Events

ISER hosts seminars, conferences, training and workshops throughout the year.

Past events

1,287 events

Seminar

Copula-based analysis of self-reported health states: an application to the use of EQ-5D in evaluating drug therapies

Date and time: 9 March 2016, 1:00pm–2:00pm
Location: 2N2.4.16
Presented by: Steve Pudney, ISER (joint work with Monica Hernandez, Sheffield)

Seminar

Trouble in the Tails: Poverty, Inequality, and the Rise in Survey Nonresponse

Date and time: 7 March 2016, 10:50am–11:50am
Location: 2N2.4.16
Presented by: James Ziliak (University of Kentucky and UCL)

Workshop

Improving the measurement of household finances

Date and time: 7 March 2016, 10:00am–5:00pm
Location: ISER Large Seminar Room, University of Essex Colchester campus
Presented by: Thomas Crossley – Department of Economics, University of Essex, Mike Brewer, Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER), MiSoC, University of Essex, Paul Fisher – ISER, University of Essex, Jim Ziliak – University of Kentucky & UCL, Jon Burton – ISER, University of Essex, Steve Pudney – ISER, University of Essex, Richard Tonkin – Office for National Statistics, Pierre Lamarche – Eurostat, Arie Kapteyn – University of Southern California, Annette Jäckle – ISER, University of Essex, Sebastien Perez-Duarte – ECB and HCFN, Joachim Winter – University of Munich

Seminar

JESS Seminar CANCELLED: Copula-based analysis of self-reported health states: an application to the use of EQ-5D in evaluating drug therapies

Date and time: 2 March 2016, 1:00pm–2:00pm
Presented by: Steve Pudney, ISER (joint work with Monica Hernandez, Sheffield)

Seminar

Can Consulting Improve Health Care Management? Evidence from a Field Experiment in Nigeria

Date and time: 29 February 2016, 4:00pm–5:30pm
Location: 2N2.4.16
Presented by: Mario Macis (Johns Hopkins University, IZA and NBER)

Training

Lifecourse theories masterclass

Date and time: 29 February–1 March 2016, 10:00am–4:00pm
Location: Royal Institute of British Architects - 66 Portland Place London, Greater London W1B 1AD
Presented by: The course will be led by Dr. Michelle Kelly-Irving and members of the Understanding Society team

Seminar

A Longitudinal Assessment of the Relationship between Welfare and Globalization: How Do People Perceive?

Date and time: 24 February 2016, 1:00pm–2:00pm
Presented by: Burak Sonmez (Dept. of Sociology)

Seminar

Asymmetric labor-supply responses to wage-rate changes. Evidence from a field experiment

Date and time: 22 February 2016, 4:00pm–5:30pm
Location: 2N2.4.16
Presented by: Denvil Duncan (Indiana University)

Seminar

Minority and Majority Social Mobility in Britain (1982-2011)

Date and time: 15 February 2016, 4:00pm–5:30pm
Location: 2N2.4.16
Presented by: Anthony Heath (Oxford Emeritus)

Seminar TBC

Cancelled JESS Seminar

Date and time: 10 February 2016, 1:00pm–2:00pm
Location: 2N2.4.16
Presented by: Sonia Bhalotra

Seminar

Assessing risk of nonresponse bias and dataset representativeness during survey data collection

Date and time: 8 February 2016, 4:00pm–5:30pm
Location: 2N2.4.16
Presented by: Gabriele Durrant (University of Southampton)

Seminar

Webinar: An introduction to data on Information and Communication Technologies

Date and time: 3 February 2016, 2:00pm–3:00pm
Location: This is an online webinar
Presented by: Margherita Ceraolo from the UK Data Service at the University of Manchester and Dr Cara Booker, Research Fellow at ISER, at the University of Essex.

Seminar

How do payday loans affect consumer finances?

Date and time: 3 February 2016, 1:00pm–2:00pm
Location: 2N2.4.16
Presented by: Ben Guttman-Kenney (Financial Conduct Authority)

Workshop

MiSoC workshop: Education and the Development of Preferences and Attitudes in Children/Adolescents

Date and time: 2 February 2016, 9:15am–5:45pm
Location: Large Seminar room, 2N2.4.16 ISER building, Colchester Campus
Presented by: Presented by: Matthias Sutter (University of Innsbruck), Ragan Petrie (George Mason University), Elif Kubilay (Koc University, Istanbul), Marco Castillo (George Mason University), Sonia Bhalotra (ISER, University of Essex), Daniel Schuck (JGU Mainz), Sarah Cattan (Institute for Fiscal Studies), Armin Falk (University of Bonn), Sule Alan (University of Essex).

Seminar

Rising Income Inequality and Ordinary Living Standards in OECD Countries

Date and time: 1 February 2016, 4:00pm–5:30pm
Location: 2N2.4.16
Presented by: Brian Nolan (INET, University of Oxford)

Seminar

Wealth effects and the consumption of Italian households in the Great Recession

Date and time: 27 January 2016, 1:00pm–2:00pm
Location: 2N2.4.16
Presented by: Renata Bottazzi (University of Bologna)

Seminar

Spillover Effects of Mass Layoffs

Date and time: 25 January 2016, 4:00pm–5:30pm
Location: 2N2.4.16
Presented by: Uta Schoenberg (UCL)

Seminar

The actual and expected availability of informal caregivers: childless people versus parents in the U.S.

Date and time: 20 January 2016, 1:00pm–2:00pm
Location: 2N2.4.16
Presented by: Daria Popova (ISER)

Seminar

Using behaviour incentives to improve performance on high stakes tests: Evidence from a field experiment

Date and time: 18 January 2016, 4:00pm–5:30pm
Location: 2N2.4.16
Presented by: Simon Burgess (University of Bristol)

Seminar

Money, Social Relationships and Materialism. Evidence from Happiness Data

Date and time: 13 January 2016, 1:00pm–2:00pm
Location: 2N2.4.16
Presented by: Marcin Piekalkiewicz (University of Siena)