This collection includes the 2007 edition of the Course Outline for the Labor Economics course Info 7470.
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Session
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Date
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2007
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Topic
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1a
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1/25
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Introduction
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1b
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1/25
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Data Everywhere
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LAB 1
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1/26-1/31
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Finding Sources, Documents, and Data
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2a
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2/1
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Public and Private Data Collection in the U.S., and the U.S. Statistical Infrastructure
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2b
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2/1
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Confidentiality, Privacy and the Ethics of Social Data
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LAB 2
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2/2-7
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Going From Public Use to Underlying Data
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3a
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2/8
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Household Surveys: American Community Survey
Guest speaker: Warren Brown, Cornell University
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3b
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2/8
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Household Surveys: American Community Survey
Guest speaker: Warren Brown, Cornell University
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No LAB
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2/9-14
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4a
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2/15
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Populations and Sampling Frames
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4b
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2/15
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Sampling Frame Maintenance
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LAB 4
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2/16-2/21
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Basic Statistical Tools
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5a
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2/22
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Canadian Statistical Infrastructure
Guest speaker: Gustave Goldmann, Statistics Canada
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5b
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2/22
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International Statistical Infrastructure
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LAB 5
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2/23-2/28
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Comparing Economic Data from Official Sources
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6a
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3/1
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Using the Economic Census and Business Register
Guest speaker: Jim Davis, U.S. Census Bureau
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6b
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3/1
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Using Census Business Data
Guest speaker: Wayne Gray, Clark University and NBER
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LAB 6
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3/2-3/7
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Using Data from Business and Household Censuses
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7a
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3/8
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Analyzing Frames and Samples with Missing Data
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7b
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3/8
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General Methods for Missing Data
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LAB 7
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3/9-3/14
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Probabilistic Cross Walks and Industry Data
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8a
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3/15
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Using Census Economic Surveys to build National Accounts I
Guest speaker: Brent Moulton, Bureau of Economic Analysis
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8b
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3/15
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Using Census Economic Surveys to build National Accounts II
Guest speaker: Brent Moulton, Bureau of Economic Analysis
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LAB 8
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3/16-3/28
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Missing Data Analysis Using Multiple Imputation
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9a
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3/29
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Multiple Imputation I
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9b
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3/29
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Multiple Imputation II
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LAB 9
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3/30-4/4
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Missing Data Analysis Using Multiple Imputation or Synthetic Census Data
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10a
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4/5
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Probabilistic Record Linking
Speaker: Lars Vilhuber, Cornell University
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10b
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4/5
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Applications of Record Linking
Speaker: Lars Vilhuber, Cornell University
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LAB 10
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4/6-4/11
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Record Linking
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11a
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4/12
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Statistical Tools for Data Integration
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11b
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4/12
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Modeling Integrated Data
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LAB 11
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4/13-4/18
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Modeling Integrated Data
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12a
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4/19
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Methods of Confidentiality Protection
Guest speakers: Jean-Louis Tambay, (Statistics Canada), Arnold Reznek (Census Bureau)
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12b
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4/19
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Recent Advances in Confidentiality Protection
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LAB 12
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4/20-4/25
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Synthetic Economic Data
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13a
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4/26
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Data Quality Issues in the Decennial Census
Guest speaker: Sanders Korenman, Baruch College
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13b
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4/26
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Introduction to the Census RDC Proposal Application ProcessGuest speaker: Rosemary Hyson, U.S. Census Bureau- NYC RDC
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LAB 13
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4/27-5/3
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Preliminary Proposals and Predominant Purpose Statements
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LAB 14
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5/5-5/12
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Take Home Exam
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14a
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5/10
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Introduction to the Census RDC Proposal Application Process (continued) Guest speaker: Rosemary Hyson, U.S. Census Bureau- NYC RDC
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