BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//California Center for Population Research - ECPv6.15.14//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:California Center for Population Research X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://ccpr.ucla.edu X-WR-CALDESC:Events for California Center for Population Research REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20170312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20171105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20180311T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20181104T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20190310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20191103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20200308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20201101T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190220T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190220T133000 DTSTAMP:20260504T194251 CREATED:20181005T044242Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190219T173607Z UID:10000517-1550664000-1550669400@ccpr.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Jan Van Bavel\, University of Leuven DESCRIPTION:Title: The Reversal of the Gender Gap in Education and Family Dynamics in Europe \nAbstract:  Although men tended to receive more education than women in the past\, the gender gap in education has reversed in recent decades in most Western and many non-Western countries. In this talk\, I will discuss the main results of a major research project that aimed to investigate the implications of the reversal of the gender gap in advanced education for family life across European countries. I highlight the results about union formation and assortative mating\, discuss our findings about union stability as well as about husbands’ and wives’ relative earnings. Finally\, I present some first results from research about implications for fertility behavior. To conclude\, I will reflect on implications for conventional theories used in family sociology and demography. \nCo-sponsored by the Family Working Group \nMore on Prof. Bavel URL:https://ccpr.ucla.edu/event/jan-van-bavel-university-of-leuven/ LOCATION:CCPR Seminar Room\, 4240 Public Affairs Building\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States CATEGORIES:CCPR Seminar,Divisional Publish ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ccpr.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/1859_1395131493_large.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="CCPR Seminars":MAILTO:seminars@ccpr.ucla.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190214T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190214T110000 DTSTAMP:20260504T194251 CREATED:20190207T183347Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210422T015836Z UID:10000657-1550138400-1550142000@ccpr.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Workshop: Tips for Success in Publishing in Peer Review Journals: An Editor's Perspective DESCRIPTION:Workshop: Tips for Success in Publishing in Peer Review Journals: An Editor’s Perspective \nPresentation by Prof. Gilbert Gee \nProf. Gee Dr. Gee is currently the Editor of the Journal of Health and Social Behavior.  He has also been a guest editor for Child Development\, Asian American and Pacific Islander Nexus Journal\, and the Asian American Journal of Psychology. \n  URL:https://ccpr.ucla.edu/event/workshop-tips-for-success-in-publishing-in-peer-review-journals-an-editors-perspective/ LOCATION:4240 Public Affairs Bldg CATEGORIES:CCPR Workshop,Divisional Publish ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ccpr.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Gil2013.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190213T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190213T133000 DTSTAMP:20260504T194251 CREATED:20181005T043528Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190129T221353Z UID:10000515-1550059200-1550064600@ccpr.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Peter Bearman\, Columbia University DESCRIPTION:Title:  Neural mechanisms lie behind the emergence of dyadic affective reciprocity and transitive closure in human groups \nAbstract:  This talk considers a set of findings from socializing cognitive social neuroscience that captures neural and social network data at multiple time points for a group of students who volunteered to organize workers in very difficult social situations on the 50th anniversary of Freedom Summer\, in the Summer of Respect project. We identify a neural mechanism for the emergence of affective reciprocity\, the building block of social solidarity. We show that we can predict from neural signatures who group members will like five months in the future. We extend this work to a discussion of transitivity\, or balance. Time permitting\, we discuss how a neural signature of self-enhancement (narcissism) predicts becoming peripheral in small groups\, supporting the idea that there is “no I in team”. \nCo-sponsored by the Sociology Department \nMore on Prof. Bearman URL:https://ccpr.ucla.edu/event/peter-bearman-columbia-university/ LOCATION:CCPR Seminar Room\, 4240 Public Affairs Building\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States CATEGORIES:CCPR Seminar,Divisional Publish ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ccpr.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Bearman_Peter.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="CCPR Seminars":MAILTO:seminars@ccpr.ucla.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190208T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190208T140000 DTSTAMP:20260504T194251 CREATED:20220425T155512Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220505T184847Z UID:10000770-1549620000-1549634400@ccpr.