www.bls.govJuly1719,2013PostalSquareBuilding,Washington,DC
CALLFORPRESENTERS:
2013ConsumerExpenditureSurveyMicrodataUsers'
Worksho
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ContacttheCEWorkshopTeam CE_Symposium_Workshop_2013@bls.gov
http://www.bls.gov/cex/csxannualworkshop.htm(202)6916900
Have you used the Consumer Expenditure Survey (CE) in your work?More specifically, have you used the
publicusemicrodatafilesfromtheCEin researchyouhaveconducted?Ifso,wewouldliketoinviteyouto
present your work at the upcoming 8
th
annual CE Microdata Users’ Workshop, to be held July 1719, 2013,
followingthehalfdayCESurveyMethodsSymposiumonJuly16.
We are seeking presentations of up to 30 minutes by users of the CE data for the workshop.There are no
limitstotheareasofresearchordegreeofsophisticationofthepapersweseek.Theycanbedescriptiveor
applied.They can present simple hypothesis testing or elegant model building.Work in progress is as
welcome as finished research.However, when preparing the presentation, please note that the emphasis
shouldbeonhowthedatawereused,questionsorproblemsencountered,andsimilardiscussion.Resultsof
theresearcharean important, and perhaps necessary,component ofthesepresentations; nevertheless, the
emphasissoughtisonapplication.
While we cannot offer any honoraria to presenters, the workshop is free of charge to all who come.Past
workshops have averaged about 50 attendees, so you can anticipate a significant audience for your
presentation.In addition, previous workshop attendees have cited these sessions consistently among their
favorites,especiallythepresentationsgivingpracticalexamplesofhowthedatacanbeusedinresearch.
Ifyou would liketopresent at theworkshop, please completetheattached submission form,and senditto
theproposalreviewteam(CE_Symposium_Workshop_2013@bls.gov).Ifforanyreasonyouareunabletofill
intheform,orifyourequireadditionalspace,youmayalsosendyoursubmissionintheformofanemail,as
longasthetopicsrequestedinthesubmissionformareclearlyidentifiedandaddressed.
Ifyouhaveacolleaguewhomightbeinterestedinpresenting,please forwardthisinvitation.Alsopleasenote
thatthe workshopisanexcellentforumforgraduatestudents togainexperiencepresentingtheirwork,and
togethelpfulcommentsonresearchindevelopment,includingdissertationproposalsorthesesinprogress.
Ifyouwouldliketobepartofthe2013CEMicrodataUsers’Workshopprogramorhaveanyquestionsabout
theworkshop,pleasecontactusbyMay15,2013.
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PRESENTATIONSUBMISSIONFORM:2013ConsumerExpenditureSurveyMicrodataUsers’Workshop
Name(s)/affiliationofpresenters: 
Titleofpresentation: 
Purposeofresearch(e.g.,articleforpublication;classproject;thesis/dissertation;workproject;policy‐
making;etc.): 
Briefdescriptionofthework(goalofwork,methodsused,etc.):
Dataused:InterviewSurveyDiarySurveyBoth
Quarters/yearsexamined(e.g.,2010Q1‐2011Q1):
Datafilesused(FMLY,MEMB,EXPN—nameallthatareappropriatefromeachsurvey,ifbothused):
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PresentationAvailability(aretheredates/timesyouCANNOTattend?):
OPTIONALINFORMATION:
Thissectionisdesignedbothtohelpusbetterunderstandyourresearch,andtoprovideguidance/suggestionsatthe
workshop.However,considerationof yourapplicationwillnotbeadverselyaffectedifnoneof theseitemsapply.
Problemsencountered/solutionsused(ifany):
Questions/concerns/commentsyouhaveforthedata/workshopproducers:
Suggestionstoimprovethemi
crodataanddocumentation: