This two-week seminar aims to improve participants’ understanding of current modelling strategies and forecasting techniques. The event is a combination of lectures on the theory and methods of policy analysis and design, practical problems in modelling and forecasting and computer-based...

The course will use examples from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey and will include a hands-on lab session using Stata. The topics covered include: - Basic introduction to panel data. - Introduction to statistical modelling (within and between group analysis,...

The mission of the conference is: "To improve and strengthen capitalism, through debate of the structure, history, ethics, philosophy & development of capitalism and business enterprise." The conference welcomes papers on the conference theme: “Improving British Corporate Behaviour”. The...

The 27th RENT conference will explore the interaction between entrepreneurship, institutions and competitiveness. We will highlight how formal and informal institutions, evolving over time, impact entrepreneurship development and entrepreneurial behaviour and, ultimately, contribute to...

The topics of the workshop include large dimensional panel data, factor models, random matrix theory, sparse high-dimensional models, model selection, model averaging, large financial data, and other high-dimensional econometric models.

Program: Session A: Education Session B: Methods Session C: Labor Market & Welfare Policy Instruments Session D: Unemployment Insurance Session E: Various Topics Session F: Family

The aim of the conference is to provide a forum for the discussion of research based on the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey. Attendance at the conference is open to all, but should be of special interest to both users of the HILDA Survey data and persons with an...

A hands-on introductory HILDA Survey training course will be held on 30 September – 2 October 2013 at the University of Melbourne, just before the HILDA Survey Research Conference on 3-4 October 2013. The training will then cover the following topics: - Accessing the data - Finding the right...

The theme of this year's Australian Social Policy Conference addresses these issues and invites papers that may address the following areas: Welfare reform; Income distribution and social inequalities; Identity and diversity; Families, work and care; Disability and mental health; Organisation and...

The conference focuses on how the rapid changes and transitions in society present challenges and opportunities for families, communities and organisations, with a special focus on work, families and communities in a globalising world. The past decade has seen significant changes in social...