This is the program for the 2010 Joint Statistical Meetings in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Activity Details
| 471 * ! | Wed, 8/4/2010, 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM | CC-213 (West) |
| The Use of Statistics to Inform Economic Policy — Contributed Papers | ||
| Section on Government Statistics , Social Statistics Section | ||
| Chair(s): Gwyn R. Ferguson, Bureau of Labor Statistics | ||
| 8:35 AM | The Effect of Weights and Sampling Plans on Price Index Estimates: a Simulation Study — Daniele Toninelli, University of Bergamo ; Zdenek Patak, Statistics Canada | |
| 8:50 AM | Estimation and Comparison of Seasonally Adjusted CPI-U Standard Errors with Official CPI-U Standard Errors — Owen Shoemaker, Bureau of Labor Statistics | |
| 9:05 AM | Comparison of Variance Estimation Methods Using PPI Data — Andy Sadler, Bureau of Labor Statistics ; Helen Chen, Bureau of Labor Statistics | |
| 9:20 AM | Studying Simulated Mass Layoff Events and Employment/Unemployment Data with Factor Analysis, Multiple Regression, and Bayesian Methods — Zhe (Jason) Liu, Iowa State University ; Mack Shelley, Iowa State University | |
| 9:35 AM | Using Worker Flows in the Analysis of Establishment Turnover: Evidence from Germany — Tanja Hethey, Institute for Employment Research ; Johannes F. Schmieder, Columbia University | |
| 9:50 AM | Defining an Outlet: What Characteristics Are Truly Price Determining? — Sara Stanley, Bureau of Labor Statistics | |
| 10:05 AM | Floor Discussion | |
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