About the Center

The Kentucky Research Data Center (KRDC) is a collaboration between the University of Kentucky and the U.S. Census Bureau established by a grant from the National Science Foundation in 2016. KRDC is part of the nationwide system of Federal Statistical Research Data Centers whose mission is to expand the data infrastructure available to qualified scholars and students with approved projects by providing access to restricted individual- and firm-level data from participating federal statistical agencies. KRDC is maintained by a regional consortium of leading research institutions, including the University of Kentucky, Indiana University, and The Ohio State University. The lab is located on the University of Kentucky campus in the Gatton College of Business and Economics Building.

     

News

Richard Blundell, Christopher Bollinger, Charles Hokayem, and James P. Ziliak present new estimates of earnings volatility over time and the lifecycle for men and women by race and human capital, using Social Security earnings linked to the Current Population Survey. 

Tyrone F. Borders, and Lindsey Hammerslag utilize data from the 2017 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), which included a cancer survivorship supplement, to test for rural versus urban inequities and identify other correlates of discussions about cancer survivorship care with healthcare professionals.

James P. Ziliak, Charles Hokayem, and Christopher R. Bollinger document trends in earnings volatility separately by gender using unique linked survey data from the CPS ASEC and Social Security earnings records for the tax years spanning 1995–2015.

Maggie R. Jones and James P. Ziliak reassess the antipoverty effects of the earned income tax credit (EITC) using unique data linking the Current Population Survey (CPS) Annual Social and Economic Supplement to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) data for the same individuals spanning tax years 2005–2016.