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Binational workshop on planning in Mexico and California DESCRIPTION:Organizer: Paavo Monkkonen\nFebruary 8\, 2019\n4240 Public Affairs Building \nThe Luskin Latin American Cities Initiative ( https://ciudades.luskin.ucla.edu/ ) is hosting a workshop on urban planning this Friday\, February 8th from 10:00am to 2:00pm. The main objective of the workshop is to compare the roles of Federal and State entities in local planning efforts both in Mexico and California\, and to begin a collaboration between cities. We will have planning representatives from the cities of Los Angeles\, Compton\, academics from UC Irvine and UC Davis\, a representative of the California Governor’s Office of Planning and Research\, and the director of the APA Los Angeles Chapter. We will also have the participation of the current directors of IMPLANes (Municipal Planning Institutes) from Mexicali\, Tijuana\, Ensenada\, as well as the Executive Director of the Mexican Association of Planning Institutes (AMIMP)\, and a representative from SEDATU. Half of the presentations will be in Spanish. URL:https://ccpr.ucla.edu/event/binational-workshop-on-planning-in-mexico-and-california/ LOCATION:4240 Public Affairs Bldg CATEGORIES:CCPR Conference,CCPR Workshop END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190131T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190131T150000 DTSTAMP:20260504T194251 CREATED:20190115T221438Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210424T031350Z UID:10000524-1548943200-1548946800@ccpr.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Workshop: Merging Entities - Deterministic\, Approximate\, & Probabilistic DESCRIPTION:Instructor:\nMichael Tzen \nTitle:\nMerging Entities: Deterministic\, Approximate\, & Probabilistic \nLocation:\nJanuary 31\, 2019\, 2:00-3:00 PM\n4240 Public Affairs Building\nCCPR Seminar Room \nContent:\nCombining information from different groups is a fundamental procedure in the data analysis pipeline. Using NBA and NCAA data\, we will walk through deterministic\, approximate\, and probabilistic methods to merge entities from the different data sources. Is Luc Richard Mbah a Moute playing in the NBA the same Luc Mbah a Moute who played for the University of California\, Los Angeles? We’ll discuss how the probabilistic methods loosely relate to matching in causal analysis. After this workshop\, participants should be able to merge data sets 3 different ways and think about how the merge quality may affect downstream analysis. \nPlease RSVP below \nhttps://goo.gl/forms/XiuYjqjkcD0WnHov2 \nslides rscript URL:https://ccpr.ucla.edu/event/workshop-merging-entities/ LOCATION:4240 Public Affairs Bldg CATEGORIES:CCPR Workshop,CSS Events,Divisional Publish END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190130T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190130T133000 DTSTAMP:20260504T194251 CREATED:20180828T012035Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190107T173339Z UID:10000635-1548849600-1548855000@ccpr.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Ushma Upadhyay\, UC San Francisco DESCRIPTION:Title: Measuring Reproductive Autonomy: Are the questions different for Adolescents and Young Adults? \nAbstract: Ushma Upadhyay\, PhD\, MPH will discuss her previous work developing the Reproductive Autonomy Scale\, which has been mainly used among adults. Her current work focuses on understanding reproductive empowerment among young people\, and the development of a new psychometric measure of Sexual Health and Reproductive Empowerment for Young Adults (The SHREYA Scale). \nCo-sponsored with The Bixby Center \nMore on Prof. Upadhyay URL:https://ccpr.ucla.edu/event/ushma-upadhyay-uc-san-francisco/ LOCATION:CCPR Seminar Room\, 4240 Public Affairs Building\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States CATEGORIES:CCPR Seminar,Divisional Publish ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ccpr.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Upadhyay_Ushma.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190128T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190128T163000 DTSTAMP:20260504T194251 CREATED:20190111T225128Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220425T155305Z UID:10000523-1548687600-1548693000@ccpr.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Lars Vilhuber\, Cornell University DESCRIPTION:Prof. Lars Vilhuber\, Cornell University “Replication and Reproducibility in Social Sciences and Statistics: Context\, Concerns\, and Concrete Measures” \nAbstract: Replicability is at the core of the scientific enterprise. In the past 30 years\, recurring concerns about the extent of replicability  (or lack thereof) of the research in various disciplines have surfaced\, including in economics. In this talk\, I describe the context in which the current discussion in the social science is occurring: what are the definitions of replicability and reproducibility\, what is failing\, and to what extent. I discuss the currents state in economics as an example: to what extent is this a problem\, what are the approaches that are being considered\, and what are the possible broader implications of those approaches. Finally\, I discuss the concrete measures that are being implemented under my guidance at the American Economic Association\, and that are being discussed in the broader social science community. The solutions to these problems will change the way research will be taught and conducted\, in economics in particular\, and in the social sciences more broadly. The implications affect undergraduate and graduate teaching\, research infrastructure\, and habits. \n  URL:https://ccpr.ucla.edu/event/lars-vilhuber-cornell-university/ LOCATION:4240 Public Affairs Bldg CATEGORIES:CCPR Conference,CCPR Workshop,Divisional Publish,Other Conferences ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ccpr.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/lv39-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190123T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190123T133000 DTSTAMP:20260504T194251 CREATED:20180828T011625Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190118T194253Z UID:10000634-1548244800-1548250200@ccpr.