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Methods Explained: Business Structure Database
Describes the main features of the database and how it supports research at the Virtual Microdata Laboratory
Authors: Peter Evans, Richard Welpton
Economic & Labour Market Review, vol 3, no 6, pp 71-75. ISSN: 1751-8334
The Interdepartmental Business Register (IDBR) is a comprehensive database of UK businesses, drawn from administative data sources. This article intially provides a short explanation of the IDBR. The focus of the article is then directed to the development of the IDBR as a research tool by staff at the Virtual Microdata Laboratory (VML). The resulting Business Structure Database (BSD) is now routinely used for academic and government studies.
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