UW Public Policy Doctoral Student Nicole Kovski and CSDE Affiliates Hill, Mooney and Rowhani-Rahbar Co-author Study on Child Maltreatment
UW Public Policy Doctoral Candidate Nicole Kovski and CSDE Affiliates Heather Hill, Steve Mooney and Ali Rowhani-Rahbar, along with co-authors, recently published an article in Child Maltreatment. Employing two-way fixed effects models, they examine the effect of EITC policies on state-level rates of child maltreatment from 2004 through 2017. Using administrative child maltreatment data from the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS), their study finds that an increase in EITC generosity is associated with fewer reports of neglect, both among children ages 0–5 and children ages 6–17. They conclude that economic support policies may reduce the risk of child maltreatment, especially neglect, and improve child wellbeing. To read the article click here.
Spring Course Announcement: Statistical Demography and Data Science (CSSS/STAT/SOC 563)
Calling all demography students! In Spring 2021, CSDE Affiliate Adrian Raftery is offering Statistical Demography and Data Science (CSSS/STAT/SOC 563). Raftery will cover a variety of innovative topics, including probabilistic population projections and demography and big data. Prerequisites for this course include a good grounding in basic probability and statistics, some exposure to mathematical statistics, and basic mathematics including basic calculus and matrix algebra (SOC 533: Demographic methods is encouraged). CSDE encourages demography students to take advantage of this opportunity to learn core and cutting-edge statistical methods in demography from a world leader in this area. Click the link below for a flyer with more information!
*New* Webinar on Accessing Restricted Health Data Via an RDC
The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) provides researchers access to restricted-use, confidential, national survey micro data at their Research Data Centers (NCHS RDCs) and at the 30 Federal Statistical Research Data Centers (FSRDCs) spread across the country, including the Northwest Federal Statical Research Data Center (NWFSRDC). Stanford University’s Institute for Research in the Social Sciences is hosting a webinar on February 11 at 10 am (PT)/1pm (ET) to provide insights on accessing those data. For more information or registering, visit here.