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Announcement of the first metro line and its impact on housing prices in Bogotá

Wed, 18 Jan 2023 13:31:00 GMT

This article, co-authored by IER’s Dr Jeisson Cardenas-Rubio, analyses the impact of the First Metro Line's announcement on housing prices in Bogotá, Colombia. It combines innovative databases, web scraping and Google Maps with administrative records—such as the Bogotá Urban Development Institute (IDU) databases—to assess how the announcement of the metro construction impacts on the rental or sales market prices for the houses surrounding the infrastructure projects.

Reducing Nonresponse and Data Linkage Biases in Economic Panel Surveys

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 08:25:00 GMT

Professor Joe Sakshaug recently published a commissioned paper for the US Health and Retirement Study (HRS) and the US National Institute on Aging.

The paper proposes several methodological approaches and lays out a set of recommendations for reducing nonresponse and data linkage biases in panel surveys, with a particular focus on the HRS.

The paper is available on the journal’s website.

Research Workshop: Systems theory, career development learning and constructivist approaches to career counselling

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 15:58:40 GMT

IER Associate Fellow Dr Mary McMahon will be facilitating a workshop as part of an Institute of Advanced Studies Fellowship with the IER and in conjunction with the Career Studies Unit. The workshop will take place on Wednesday 12th June 2013, 1pm -4pm. It will focus on systems theory, career development learning and constructivist approaches to career counselling. Event free and open to all.
See: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/study/cll/othercourses/careerstudies/events/researchworkshop/

Big data and the Social Sciences – what’s going on?

Mon, 13 May 2013 16:52:33 GMT

Peter Elias will be presenting a session entitled "Big data and the Social Sciences – what’s going on?" at the Public Economics UK conference being held at the University of Warwick on 18th - 19th June 2013. The conference is designed to help the ESRC to identify some priority research areas for their future data funding opportunities. The timetable and registration details are available from http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics/research/centres/cage/events/conferences/peuk/

IER Publishes its 100th Bulletin

Tue, 26 Jun 2012 15:46:31 GMT

IER has pioneered labour market assessment and forecasting work in the UK, and remains at the forefront of employment forecasting with an international reputation for the quality of its work.

The 100^th IER Bulletin summarises the findings of Working Futures 2010-2020, the fourth in a series of labour market assessments that provide detailed projections for the UK labour market. It focuses on a ten year horizon, giving a picture of the labour market for 2020; including employment prospects for industries, occupations, qualification levels, gender and employment status for the UK and for nations and English regions. The core purpose of Working Futures is to inform policy development and strategy around skills, careers and employment.

The wordle below illustrates the key words used in the Bulletin.

For further information on IER Forecasting, contact Rob Wilson (r.a.wilson@warwick.ac.uk; 02476 523530)

Czech Visitors to IER

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:18:03 GMT

IER welcomes two visitors from the Czech Republic this week (17/18 May). Ludvik Michalicka and Oleksandr Stupnytskyy from RILSA (Research Institute for Labour and Social Affairs) will visit the IER to discuss local economic modelling and forecasting. Rob Wilson will be providing information about the IER’s LEFM approach. Further details of the project can be found at:

http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ier/research/rlmforecastingmodel/

IER Forecasting Workshop, Venice

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:10:58 GMT

IER, in conjunction with Cedefop (the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Education and Training), will be holding a Technical Workshop on Skills Forecasting from 10-11 May 2012 at the University of Warwick’s Warwick in Venice venue. This invitation-only workshop brings together experts from across the EU and other neighbouring countries to discuss issues relating to skills forecasting within the wider context of the Skillsnet network.

The workshop will provide an opportunity for participants to discuss a range of issues including a focus on the latest methodological developments and preliminary results from the 2012 work programme of the Forecasting Skill Supply and Demand project currently being undertaken by a consortium led by IER.

The main funding for the workshop has been provided by Cedefop, with additional support from the University of Warwick, the National Scientific Research Institute for Labour Market and Social Protection and Fondazione Giacomo Brodolini.

Peter Elias - Making the Connection

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:00:44 GMT

An article by IER Professor Peter Elias, ESRC Strategic Advisor (Data Resources), has been published in the Autumn issue of ESRC Society Now (pages 22-23). The article explores the issue of data linking and its potential to add high value to existing surveys, or to create new data sources.

Monash Visitors to IER

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:04:28 GMT

Dr Tony Meagher (Centre of Policy Studies, Monash University) and Dr Chandra Shah (Centre for the Economics of Education and Training, Monash University) are visiting IER during week commencing 26 September. Dr Meagher and Dr Shah will attend the Warwick International Symposium on Employment and Skills Forecasting on Thursday 29 September, organised by Professor Rob Wilson. Rob recently visited Monash as part of a collaborative research project being undertaken jointly with Tony Meagher on Anticipating Future Skill Needs, funded by the Monash-Warwick Strategic Funding Initiative. Dr Meagher will be presenting a paper during the Evaluation and Assessment session of the Symposium on “Assessing the reliability of labour market forecasts”.

Peter Elias Attends JSM

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 07:57:38 GMT

Peter Elias attended the American Statistical Association 2011 Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM) in Miami, Florida which took place from 30 July to 4 August. The JSM is the world’s largest gathering of statisticians, where discussions centred around sharing research and information on topics including hurricanes and global warming, maintaining data privacy, and challenges for economic policy. Peter was panellist and presenter at a session on the topic of “The New World of Data on Human Beings: Challenges and Solutions to Promoting Research While Ensuring Confidentiality” alongside colleagues from Carnegie Mellon University, National Science Foundation, The University of Chicago, University of California at Berkeley. This session attracted over 50 people, many from the major state and federal statistical agencies in the US, to listen to and discuss views on the ways in which new forms of data (administrative records, transactions data, internet activity and imaging) are likely to be harnessed in the near future to supplement more traditional forms of statistical information obtained from censuses and surveys.