DataResSS (Data for Research in Social Sciences)

DataResSS (Data for Research in Social Sciences) is a joint initiative of the Barcelona School of Economics and the Statistical Institute of Catalonia (IDESCAT) to make administrative data from Catalonia available to researchers worldwide.

DataResSS was established as a result of an agreement signed in June 2015 between the IDESCAT and the BSE.

DataResSS aims to be a flexible framework that allows researchers to access statistical and administrative data. While several different types of administrative data are available at IDESCAT, DataResSS also aims to facilitate cooperation between researchers and other agencies of Catalan government that maintain administrative data that is not directly available at the IDESCAT, such as administrative data on health and education.

In order to access administrative data, a researcher must submit a proposal. Proposals will be first evaluated by an academic committee for quality and ethical considerations. An executive committee will then decide on the details of the data access. This stage will possibly require agreements between the researchers and the IDESCAT or other related parties. After this stage, the researcher will be able to access data subject to non-disclosure/non-re-identifying agreements. The data access methods are expected to be determined in a case-by-case basis and can involve direct access to data or restricted access within the IDESCAT premises.

Researchers worldwide are welcome to submit proposals.

The BSE's participation in DataResSS receives support from the Severo Ochoa Research Excellence Program (CEX2019-000915-S) through Spain's State Research Agency (Agencia Estatal de Investigación – AEI). 

The BSE has been accredited as a Severo Ochoa Center of Excellence in all three editions of the program (2012-15, 2016-19, and 2020-23).