The 2009 HILDA Survey Research Conference

The 2009 HILDA Survey Research Conference is being held on Thursday 16 to Friday 17 July 2009, at the University of Melbourne. The aim of the conference is to provide a forum for the discussion of research based on the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey. Attendance at the conference is open to all, but should be of special interest to both users of the HILDA Survey data and persons with an interest in the outcomes from longitudinal survey research in the broad fields of economic and social policy.

Submissions of papers are now being sought. Contributions towards the travel and accommodation costs of paper presenters will be available. As in past years we hope to be able to cover the cost of an economy airfare and two night’s accommodation for all Australian–based presenters (but limited to one person per paper). Conference registration fees will also be waived. Part subsidies will also be available for a limited number of overseas–based speakers.

There will be two submission streams: a refereed paper stream and a non–refereed paper stream. Selection of papers for the refereed stream will be on the basis of full papers while selection of papers for the non–refereed stream will be on the basis of abstracts.

Competition for places is expected to be high, with priority being given to papers that exploit the longitudinal nature of the data. Papers on methods and cross–national comparisons are also welcome.

Submission Deadline:

Refereed stream (full papers): Friday 6 March 2009

Non-refereed stream (abstracts only): Friday 3 April 2009

How to submit: Send your abstract or full paper by email to p.hope@unimelb.edu.au

Submission Guidelines

Abstracts: Should be in the range of 200 to 400 words and should make clear what the purposes of the proposed paper are, how the HILDA data will be used and which data waves will be drawn on. Authors of selected abstracts will need to submit a complete paper by 6 June 2009.

Full papers: Papers need to be complete and should be in a format similar to that expected for submission to an academic journal.

Registration Fees: (inclusive of GST)

Early Bird: $200 (before or by 1 June 2009

Standard: $260 (after 1 June 2009)

Student Rate: $120 (must register by Early Bird date)

Further information

This web site will be updated regularly in the lead up to the conference.

Enquiries about any aspect of the submission process or the Conference organisation should be directed to Penny Hope, phone 03 8344 2151 or p.hope@unimelb.edu.au

HILDA User Training Course

We expect to run a training course for HILDA data users just prior to the Conference. Details will be circulated later in the year.