"What is the TCRDC and How Can it Help Me?"
September 18, 2009.

Please note: Registration deadline is September 10, 2009--please contact courtney.orning@duke.edu to see if there is space available after the deadline. There is no fee to attend this conference.

Sponsored by:
Social Science Research Institute (SSRI)
Economic Research Initiatives at Duke (ERID)

Erwin Mill Building, Room A103
2024 W. Main St. Durham, NC
Duke University
Directions

During this conference you will be able to hear from local researchers using confidential microdata available at the TCRDC and learn how to gain access to similar microdata that could be beneficial to your research. The day is divided into four sessions-- feel free to attend one or all. We will also be hosting a working lunch for those interested in proposal development to use the TCRDC resources for your own research.

AGENDA

9:00- 9:15 a.m.               
Welcome and Overview
 
9:15- 10:45 a.m.
Session I~ Economic Data

Research presentations
Rebecca Zarutskie, Duke University and Paige Ouimet, UNC-Chapel Hill
"Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship Research using the LBD and LEHD"

Gale Boyd, Duke University
“Benchmarking Energy Performance in Manufacturing Plants”

Q&A discussion with researchers and RDC staff on using microdata for your own research

10:45-11:00 a.m.             
Morning Break

11:00- 12:30 p.m.
Session II~ Linked Economic Household Data

Research presentations
Seth Sanders, Duke University (co-author John Haltiwanger, University of Maryland)
"Linked Economic Household Data; the Longitudinal Employer Household Data (LEHD)"

Q&A discussion with researchers and RDC staff on using microdata for your own research

12:30- 1:30 p.m.                         
Lunch (on your own) or attend working lunch on RDC Census Proposal Development:
“I know what I want to do... how do I get permission to use the data?”

1:45- 3:15 p.m.               
Session III~ Demographic Data

Research presentations
Patrick Bayer, Duke University
"Choice and Competition in Local Education Markets"

Kirk White, USDA
"The Impact of Plant-level Resource Reallocations and Technical Progress on U.S. Macroeconomic Growth"  

Q&A discussion with researchers and RDC staff on using microdata for your own research

3:15- 3:30 p.m.              
Afternoon Break

3:30- 5:00 p.m.
Session IIII~ Health Data

Research presentations
Melinda Sandler Morrill, NC State (co-author William Evans, Notre Dame)
"Relative Age and ADHD Diagnosis and Treatment"

Sally Stearns, UNC-Chapel Hill (co-authors Laura D'Arcy, UNC-Chapel Hill and Daria Pelech, Duke University)
“Using the NNHS versus the LEHD to Assess Whether Nursing Home Staff Turnover Affects Resident Outcomes”

Q&A discussion with researchers and RDC staff on using microdata for your own research