CEMPRE

Advanced Economic Analysis is a second-year course of the PhD program in Economics. State-of-the-art tools for both micro and macroeconomics, as well as for policy modelling are taught. The course aims to prepare students to formulate and analyse dynamic models in which the decision problems of the agents are explicitly stated. The course is organized in a series of topics and seminars. Since it is intended that students be exposed to lectures and research experience of high international levels, each topic is taught by visiting professors of recognized expertise.

Advanced Economic Analysis at SIGARRA

Course outline

1. Dynamic Programming - Dalila Fontes (FEP-UP).

Schedule: 25 September - 12 November 2009.

Dynamic Programming - Paulo Brito (ISEG e UECE-UTL).

Schedule: 8-9 October 2009

CEF.UP Seminar: October 2009

2. Trade Policy - Nuno Limão (University of Maryland).

Schedule: 15 and 16 December 2009, 10h-12h and 14h-16h, room 626

17 December, 2009, 10h-12h, room 626

CEF.UP Seminar: 18 December 2009, 13h-14h, room 504, "Policy Choice: Theory and Evidence from Commitment via International Trade

Agreements", Nuno Limão and Patricia Tovar

3. Economics of Information - Inés Macho-Stadler (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona).syllabus

    Schedule:   3 February 2010, 14h-17h
                       4 February 2010, 10h-13h
                       5 February 2010, 10h-12h

CEF.UP Seminar: 5 February 2010, 13h.

4. Network Externalities: Theory and Applications to the Media Industry - Jean Gabszewicz (CORE, Université Catholique de Louvain)

Schedule: March 2010

CEF.UP Seminar: March 2010

5. Cities and Economic Geography - Diego Puga (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid)

Schedule: TBA

CEF.UP Seminar: TBA

Evaluation

Presence in the classes and seminars of all the modules is mandatory.

The final grade in the course is calculated as the average score obtained in the five modules.

Observations: For further information, contact the organizers.

Updated: 30-September-2009