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Using Administrative Data for Economic Research, University of Stirling, 12 May 2016

This one-day workshop will showcase opportunities for economic research that administrative data provides. The aim of the workshop is to promote wider engagement of economic researchers with the rich information available in administrative data, and to encourage innovative research that creates high-impact evidence. The workshop is organised by Dr Tanya Wilson (Economics Division) and sponsored by the Scottish Institute for Research in Economics (SIRE).

Speakers include Prof Ian Walker (Lancaster University), Prof Richard Harris (Durham University), Heather McCauley (Scottish Government), Prof Chris Dibben (ADRC-S and Longitudinal Studies Centre Scotland), Prof Alison Park (UCL), Prof Nick Bailey (Urban Big Data Centre), Dr Deborah Wiltshire (UK Data Service) and Alastair McAlpine (Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation)

Entry is free, but spaces are limited.

Travel bursaries, allocated on a first-come, first-served basis are available for Scottish based academics and PhD students affiliated to an Economics department. If you wish to be considered for funding please indicate this when registering.
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The aim of this event is to showcase opportunities that administrative data provides to further economic research, with the aim of promoting wider engagement of economic researchers with the rich information available in administrative data, and to encourage innovative research that creates high-impact evidence to inform policy.

SCHEDULE
09.00 – 09.30 Registration and Coffee

09.30 - 11.00 Administrative Data Facilitators

Professor Chris Dibben – Director Administrative Data Research Centre – Scotland

Suhail Iqbal – Electronic Data Research and Innovation Service, Farr Institute

Professor Nick Bailey - Associate Director of the Urban Big Data Centre, Glasgow

11.00 – 11.15 Coffee

11.15 – 13.00 Scottish Government

Heather McCauley – Strategy Unit

Elaine Drennan – Lifelong Learning Analysis

Alastair McAlpine – Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation

13.00 – 13.45 Lunch

13.45 – 14.45 Keynote talk: Professor Ian Walker, Lancaster University

14.45 – 15.45 UK Data Service: Secure Data Lab

Dr Deborah Wiltshire – UK Data Service

Professor Richard Harris, Durham University

15.45 – 16.00 Coffee

16.00 – 17.30 Linked Longitudinal Studies

Professor Alison Park – Director, CLOSER (Cohort and Longitudinal Enhancement Resources), UCL Institute of Education

Professor Chris Dibben – Director, Longitudinal Studies Centre Scotland

Dr Elaine Douglas – Healthy Ageing in Scotland

17.30 Closing Remarks and Workshop End

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