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All California Labor Economics Conference 2015

UCLA Carnesale Commons

The All-California Labor Economics Conference (ACLEC) brings together the top labor economists in California annually to present recent research. This year’s conference will be hosted by UCLA on Thursday, September 17 and Friday, September 18. Leah Boustan (Economics) and Sarah Reber (Public Policy) are co-organizing. The local planning committee consists of Leah Boustan, Sarah Reber, […]

NBER Cohort Studies Meeting

CCPR Seminar Room 4240 Public Affairs Building, Los Angeles, CA, United States

NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH, INC. Cohort Studies Meeting Dora Costa, Organizer December 11, 2015 California Center for Population Research at UCLA 337 Charles E. Young Drive, East Room 4240, Public Affairs Building (4th Floor) Los Angeles, California Program

NBER Cohort Studies Data Users Conference

CCPR Seminar Room 4240 Public Affairs Building, Los Angeles, CA, United States

CCPR is hosting the annual NBER Cohort Studies meeting which brings together researchers from different fields interested in aging related issues or in methodologies applicable to aging and has set the seeds for synergistic relationships between economists, sociologists, demographers, psychologists, epidemiologists, and MDs.  The meeting is funded in part by an NIH conference grant through […]

NBER Cohort Studies Meeting

CCPR Seminar Room 4240 Public Affairs Building, Los Angeles, CA, United States

CCPR is hosting the annual NBER Cohort Studies meeting which brings together researchers from different fields interested in aging related issues or in methodologies applicable to aging and has set the seeds for synergistic relationships between economists, sociologists, demographers, psychologists, epidemiologists, and MDs. The meeting is funded in part by an NIH conference grant through NBER.

Ilan H. Meyer & Mark S. Handcock, UCLA

CCPR Seminar Room 4240 Public Affairs Building, Los Angeles, CA, United States

"Innovative Sampling Approaches for Hard to Reach Populations: Design of a National Probability Study of Lesbians, Gay Men, Bisexuals, and Transgender Peoples and Network Sampling of Hard to Reach Populations"


Speakers:

Ilan H. Meyer, Williams Distinguished Senior Scholar for Public Policy at the Williams Institute

Mark S. Handcock, Professor of Statistics at UCLA and Director of the Center for Social Statistics


Description:


Come for the exciting seminar then stay for the free lunch and discussion. A seminar led by Ilan H. Meyer followed immediately by a Brown Bag Lunch led by Mark S. Handcock.

Dr. Meyer is Principal Investigator of the Generations and TransPop Surveys. Generations is a survey of a nationally representative sample of 3 generations of lesbians, gay men, and bisexuals. TransPop is the first national probability sample survey of transgender individuals in the United States. Both studies attempt to obtain large nationally representative samples of hard to reach populations. Dr. Meyer will review sampling issues with LGBT populations and speak on the importance of measuring population health of LGBTs and the underlying aspects in designing a national probability survey.

From a contrasting perspective, the field of Survey Methodology is facing many challenges. The general trend of declining response rates is making it harder for survey researchers to reach their intended population of interest using classical survey sampling methods.

In the followup Brown Bag Lunch, led by Mark S. Handcock, participants will discuss statistical challenges and approaches to sampling hard to reach populations. Transgenders, for example, are a rare and stigmatized population. If the transgender community exhibits networked social behavior, then network sampling methods may be useful approaches that compliment classical survey methods.
Participants are encouraged to speak on ideas of statistical methods for surveys.

2016 Southern California Symposium on Network Economics and Game Theory

CCPR Seminar Room 4240 Public Affairs Building, Los Angeles, CA, United States

2016 Southern California Symposium on Network Economics and Game Theory November 4-5, 2016, 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM 4240 Public Affairs Building This symposium brings together students, professors, and researchers from Southern California who use game theory to analyze, design, and assess the performance of networks. We hope to highlight connections between research areas and […]

UCLA Faculty-to-Faculty Forum: After the 2016 Election: Separation of Powers, Institutions, Social Movements, and the Media

4240 Public Affairs Bldg

This forum is an opportunity for UCLA faculty to discuss the potential consequences of the 2016 presidential and congressional election for key elements of the American political and legal system, in an informal setting. Please bring your own lunch. Light refreshments will be served. Due to anticipated demand and space constraints, this forum is limited […]

NBER Cohort Studies Meeting 2017

CCPR Seminar Room 4240 Public Affairs Building, Los Angeles, CA, United States

CCPR is hosting the annual NBER Cohort Studies meeting which brings together researchers from different fields interested in aging related issues or in methodologies applicable to aging and has set the seeds for synergistic relationships between economists, sociologists, demographers, psychologists, epidemiologists, and MDs. The meeting is funded in part by an NIH conference grant through […]

The Public Policy and Applied Social Science Seminar (PPASS), Amy Finkelstein

CCPR Seminar Room 4240 Public Affairs Building, Los Angeles, CA, United States

The Public Policy and Applied Social Science Seminar (PPASS) series invites leading scholars from both UCLA and universities across the nation to present new research on a wide variety of important issues, including crime, labor markets, human capital and education, inequality and poverty, the environment, public finance, political economy, urban economics, health care reform, and […]

West Coast Experiments Conference, UCLA 2017

Covel Commons UCLA

The tenth annual West Coast Experiments Conference will be held at UCLA on Monday, April 24 and Tuesday, April 25, 2017, preceded by in-depth methods training workshops on Sunday, April 23. The conference registration webpage is wce2017ucla.eventbrite.com. The WCE is an annual conference that brings together leading scholars and graduate students in economics, political science and other social sciences who […]

Political Sociology and the Global South Student Conference: Interdisciplinary Insights from the Global South

CCPR Seminar Room 4240 Public Affairs Building, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Political Sociology Working Group, UCLA Political Sociology and the Global South Student Conference: Interdisciplinary Insights from the Global South May 5th, 2017 4240 Public Affairs Building The UCLA Political Sociology and the Global South Working Group in collaboration with the Institute on Inequality and Democracy invites abstract submissions for an interdisciplinary graduate student conference. We […]

Research Ethics: The Use of Big Data

CCPR Seminar Room 4240 Public Affairs Building, Los Angeles, CA, United States

The use of big data has become increasingly common in social and health research, raising a series of new and difficult questions about research ethics.  In this informal workshop, a panel of investigators using big data for their research will describe issues that they have faced and other potential problems.  As background to this workshop, […]

UCLA – HKUST International Symposium on Segregation & Neighborhood Effects

UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate 110 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, United States

UCLA – HKUST International Symposium on Segregation & Neighborhood Effects June 6th 2017, 9:00 AM – 5:15 PM UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate Symposium Agenda: 1) Segregation in the United States and its Global Impact. Discussant: Michael Lens, UCLA. 2) New Measures and New Impacts: Segregation in the United States. Discussant: Anne Pebley, UCLA. […]

2017 Federal Statistical Research Data Center Annual Conference

4240 Public Affairs Bldg

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.