Jan 4, 2020 | San Diego, CA
ASSA 2020 Paper Session: Improving the Transparency and Credibility of Economics Research
BITSS Faculty Director Edward Miguel will chair a paper session titled "Improving the Transparency and Credibility of Economics Research" as part of the ASSA 2020 Annual Meeting at 2:30-4:30 PM on January 4 in San Diego, CA. The session will include the following presentations:- "Open Science Practices Are on the Rise in Economics" -- Edward Miguel (UC Berkeley and CEGA/BITSS);
- "A Proposed Specification Check for P-Hacking" -- Abel Brodeur (University of Ottawa);
- "Evidence on the Use of Pre-analysis Plans in Economics and Political Science" -- Daniel Posner (UCLA);
- "Forecasting the Results of Economic Research" -- Stefano DellaVigna (UC Berkeley).
Sep 10, 2019 | Washington, DC
Transparency, Reproducibility and Credibility: A Research Symposium
"Transparency, Reproducibility, and Credibility of Economics Research" is a research symposium hosted collaboratively by the World Bank Development Impact Evaluation (DIME) group, BITSS, the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie), The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), and Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) on September 10, 2019 at the World Bank Headquarters in Washington, D.C. Read More →Jun 29, 2019 – Jul 2, 2019 | San Francisco, CA
BITSS at the 94th WEAI Annual Conference
BITSS will exhibit at the 94th Annual Conference of the Western Economic Association International (WEAI) in San Francsico, CA on June 28th-July 2nd, 2019. Visit us in the conference registration area to learn about our latest work in supporting research and training for transparency and reproducibility in economics.Jan 25, 2019 – Jan 27, 2019 | Mannheim
MZES Open Social Science Conference 2019: Practicing New Standards in Transparency and Reproducibility
The Open Social Science Conference is a forum for practicing and discussing credibility, transparency, and replicability in the social sciences. Read More →Jan 8, 2019 – Jan 10, 2019 | Bogota
Bogotá Experimental Economics Workshop
Catalyst Diego Aycinena and colleagues from the Rosario Experimental and Behavioral Economics Lab (REBEL) will host the Bogotá Experimental Economics Workshop (BEEW) on January 8-10, 2019. Read More →Nov 14, 2018 – Nov 17, 2018 | San Diego, CA
BITSS attending the Advancing Ethical Research Conference
BITSS is attending the Advancing Ethical Research Conference, organized by Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research (PRIM&R), November 14-17, 2018 in San Diego, CA. Read More →Nov 9, 2018 | Washington, D.C.
Open Policy Analysis at the 40th APPAM Annual Fall Conference
Fernando Hoces de la Guardia presented on Open Policy Analysis (OPA), and Sean Grant spoke about Open Science for Policy Research as part a panel on replication in policy analysis, hosted at the 40th Annual Fall Conference of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) on November 9 in Washington, D.C.Jun 30, 2018 | Philadelphia, PA
ICIS Pre-Conference Workshop: Introducing meta-analytic methods for infant studies — Catalyst Workshop
Catalysts and SSMART Grantees Sho Tsuji and Christina Bergmann will hold a workshop on meta-analytic methods for infant studies at the 2018 International Congress of Infant Studies (ICIS).May 30, 2018 – May 30, 2018 | San Antonio, TX
2018 AEA CTREE Panel on Promoting Transparency in Undergraduate Empirical Research
Catalysts Soazic Elise Wang Sonne and Richard Ball will present their work on a panel titled "Promoting Transparency in Undergraduate Empirical Research" at the Eighth Annual AEA Conference on Teaching and Research in Economic Education (CTREE). Read More →May 24, 2018 – May 27, 2018 |
BITSS at the Association for Psychological Science Convention, San Francisco
BITSS will have a booth exhibit at the 30th Association for Psychological Science (APS) Annual Convention in San Francisco. Come by our booth to learn more about how BITSS can support researchers and reproducibility in the psychological sciences! BITSS booths can be found at both the APS Exhibit Hall and the APS-COS Open Science Pavilion.May 18, 2018 – May 19, 2018 | Los Angeles, CA
Research Transparency and Reproducibility Workshop at the 2018 WGAPE Spring Meeting
BITSS is supporting a 1-day research transparency and reproducibility training at the Spring Meeting of the Working Group in African Political Economy (WGAPE). The training will be held May 18-19, 2018 at UCLA in Los Angeles, CA. Read More →Jan 22, 2018 – Jan 25, 2018 |
Social Science Research Methods Training at 2018 WGAPE International Meeting
BITSS is co-sponsoring a 4-day research methods training to precede the international meeting of the Working Group in African Political Economy (WGAPE). The training will be held January 22-25, 2018 at New York University-Abu Dhabi. Read More →Dec 13, 2017 – Dec 14, 2017 | Liverpool, England
Cleo Protogerou at the 13th UKSBM Annual Scientific Meeting
Cleo Protogerou will present findings from her SSMART project "Integrated Theoretical Model of Condom Use for Young People in Sub-Saharan Africa" at the 13th Annual UK Society for Behavioural Medicine in Liverpool, England. Read More →Oct 26, 2017 | Washington, DC
Elise Wang Sonne at World Bank International Open Access Week 2017
