9th QICSS New Researchers Conference

Investigating Social Issues with Social Statistics: The importance of detailed microdata

Data access issues have been debated very frequently in 2015 by various stakeholders in the field of social statistics, highlighting the paramount importance of access to detailed microdata for research: Council of Canadian Academies Report, Quebec Chief Scientist’s presentation, reinstatement of the census long form, etc. In this context, it is more important than ever to demonstrate how access to timely adequate detailed data can help researchers shed light on a wide range of social issues and to show how crucial it is for training the next generation of researchers. The 9th QICSS New Researchers Conference aims to highlight a range of approaches that use social statistics to study various social issues and to demonstrate the vitality and relevance of research conducted by young researchers.

Université de Montréal
Carrefour des arts et des sciences
Pavillon Lionel-Groulx
3150, Jean-Brillant Street, Montreal
Room C-3061 (conference)
Room C-2081/2083 (lunch)

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Conference Program

8:45 - 9:00 : Conference Registration

9:00 - 9:15: Welcome and Opening Remarks

Session 1 : Labor Market, Mobility and Training

9:15 - 10:30 

• La délocalisation des emplois de services supérieurs. Le cas de la RMR de Montréal : 1996 à 2011. Benjamin Duquet, Département d’études Urbaines, INRS.
• Effets causals de la Formation sur la Dynamique de l’offre de travail des Immigrants: une Approche utilisant les Modèles de Durée à Plusieurs États et Plusieurs Épisodes. Marie Albertine Djuikom, Département d’économique, Université Laval.
• The Effects of Local Market Conditions on Provincial Labor Mobility in Canada: An Evidence from Survey of Labor and Income Dynamics (SLID). Gazi Mohammad Jamil, Department of Economics, Concordia University.           

10:30 - 10:45: Break             

Session 2 : Society, Culture and Education

10:45 - 12:00 

• Effet de traitement des écoles privées au Québec : analyse par méthode d’appariement. David Lapierre, Département des sciences économiques de l'ESG-UQAM​.
• Les obstacles à la participation sociale chez les Québécoises et les Québécois vieillissants : comparaisons selon les milieux urbain, périurbain et rural. Daniel Naud et Mélanie Levasseur, Centre de recherche sur le vieillissement, Université de Sherbrooke.
• Microsimulation dynamique des caractéristiques linguistiques de la population canadienne. Patrick Sabourin, Centre Urbanisation Culture Société, INRS.                    

12:00 - 13:15: Lunch (room C-2081/2083)         

Session 3 : Health, Safety and Environment

13:15 - 14:30 

• The power of self-rated health for predicting mortality in Canada and the United States. James Falconer, Department of Sociology, McGill University.
• Addressing the Gap: Identifying Varying Levels of Pro-Environmental Behaviour in the Canadian Population. Matthew Perks, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Concordia University.
• Neighborhood Safety and Public Health: Intervention Evaluations and New Directions. Carolyn Côté-Lussier, Department of Criminology and CRECS, University of Ottawa.

14:30- 14:45: Break                                   

Session 4 :Family Environment and Child Development

14:45 - 16:00 

• The Impact of Maternal Care on Child Development: Evidence from Sibling Spillover Effects of a Parental Leave Reform. Nagham Sayour, Department of Economics, McGill University.
• Living apart together: Using retrospective relationship histories to predict entry into residential and nonresidential partnerships after experiencing a dissolution. Davis Daumler, Department of Sociology, McGill University. **Best Presentation Award**
• Public Financial Support and Family Outcomes in Quebec. Laëtitia Lebihan, Département des sciences économiques de l'ESG-UQAM​.

16:00 - 16:15: Closing Remarks and award