Spring/Summer 2012 Seminar Series

The joint Centre for Census and Survey Research, Institute for Social Change and Social Statistics Seminar Series. Invited experts in quantitative methods and social statistics will explain their latest research on aspects of individual and social change and methods of measurement.

Seminars are held on Tuesdays from 4pm - 5.15pm in Room 1.69 in Humanities Bridgeford Street. Tea and coffee will be available.

All are welcome and no booking is necessary. Queries to 0161-275-4721. See www.ccsr.ac.uk/seminars/ for up to date details.

A poster showing all the seminars in this series is available as a PDF. CCSR also runs an Lunchtime Discussions series.

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1st January:

Prof Frank Windmeijer, University of Bristol

Genetic markers as instruments for obesity and hypertension: a GMM approach

 

7th February:

Prof Fiona Steele, University of Bristol

A multilevel simultaneous equations model for within-cluster dynamic effects, with an application to reciprocal relationships between maternal depression and child behaviour

 

14th February:

Prof Maarten van Ham, University of St Andrews/Delft University of Technology

Neighbourhood effects

 

21st February:

Prof James Nazroo, University of Manchester

Ethnic inequalities in health: the role of social and economic inequalities?

 

28th February:

Dr Ruud Luijkx, University of Tilburg, Netherlands

Social Mobility in the Netherland

 

6th March:

Prof Amanda Sacker, University of Essex

A multiple-process latent transition model of poverty and health

 

13th March :

Prof Nick Longford, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona

Policy-Related Small Area Estimation

 

20th March:

Prof Alastair H Leyland, Medical Research Council

TBA

 

17th April:

Stephanie von Hinke Kessler Scholder, University of York

TBA

 

Details, slides and papers from the previous series' are still available: Autumn 2011, Spring/Summer 2011, Autumn 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Autumn 2009, Summer 2009, Spring 2009, Autumn 2008, Spring 2008, Autumn 2007, Spring 2007, Autumn 2006, Spring 2006, Autumn 2005, Spring 2005, Autumn 2004, Spring 2004, Autumn 2003 or the current series.

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