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Kosuke Imai\, Harvard University DESCRIPTION:Title: Matching Methods for Causal Inference with Time-Series Cross-Section Data \nAbstract: Matching methods aim to improve the validity of causal inference in observational studies by reducing model dependence and offering intuitive diagnostics. While they have become a part of standard tool kit for empirical researchers across disciplines\, matching methods are rarely used when analyzing time-series cross-section (TSCS) data\, which consist of a relatively large number of repeated measurements on the same units. We develop a methodological framework that enables the application of matching methods to TSCS data. In the proposed approach\, we first match each treated observation with control observations from other units in the same time period that have an identical treatment history up to the pre-specified number of lags. We use standard matching and weighting methods to further refine this matched set so that the treated observation has outcome and covariate histories similar to those of its matched control observations. Assessing the quality of matches is done by examining covariate balance. After the refinement\, we estimate both short-term and long-term average treatment effects using the difference-in-differences estimator\, accounting for a time trend. We also show that the proposed matching estimator can be written as a weighted linear regression estimator with unit and time fixed effects\, providing model-based standard errors. We illustrate the proposed methodology by estimating the causal effects of democracy on economic growth\, as well as the impact of inter-state war on inheritance tax. The open-source software is available for implementing the proposed matching methods. \nCo-sponsored with the Political Science Department\, Statistics Department and the Center for Social Statistics \nMore on Prof. Imai URL:https://ccpr.ucla.edu/event/kosuke-imai-harvard/ LOCATION:CCPR Seminar Room\, 4240 Public Affairs Building\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States CATEGORIES:CCPR Seminar,CSS Events,Divisional Publish ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ccpr.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Iami_Kosuke.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190116T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190116T133000 DTSTAMP:20260504T194251 CREATED:20180828T011011Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190118T194235Z UID:10000633-1547640000-1547645400@ccpr.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Rocio Titiunik\, University of Michigan DESCRIPTION:Title: Internal vs. external validity in studies with incomplete populations \nAbstract: Researchers working with administrative data rarely have access to the entire universe of units they need to estimate effects and make statistical inferences. Examples are varied and come from different disciplines. In social program evaluation\, it is common to have data on all households who received the program\, but only partial information on the universe of households who applied or could have applied for the program. In studies of voter turnout\, information on the total number of citizens who voted is usually complete\, but data on the total number of voting-eligible citizens is unavailable at low levels of aggregation. In criminology\, information on arrests by race is available\, but the overall population that could have potentially been arrested is typically unavailable. And in studies of drug overdose deaths\, we lack complete information about the full population of drug users. \nIn all these cases\, a reasonable strategy is to study treatment effects and descriptive statistics using the information that is available. This strategy may lack the generality of a full-population study\, but may nonetheless yield valuable information for the included units if it has sufficient internal validity. However\, the distinction between internal and external validity is complex when the subpopulation of units for which information is available is not defined according to a reproducible criterion and/or when this subpopulation itself is defined by the treatment of interest. When this happens\, a useful approach is to consider the full range of conclusions that would be obtained under different possible scenarios regarding the missing information. I discuss a general strategy based on partial identification ideas that may be helpful to assess sensitivity of the partial-population study under weak (non-parametric) assumptions\, when information about the outcome variable is known with certainty for a subset of the units. I discuss extensions such as the inclusion of covariates in the estimation model and different strategies for statistical inference. \nCo-sponsored with the Political Science Department\, Statistics Department and the Center for Social Statistics \nMore on Prof. Titiunik URL:https://ccpr.ucla.edu/event/rocio-titiunik-university-of-michigan/ LOCATION:CCPR Seminar Room\, 4240 Public Affairs Building\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States CATEGORIES:CCPR Seminar,CSS Events,Divisional Publish ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ccpr.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Titiunik_Rocio.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181205T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181205T133000 DTSTAMP:20260504T194251 CREATED:20180828T010650Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181105T182525Z UID:10000632-1544011200-1544016600@ccpr.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Alison Norris\, The Ohio State University DESCRIPTION:Title: Abortion utilization in Ohio’s changing legislative context \nAbstract: Changes in Ohio\, most notably legislation and policy changes since 2011\, likely have impacted women’s access to abortion. Many abortion clinics in Ohio have closed in the past seven years\, and several others are currently engaged in litigation and are at risk of closure. Clinic closures influence the distance that women travel when seeking abortion. Coupled with the impact of an Ohio law that mandates a 24-hour waiting period after a woman’s initial abortion consultation\, loss of a nearby clinic may put abortion out of reach for many women. Other legislation limits where abortions can and cannot be performed and to what gestational stage abortions are performed. This presentation will provide preliminary findings about population-level shifts in abortion utilization\, with special attention to change over time\, geographic variation\, and groups of women who may be underserved. \nCo-sponsored with The Bixby Center \nMore on Prof. Norris URL:https://ccpr.ucla.edu/event/alison-norris-ohio-state-university/ LOCATION:CCPR Seminar Room\, 4240 Public Affairs Building\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States CATEGORIES:CCPR Seminar,Divisional Publish ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ccpr.