SSJDA News and Events
International Symposium
Data Archives and Their Prospects in East Asia
Collaborative Data Collection, Dissemination, and Data Sharing
Organized and sponsored by the Institute of Social Science, University of Tokyo
14, March, 2008, 14:30-17:30
Room 549, Akamon General Research Building, University of Tokyo (Hongo Campus)
Language: English
The symposium aims at sharing information about the social science data archiving resources in East Asia, as well as on-going collaborative data collection activities in East Asia. We invite experts from China, South Korea, Taiwan, and Germany and ask them to provide us with the introduction to the current state of data resources and their availability in each nation.
Presentations by:
Ekkehard MOCHMANN (Administrative Director of the Central Archive for Empirical Social Research at the University of Cologne (ZA) and Director of GESIS (German Social Science Infrastructure Services), Germany
Yanjie BIAN （Chair Professor of Social Science, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and Professor of Sociology, University of Minnesota, U.S.A.)
Sang-Wook KIM (Professor of Sociology and Principle Investigator, Korean General Social Survey, Survey Research Center, Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea)
Yang-chih FU (Director, Institute of Sociology, Academia Sinica, Taiwan)
Professor Mochmann Professor Bian
Professor Kim Professor Fu
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Secondary Data Analysis Workshop
In order to promote the effective use of datasets in SSJDA, we select certain datasets that fit the year’s theme. Participants of the workshop will discuss their analyses of the data. At the end of the workshop, the participants will present their analyses at a conference, and publish a research paper series. All the research papers are written in Japanese.
This year's themes is:
Empirical analysis using the World Value Survey
(Chairs: Seiko Yamazaki, and Shunsuke Tanabe)If interested, please see our website for more details: click (The page is written in Japanese.)
Education and Training Program
We conduct a short-term training program on the statistical analysis and the basic use of the statistical software package. In 2007, we conducted two courses and one special lecture. The language of instruction for this program is Japanese.
1. Introduction to Secondary Analysis
Basic use of SPSS, descriptive statistics, cross-tabulation, and how to write a report
2. Quantitative Analysis Using Stata
Descriptive statistics, regression analysis, categorical data analysis, longitudinal and panel data analysis, and survival analysis using Stata
Special lecture: Theory and Application of Coefficients of Income DifferentialsThis training program is held at the beginning of March.
Excellent Paper Prize for Secondary Data Analysis in SSJDA
The Information Center for Social Science Research on Japan awards the annual Prize for Secondary Data Analysis to the great papers. This prize is donated by the Entertainment Business Institute, Ace Denken, and the Recruit Work Institute, which deposits datasets in SSJDA. This award can be given to students and young researchers affiliated with universities with exception of professors.
The Best paper in the 2007
YAMADA, Ken, (University College London, Department of Economics) "Intra-family transfers in Japan: Intergenerational co-residence, distance, and contact, " Applied Economics 38
The fine works
ASAI, Yukiko, (Keio University, Graduate School of Economics) "Event history analysis of the first marriage in Japan" Research Paper Series, Institute of Social Science, University of Tokyo 37
SHIKATA, Masato, (Keio University, Graduate School of Economics) "Married women's leaving and re-entering the labor market in Japan" KUMQRP Discussion Paper Series 2005-029
BAE, Jihay, (Keio University, Graduate School of Sociology) "Do husbands have stress because their wives are working outside?" Nagai and Matsuda eds. Are the couples with equal relationship really happy? Keiso Shobo.
