Cooperation and coordination in data collection – A new register that gives better quality for all or..?

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“Cooperation and
coordination in data
collection
– A new register that gives better quality for
all or..?”
Bergen 2013
Knut Håkon Grini
Statistics Norway, Department of economics, energy and the environment

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What’s the point?
Digitally coordinated information gathering from
employers about jobs, earnings and taxes
To:
• Norwegian Tax Administration
• Norwegian Labour and Welfare Service
• Statistics Norway
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From 6 to 1

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EmployerEmployee
Receiving
authority
(EFF)

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Enterprise
(Employer)
Employee A
Deductions Tax Remuneration
Local unit 1
Local unit ...n
About the employment
Employee ...n

6. What’s in it for Statistics Norway?
• Covers all
• Monthly
• Multiple usage (three authorities)
• Information about employment and
remuneration
• Timely
• Quality
Do we actually loose anything?

7. Actual improvements and possibilities
• Annual register based employment statistics
– Better quality
– Possibility for increased frequency
• Earnings
– Cost reduction
– Full coverage
– Better quality
– Possibility for increased frequency
• Labour cost statistics
– Full coverage (for approx 98 % of the costs)
– Better quality
• The LFS
– Possibility for some tables from new source (no sample error)
– Possibility for cost reductions

9. Better for all?
• On paper - yes!
• All arguments in the paper say so
• Other experiences seems positive
• Project progress is good
• As long as the data actually comes in
it’ll be a breeze

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Progress
2012 2013 2014 2015
Legislation Further regulations
Development and
testing
Trial periode
(in parrallell with
existing reporting)
Full operations