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Norris_Alison.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181128T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181128T133000 DTSTAMP:20260504T194251 CREATED:20180828T003754Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181008T175609Z UID:10000631-1543406400-1543411800@ccpr.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Michael Clemens\, Center for Global Development DESCRIPTION:Title: Immigration Restrictions as Active Labor Market Policy: Evidence from the Mexican Bracero Exclusion \nAbstract: An important class of active labor market policy has received little impact evaluation: immigration barriers intended to raise wages and employment by shrinking labor supply. Theories of endogenous technical advance raise the possibility of limited or even perverse impact. We study a natural policy experiment: the exclusion of almost half a million Mexican bracero farm workers from the United States to improve farm labor market conditions. With novel labor market data we measure state-level exposure to exclusion and model the absent changes in technology or crop mix. We fail to reject zero labor market impact\, inconsistent with this model. \n*Co-sponsored with the Public Policy and Applied Social Sciences Seminar \nMore on Prof. Clemens  URL:https://ccpr.ucla.edu/event/michael-clemens-center-for-global-development/ LOCATION:CCPR Seminar Room\, 4240 Public Affairs Building\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States CATEGORIES:CCPR Seminar,Divisional Publish ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ccpr.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Clemens_Michael.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181127T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181127T153000 DTSTAMP:20260504T194251 CREATED:20181119T164148Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220425T154745Z UID:10000520-1543329000-1543332600@ccpr.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Workshop: Information Session - Census Data & German Data DESCRIPTION:Information session on data available at the Census Research Data Center (RDC) at UCLA and how to access it: \nData availability of five types of confidential government data available in the RDC \n[1] Business Data (Economic Census\, Annual Survey of Manufactures\, Longitudinal Foreign Trade Transactions Database\, Commodity Flow Survey\, Business Research and Development and Innovation Survey) \n[2] Individual Data (CPS and SIPP merged to longitudinal earnings records\, Decennial Census and American Community Survey with neighborhood IDs) \n[3] Administrative Data (Longitudinal Business Database\, Longitudinal Employer-Household Database\, Census Numident\, UMETRICS). \n[4] Health and Injury Data (Medical Expenditure Panel Survey\, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries\, Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses\, National Health Interview Survey) \n[5] Justice Data (National Crime Victimization Survey) \nSee https://www.census.gov/about/adrm/fsrdc/about/available_data.html. I will also talk about how to write a proposal for Census Data\, and the typical duration to data access. \nIn addition\, I will talk about administrative and survey German data available on firms\, employment\, and unemployment on campus. This data is quite rich\, and relatively easily accessible: \n[1] Worker-firm data (matched employer-employee panel covering over 35 years) \n[2]  Unemployment insurance and training data (daily unemployment spell data\, data on labor market programs\, data on welfare receipt) \n[3] Survey data on workers with administrative firm and worker data (e.g.\, National Educational Panel Study\, refugee survey\, mental health at work survey) \n[4] Survey data on firms linked with administrative \nand worker data (e.g.\, structure of earnings survey\, management and organizational practices survey) \nSee https://fdz.iab.de/en/FDZ_Overview_of_Data.aspx for more information. URL:https://ccpr.ucla.edu/event/workshop-information-session-census-data-german-data/ LOCATION:Bunche 9383 CATEGORIES:CCPR Conference,CCPR Workshop END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181126 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181127 DTSTAMP:20260504T194251 CREATED:20220425T154509Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220425T154627Z UID:10000769-1543190400-1543276799@ccpr.ucla.edu SUMMARY:CEGA-EASST Scholars from East Africa DESCRIPTION:Organizers: Manisha Shah and Daniel Posner\nNovember 26\, 2018\n4240 Public Affairs Building \nEASST invites East African researchers to apply for a 4-month fellowship at UC Berkeley to build skills in rigorous social science research and impact evaluation–these are the fellows who won this fellowship. Each scholar will present on the following topics;\nApollo Maima: Assistant Professor at USIA\, Kenya\n“Mistreatment of Pneumonia and Rapid Diagnostic Tests: Experimental Evidence from the Siaya County\, Kenya”\nGetachew Kassa: Senior Lecturer at Debre Markos University\, Ethiopia\n“Effect of Behavioral Intervention Program to reduce HIV related Sexual Risk Behaviors and Sexually Transmitted Disease among University Students in Northwest Ethiopia: A Randomized Controlled Trial”\nWerner Maokola: Program Officer at Ministry of Health\, Tanzania\n“Overview of quasi-experimental analytical approaches using evaluation of Isoniazid Preventive Therapy among People Living with HIV in Tanzania” URL:https://ccpr.ucla.edu/event/cega-easst-scholars-from-east-africa/ LOCATION:4240 Public Affairs Bldg CATEGORIES:CCPR Conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181115T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181115T150000 DTSTAMP:20260504T194251 CREATED:20181003T180037Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210422T025244Z UID:10000514-1542290400-1542294000@ccpr.