Summer schools
Online
OPEN
Lectures and Hands-on Computer Labs
This summer school runs between August 17-21, 2026 and is virtual only.
The course consists of lectures, guided Q&A and coding sessions. Participants can also submit their own work to a dedicated research workshop where up to 6 papers will be selected for presentation.
More information: https://sites.google.com/view/firms4macro
Overview
This graduate-level course provides an introduction into the macroeconomics of business dynamism. Taught by Petr Sedlacek (days 1-4) and Marek Ignaszak (day 5), students will learn about stylized facts and key theoretical concepts related to (i) static factor misallocation, (ii) firm dynamics over the business cycle and (iii) innovation and growth.
Throughout the course, emphasis is given on practical knowledge for building, solving and analyzing macroeconomic models of business dynamism and on pointing out typical problems that researchers may run into. In addition, students will learn about available data sources and how to analyze them and how to use them to help discipline their models. Through hands-on computer sessions, participants will walk away with a portfolio of Matlab codes implementing a range of macroeconomic models with heterogeneous firms.
Topics include:
- Static factor misallocation, firm dynamics over the business cycle
- Innovation and growth
- Handling (micro-)data, indirect inference and markup estimation
