Economists at the Census Bureau have the unparalleled opportunity to conduct cutting-edge economic research using internal microdata to examine questions that cannot be addressed by aggregate statistics or public microdata. Due to the Census Bureau's vast data collection and information dissemination efforts, the areas for potential research at the Census Bureau have both breadth and depth. In addition to conducting the Decennial Census, the Census Bureau also collects demographic information through surveys such as the American Community Survey and the American Housing Survey. The Census Bureau collects detailed business information through the Economic Census and detailed surveys covering such areas as R&D activities, information technology, and the characteristics of business owners. Economists using household data research topics such as housing, income, poverty, program participation, disability, health insurance, labor force, family structure, child care, well-being, education, and migration. Economists using business data research topics including, productivity dynamics, firm behavior, technological change, industrial location, entrepreneurship, labor, trade, health care, energy, urban and regional economics, and the environment. The Census Bureau supports a dynamic, engaging research environment through internal seminar series, informal brown bag lunches, working paper series, student internships and mentorships, and the Federal Statistical Research Data Centers.

Other Subtopics Within 'Research'

Administrative Records

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Behavioral Science Methods

The Center for Survey Measurement (CSM) conducts research on questionnaire design and evaluation.

Big Data

Learn how the U.S. Census Bureau is using new types of data and analysis to improve and strengthen our statistics.

Data Science

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Disclosure Avoidance

Learn more about areas of statistical disclosure control, confidentiality, and disclosure limitation.

Federal Statistical Research Data Centers

The Federal Statistical System Research Data Centers are partnerships between federal statistical agencies and leading research institutions.

Mortality Disparities in American Communities (MDAC)

Research database on 2008 American Community Survey respondents and a follow-up of mortality outcomes through 2015.

Paradata

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Statistical Research

CSRM conducts research on statistical design, modeling, and analysis methods for the Census Bureau's data collection, analysis, and dissemination programs.

Time Series and Seasonal Adjustment

Seasonal adjustment is the estimation of the seasonal component, followed by their removal from the time series.