Panel Study of Income Dynamics

How are you celebrating Love Data Week? Hear why Assistant Professor of Economics at #Umich & @um-psc.bsky.social Affiliate Ana Reynoso is a “really, really big fan of the PSID.” #LoveData26 #PSIDdata

Three-column infographic comparing Business owners, Formal self-employed, and Informal self-employed, each with an icon at the top (buildings, briefcase, and a bicycle courier) and a list of outcomes; Business owners column lists Higher earnings, More stable, Best health, and Highest life satisfaction with corresponding icons, Formal self-employed lists Moderate earnings, Some stability, Better health, and Higher life satisfaction, and Informal self-employed lists Lower earnings, Less stable, Poorer health, and Lower life satisfaction; footer text reads Based on PSID data from 2003 to 2019.

Not all self-employment offers the same security.

New U-M research using PSID data on about 10,000 U.S. families finds informal gig and odd-job work is tied to lower earnings, poorer health, and more instability. ISR researcher Joelle Abramowitz explains why these distinctions matter.

Testing the Risk of Child Hyperactivity-Inattention Problems in Families Living with Housing-cost Burden during the COVID-19 Pandemic - Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology - Housing cost burden is a critical issue in contemporary society, not only because of the economic strain it imposes on households, but also due to...

The study examines the risk of child hyperactivity-inattention problems across different levels of housing cost burden during the COVID-19 pandemic and explores whether these patterns differ between renter and homeowner families.

Learn more in the article: myumi.ch/15WDJ

Announcement about a new article using #PSIDdata on child hyperactivity-inattention problems during COVID-19, with a link to read online.

A new article has been published using #PSIDdata in the January 16, 2026 issue of Research and Child Adolescent Psychopathology. #AcademicSky 🧵 (1/2)

Announcement for the PSID User Workshop during the PAA 2026 Annual Meeting in St. Louis, scheduled for May 6.

Ready to learn all about the publicly available #PSIDdata and design of the PSID? Join us at the #PSID User Workshop is on Wednesday, May 6 from 9 am-2 pm at #PAA2026 in St. Louis!

Register now: myumi.ch/Nrqwj

Applications for the Summer Data Immersion program on Alzheimer’s research are open, with an extended deadline and event in Ann Arbor, May 2026.

ICYMI: there's still time to apply for the 2026 Summer Data Immersion Program, hosted by the Michigan Center for Contextual Factors in Alzheimer's Disease, using #PSIDdata. Join us at @umisr.bsky.social in May. #Umich #AcademicSky #PSID

Apply by Monday, Feb. 16: myumi.ch/mRWPj

Deadline extended! Apply for the MCCFAD 2026 Summer Data Immersion Program by Monday, Feb. 16th!
#Umich #AcademicSky #PSID

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Applications for the Summer Data Immersion program are open through February 2; the event will be held at the Institute for Social Research in Ann Arbor from May 18-21, 2026.

Today is the last day to apply for the 2026 Summer Data Immersion Program, hosted by the Michigan Center for Contextual Factors in Alzheimer's Disease, using #PSIDdata. Join us at @umisr.bsky.social in May. #Umich #AcademicSky #PSID Apply by Monday, Feb. 2: myumi.ch/mRWPj

There's still a few days left to apply! 👇

Announcement from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics about a new article on parental involvement and its impact on children’s professional outcomes.

Research using #PSIDdata shows a point in a young adult’s life where the same sort of parental involvement that enabled a child or adolescent to succeed or excel in various aspects of their lives begins to impede their independence in the labor market.
Learn more: myumi.ch/VVNgq

Panel Study of Income Dynamics announces the PSID user workshop being held at the PAA 2026 Annual Meeting on Wednesday, May 6.

Planning to attend #PAA2026 in St. Louis? The #PSID User Workshop is on Wednesday, May 6 from 9-2! Register now to join us to learn all about the publicly available #PSIDdata and design of the PSID:

www.populationassociation.org/paa2026/reg-...

Panel Study of Income Dynamics at University of Michigan announces early release data from PSID families, collected March–December 2025, focused on mortgage distress, housing, and wealth.

We’re excited to share the early release data from March-Dec. 2025 have been released. See data from PSID families on mortgage distress, housing, wealth, and more: #PSIDdata

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Applications open for MCCFAD Summer Data Immersion at University of Michigan, May 18–21, 2026.

