The Data-Intensive Social Science Center and the Tobin Center are sponsoring an information session about the Yale Federal Statistical Research Data Center (YFSRDC) on October 27th at noon. The event will be in person at 87 Trumbull, Room B120 and held in connection with the weekly Tobin Center/Economics Pre-Doctoral Fellows Program seminar. Lunch will be provided.
The presentation will be led by Dr. Shirley H. Liu, an Economist and Administrator for the New York Federal Statistical Research Data Centers, Baruch Center for Economic Studies, U.S. Census Bureau, and is open to the Yale community. Geared toward faculty and graduate students, Liu will present an overview of the YFSRDC and the Census Bureau partners. She will discuss available nonpublic data and datasets offered at the center, the proposal process, and access criteria for using the Census Bureau data.
Located at 35 Hillhouse Avenue, the YFSRDC opened in June 2015. The center is led by Dr. Peter Schott, Executive Director, Professor of Economics at the Yale School of Management, and a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research. RDC Administrator and Survey Statistician, Stephanie Bailey, operates the center and oversees daily activities. Visit the YFSRDC page for hours and contact information.
For more information about the Federal Statistical Research Data Centers and its partners, visit the U.S. Census Bureau’s web page.