Dear all,
We hope you can join us this Wednesday, February 6, 2013 from 12-1.30 in in
CGIS Knafel Room 354 for the Applied Statistics Workshop. Laura
Hatfield<http://www.hcp.med.harvard.edu/node/2930>30>,
an Assistant Professor from the Department of Health Care Policy at the
Harvard Medical School, will give a presentation entitled "Statistical
properties and health policy applications of microsimulation". A light
lunch will be served at 12 pm and the talk will begin at 12.15.
Abstract:
When forecasting the impact of novel policy
interventions, simulations are
standard. If the behavior of the entire system is complex and not well
identified by existing data, simulations that focus on the behavior of
smaller units, such as individuals, may be preferred. So-called
microsimulation models can incorporate complications such as clustering,
nonlinearity, non-standard distributions, and time-dependence. This talk
will present an overview of microsimulation techniques, with a focus on
statistical features and dynamic (vs static) simulation, especially in
health policy settings. I will also describe the current development of a
model of health insurance coverage and health care spending of Medicare
beneficiaries.
An up-to-date schedule for the workshop is available at
http://events.iq.harvard.edu/events/node/1208.
Best,
Konstantin
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Konstantin Kashin
Ph.D. Candidate in Government
Harvard University
Mobile: 978-844-0538
E-mail: kkashin(a)fas.harvard.edu
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