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Census Bureau Economists to Present at AEA and ASSA Annual Meetings
U.S. Census Bureau economists are set to present research findings at the annual meeting of the AEA and ASSA January 6–8.
Research Matters Blog
Census Bureau Economists to Present at American Economic Association and Allied Social Science Association Annual Meetings
U.S. Census Bureau economists will present the results from their research at the annual meeting of the American Economic Association and the Allied Social Science Associations.
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Fresh Uses for the Management and Organizational Practices Survey Instrument
The U.S. Census Bureau develops instruments to collect information of use to many stakeholders, including businesses.
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Business Formation Statistics: A New Census Bureau Product that Takes the Pulse of Early-Stage U.S. Business Activity
Employer business startups (new firms with employees) play a key role in job creation and productivity growth in the U.S. economy.
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Census Bureau Economists to Present at 2018 Allied Social Science Association and American Economic Association Meeting in Philadelphia
U.S. Census Bureau economists will present results from their research at the annual meeting of the Allied Social Science Association (ASSA) and American Economic Association (AEA) in Philadelphia Jan. 5-7, 2018.
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Census Bureau Economists to Present at Upcoming Allied Social Science Association and American Economic Association Meeting
U.S. Census Bureau economists will present results from their research at the annual meeting of the Allied Social Science Association (ASSA) and American Economic Association (AEA) in Chicago Jan. 6-8, 2017.
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Research on Plant Dynamics in the Manufacturing Sector
Why do some manufacturing plants grow and thrive while others falter? Economists using U.S. Census Bureau plant-level microdata have approached this complex question from at least three different angles.
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Estimating the Reliability of Product Sales Totals in the Economic Census
The economic census is the U.S. Census Bureau’s official five-year measure of American business and the economy.
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Separate but Unequal: The Nature of Income Inequality in U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Areas
Income inequality as a concept is straightforward. Are there many haves and have-nots or do most people earn close to the same amount of money? However, the measurement of income inequality is not so straightforward.
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How Does Growing Up in Assisted Housing Affect Adult Earnings?
In 2000, nearly 3 million children under age 18 lived in voucher-supported or public housing sponsored by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
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Statistics in Action: Local Employment Dynamics Partnership Workshop
“National Perspective, Local Data” is the theme for the 2016 Local Employment Dynamics Partnership Annual Workshop to be hosted by the U.S. Census Bureau March 7-8, in Washington, D.C.
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Census Bureau Statistics Allow for Deeper Dive Into Rising Costs of Child Care
In the last quarter century, out-of-pocket costs for child care have nearly doubled. During the same period, the types of arrangements that families use have also changed.
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Census Bureau Opens 20th Research Data Center in Wisconsin
As we celebrate World Statistics Day and the importance of access to sound data, it’s a good time to recognize the recent opening of the Federal Statistical Research Data Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Where Did All the Construction Workers Go?
Unfilled job openings in the construction industry have risen steadily since 2009 (Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics).
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How Did People Experience Poverty from 2009 to 2012?
Scientists from the Census Bureau describe the importance of research in survey design, methodology, modeling, record linkage, confidentiality protection, etc.
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When Do Mothers Earn More? A Look at Fertility Timing and Occupation
Researchers have highlighted a consistent motherhood “wage penalty” of 6 to 7 percent for mothers of one child and 12 to 13 percent for mothers of multiple children.
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Using the SIPP to Study Residental Mobility
Considerable research has been devoted to understanding why households move.
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