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Workshop: Practical Survey Analysis DESCRIPTION:Instructor:\nMichael Tzen \nTitle:\nPractical Survey Analysis \nLocation:\nNovember 15\, 2018\, 2:00-3:00 PM\n4240 Public Affairs Building\nCCPR Seminar Room \nContent:\nWe’ll walk thru key steps of a data analysis involving a complex survey design. \nPlease RSVP below \nhttps://goo.gl/forms/evIP7G8PN0UBG7x72 \n  \nslides rscript URL:https://ccpr.ucla.edu/event/workshop-practical-survey-analysis/ CATEGORIES:CCPR Workshop END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181114T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181114T133000 DTSTAMP:20260504T194251 CREATED:20180828T003331Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210424T023141Z UID:10000630-1542196800-1542202200@ccpr.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Adrian Raftery\, University of Washington DESCRIPTION:Title: Bayesian Population Projections with Migration Uncertainty \nAbstract: The United Nations recently issued official probabilistic population projections for all countries for the first time\, using a Bayesian hierarchical modeling framework developed by our group at the University of Washington. These take account of uncertainty about future fertility and mortality\, but not international migration. We propose a Bayesian hierarchical autoregressive model for obtaining joint probabilistic projections of migration rates for all countries\, broken down by age and sex. Joint trajectories for all countries are constrained to satisfy the requirement of zero global net migration. We evaluate our model using out-of-sample validation and compare point projections to the projected migration rates from a persistence model similar to the UN’s current method for projecting migration\, and also to a state of the art gravity model. We also resolve an apparently paradoxical discrepancy between growth trends in the proportion of the world population migrating and the average absolute migration rate across countries. This is joint work with Jonathan Azose and Hana Ševčíková. \nCo-sponsored with the Center for Social Statistics \nMore on Prof. Raftery URL:https://ccpr.ucla.edu/event/adrian-raftery-university-of-washington/ LOCATION:CCPR Seminar Room\, 4240 Public Affairs Building\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States CATEGORIES:CCPR Seminar,CSS Events,Divisional Publish ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ccpr.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Raftery_Adrian.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181107T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181107T133000 DTSTAMP:20260504T194251 CREATED:20181102T193806Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190123T195523Z UID:10000519-1541592000-1541597400@ccpr.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Chad Hazlett\, UCLA DESCRIPTION:Title:  Making Sense of Sensitivity: Extending Omitted Variable Bias \nAbstract:We extend the omitted variable bias framework with a suite of tools for sensitivity analysis in regression models that: (i) does not require assumptions about the treatment assignment nor the nature of confounders; (ii) naturally handles multiple confounders\, possibly acting non-linearly; (iii) exploits expert knowledge to bound sensitivity parameters; and\, (iv) can be easily computed using only standard regression results. In particular\, we introduce two novel sensitivity measures suited for routine reporting. The robustness value describes the minimum strength of association unobserved confounding would need to have\, both with the treatment and the outcome\, to change the research conclusions. The partial R2 of the treatment with the outcome shows how strongly confounders explaining all the residual outcome variation would have to be associated with the treatment to eliminate the estimated effect. Next\, we offer graphical tools for elaborating on problematic confounders\, examining the sensitivity of point estimates\, t-values\, as well as “extreme scenarios”. Finally\, we describe problems with a common “benchmarking” practice and introduce a novel procedure to instead formally bound the strength of confounders based on comparison to observed covariates. We apply these methods to a running example that estimates the effect of exposure to violence on attitudes toward peace. \nPodcast Recording  \nMore info on Chad Hazlett URL:https://ccpr.ucla.edu/event/chad-hazlett-ucla/ LOCATION:4240 Public Affairs Bldg CATEGORIES:CCPR Seminar,Divisional Publish ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ccpr.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/hazlett2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181031T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181031T143000 DTSTAMP:20260504T194251 CREATED:20181031T172859Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220425T154303Z UID:10000518-1540992600-1540996200@ccpr.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Introducing the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSI-Brasil) DESCRIPTION:Fabíola Bof de Andrade\, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz\, Instituto de Pesquisas René Rachou\, Brazil & James Macinko\, UCLA \nThis seminar will provide an introduction to the newest study in the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) family\, the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging. The speakers will describe the overall study design and the main topics covered\, highlight results from the baseline survey\, and discuss how to obtain and use the survey data. All interested faculty\, staff and students are welcome to attend. \n  URL:https://ccpr.ucla.edu/event/introducing-the-brazilian-longitudinal-study-of-aging-elsi-brasil/ LOCATION:CCPR Seminar Room\, 4240 Public Affairs Building\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States CATEGORIES:CCPR Conference,CCPR Seminar,Divisional Publish ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ccpr.