Analysing implementation through cross case comparisons
Seminar
Understanding implementation processes requires a research design that allows researchers to effectively engage with highly contingent processes. This has led to a reliance on detailed examinations of single cases. However, the strength of single unit case studies is also its biggest…
Bayesian models for truncated space-time data
Seminar
Modelling daily precipitation is challenging due to the nature of zero occurrences repeatedly. This paper illustrates a truncated Bayesian spatio-temporal modelling to address this issue. It extends the R package spTimer to accommodate the truncated Gaussian spatio-temporal model through user…
Terrorism and psychopathology
Seminar
Studies concerning both mental disorder and involvement in terrorism have a long and convoluted history. The literature that has focused on attempting to understand psychological drivers of terrorist behaviour has shifted through multiple stages. Moving from untested assumptions of psychopathology…
Regional Housing Demand and Supply in Australia: Panel Discussion
Seminar
Ben Phillips will discuss the Australian National University’s new estimates of supply and demand for housing at a regional and national level. The research considers the question of whether Australia and its regions have a housing shortage or surplus. The research uses ABS Census data and a range…
28th Australian Labour Market Research (ALMR) Workshop
Conference
The Australian Labour Market Research (ALMR) Workshop is the annual conference of the Australian Society of Labour Economists. The workshop involves interactive feedback from expert discussants and is designed to disseminate high quality research on labour economics and labour relations. The main…
International Child Support Symposium
Conference
Melbourne, Australia, 4-5 December 2017 Your participation in this event is warmly welcomed. There is no registration fee to attend. Further details will be posted as they come to hand. If you would like to make a presentation, please email your suggested title and author/presenter…
Reflections on Census 2016: data quality and the future of census taking
Seminar
An independent assessment found Census 2016 data to be fit-for-purpose and of comparable quality to previous collections. This is despite a plagued process in which data linkage, aimed to maximise the five-yearly enumeration, resulted in calls for boycott and sabotage. Additionally, a major…