DATA QUALITY IN THE AGRI-ECONOMIC RESEARCH IN THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
Journal
Journal of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences (JAFES)
Date Issued
2019
Author(s)
Martinovska Stojchesка, Aleksandra
Dimitievski, Dragi
Janeska Stamenkovska, Ivana
Abstract
The transition process in the South-East European countries opened new research
topics and encouraged use of new methodologies in agricultural economic studies.
The process of transformation of the agri-food sector towards market economy
principles required introduction of complex micro and macroeconomic models to
evaluate the alternative solutions to the ongoing challenges. The models’ relevance
and their usefulness depend on the availability and quality of input data. Data
unavailability and big differences among databases make data sets unreliable and
require adjustments to make them suitable for use. As an EU candidate country
since 2005, the Republic of Macedonia conducts institutional and systemic
harmonization, including the national statistics. The aim of this paper is to analyse
the role of data and their quality in the agricultural economics research in Republic
of Macedonia, through a review of the available literature and experiences of the
stakeholders (based on users’ survey) in the last decade. The analysis uses the
attribute-based approach (Wang, Reddy and Kon, 1995), defining data quality as
multi-dimensional and hierarchical concept. The paper underlines the role of data
availability and their quality for the needs of evidence-based policy decision
making; and the need for more active involvement of the agricultural economics
science and practice in the creation, harmonization, quality assurance and sharing
of data necessary for research.
topics and encouraged use of new methodologies in agricultural economic studies.
The process of transformation of the agri-food sector towards market economy
principles required introduction of complex micro and macroeconomic models to
evaluate the alternative solutions to the ongoing challenges. The models’ relevance
and their usefulness depend on the availability and quality of input data. Data
unavailability and big differences among databases make data sets unreliable and
require adjustments to make them suitable for use. As an EU candidate country
since 2005, the Republic of Macedonia conducts institutional and systemic
harmonization, including the national statistics. The aim of this paper is to analyse
the role of data and their quality in the agricultural economics research in Republic
of Macedonia, through a review of the available literature and experiences of the
stakeholders (based on users’ survey) in the last decade. The analysis uses the
attribute-based approach (Wang, Reddy and Kon, 1995), defining data quality as
multi-dimensional and hierarchical concept. The paper underlines the role of data
availability and their quality for the needs of evidence-based policy decision
making; and the need for more active involvement of the agricultural economics
science and practice in the creation, harmonization, quality assurance and sharing
of data necessary for research.
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