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/ELSI-Brasil-e1541007274769.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181031T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181031T133000 DTSTAMP:20260504T194251 CREATED:20180828T000130Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181023T221710Z UID:10000629-1540987200-1540992600@ccpr.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Dalton Conley\, Princeton University DESCRIPTION:Title: Social Science in the Age of Genomics \nAbstract: The cost of genetic information has been dropping at a rate faster than that of Moore’s law in microcomputing.  As a result\, the science of genetic prediction has improved by leaps and bounds in recent years\, and with it has emerged a novel field: sociogenomics.  Sociogenomics seeks to integrate genetic and environmental information to obtain a more robust\, complete picture of the causes of human behavior.  This talk will highlight some recent examples of sociogenomic research\, touching upon issues such as adolescent peer effects\, racial discrimination\, assortative mating\, and fertility patterns.  The talk will conclude by discussing the social and policy implications of genetic prediction. \n*Co-Sponsored with the Institute for Society and Genetics\, the Luskin for Innovation and the Public Policy and Applied Social Science Seminar \nMore on Prof. Conley \n  URL:https://ccpr.ucla.edu/event/dalton-conley-princeton-university/ LOCATION:CCPR Seminar Room\, 4240 Public Affairs Building\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States CATEGORIES:CCPR Seminar,Divisional Publish ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ccpr.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dconley.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181025T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181025T150000 DTSTAMP:20260504T194251 CREATED:20181003T174643Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210422T025204Z UID:10000652-1540476000-1540479600@ccpr.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Workshop: Getting your Computational Tools for Research DESCRIPTION:Instructor:\nMichael Tzen \nTitle:\nGetting your Computational Tools for Research \nLocation:\nOctober 25\, 2018\, 2:00-3:00 PM\n4240 Public Affairs Building\nCCPR Seminar Room \nContent:\nWe’ll get you started on Github\, Rstudio\, Stata\, and accessing Hoffman2 (UCLA’s high performance computing cluster). \nPlease RSVP below \nhttps://goo.gl/forms/W6hkM3bnOjfnYGJw2 \nslides URL:https://ccpr.ucla.edu/event/workshop-getting-your-computational-tools-for-research/ LOCATION:CCPR Seminar Room\, 4240 Public Affairs Building\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States CATEGORIES:CCPR Workshop END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181024T121500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181024T134500 DTSTAMP:20260504T194251 CREATED:20180821T223502Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181009T230635Z UID:10000628-1540383300-1540388700@ccpr.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Berk Ozler\, World Bank DESCRIPTION:Title: Increasing the uptake of Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives (LARCs) among adolescent females and young women in Cameroon \nAbstract: In sub-Saharan Africa\, 25% of teenagers have started childbearing (ICF\, 2015). While young women describe many of these births as planned and intentional\, women under the age of 20 also have the greatest percentage of mistimed/unintended pregnancies compared to all other age groups. For example\, in Cameroon\, more than 30% of the births to this group were unwanted or wanted later (DHS 2011). Low age at first birth has a significant impact on the spacing of births and timing of future pregnancies. It may also reduce accumulation of human capital for both the mother and the child. \nDespite the desire to delay childbearing\, only a minority of sexually active unmarried women in most low-income countries uses any modern method of contraception (ICF\, 2015). The shares of women using reliable short-acting methods of contraception (injectables and pills) are even smaller\, with very few unmarried or nulliparous women using LARCs (IUDs or implants). For example\, 41% of sexually active unmarried women in Cameroon report using male condoms\, with 6% using SARCs and less than 1% using LARCs (DHS 2011). Given meaningful differences in the typical-use effectiveness of these different methods\, it is important to understand why most women don’t use any modern methods of contraceptives\, and why\, among users\, women favor the short-acting (but\, less reliable) methods over the long-acting (but almost 100% effective) ones. \nIn this talk\, Berk Özler will describe their multi-disciplinary team’s ongoing work in Cameroon that is attempting to identify the barriers to the uptake of LARCs and testing interventions to overcome them. They will briefly summarize the formative qualitative work to identify the supply- and demand-side barriers; describe a tablet-based decision-support tool they developed for nurses to counsel young women on modern contraceptive methods\, and describe the design of two randomized-controlled trials that test some of the interventions designed with the government of Cameroon. \nPlease RSVP for lunch \nCo-sponsored with the UCLA Luskin Senior Fellows Speaker Series \nMore on Prof. Ozler \n  URL:https://ccpr.ucla.edu/event/berk-ozler-world-bank/ LOCATION:CCPR Seminar Room\, 4240 Public Affairs Building\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States CATEGORIES:CCPR Seminar,Divisional Publish ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ccpr.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/BOzler.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="CCPR Seminars":MAILTO:seminars@ccpr.ucla.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181021 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181023 DTSTAMP:20260504T194251 CREATED:20220425T152832Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220425T152832Z UID:10000768-1540080000-1540252799@ccpr.