MESH Chapter 13 Use of administrative data and data matching Julian Prime Madrid; 4 May 2012

Chapter 13 - structure Pros and cons of using administrative data Summary of what energy administrative data individual countries use and for what purposes? Reconciliation between top-down survey results and bottom up admin data Where can administrative data be sourced? Importance of designing policies with a focus on monitoring and evaluation What is data matching What are the benefits and challenges of data matching? Examples of what countries doing

Chapter 13 – issues to consider Agree on chapter differences between aggregate administrative data (should this be wholly within chapter 5) and individual consumer admin data (used for chapter 13). Coverage of reconciliation between the two? Legal issues – use of data & implications will vary between countries … level of generalisation / specifics? –“Protocol” issues – linking with data from other Government departments Approach where not all data is available at individual consumer level. –Consider missing variables and households (coverage) Coverage of wider data / statistical / policy benefits of data matching

Chapter 13 – issues to consider Approach where not all data is available at individual consumer level. –Consider missing variables and households (coverage) Should designing control groups be included in section 13.5 when referring to evaluation – or just refer to theory. Applicability of lessons for countries with different legal issues / types of admin data? Should chapter 13.2 also give details of countries that do have some individual level admin data, but don’t use it … and why?