Meetings: 2013 German Stata Users Group meeting

Date:	June 7, 2013
Venue:	University of Potsdam
Workshop:	Advanced Do-File programming and an introduction to Ado-file programs by Ulrich Kohler June 6, 2013 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Cost:	Meeting only: €45 regular; €25 students Workshop only: €65 Both meeting and workshop: €85

2013 German Stata Users Group meeting

The 11th German Stata Users Group Meeting will be held at the University of Potsdam on Friday, June 7, 2013. This meeting will provide Stata users from all disciplines the opportunity to exchange ideas, experiences, and information on new applications of Stata. Anyone interested in using Stata is invited to attend.

An optional workshop will be held on Thursday, June 6, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Program

08:30–09:00	Registration
09:00–09:15	Welcome
09:15–10:15	Creating complex tables for publication John Luke Gallup Portland State University
10:15–11:15	An expanded framework for mixed process modeling in Stata David Roodman Center for Global Development
11:15–11:30	Coffee
11:30–11:45	Provide, Enrich, and Make Accessible: Using Stata’s Capabilities for Disseminating NEPS Scientific Use Data Daniel Bela National Educational Panel Study (NEPS), Data Center, University of Bamberg
11:45–12:00	newspell–Easy Management of Complex Spell Data Hannes Neiss German Institute for Economic Research
12:00–12:30	Instrumental variables estimation using heteroskedasticity-based instruments Christopher F. Baum Boston College Arthur Lewbel Boston College Mark E. Schaffer Heriot–Watt University, Edinburgh Oleksandr Talavera University of Sheffield
12:30–1:30	Lunch
1:30–2:00	Using simulation to inspect the performance of a test, in particular tests of the parallel regressions assumption in ordered logit and probit models Maarten L. Buis Social Science Research Center (WZB) Richard Williams University of Notre Dame
2:00–2:30	Fitting Complex Mixed Logit Models with Particular Focus on Labor Supply Estimation Max Löffler Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
2:30–3:00	Simulated Multivariate Random Effects Probit Models for Unbalanced Panels Alexander Plum Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
3:00–3:15	Coffee
3:15–3:45	xsmle—A Command to Estimate Spatial Panel Models in Stata Federico Belottia University of Rome "Tor Vergata" Gordon Hughes University of Edinburgh Andrea Piano Mortari University of Rome "Tor Vergata"
3:45–4:15	Estimating the dose-response function through the GLM approach Barbara Guardabascio Italian National Institute of Statistics, Rome Marco Ventura Italian National Institute of Statistics, Rome
4:15–4:45	Predictive Margins and Marginal Effects in Stata Ben Jann University of Bern
4:45–5:00	Coffee
5:00–5:45	Report to users Bill Rising (StataCorp)
5:45–6:30	Wishes and grumbles

Registration

Participants are asked to travel at their own expense. The conference fee will cover costs for coffee, tea, and lunch. There will also be an optional informal meal at a restaurant in Potsdam on Friday evening at additional cost.

Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam, Germany

You can enroll by emailing Anke Mrosek (anke.mrosek@dpc.de) or by writing, phoning, or faxing to

Anke Mrosek
Dittrich & Partner Consulting GmbH
Prinzenstr. 2
42697 Solingen
Tel: +49 (0) 212 260 66-24
Fax: +49 (0) 212 260 66-66

Organizers

Scientific organizers

Johannes Giesecke
University of Bamberg
(johannes.giesecke@uni-bamberg.de)

Ulrich Kohler
University of Potsdam
(ukohler@uni-potsdam.de)

Logistics organizer

Dittrich & Partner Consulting GmbH (dpc.de), the distributor of Stata in several countries, including Germany, The Netherlands, Austria, Czech Republic, and Hungary.

View the proceedings of previous Stata Users Group meetings.