2017 Leamer-Rosenthal recipient and BITSS Catalyst Soazic Elise Wang Sonne will be a featured speaker on a panel discussing the purpose of open access and how to operationalize open access in the context of extreme poverty. Panelists will also take questions from both in-person and virtual audiences from around the world. Read More →Oct 20, 2017 | Dublin
BITSS at Health Research Board Trial Methodology Symposium
2016 Leamer-Rosenthal Recipient and BITSS Catalyst Elaine Toomey will have a booth at the 3rd Annual Health Research Board Trial Methodology Symposium. Come by the booth to learn more about BITSS's efforts to support researchers and reproducibility in the social sciences! Read More →Oct 19, 2017 – Oct 21, 2017 | San Diego, CA
Elise Wang Sonne to Present at the Women in Statistics and Data Science Conference
BITSS Catalyst and 2017 Leamer-Rosenthal Prize recepient Elise Wang Sonne is presenting at a speed session and a hosting a poster at the 2017 Women in Statistics and Data Science Conference (WSDS) of the American Statistical Association (ASA), scheduled for October 19-21, 2017. Elise's presentation builds on her Catalyst trainings in Sub-Saharan Africa and reflects on the gender bias in research transparency and the adoption of reproducibility practices. Abstract below. Read More →Oct 12, 2017 | Friedrichshafen
Edward Miguel Keynote at MAER-Net Colloquium
BITSS Scientific Director Ted Miguel will give a keynote at the Meta-Analysis of Economics Research Network (MAER-Net) Colloquium 2017 at Zeppelin University Friedrichshafen in Germany. Dr. Miguel's talk is titled "Transparency, reproducibility, and the credibility of economics research."Aug 18, 2017 – Aug 19, 2017 | 5045 Bergen
Research Transparency and Reproducibility Workshop – Bergen, Norway
To address growing need for improved norms and practices of social science research, and in partnership with The Choice Lab at the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH), BITSS will deliver a workshop on research transparency and reproducibility. This two-day workshop will be led by Dr. Eva Vivalt (Australian National University) and will target 40-50 students, faculty, and researchers to train them on the challenges facing the credibility of social science research, as well as currently known best practices for more transparent, reproducible research. The workshop will engage the audience with hands-on workflow-related activities and software. Read More →Aug 1, 2017 – Aug 5, 2017 |
68° North Conference on Behavioral and Experimental Economics, Lofoten Islands, Norway
In partnership with The Choice Lab at the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH), BITSS is holding a panel on research transparency and reproducibility at the 68° North Conference on Behavioral and Experimental Economics at the end of a workshop for PhD students. Read More →Jun 28, 2017 | San Diego
BITSS Paper Session at 92nd Annual WEAI, San Diego
BITSS has organized two paper sessions on Day 4 of the 92nd Annual Western Economics Association International Conference in San Diego, Ca. Topics will include meta-analysis, publication bias, data sharing, and research transparency, featuring work by several SSMART grant recipients. Speakers will include Garret Christensen (BITSS, BIDS), Abel Brodeur (University of Ottawa), Elliott Collins (UC Berkeley), Fernando Hoces de la Guardia (RAND Corporation), Taisuke Imai (Caltech), Chishio Furukawa (MIT), and Mauricio Romero (UC San Diego). Read More →May 26, 2017 – Mar 28, 2017 | Boston, MA
BITSS at the Association for Psychological Science Convention, Boston
BITSS will have a booth exhibit at the 29th Association for Psychological Science (APS) Convention in Boston, Massachusetts. Come by our booth to learn more about how BITSS can support researchers and reproducibility in the psychological sciences!Mar 31, 2017 | London
Research Transparency and Reproducibility in the Social Sciences — Catalyst Workshop, LSE Africa Summit
Catalyst and Instuctor: Elise Wang Sonne (UNU-MERIT) Location: LSE Africa Summit 2017 Research Conference | London, England Description The aim of this workshop is to train the next generation of social science researchers in tools and practices to enhance the transparency, reproducibility, and openness of their research. Read More →Jan 6, 2017 – Jan 8, 2017 | Chicago, IL
Meta-Analysis and Reproducibility Paper Session at the 2017 AEA / ASSA Annual Meeting
Join BITSS Faculty Director Ted Miguel and several SSMART grant recipients at a paper session at the 2017 American Economic Association/Allied Social Science Association Annual Meeting in January! The session, titled "Meta-Analysis and Reproducibility in Social Science Research," will feature research and discussion from BITSS affiliates Eva Vivalt, Sean Tanner, Rachael Meager, Rachel Glennerster, Solomon Hsiang, and John Ioannidis. The session will take place on day three of the meeting, January 8, 2017.Jul 12, 2016 – Jul 14, 2016 | Dar es Salaam
EASST Evidence Summit
The Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA) and the East African Social Science Translation (EASST) Collaborative, in partnership with the World Bank Strategic Impact Evaluation Fund (SIEF) and the University of Dar es Salaam, will host the 2016 East Africa Evidence Summit, to be held July 12-14, 2016 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
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