Call for Papers: Research on Connections between Health and SES Using
PSID Data
Panel Study of Income Dynamics
Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, University of
Michigan
DEADLINE: October 16, 2009
Purpose
The Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID), with support from the
National Institute on Aging, announces a call for papers using PSID data
to conduct research on the connection between health and socioeconomic
status within and across generations. Between 10-20 papers will be
presented at a conference to be held in Ann Arbor, MI in September 2010.
Support for travel and lodging will be provided to one author per paper.
Background
The PSID has followed the same families and their descendents since
1968, for 36 waves as of 2009, making it one of the premier datasets for
generational analysis. When study participants leave a family to start
their own household, such as when adult children move out on their own,
the new family unit is added to the Core Panel and interviewed. Children
born to or adopted by sample members become part of the study population
and are followed over their lives. This practical sample design supports
both intra-generational and inter-generational life course models. For
example, there are many thousands of unique sibling pairs in the core
PSID and 925 in the Child Development Supplement (CDS) alone. In 2007,
about 4,300 'Heads/Wives' had a sibling who was also a 'Head/Wife' in
2007. Moreover, there are currently ample data on up to three
generations of the same family, allowing the analysis of child-parent
models, parent-grandparent models, and child-grandparent models. For
example, in the 2007 wave, there are about 4,500 'Heads/Wives' who have
parents who are also 'Heads/Wives', more than 1,100 'Heads/Wives' who
have grandparents who are also 'Heads/Wives', and about 1,000
'Heads/Wives' who have both parents and grandparents who are also
'Heads/Wives.'
The information collected on socioeconomic status and health is
substantial. Extensive information on income, education, and employment
has been collected in most waves since the survey began in 1968. A
supplement in 1986 included substantial information on health which was
expanded and included in every wave starting in 1999. A summary of the
health data in the PSID is available at the PSID website:
http://psidonline.isr.umich.edu/data/
Goals of Conference
The goals of the conference are to bring together scholars in the area
of health and SES to generate additional scientific and policy-relevant
findings, facilitate future collaborations including NIH proposal
submissions, and provide feedback to PSID about possible needs for
content changes and/or future data collections.
Papers will be considered for publication in a refereed special issue of
the B. E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy. More information about
the journal can be found at: http://www.bepress.com/bejeap/.
Listed below are some examples of topics, intended for illustrative
purposes. This is not a comprehensive list of possible topics.
* Establish the differences in the relationships between health
and socioeconomic status among adult siblings - and between parents and
adult children - across the life course, and elucidate the various
mechanisms accounting for these relationships;
* Estimate models of transmission in education, economic status,
and health status across two and three generations, including an
examination of endogenous family structure;
* Examine generational differences in factors affecting the
retirement decision, including socioeconomic and health factors;
* Examine the transitions and/or spells in health insurance
coverage and their relationship to other transitions;
* Examine the effects of events early in the life course on
later-life outcomes;
* Investigate the role of neighborhood factors on health.
Authors will be expected to present papers at a two-day conference in
Ann Arbor, MI in September, 2010. All travel and lodging expenses for
one author will be provided.
Selection Criteria
Applications will be evaluated by senior scholars affiliated with the
PSID. Abstracts will be evaluated based upon several factors,
including:
* The thematic relevance of the research;
* The quality of study design, including the choice of appropriate
research methodology and data;
* The significance of the analyses in terms of extending
scientific knowledge.
Application Instructions
Applicants should provide the following:
1. A coversheet with:
* The title of the proposed research;
* The investigators' name and institutional affiliation with
mailing address, email address, phone and fax numbers;
* If the research involves more than one investigator, a principal
investigator (PI) must be identified. All correspondence will be with
the PI.
2. An extended abstract (2-4 pages) which should include a description
of the topic to be studied, the theoretical focus, and the data and
research methods.
3. Curriculum vitae for all investigators.
Timeline and important dates:
a. Application deadline
October 16, 2009
b. Notification of decision
November 20, 2009
c. Draft paper due
Two weeks prior to two-day conference in September 2010
d. Present paper at two-day workshop in Ann Arbor
September 2010
Contact information:
Please send applications to Patty Hall (pathall_at_umich.edu). For further
information, please contact Bob Schoeni (bschoeni_at_umich.edu) or Patty
Hall (pathall_at_umich.edu). For more information on the PSID, please
visit the website: www.psidonline.org
Funds for this conference are provided by the National Institute on
Aging
Received on Tue Jul 21 2009 - 11:00:07 EDT
