COURSES
"Statistical methods for policy evaluation and causal inference in observational studies" (.pdf)Taught by Dr. Bruno Arpino (RECSM - Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
(March 28-29, 2012)
"New Developments in Survey Methodology" Course Series (October 2010 - May 2011)
Session 1: "Attitudes and their measurement using subjective reference points" (.pdf)
Taught by Dr. Ákos Münnich (University of Debrecen, Hungary)
(October 27-28, 2010)
Session 2: "Strategies in comparative analysis: multi-level, multi-group and dummy approaches" (.pdf)
Taught by Dr. Bart Meuleman (University of Leuven, Belgium)
(February 9-10, 2011)
Session 3: "Probability sampling vs. non-probability sampling: What should we use and why?" (.pdf)
Taught by Dr. Matthias Ganninger (GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, Germany)
(May 30-31, 2011)
"Design and Evaluation of Questionnaires for Survey Research" (.pdf)
Taught by Prof. Dr. Willem E. Saris (RECSM - Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
(December 10-11, 2009)
SEMINARS
"Causal inference for policy evaluation: case studies and statistical complications" (March 30, 2012) (.pdf).
Dr. Leonardo Grilli (University of Florence)
"Causal inference through principal stratification: basic ideas and an application to the effect of university studies on job opportunities"
Dr. Michela Bia (Centre for Population, Poverty and Public Policy Studies, Luxembourg)
"Nonparametric Estimators of Dose-Response Functions: an application to Luxembourgish firms"
Dr. Bruno Arpino (RECSM - Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
"Assessing the impact of financial aids to Firms: Causal inference in the presence of interference"
Session 1: "Four different reasons why one will find two factors for a one dimensional concept" (October 29, 2010)
(To view or download complete information on the seminar in .pdf format click here)
Introduction: Dr. Willem E. Saris (RECSM - Universitat Pompeu Fabra) (.ppt)
Speakers:
Dr. Ákos Münnich (University of Debrecen, Hungary)
"One or two factor? - Or something else?" (.ppt)
Dr. Wijbrandt van Schuur (Univeristy of Groningen, the Netherlands)
"The unfolding model as an alternative explanation for finding two factors for a one dimensional concept" (.ppt)
Dr. Willem E. Saris (RECSM - Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
"Variation in response functions as an alternative explanation for finding two factors for a one dimensional concept" (.ppt)
Session 2: "Comparative research: Advantages and disadvantages of the different methodological approaches" (February 11, 2011)
(To view or download complete information on the seminar in .pdf format please click here)
Speakers:
Dr. Bart Meuleman (University of Leuven, Belgium)
"Multilevel models for cross-national research: strengths, challenges, alternatives" (.pdf)
Dr. Elmar Schlüter (Social Science Research Centre Berlin, Germany)
"Multilevel measurement and structural invariance - what it is and why it matters"
Dr. Marco Steenbergen (University of Bern, Switzerland)
"Multilevel analysis of cross-national surveys: the role of measurement and estimation" (.pdf)
Session 3: "Probability sampling vs. non-probability sampling" (June 1, 2011)
(To view or download complete information on the seminar in .pdf format please click here)
Speakers:
Dr. Matthias Ganninger (GESIS-Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, Mannheim, Germany)
"By pure chance: The merits of probability sampling" (.pdf)
Prof. Dr. Jaak Billiet (Catholic University of Leuven, Beligum)
"Dealing with nonresponse bias in the European Social Survey: an overview with focus on data from Spain" (.pdf)
Mr. José Luis Melero (TNSGlobal - Spain)
"Use and application of quota sampling in market research" (.pdf)
"The quality of measures frequently used in longitudinal studies" (December 17, 2010) (.pdf).
Dr. William M. van der Veld (Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands).
"Explaining the difference between cross-sectional and panel reliability of satisfaction and income questions"
Dr. Toni Toharudin (Padjadjaran University, Indonesia).
"Measuring Authoritarianism with Different Sets of Items in a Longitudinal Study"
"New Directions in Survey Research" Seminar Series (March-May 2010) (link).
Session 1: Embedding Experiments in Surveys (March 1, 2010)
Alexander Kuo (Juan March Institute, Stanford University); Marieke van Londen (Radboud University Nijmegen) and Marcel Coenders (Utrecht University).
Session 2: Combining Genetic and Public Opinion Data (March 22, 2010)
Chris Dawes (University of California, San Diego) and Peter John Loewen (University of Toronto).
Session 3: Potential and Limits of Online Surveys (May 4, 2010)
Willem Saris (Universitat Pompeu Fabra), Annette Scherpenzeel (CentERdata, Tilburg University), and Melanie Revilla (Universitat Pompeu Fabra).