Dear Colleague
*** Apologies for any cross posting ***
The last booking date for the ESRC's administrative data conference to be held at the Royal Statistical Society in London on Monday the 11th July 2011 is this Friday.
Speakers from both academic and government backgrounds will highlight the power of administrative data using examples of current or completed research. The conference will also provide an opportunity to explore the future for administrative data as a research resource, including new and developing mechanisms for accessing data.
The conference is also an excellent opportunity to network with other professionals interested in administrative data research. The price including lunch is between £25 and £45. Further information and booking information is available at www.adls.ac.uk/news.
Full details of the speakers and the talks for the conference as outlined below:
Innovative research using administrative data
Professor Mike Brewer, University of Essex - Starting school and leaving welfare: the impact of public education on lone parents’ welfare receipt.
David McLennan, University of Oxford - Understanding the dynamics and characteristics of deprived neighbourhoods.
Professor Simon Burgess, University of Bristol - What parents want: an analysis of school preferences in England.
Innovative methods using administrative data
Professor Nicky Best, Imperial College - From health to politics: case studies in combining survey and administrative data to reduce biases in observational studies.
Ian McGregor, Office for National Statistics - How ONS has used administrative data sources to produce new local authority immigration estimates.
Dr Ruth King, University of St Andrews - (Bayesian) Capture-recapture techniques for estimating hidden population sizes using administrative data lists.
New mechanisms for accessing administrative data
Karen Dennison, Secure Data Service - The Secure Data Service.
Mike Hawkins, HM Revenue and Customs - The HMRC Datalab.
The future for administrative data in research
Dr Kieron O'Hara, University of Southampton - Privacy, deanonymisation and transparency: a review for the Cabinet Office.
Dr Chris Dibben, University of St Andrews - Looking to the future: the challenges and potential of administrative data.
I hope to see you on the day and if you need any further information then please do not hesitate to contact me.
Yours faithfully
Darren Lightfoot
ADLS Manager
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