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Cancelled until Spring 2025 - Hannah Postel, Duke University

Subgroup Disparities in Automated Census Record Linkage (with Ran Abramitzky, Leah Boustan, and Katherine Eriksson)
When Nov 11, 2024
from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM
Where 2208 LeFrak Hall / Hybrid Online
Contact Name
Contact Phone 301-405-6403
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Special Note: Due to sudden illness, as of 11/9/24, Hannah Postel must cancel her visit to MPRC. We will reschedule for Spring 2025 if possible.

About the Presentation

The automated linking of historical census records allows researchers to answer important socioeconomic questions about intergenerational mobility, immigrant assimilation, and more. We often assess automated linking methods by analyzing match rates and accuracy of the full census population. These measures vary substantially by population subgroup, such as for racial minorities and immigrant groups. This paper aims to understand why certain subgroups are more difficult to link than others and provides solutions to increase match rates and accuracy. Improving record linkage for immigrants and racial minority groups will both reduce prior bias in overall linked samples and enable study of group-specific experiences that were previously undetectable.

About the Speaker

Hannah Postel

Hannah Postel is Assistant Professor of Public Policy at the Sanford School of Public Policy and faculty affiliate of the Duke Population Research Institute (DuPRI) and Duke Center for International Development (DCID). She uses novel data to explore the relationship between migration and economic development and provide historical perspective on population movements and policies. Hannah received her PhD in Demography and Social Policy from Princeton University and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Stanford University. Prior research has been published in the American Economic Review and Population and Development Review among other outlets.

Seminar Format

Location IN PERSON: 2208 LeFrak Hall. We are requesting advanced registration so that we can track capacity. Link Removed

Location ONLINE VIA ZOOM: Link Removed.  Upon registration, you will receive an automatically generated email with the direct link for the seminar

If accommodations are needed, please send request to meeting organizer (mprc-support@umd.edu) at least 72 hours prior to the event, if possible, to allow time to discuss and implement alternatives.

COVID-19 Information

MPRC public events for Fall 2024 will be a mix of in person and online via Zoom.  For in person events, all event attendees must follow current protocols

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