The application portal is now open for the 2026 Summer Data Immersion Program, hosted by the Michigan Center for Contextual Factors in Alzheimer's Disease, using #PSIDdata. Join us at @umisr.bsky.social in May. #Umich #AcademicSky #PSID

Apply by Monday, Feb. 2: myumi.ch/mRWPj

Apply to attend the Summer Data Immersion Program hosted by the Michigan Center for Contextual Factors in Alzheimer's Disease

The application portal is now open for the 2026 Summer Data Immersion Program, hosted by the Michigan Center for Contextual Factors in Alzheimer's Disease, using #PSIDdata. Join us at @umisr.bsky.social in May. #Umich #AcademicSky #PSID

Apply by Feb. 2: myumi.ch/mRWPj

Plus, a link was found between the behaviors and primary caregiver #psychological distress for White children but not Black children. #PSIDdata #FoodInsecurity #Research (2/2)

Learn more in the article from Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology.



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Read the new January paper to see how race impacts inattention problems in families living without enough food.

A new January publication looked at kids in the Child Development Supplement of the #PSID with hyperactivity/inattention problems and found a link between these behaviors and food insecurity for Black children, but not for White children. #AcademicSky (1/2) 🧵

Births down, wages up: U-M study links historic birth rate drop to closing gender pay gap As the U.S. birth rate reaches historic lows in 2025, these declines fuel economic change as the year comes to an end. A University of Michigan study showed that low U.S. fertility has led to gains…

The study, from our own @umichstonecid.bsky.social Director @sashakillewald.bsky.social and Nino José Cricco, used #PSIDdata to show that having kids affects men’s and women’s earnings differently. (2/2) #Sociology

Learn more: myumi.ch/Z2EnJ

Announcement of a new research article using PSID data about fertility decline and gender pay convergence.

The U.S. birth rate reached historic lows in 2025, and low U.S. fertility has led to gains in pay equity. Eight percent of the narrowing gender pay gap came from women having fewer children. (1/2) #AcademicSky

The conference logo is on top with the day, time, location, title, and authors for presentations using PSID data printed in black on a white background below.

Welcome to Day Three of #ASSA2026 and these presentations using #PSIDdata. More information about them can be found here: myumi.ch/E8Qw2

Apply for this opportunity or pass the information on to your students! @umpsid.bsky.social participates in the program. JPRs get real world research experience and many have the opportunity to publish before starting graduate school.

Happy Day Two of #ASSA2026! These are the presentations available today that use @umpsid.bsky.social data. Please see the full list here: myumi.ch/E8Qw2

The conference logo is on the top of the page followed by the date, time, location, title, and authors of each presentation that uses PSID data, in black print on a white background.

These are the presentations using #PSIDdata today. The full list is available here: myumi.ch/E8Qw2

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Look who stopped by the booth to say, “Hi”…former @umpsid.bsky.social director David Johnson.

Hello, #ASSA2026! Come see us in the exhibit hall where study staff will be available to help with your @umpsid.bsky.social data needs. #econbluesky

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Even a bomb cyclone couldn’t keep @umpsid.bsky.social from #ASSA2026! Come see us at booth 312 in the exhibit hall where study staff will be able to help with your #PSIDdata needs.

University of Michigan’s Panel Study of Income Dynamics announces a new article using #PSIDdata titled “Effects of Long-Term Exposure to the Earned Income Tax Credit on Work Disability in Later Life.” Online link included.

New research using #PSIDData shows the protective effect of the Earned Income Tax Credit in adulthood on later Social Security Disability Insurance claims, especially for non-Hispanic Black workers in the US. #AcademicSky

Read more: myumi.ch/9pRzW

The 2021 Child Tax Credit and Children's Health and Well‐Being: Evidence From a National Longitudinal Study Policy Points Evidence suggests the 2021 temporary Child Tax Credit expansion reduced material hardship and improved parental mental health, but less is known about its effects on child well-bein...

Study has implications for design of tax policies, esp reviving CTC & making payments monthly. Conducted using valuable @umpsid.bsky.social data and rigorous quasi-experimental methods. @itep.org @mdrc-news.bsky.social @centeronbudget.bsky.social @epi.org onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... 2/2

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Applications are now open for the Summer Data Immersion program, hosted by MCCFAD, which will use PSID data. The conference will take place at the Institute for Social Research in Ann Arbor, Michigan May 18 to 21, 2026.

The application portal is now open for the 2026 Summer Data Immersion Program, hosted by the Michigan Center for Contextual Factors in Alzheimer's Disease, using #PSIDdata. Join us at @umisr.bsky.social in May. #Umich #AcademicSky

However, when looking at marriages over time and measuring the relative increases in income for either the male or female spouse, the BMI of the other spouse decreases as well. Learn more: myumi.ch/E8ep4 (2/2) #AcademicSky #Umich #PSID