Social Science Quantitative Methods Reading Group
Coffee and snacks are provided courtesy of the Psychology Department.
| Date | Time | Building | Room | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 29th | 4:00 PM | Kansas Union | Alderson Auditorium | Difference-in-Differences |
| October 27th | 4:00 PM | Kansas Union | Centennial Room | Measurement Validation |
| December 1st | 4:00 PM | Kansas Union | Malott Room | Decomposition Models |
| January 26th | 4:00 PM | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Helpful links for upcoming reading groups.
November/December, 2023
1) Fan, W. and L. Luo. 2020. Understanding Trends in the Concentration of Infant Mortality among Disadvantaged White and Black Mothers in the U.S. 1983-2013. Demography 57:919-1005.
2) Prickett and Augustine, J. 2021. Trends in Mothers Parenting Time by Education and Work 2003 - 2017. Demography 58(3): 1065-91.
October, 2023
1) Flake, J. K., & Fried, E. I. (2020). Measurement schmeasurement: Questionable measurement practices and how to avoid them. Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science, 3(4), 456–465. https://doi.org/10/ghnbd
2) Cizek, G. J. (2016). Validating test score meaning and defending test score use: Different aims, different methods. Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 23(2), 212–225. https://doi.org/10.1080/0969594x.2015.1063479
Helpful links for past reading groups.
September, 2023
Introduction to Difference-in-Differences (CFDR Workshop)
Paper on Difference-in-Differences (Wooldridge, 2021)
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