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Trans-Pacific Labor Seminar DESCRIPTION:The Trans-Pacific Labor Seminar is part of a conference series that brings together Japanese and U.S. economics scholars. The idea is to foster trans-pacific exchange and collaboration\, and usually half of the participants are from Japan and half are U.S. based. The conference is co-sponsored by the International Institute\, the Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies\, the Social Science Division\, the Vice Chancellor for Research Office\, and the Japanese Government URL:https://ccpr.ucla.edu/event/trans-pacific-labor-seminar/ LOCATION:4240 Public Affairs Bldg CATEGORIES:CCPR Conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181017T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181017T133000 DTSTAMP:20260504T194251 CREATED:20181001T192236Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181008T201210Z UID:10000642-1539777600-1539783000@ccpr.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Erin Hartman\, University of California Los Angeles DESCRIPTION:Title: Covariate Selection for Generalizing Experimental Results \nAbstract: Researchers are often interested in generalizing the average treatment effect (ATE) estimated in a randomized experiment to non-experimental target populations. Researchers can estimate the population ATE without bias if they adjust for a set of variables affecting both selection into the experiment and treatment heterogeneity. Although this separating set has simple mathematical representation\, it is often unclear how to select this set in applied contexts. In this paper\, we propose a data-driven method to estimate a separating set. Our approach has two advantages. First\, our algorithm relies only on the experimental data. As long as researchers can collect a rich set of covariates on experimental samples\, the proposed method can inform which variables they should adjust for. Second\, we can incorporate researcher-specific data constraints. When researchers know certain variables are unmeasurable in the target population\, our method can select a separating set subject to such constraints\, if one is feasible. We validate our proposed method using simulations\, including naturalistic simulations based on real-world data. \nCo-Sponsored with The Center for Social Statistics \nMore on Prof. Hartman URL:https://ccpr.ucla.edu/event/erin-hartman-university-of-california-los-angeles/ LOCATION:CCPR Seminar Room\, 4240 Public Affairs Building\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States CATEGORIES:CCPR Seminar,CSS Events,Divisional Publish ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ccpr.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Hartman_Erin-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="CCPR Seminars":MAILTO:seminars@ccpr.ucla.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181012 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181013 DTSTAMP:20260504T194251 CREATED:20220425T152354Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220425T152354Z UID:10000766-1539302400-1539388799@ccpr.ucla.edu SUMMARY:California Center for Population Research 20th Anniversary Research Symposium DESCRIPTION:October 12th\, 2018\nCovel Commons\, UCLA\nThe California Center for Population Research (CCPR) at UCLA was founded in 1998\, and thus celebrates its 20-year anniversary in 2018. This is a full day conference covering various topics related to population studies. CCPR Alumna from all over the country will present their current work. URL:https://ccpr.ucla.edu/event/california-center-for-population-research-20th-anniversary-research-symposium/ LOCATION:Covel Commons UCLA CATEGORIES:CCPR Conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181011 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181012 DTSTAMP:20260504T194251 CREATED:20220425T152533Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220425T154157Z UID:10000767-1539216000-1539302399@ccpr.ucla.edu SUMMARY:California Center for Population Research 20th Anniversary Reception DESCRIPTION:October 11\, 2018\nFowler Museum\, UCLA\nSpeakers: Randall Kuhn\, Anne Pebley\, Meredith Phillips\, Michael Lens\, Moshe Buchinsky\, Till von Wachter URL:https://ccpr.ucla.edu/event/california-center-for-population-research-20th-anniversary-reception/ LOCATION:Fowler Museum CATEGORIES:CCPR Conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181003T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181003T133000 DTSTAMP:20260504T194251 CREATED:20180808T215124Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180808T215422Z UID:10000627-1538568000-1538573400@ccpr.ucla.edu SUMMARY:2018-2019 CCPR Welcome and Introductions DESCRIPTION:Please come join us to learn all about the California Center for Population Research! \nProfessors Jennie Brand\, Patrick Heuveline and Hiram Beltran-Sanchez will be presenting. \nThis will be the kick-off event for the start of the upcoming 2018-2019 CCPR Seminar Series. URL:https://ccpr.ucla.edu/event/ccpr-welcome-and-introductions-2018-2019/ LOCATION:4240 Public Affairs Bldg CATEGORIES:CCPR Seminar,Divisional Publish END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180919T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180919T130000 DTSTAMP:20260504T194251 CREATED:20180912T184827Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220505T184938Z UID:10000640-1537358400-1537362000@ccpr.ucla.edu SUMMARY:"The Trouble with Pink and Blue\, Gender expression\, stigma\, and health among U.S. children and adolescents" DESCRIPTION:“The Trouble with Pink and Blue\, Gender expression\, stigma\, and health among U.S. children and adolescents” \nAllegra Gordon\, SCD\, MPH \nResearch Scientist\, Boston Children’s Hospital \nInstructor\, Department of Pediatrics\, Harvard Medical School \nDr. Gordon will offer a conceptual model for understanding gender expression and health and illustrate this model with examples from recent research on gender nonconformity\, school-based violence and bullying\, and selected health outcomes in samples of U.S. high school students and young adults. \nLunch will be provided \nSponsored by The Williams Institute\, The California Center for Population Research\, and The California HIV/AIDS Policy Research Centers URL:https://ccpr.ucla.edu/event/the-trouble-with-pink-and-blue-gender-expression-stigma-and-health-among-u-s-children-and-adolescents/ LOCATION:4240 Public Affairs Bldg CATEGORIES:CCPR Seminar,Divisional Publish ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ccpr.