The American Economic Association (AEA), in conjunction with approximately 50 associations in related disciplines, holds a three–day meeting each January to present papers on general economic subjects. Our presence at the Allied Social Science Associations (ASSA) Meetings provides Census Bureau staff the opportunity to present their latest research findings and exchange ideas with colleagues in their field with the goal of improving Census Bureau programs.

Allied Social Science Associations (ASSA) Meetings

January 3

8:00 am

New Insights from Government Statistics

Measuring the Risk: Medical Care Economic Risk and the Supplemental Poverty Measure
Joelle Abramowitz (U.S. Census Bureau)
Brett O’Hara (U.S. Census Bureau)

The Recent Decline in Short Duration Jobs
Henry Hyatt (U.S. Census Bureau)
James Spletzer (U.S. Census Bureau)

Misallocation and Productivity Dispersion: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis
J. David Brown (U.S. Census Bureau)
Emin Dinlersoz (U.S. Census Bureau)
John S. Earle (George Mason University and Central European University)

10:15 am

Unions and the Labor Market

Who Do Unions Target? Unionization over the Life-Cycle of United States Businesses
Emin Dinlersoz (U.S. Census Bureau)
Jeremy Greenwood (University of Pennsylvania)
Henry Hyatt (U.S. Census Bureau)

2:30 pm

New Methods to Analyze Income Distributions in Household Surveys with Measurement Error

Trouble in the Tails? Earnings Nonresponse and Response Bias across the Distribution Using Matched Household and Administrative Data
Christopher Bollinger (University of Kentucky)
Barry Hirsch (Georgia State University)
Charles Hokayem (U.S. Census Bureau)
James Ziliak (University of Kentucky)

Misreporting in the SIPP about Participation in SSA Programs
Graton M. Gathright (U.S. Census Bureau)

January 4

8:00 am

Intellectual Property Rights and Innovation

Management, IT and Innovation
Nicholas Bloom (Stanford University)
Erik Brynjolfsson (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Lucia Foster (U.S. Census Bureau)
Ron Jarmin (U.S. Census Bureau)
John Van Reenen (London School of Economics)

10:15 am

Macro/International II

Buyer-Seller Relationships in International Trade: Do Your Neighbors Matter?
Fariha Kamal (U.S. Census Bureau)
Asha Sundaram (University of Cape Town)

The Use of Administrative Data in Economic Research: Rewards, Risk, and Demand

Confidentiality, Privacy Protection and Other Constraints on Stewards of Public Administrative Records
Ron Jarmin (U.S. Census Bureau)

2:30 pm

Firm Heterogeneity in the Macroeconomy

Cyclical Reallocation of Workers across Large and Small Employers
John Haltiwanger (University of Maryland)
Henry Hyatt (U.S. Census Bureau)
Erika McEntarfer (U.S. Census Bureau)

Improving the Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement: Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance

The Effect of the Changes to the Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement on Estimates of Income
Edward Welniak (U.S. Census Bureau)
Jessica Semega (U.S. Census Bureau)

A Comparison of Official Poverty Estimates in the Redesigned Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement
Joshua Mitchell (U.S. Census Bureau)
Trudi Renwick (U.S. Census Bureau)

Health Insurance in the CPS ASEC: Examining the 2014 “Break-in-Series”
Brett O’Hara (U.S. Census Bureau)
Carla Medalia (U.S. Census Bureau)

The Effect of the Changes to the Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement on Estimates of the Supplemental Poverty Measure
Kathleen Short (U.S. Census Bureau)

January 4

8:00 am

Intellectual Property Rights and Innovation

10:15 am

Macro/International II

Buyer-Seller Relationships in International Trade: Do Your Neighbors Matter?
Fariha Kamal (U.S. Census Bureau)
Asha Sundaram (University of Cape Town)

The Use of Administrative Data in Economic Research: Rewards, Risk, and Demand

Confidentiality, Privacy Protection and Other Constraints on Stewards of Public Administrative Records
Ron Jarmin (U.S. Census Bureau)

2:30 pm

Firm Heterogeneity in the Macroeconomy

Cyclical Reallocation of Workers across Large and Small Employers
John Haltiwanger (University of Maryland)
Henry Hyatt (U.S. Census Bureau)
Erika McEntarfer (U.S. Census Bureau)

Improving the Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement: Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance

The Effect of the Changes to the Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement on Estimates of Income
Edward Welniak (U.S. Census Bureau)
Jessica Semega (U.S. Census Bureau)

Health Insurance in the CPS ASEC: Examining the 2014 “Break-in-Series”
Brett O’Hara (U.S. Census Bureau)
Carla Medalia (U.S. Census Bureau)

The Effect of the Changes to the Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement on Estimates of the Supplemental Poverty Measure
Kathleen Short (U.S. Census Bureau)