The Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey is a household-based panel study which began in 2001. This 1-day session will involve a series of lectures and worked examples, but will not include hands-on training. The topics covered will include: - Introduction to...

The Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey is a household-based panel study which began in 2001. The aims of the course are: - Introduce the distinctive features of panel data. - Review some panel data sets commonly used in social sciences. - Present the advantages...

This event is an introduction to some of the techniques in Bayesian econometrics which can be useful for modelling and forecasting in central banks. It will provide an overview of the theory and then focus on practical implementation through computer-based exercises. The seminar will be taught...

The objective of the conference is to bring together researchers from the U.S. and Europe who are working in the area of household finance. Topics: -International comparisons of household finances using micro-data - Household borrowing decisions, including decisions about debt in general and...

Suggestions for Stream Themes: 1. European Union and social policy 2. Comparative methodology 3. Pensions 4. Health care 5. Labour market policy 6. Family policy 7. Social services 8. Poverty and social assistance 9. Inequalities and social policy 10. Political economy of welfare 11. Migration...

Models are essential in developing rigorous, coherent and robust frameworks for economic analysis, thinking and policymaking in central banks. This one-week seminar focuses on the basics of economic modelling with a combination of lectures on introductory modelling theory and practical exercises...

The seminar will be taught from the perspective of the practitioner with the aim of discussing techniques that can improve upon classical econometric methods, or are more convenient alternatives. The topics covered are likely to include: - introduction to Bayesian analysis and Gibbs sampling; -...

This 2-day training course is designed for people who are interested in using the HILDA Survey data but have not yet done so. It will take a descriptive research problem such as "What happens to single mothers who receive Parenting Payment Single (PPS)? Do they stay on the program from one year...

This intensive week-long course will provide attendees with knowledge of many issues surrounding structural equation and multilevel modeling, including practical application in Mplus. Models incorporating both cross-sectional and longitudinal/panel data will be treated. Econometric methods for...

Bayesian time series models have become very popular with empirical macroeconomists. This is because they are especially suited to deal with great number of parameters such as the ones characterizing commonly employed macroeconomic models. The latter may include many variables and may feature...