EcoMod School of Modeling and Data Science Prague, Czech Republic
Summer schools
Summer School
The EcoMod School offers six-day intensive hands-on courses in person in Prague, Czech Republic, on June 26-30, 2023.
The training is fully practical and provides 'hands-on' experience through intensive use of exercises on the computer.
Details and online registration are available here.
The training is fully practical and provides 'hands-on' experience through intensive use of exercises on the computer. The fee for each course is US$4,560.00. This includes course materials, lectures, morning and afternoon coffee breaks, receptions. University students and staff get a discount of 25% off the regular fee (US$3,420.00). Please send a copy of your student or staff card by email to office@ecomod.net.
A discount of US$500.00 is offered on the regular fee, and US$400.00 on the university fee for registrations and payments completed by May 12, 2023.
If you will be needing a visa to attend the school in Prague please complete your registration and invitation letter request as soon as possible as the visa process can be lengthy.
Scholarships:
EcoMod offers a limited number of partial scholarships to candidates from developing countries and transition economies. To submit your application, please click here. The deadline for scholarships is May 1, 2023.
Institutional group rates are available for two or more persons attending during the same course period. Please enquire.
The following courses will be offered:
Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium (DSGE) Modeling Step-By-Step
June 26, 2023 - June 30, 2023
Intensive course at the introductory level.
This course is tailored for professionals involved in economic forecasting and policy analysis in the central banks, ministries, research organizations, and international institutions.
The course will introduce all the basic tools for constructing and implementing dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) models for policy analysis and forecasting.
Energy and Environmental CGE Modeling with GAMS
June 26, 2023 - June 30, 2023
Intensive course at the advanced level. The course will focus on modeling energy and greenhouse gas emissions. This course is only accessible to those who have some experience in general equilibrium modeling and to the alumni of the EcoMod School.
Macroeconometric Modeling, Forecasting, and Policy Analysis using EViews
June 26, 2023 - June 30, 2023
Intensive course at the introductory level. This course is tailored for staff developing or using macroeconometric models and staff involved in forecasting and policy analysis in the central banks, ministries and international institutions.
Practical General Equilibrium Modeling with GAMS
June 26, 2023 - June 30, 2023
Intensive course at the introductory level. For those who have little or no experience in modeling and in GAMS.
Financial Social Accounting Matrices (FSAM): Building and Modeling Real-Financial Multiplier Models for Policy Analysis
June 26, 2023 - June 30, 2023
This course provides a strong theoretical foundation and hands-on experience in building Social Accounting Matrices according to the new recommendations of System of National Accounts 2008. The content of the course goes beyond the generalized input-output framework for calculating simple multipliers by considering a Financial Social Accounting Matrix (FSAM).
Overlapping Generation General Equilibrium Modeling with GAMS
June 26, 2023 - June 30, 2023
Intensive course at the advanced level. This course is only accessible to those who have some experience in dynamic general equilibrium modeling with GAMS and to the EcoMod alumni.
OLG models are very useful in the analysis of a large number of important policy issues such as government tax and expenditure, social security reform, welfare state, aging, international trade, demographic issues, fertility, education, human capital, growth, migration, labor market, environmental issues, intergenerational equity, etc
Kamรฝckรก 129 165 21 Praha 6 - Suchdol
129 165 21 Prague , Czechia