Final event

Workshop “Small area methods for local European studies: comparing trends and spatial patterns of poverty, cost of living and youth unemployment at local level”


Workshop “Small area methods for local European studies: comparing trends and spatial patterns of poverty, cost of living and youth unemployment at local Level” will be held on 19th and 20th July 2021 on Teams Platforms at the following link:

– 19th July 2021 https://bit.ly/3pIqYxA

– 20th July 2021 https://bit.ly/3pOUDVR

 The workshop is organized in a form of a “competition to start up research”: teams of data scientists creatively tackle data problems and provide a data analytics solution.  The work should be in the form of a policy paper. Policy papers usually address a non-academic audience, such as an official, agency, or organization. They may begin by diagnosing a particular issue or situation, data and typically argue for a solution that will address that issue or situation. Evidence in support of a position is crucial. Each team should therefore include the initial problem/issue, the results of the analysis done, finally addressing the limitations and potentialities. The main goal of the teams will be to develop the best solution for comparing living conditions and/or youth unemployment among EU regions by using the Public microdata for the European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) available at https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/microdata/statistics-on-income-and-living-conditions.

Based on the judgment of the committee, the three winning teams are entitled to receive three different prizes:
1. 1000 Euros
2. 700 Euros
3. 400 Euros

The event is organized within the Jean Monnet Chair “Small Area methods for Multidimensional Poverty and living conditions Indicators in EU (SAMPIEU)” co-funded to the Department of Economics and Management, chair holder Prof. Monica Pratesi.

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!! NEW DEADLINE: The policy paper will be sent via mail to sampieuchair@ec.unipi.it by 14 July 2021.