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Research Programs

  • Understanding the economy of US businesses, households, and individuals
  • Improving data product quality through feedback from research
  • Helping researchers conduct research beneficial for Census Bureau programs

Research Topics

Researchers at CES and the Research Data Centers (RDCs) use the restricted-access microdata in analyses of topics including:

  • Demography
  • Earnings and Income
  • Energy Economics
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Environmental Economics
  • Finance
  • Health Economics
  • Industrial Organization
  • International Trade
  • Labor Economics
  • Productivity
  • Regional and Urban Economics
  • Sociology
  • Survey Methods
  • Technological Change


Research Publications

Researchers at CES and the RDCs publish in major peer-reviewed journals including:

  • American Economic Review
  • American Sociological Review
  • Demography
  • Journal of Finance
  • Journal of Labor Economics
  • Journal of Political Economy
  • The RAND Journal of Economics
  • Review of Economic Dynamics
  • Review of Economics and Statistics

» Complete list of peer reviewed publications

 

 Annual Research Report

Annual Report 2010-2011

 PDF (3.4 MB)  » Recent reports


 Conferences

2013 Local Employment Dynamics Partnership Workshop

2013 Joint Statistical Meetings

2013 Research Data Center Conference

2013 Comparative Analysis of Enterprise Data (CAED) Conference

» Conference Details

 

 Graduate Students

Get advice on using Census Bureau microdata and obtain feedback on your research through the CES Dissertation Mentorship Program.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau | Center for Economic Studies | (301) 763-6460 | E-mail CES |  Last Revised: January 18, 2013