[ICPSR] Free Workshop: Conducting Research Using the 2014 Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP)

[Linda Detterman]

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*Conducting Research Using the 2014 Survey of Income and Program
Participation (SIPP)
<http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0240>*
*Dates and Time: *September 18-21, 2017
*Location: *Bureau of Labor Statistics, Washington, D.C.
*Instructors:* Jason Fields (U.S. Census Bureau), Shelley Irving (U.S.
Census Bureau), Matthew C. Marlay (U.S. Census Bureau), Luke Shaefer
(University of Michigan), David S. Johnson (University of Michigan)

This workshop will introduce participants to use of microdata from the
re-engineered 2014 "Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP)" and
provide hands-on applications to prepare them to conduct their own
SIPP-based research project.

*Aims for the workshop:*

   - Familiarize participants with Census Bureau concepts such as earnings,
   household income, program participation, poverty, race, ethnicity, labor
   force status, and migration.
   - Provide practical tips for handling the SIPP's complex sample design.
   - Provide hands-on demonstrations for accessing SIPP data via the Census
   Bureau's FTP site and the NBER SIPP data page. Flash drives containing the
   data files and documentation will also be provided.
   - Provide hands-on demonstrations of analyses of SIPP data related to
   poverty, employment, and participation in safety net programs.
   - Provide participants with an opportunity to conduct analyses for their
   own research projects and produce preliminary findings along with an
   appropriate public-use SIPP data set that can be used upon return to an
   individual's home institution.
   - Provide opportunities to discuss the current status of key research
   and policy issues with nationally recognized experts.


Classes meet for a three-hour session each morning and a three-hour session
each afternoon. Participants will extract, work with, and analyze
public-use microdata files from Wave 1 of the 2014 SIPP. This workshop will
not offer instruction in statistics or formal research methods.

Applications will be accepted from faculty; postdoctoral fellows; advanced
doctoral students; federal, state, and local-level policy and research
analysts; researchers at non-profit organizations; and others who would
benefit from this workshop. Preference will be given to applicants who meet
at least one of the following criteria:

   - Analysts who work for government agencies and nonprofit organizations
   who do not have access to instruction on using the SIPP.
   - Emerging scholars (Assistant Professors, Postdoctoral Fellows, and
   Advanced Doctoral Students) working at universities and colleges that do
   not offer instruction in the use of SIPP.
   - Members of groups historically under-represented in the social
   sciences. Faculty members from Historically Black Colleges and Universities
   (HBCUs), Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs), and Hispanic Serving
   Institutions (HSIs) are particularly encouraged to apply.


Admission to this workshop is competitive, and enrollment is limited to 25
participants. Apply through the ICPSR Summer Program portal
<http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/SummerProgram> and upload the following items
as a single PDF file, in the order listed below:

   - Cover sheet with your name and institutional affiliation with mailing
   address, email address, and telephone number
   - Curriculum vita or resume
   - Brief summary of your current research or analysis activities (about 2
   pages)
   - Description of how analyses of the SIPP Microdata will benefit your
   research and/or the analysis needs of your agency or organization (no more
   than 2 pages)


*Fee:* No tuition fee for the course.

*Deadline: *Application deadline is July 31, 2017 at 5 PM Eastern Time.
Decisions will be announced no later than Monday, August 14, 2017.
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