Administrative database and official statistics: the case of the real estate analysis

Abstract

The utilisation of administrative data in the official statistics is still far to be completely resolved. Many research outcomes are mainly based on survey and sample data, and very rarely integrate nonstatistical data. This paper faces the analysis of the real estate phenomenon that still suffers the dearth of an omni-comprehensive database of all information that derives from independent PA offices, dealing also with big data issues. A method to perfectly align all administrative and statistical data has been designed and employed to create the full information Harmonised Real Estate Database. The empirical evaluation of the real estate phenomenon in the Italian city of Bari has demonstrated the enormous potentialities of the harmonised database for new socio-economic analyses and challenging statistical advancements.