Category: Research
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Health, Demographics, and Superfund Sites in Maryland: A use case for the Environmental Impact Data Collaborative
To demonstrate the power of the Environmental Impact Data Collaborative, we have assembled environmental, health, and demographic data for Maryland to support location-based…
October 7, 2022
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Improving Firearm Research Using Social Media Data
Massive Data Institute researchers and students developed machine learning classifiers to identify tweets that pertain to firearm deaths and develop estimates of the volume of…
October 7, 2022
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McCourt School’s Massive Data Institute receives $3.2M grant from the Bezos Earth Fund
Funding will support MDI in the development of an innovative data collaborative, serving communities most at risk of racial and environmental.…
December 6, 2021
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A Federal Government Privacy-Preserving Technology Demonstration
In 2017, the Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking reported that administrative data should be used to inform evidence-based policy. …
June 29, 2021
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Building a More Diverse Donor Coalition
In a new policy brief on Seattle’s Democracy Voucher program, Georgetown University Professor Brian McCabe and Stony Brook University Professor Jennifer Heerwig report on…
December 6, 2020
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Presidential Debate Candidate Stance Analysis
This post looks at the opinions of Twitter users surrounding the first Presidential Debate of the 2020 election between Biden and.…
October 8, 2020
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Who is missing from administrative data?
Government programs and systems keep detailed records of eligibility and other participant information in order to provide benefits, track budgets, comply with laws, and assess…
August 6, 2020
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What will it cost to save Washington, D.C.’s renters from COVID-19 eviction?
This post originally appeared on Brookings.edu on July 23, 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent recession have caused considerable economic stress for the residents of…
July 27, 2020
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Using Administrative Data for Economic Stimulus
The coronavirus pandemic is causing economic damage the US has not seen in a generation, and the aftershocks of the health, economic, and social crisis will undoubtedly be felt…
July 21, 2020
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New Publication from Ethics Lab and MDI: Ethics of Administrative Data Sharing
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July 17, 2020