New ICPSR Data

30103 How Couples Meet and Stay Together (HCMST), Wave I 2009, Wave II 2010, Wave III 2011, United States  

      http://dx.doi.org.proxy.bc.edu/10.3886/ICPSR30103.v5

34521 Little Emperors: Behavioral Impacts of China's One-Child Policy 

http://dx.doi.org.proxy.bc.edu/10.3886/ICPSR34521.v1

21187 Exploring the Drugs-Crime Connection Within the Electronic Dance Music and Hip Hop Nightclub Scenes in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2005-2006

http://dx.doi.org.proxy.bc.edu/10.3886/ICPSR21187.v1

New Access to the China Data Center

Boston College faculty and students now have access to a very large database of  data on China called the China Data Center, out of the University of Michigan.

The China Data Center provides an extensive collection of China data with macro-economic data at the monthly, national, provincial, county and city geographic levels. The site also contains monthly and yearly industrial data from 1999-2002 and the Provincial, city and national yearbooks. Additional data is available from Census 1982, 1990, and 2000 along with Industrial Census 1995, and Economic Census 2004.

Questions? Contact Barbara Mento, Data/GIS Librarian

OECD Highlights December 2012

Lack of support for motherhood hurting women’s career prospects, despite gains in education and employment, says Closing the Gender Gap: Act Now

Book on OECD iLibrary

Effects of Reducing Gender Gaps in Education and Labour Force Participation on Economic Growth in the OECD: Working paper

 Growth, skills and education are the keys to inclusive regional development, says Promoting Growth in All Regions:

 Book on OECD Library

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Data Highlight: AHA Annual Survey Database (American Hospital Association

This core database from the American Hospital Association contains comprehensive hospital survey data from 6,500 hospitals surveyed about their operations. New facility and service categories are added each year. Data can be used to identify health care trends. Variables include: demographics, organizational structure, facilities and services, utilization data, community orientation indicators, physician arrangements, managed care relationships and expenses. Years owned include 1993, 2000, 2009 and 2010. Restricted to Boston College community. 

Questions? Contact Barbara Mento: barbara.mento@bc.edu

ICPSR Student Research Paper Competition

Students:  Have you just completed a research paper?  Faculty:  Have you just read an outstanding research paper?  Why not submit it to The ICPSR Research Paper Competition?

ICPSR invites submissions for our 2013 Research Paper Competition from undergraduates and master’s students at member institutions. The purpose of the competitions is to highlight exemplary research papers based on quantitative analysis. We are holding three contests this year:

• The ICPSR Research Paper Competition, for analyses on any topic using data from the ICPSR General Archive or Thematic Collections.

• The IFSS Research Paper Competition, for analyses on any topic using data from the Integrated Fertility Survey Series.

• The RCMD Research Paper Competition, for analyses on issues relating to minorities in the United States, including immigrants, using data from the Resource Center for Minority Data.

All competitions are open to students currently pursuing or who recently received undergraduate or master’s degrees.

The awards are $1,000 for first place and $750 for second place in each category.

More information is found here: http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/content/ICPSR/prize/index.html