The Program on Applied Demographics brings skills in demographics, economics, statistics, data gathering and data analysis together to provide a variety of organizations with data, information and advice. PAD works closely with the New York State Department of Economic Development, the U.S. Census Bureau and other organizations to assist them in their activities. Examples of PAD’s activities can be found here.
PAD is part of the Bronfenbrenner Life Course Center, a department within the College of Human Ecology at Cornell University.
Being part of Cornell University gives PAD easy access to a world of further expertise. It also provides an environment that can handle different kinds of grants and other types of funding and cooperation. Contact us if you want to know more about the kind of work we are doing and to discuss how we can help you.
Cornell University is part of the network of Census Research Data Centers (CRDC). A Census Research Data Center houses confidential microdata from a variety of sources which can be an invaluable resource to help understand various demographic processes. PAD staff has a special sworn status that grants access to CRDC data needed for approved projects.
To learn more about the PAD staff click here; contact information can be found here.