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Photo_Gordon-99x150.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180618T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180618T160000 DTSTAMP:20260504T194251 CREATED:20180612T163913Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220906T222457Z UID:10000626-1529326800-1529337600@ccpr.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Dr. Henry F. Raymond\, Rutgers University & UC San Francisco DESCRIPTION:“Sampling Hidden Populations: Respondent Driven Sampling” \nDr. Henry F. Raymond\nAssociate Prof. of Epidemiology\, Rutgers University & Associate Prof. of Epidemiology and Biostatistics\, UC San Francisco\nJune 18th\, 2018\n4240 Public Affairs Building \nAbstract: Dr. Raymond will discuss the background and implementation of Respondent Driven Sampling (RDS) studies which is wide use among hidden populations the world over. He will review the theoretical basis of RDS including what biases RDS analysis corrects for. Dr. Raymond will share some examples of RDS analysis using RDS Analyst. URL:https://ccpr.ucla.edu/event/dr-henry-f-raymond-rutgers-university-uc-san-francisco/ LOCATION:4240 Public Affairs Bldg CATEGORIES:CCPR Workshop,Divisional Publish END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180606T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180606T133000 DTSTAMP:20260504T194251 CREATED:20180531T155819Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180531T155819Z UID:10000625-1528286400-1528291800@ccpr.ucla.edu SUMMARY:First Annual Robert Mare Student Lectureship DESCRIPTION:First Annual Robert Mare Student Lecture \nRavaris Moore \nAssistant Professor of Sociology\, Loyola Marymount University – Los Angeles (August 2018) \nPhD Candidate\, UCLA Dept. of Sociology (PhD expected June 2018) \nEunice Kennedy Shriver NICHD Trainee\, UCLA California Center for Population Research \n“Early Estimates of the Effects of Public School Shootings in California on California Public Schools” \nAbstract: I employ data from California public schools covering years 1991 to 2017 with data on public school shootings in the state of California over the same period to study the effects of school shootings on schools. This project aims to understand how dropout\, enrolment\, and achievement measures respond to school shootings. A secondary objective includes discerning whether fatal and non-fatal shootings have differential effects on schools and student outcomes. I will present early results\, and I welcome helpful comments and criticism. \nJoin us for lunch following the talk as we celebrate and bid farewell to all graduating CCPR affiliated students URL:https://ccpr.ucla.edu/event/first-annual-robert-mare-student-lectureship/ LOCATION:4240 Public Affairs Bldg CATEGORIES:CCPR Seminar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180605 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180608 DTSTAMP:20260504T194251 CREATED:20220415T222733Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220425T164141Z UID:10000765-1528156800-1528415999@ccpr.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Partnership UCLA Russian Delegation DESCRIPTION:Organizers: Dora Costa\, Economics Department\nJune 5-7\, 2018\n4240 Public Affairs Building\nThrough mutually beneficial partnerships-with our alumni and friends in the professional world\, government agencies\, and community organizations-the College of Letters & Science has long paved the way for continued leadership\, impact and excellence. We have successfully consolidated and strengthened these partnerships\, through Partnership UCLA. URL:https://ccpr.ucla.edu/event/partnership-ucla-russian-delegation/ LOCATION:4240 Public Affairs Bldg CATEGORIES:CCPR Conference,Other Conferences END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180530T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180530T133000 DTSTAMP:20260504T194251 CREATED:20171103T182159Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180607T172952Z UID:10000483-1527681600-1527687000@ccpr.ucla.edu SUMMARY:V. Joseph Hotz\, Duke University DESCRIPTION:“The Role of Parental Wealth & Income in Financing Children’s College Attendance & Its Consequences” \nAbstract: This paper examines the influence of parental wealth and income on their children’s college attendance and parents’ financial support for it and whether the latter affects the subsequent levels of indebtedness of parents and their children. We use data from the PSID\, especially data in the 2013 Rosters and Transfers Module on the incidence and amounts of parents’ financial support for their children’s college. To instrument for the potential endogeneity of parental housing wealth and income on these decisions\, we use changes in parents’ local housing and labor market conditions. We find that increases in both parents’ housing wealth and income increase the likelihood of their children attending college through the effect of parents’ financial support. This parental financing of college leads to parents carrying more debt\, but their children having no greater student loan debt after graduation. We also find that parental financing of their child’s college education significantly increases the probability that the child actually graduates from college. \nAccess Podcast Here \nMore on Prof. Hotz URL:https://ccpr.ucla.edu/event/v-joseph-hotz-duke-university/ LOCATION:CCPR Seminar Room\, 4240 Public Affairs Building\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States CATEGORIES:CCPR Seminar,Divisional Publish ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ccpr.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/vjhotz.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="CCPR Seminars":MAILTO:seminars@ccpr.ucla.edu END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR