June 16th: RDC Annual Conference – Call for Papers

ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE FEDERAL STATISTICAL RESEARCH DATA CENTERS (FSRDC)

UCLA, September 14 2017

The California Census Research Data Center (CCRDC) at University of California Los Angeles invites proposals to present papers and posters at the 2017 Federal Statistical Research Data Center Annual Conference. We also will consider proposals for workshops and panel discussions.

The conference will be a day of concurrent paper and poster sessions and a keynote presentation. Sessions will be based on current or recent research using data from the nationwide network of RDCs. Anticipated themes include, but are not limited to, research topics from the fields of economics, business and management, demography, and health and developments in data sets. Papers and posters involve statistical analyses on nonpublic versions of data sets available from the U.S. Census Bureau, the National Center for Health Statistics, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and other federal statistical agencies.

Deadline for Submission: JUNE 16th 2017

Notices  of acceptance to be sent by Friday July 15.
Preliminary program to be posted by Friday July 29.

Please submit an extended abstract or a paper in PDF format by clicking the following link : CCRDC UCLA Submission (or going to the URL: https://form.jotform.us/71234634833152) The paper or abstract should describe your research question(s), the data used (including sponsoring agency), methodology, and summary of results. Results can be anticipated or preliminary if they are not yet finalized (do not submit undisclosed results). The abstract should include a presentation title and a list of all authors and their affiliations. Also provide the email address and phone number for the contact author.  For questions about the conference, please see http://www.ccrdc.ucla.edu. For any remaining questions contact the CCRDC director Till von Wachter tvwachter@econ.ucla.edu