Abstract Machine learning and artificial intelligence methods are being increasingly used in the analysis of patient level and other health data, resulting in new insights and significant societal benefits. However, researchers are often denied access to sensitive health data due to concerns on privacy and security breaches. A key reason for reluctance in data sharing by data custodians is the lack of a specific legislative or other methodological framework in balancing societal benefits against costs from potential privacy breaches. Consistent with traditional cost–benefit analysis and the use of Quality Adjusted Life Years (QALYs), this study proposes an economic test that would enable Research Ethics Boards (REBs) to assess the benefits versus risks of data sharing. Our test can also be used to assess whether REBs employ reasonable effort to protect individual privacy and avoid tort liability. Constructing an acceptable welfare test for health data sharing will also lead to a better understanding of the value of data.

Anindya Sen

Helen Chen

Maura R. Grossman

Shu‐Feng Tsao

Review of Income and Wealth

The major objective of the Review of Income and Wealth is to advance knowledge on the definition, measurement and interpretation of national income, wealth and distribution. Among the issues covered are:    - national and social accounting   - microdata analyses of issues related to income and wealth and its distribution   - the integration of micro and macro systems of economic, financial, and social statistics   - international and intertemporal comparisons of income, wealth, inequality, poverty, well-being, and productivity   - related problems of measurement and methodology

The primary objective of the Review of Income and Wealth is to advance knowledge regarding the definition, measurement, and interpretation of national income, wealth, and distribution. The journal covers topics such as: - National and social accounting - Microdata analyses related to income, wealth, and its distribution - Integration of micro and macro systems of economic, financial, and social statistics - International and intertemporal comparisons of income, wealth, inequality, poverty, well-being, and productivity - Related measurement and methodology issues.

《Review of Income and Wealth》的主要目标是推动对国家收入、财富及其分配的定义、测量和解释的知识进步。该期刊涵盖的主题包括：- 国家和社会会计 - 与收入、财富及其分配相关的微观数据分析 - 经济、金融和社会统计的微观与宏观系统的整合 - 收入、财富、不平等、贫困、幸福感和生产力的国际和跨时间比较 - 相关的测量和方法论问题

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经济学	3
经济学, 经济学	3

A Welfare Test for Sharing Health Data

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