Designing a System for Collecting Policy-Relevant Data for the Kurdistan Region-Iraq

• Main Author: Berry, Sandra H. (auth)
• Other Authors: Burger, Nicholas (auth), Dogo, Harun (auth), Kumar, Krishna B. (auth), Malchiodi, Alessandro (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2014
• Subjects: Development economics & emerging economies; Databases; Middle Eastern history; Population & demography; History; Technology; Business; Population Studies
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Comprehensive and reliable statistics are crucial for policy formulation in any region or country. The Kurdistan Region-Iraq is hampered by the lack of such statistics as it aims to improve infrastructure, encourage private-sector development, attract foreign investment, and create a sustainable eco...