FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 2015
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8:50 A.M. |
Check-in |
| 9:10 A.M. |
Opening Remarks |
| 9:20 A.M. | Session 1: Invited Talk Survey Research in the 21st Century: Challenges, Opportunities and Open Questions *Simon Jackman, Stanford University |
| 10:20 A.M. | Break |
| 10:40 A.M. | Session 2 - Computation (Chair: Chi Huang, National Chengchi University) Bicoordinate Descent for the LASSO *In Song Kim, MIT *John Londregan, Princeton University *Marc Ratkovic, Princeton University Discussant: Yuan-Chin Chang, Academia Sinica |
| Fast Estimation of Ideal Points with Massive Data *Kosuke Imai, Princeton University *James Lo, Princeton University Jonathan Olmsted, Princeton University Discussant: Simon Jackman, Stanford University |
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| Estimating Binary Spatial Autoregressive Models for Rare Events Raffaella Calabrese, University of Essex *Johan A. Elkink, University College Dublin Discussant: Daina Chiba, University of Essex |
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| 12:40 P.M. | Lunch |
| 1:40 P.M. | Session 3 - Measurement (Chair: Kevin Quinn, UC Berkeley) Voting, Speechmaking, and the Dimensions of Conflict in the US Senate *In Song Kim, MIT *John Londregan, Princeton University *Marc Ratkovic, Princeton University Discussant: Jong Hee Park, Seoul National University |
| Voter Ideology, Political Enthusiasm, and Candidate Positions *Fang-Yi Chiou, Academia Sinica *Mao-Ting Lin, National Taipei University Discussant: Shawn Treier, Australian National University |
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| Adaptive Testing for Survey Research: Theoretical Improvements and Practical Applications *Jacob Montgomery, Washington University, St. Louis Josh Culter, Duke University Discussant: Harold Clarke, University of Texas at Dallas |
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| 3:40 P.M. | Break |
| 4:00 P.M. | Session 4 - Posters |
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| 5:00 P.M. | Adjourn |
| 5:30 P.M. | Dinner |
SATURDAY, JANUARY, 10, 2015
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9:00 A.M. |
Check-in |
| 9:20 A.M. | Opening Remarks |
| 9:20 A.M. | Session 5 - Invited Talk Bounds on Treatment Effects of Encouragement Experiments and Implications for Fuzzy Regression-Discontinuity Analysis *Chi Huang, National Chengchi University |
| 10:20 A.M. | Break |
| 10:40 A.M. | Session 6 - Bayesian Analysis (Chair: Simon Jackman, Stanford University) Changepoint Analysis of Multiplex Network Data *Jong Hee Park, Seoul National University *Yunkyu Sohn, University of California San Diego Discussant: Eric Chen-Hua Yu, National Chengchi University |
| Estimating the Number of Latent Classes *Shawn Treier, Australian National University Discussant: Kuo-Jung Lee, National Cheng Kung University |
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Modeling Guessing Properties of Multiple-Choice Items in the Measurement of Political Knowledge |
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| 12:40 P.M. | Lunch |
| 1:40 P.M. |
Session 7 - Invited talk |
| 2:40 P.M. | Break |
| 3:00 P.M | Session 8 - Causal Inference (Chair: Kosuke Imai, Princeton University) Design, Identification, and Sensitivity Analysis for Patient Preference Trials Matthew Baum, Harvard University Adam Berinsky, MIT *Dean Knox, MIT *Teppei Yamamoto, MIT Discussant: Manabu Kuroki, The Institute of Statistical Mathematics |
| Rice, States and Development *Ji Yeon Hong, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Yuhua Wang, University of Pennsylvania Discussant: Teppei Yamamoto, MIT |
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When Lab Subjects Meet Real People: Comparing Different Modes of Experiments |
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| 5:00 P.M. |
Concluding Remarks |
POSTERS
Coalitional Game Theoretic Approach to Modeling Latent Spatial Preference
*Yunkyu Sohn, UCSD
Defining Polysemy of Political Issues and the Effect of Babel: Differentiating "Issue Polysemy" from Issue Ownership
*Oul Han, Free University Berlin
Norman Hein, Free University Berlin
Evaluating Competing Forecast Models of Conflict Intensity: The Case of Russia and Ukraine
*Elina Brutschin, Webster University
Justinas Pelenis, Institute for Advanced Studies
Gender-Matching and the Validity of Anchoring Vignette Technique: An Application of Political Interest
*Seonghui Lee, Rice University
*Nick Lin, Rice University
*Randolph Stevenson, Rice University
Insurgents in Motion: Counterinsurgency and Insurgency Relocation in Iraq
*Pui Hang Wong, Maastricht University
Political Competition and the Initiation of International Conflict: A New Perspective on the Institutional Foundations of Democratic Peace
*Ben Goldsmith, University of Sydney
Gorana Grgic, University of Sydney
Dimitri Semenovich, University of New South Wales
Arcot Sowmya, University of New South Wales
The Robustness of Valence Models of Electoral Choice: Taiwan in Comparative Perspective
*Harold D. Clarke, University of Texas at Dallas
Karl Ho, University of Texas at Dallas
Dennis Weng, Wesleyan University
What Do Colony Indicators Indicate in Foreign Aid Models?
*Daina Chiba, University of Essex
Tobias Heinrich, University of South Carolina
What was the drive behind the European Integration? A Multi-layered Dynamic Network Analysis of Spill-over Effect
*Byung Koo Kim, Seoul National University
*Yumi Park, Seoul National University