In parallel with SEW2025, GATE-LSE will host a pre-workshop on Wednesday, June 4:
2:00 - 4:00 pm: presentation aimed at introducing IPUMS data to a European audience that may not yet be familiar with them. This event will feature David Van Riper from IPUMS.
IPUMS (ipums.org) offers free, harmonized census and survey data from the United States and around the world. These data facilitate comparative research and analysis of individuals and households across community contexts. This pre-workshop will review IPUMS data suitable for use in economics and spatial econometrics. The goals are to describe the relevant data available through IPUMS, with specific attention paid to the geographic detail available in IPUMS products; provide hands-on experience with IPUMS data and access systems; and facilitate discussion of research ideas using IPUMS data.
The first half of the presentation will provide an overview of the IPUMS data collections and a demonstration of the IPUMS data access systems. The second half of the meeting will be tailored to participant needs. Guided exercises will provide hands-on experience with the IPUMS websites, including finding relevant variables for research topics, using documentation, and building a customized data file. This will also include time to discuss research ideas with the workshop leader and fellow participants.
of data from the IPUMS (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series) platform, the world's largest demographic database. These data provide invaluable information on demographic, economic, health and other dynamics. This session will equip participants with the fundamental skills and techniques needed to analyze and visualize historical census data. It will provide hands-on experience with IPUMS data and access systems; and facilitate discussion of research ideas using IPUMS data. Workshop led by David Van Riper, University of Minnesota, co-founder of the IPUMS project.
4:30 - 6:00 pm: presentation on the use of R in spatial statistics. Through hands-on exercises and demonstrations, participants will learn how to manipulate the entire R package, for analytical purposes and data visualization. Participants may bring their own datasets if they wish. Workshop led by Yves Croissant, Université Lyon 2, author of several R packages.
Meeting place: Bâtiment des Forges, Université Jean Monnet, 11 rue Dr Rémy Annino, Saint-Etienne
