, and more. Ten complementary case studies showcase diverse models of successful administrative data partnerships in the US, Canada, Europe, Africa, and Asia.

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Randomized evaluations are powerful tools to understand policy and promote innovation. This Handbook gives researchers and data practitioners the tools to build these projects using administrative data. Michael Kremer 2019 Nobel Laureate in Economics, University Professor in Economics at University of Chicago The Handbook is a valuable new resource for policymakers and researchers together to make administrative data accessible and use it to generate field research that effectively informs and impacts policy. Girija Vaidyanathan Retired Chief Secretary, Tamil Nadu Unlocking administrative data for research access can be daunting, but this Handbook offers a road map for any researcher or institution looking to establish a long-term data sharing partnership or launch a new research project. Raj Chetty William A. Ackman Professor of Economics at Harvard University and Director of Opportunity Insights This Handbook offers clear guidance on protecting the confidentiality of data and is an excellent resource for state and local governments for securely sharing their data and using research findings for their decision-making. John Abowd, Chief Scientist, US Census Bureau

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