PROGRAM

February 26 – February 27, 2020

Steering Committee: Arie Kapteyn, Lila Rabinovich, Joanne Yoong, Jill Darling, Marco Angrisani, University of Southern California and Marcel Das, Tilburg University

Location: George Washington University (Elliott School of International Affairs – City View Room) 1957 E Street NW Washington, DC 20052. ​

DAY 1

Building and Using Online Panels

Registration and Continental Breakfast

9 AM

Welcome Address by Arie Kapteyn (CESR)

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SESSION 1

9:15 AM

The Value and Challenges of Online Probability Panels

Session Chair: Marcel Das (CentERdata, Tilburg University)

Courtney Kennedy (Pew Research)

Comparing Probability Panels to Opt-in Sources in Security and Data Quality

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Frank Graves  (EKOS Research Associates Inc.)

Evolving Challenges and Solutions in Developing Scientifically Accurate Probability Panels: The Canadian Experience with the Probit Panel (Canada PROBIT)

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SESSION 2

10 AM

Recruiting and Retention

Session Chair: Jill Darling (UAS)

Sarah Dumas (New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene)

Assessing the potential for self-selection bias among respondents recruited for a probability-based panel of New York City adults

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Ipek Bilgen ​(NORC at the University of Chicago)

Examination of Recruitment Mailing Design Decisions for a Probability-based Research Panel (AmeriSpeak)

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Katherine Carman (RAND)

The Impact of Numeracy on Internet Panel Retention

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Break

SESSION 3

11:30 AM

Evaluating and Managing Bias

Session Chair: Marco Angrisani (CESR)

Jonathan Best​ (SSRS)

Response Patterns in Probability-Based Web Panels

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Mansour Fahimi (Ipsos)

Recruitment-Level Nonresponse Bias Analysis for Online Panel (KnowledgePanel)

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Jenny Marlar (GALLUP)

Overcoming Coverage Bias in Online Probability-Based Panels

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LUNCH KEYNOTE

12:30 PM

Annette Jäckle: Using mobile apps for data collection: 10 things we’ve learnt from experimental testing on the Understanding Society Innovation Panel

Session Chair: Arie Kapteyn (CESR)

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SESSION 4

2 PM

New Data Collection – Promise and Pitfalls

Session Chair: Marcin Hitczenko (Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta)

Marcel Das (CentERdata, Tilburg University)

Innovation in online data collection for scientific research: The Dutch LISS panel

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Arie Kapteyn (CESR)

Does Feedback from Activity Trackers influence Physical Activity? Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial

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SESSION 5

2:45 PM

Enabling Mixed Methods

Session Chair: Lila Rabinovich (CESR)

Andrew Parker (RAND)

Mixed Qualitative-Quantitative Methods Using Online Panels to Understand Never, Sometimes, and Always Flu Vaccinators

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Matthias Schonlau (University of Waterloo)

Automatic Coding of Text Answers to Open-ended Questions: Should you Double Code the Training Data?

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3:30 PM

Break

SESSION 6

4:00 PM

Interdisciplinary Research

Session Chair: Jeremy Burke (CESR)

Gema Zamarro  (University of Arkansas)

Coordination, Personality, and Cognitive Ability: Evidence from a Nationally Representative Internet Panel

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JoNell Strough (West Virginia University)

Societal Norms and Risk Aversion in Medical Treatment Decisions

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4:45 PM

Closing Remarks for Day 1

5:15 PM

Reception

 

DAY 2

Online Panels in Policy and Practice: Financial Decision Making

Registration and Continental Breakfast

9 AM

Welcome Address by Arie Kapteyn (CESR)

SESSION 7

9:15 AM

New Approaches to Observational Data

Session Chair: Marco Angrisani (CESR)

Necati Celik (Financial Health Network)

Linked Survey and Transactional Data for Financial Health Measurement: Findings from Small-Scale Research Pilot

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Heng Chen  (Bank of Canada)

Combining Modes and Multi-Frames for Estimation in Two Canadian Payment Studies

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SESSION 8

10 AM

Experimental Approaches to Understanding Behavior

Session Chair: Andrew Parker (RAND)

Wändi Bruine de Bruin (USC)

Effect of mortality salience on charitable donations: Evidence from a national sample

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Arie Kapteyn (CESR)

Behavioral Impediments to Valuing Annuities: Complexity and Choice Bracketing

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Break

SESSION 9

11:15 AM

Understanding Financial Literacy and Financial Education

Session Chair: Tania Gutsche (CESR)

Annamaria Lusardi​ (GFLEC)

The Stability and Predictive Power of Financial Literacy: Evidence from Longitudinal Data

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Jeremy Burke (CESR)

Can Online Educational Interventions Reduce Susceptibility to Financial Fraud?

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SESSION 10

12 PM

Informing Evidence-based Policy

Session Chair: Jude Soundararajan​  (SSA)

Patricia Delafuente (UMBC)​

Social Security Administration – Understanding Impact of Technology on Preferences of Receiving the Social Security Statement

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Francisco Perez-Arce (CESR)

What Difference Can Three Words Make? The Impact of Social Security Terminology on Retirement

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1:00 PM

Closing Remarks

1:15 PM

Lunch

Conference Organizers:  Kristin Burnell (GFLEC), Tania Gutsche, Tarra Kohli, Lila Rabinovich, Pam Tyler, and Joanne Yoong