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SUMMARY:Macroeconomics I
DESCRIPTION:Course type\nIWH-DPE Foundation Course\, CGDE First-year Course \nLecturers\nProfessor Dr Thomas Steger (UL) and Professor Dr Martin Hänsel (UL) \nSummary\nThis is the first course of the first-year triple sequence in Macroeconomics. \nThe focus of this course is on the foundations of modern macroeconomic analysis using dynamic models. It introduces core tools such as recursive methods\, infinite-horizon models\, and competitive equilibria. It also discusses welfare implications of market outcomes. The main topics include economic growth and sustainability\, including climate change. \nSchedule\n07.04.2026      10:30-12:00 and 13:00-14:30      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room\n20.04.2026      10:30-12:00 and 13:00-14:30      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room\n04.05.2026      10:30-12:00 and 13:00-14:30      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room\n18.05.2026      10:30-12:00 and 13:00-14:30      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room \nContent\n\nDynamic Optimization\nDynamic Competitive Equilibrium & Welfare\nGrowth\nSustainability\n\nCourse requirements\nAttendance at all lectures is mandatory and a prerequisite for examination. \nCourse grading will be based on three problem sets corresponding to Sections 2\, 3\, and 4. Students may complete the problem sets in groups of two. They may present their solutions either in class or in a separate Zoom session. \nRequired Reading\n1. Dynamic Optimization\nAzzimonti\, M.\, Krusell\, P.\, McKay\, A. & Mukoyama\, T. (2025). Macroeconomics. Chapter 4. https://phdmacrobook.org/ \n2. Dynamic Competitive Equilibrium & Welfare\nAzzimonti\, M.\, Krusell\, P.\, McKay\, A. & Mukoyama\, T. (2025). Macroeconomics. Chapters 5-6. https://phdmacrobook.org/ \n3. Growth\nAzzimonti\, M.\, Krusell\, P.\, McKay\, A. & Mukoyama\, T. (2025). Macroeconomics. Chapter 13. https://phdmacrobook.org/ \n4. Sustainability\nAzzimonti\, M.\, Krusell\, P.\, McKay\, A. & Mukoyama\, T. (2025). Macroeconomics. Chapter 25. https://phdmacrobook.org/ \nRegistration\nPlease register for the course until March 31\, 2026 by sending an e-mail to cgde@iwh-halle.de.
URL:https://cgde-home.de/event/macroeconomics-i/2026-04-07/
LOCATION:Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) – Member of the Leibniz Association\, Leipziger Straße 100\, 06108 Halle (Saale)\, conference room\, 3rd floor\, Leipziger Strasse 100\, Halle (Saale)\, Saxony-Anhalt\, 06108\, Germany
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SUMMARY:Entrepreneurial Finance
DESCRIPTION:Course type\nIWH-DPE Elective Course (Banking & Finance Topic Track) \nLecturer\nProfessor Merih Sevilir\, PhD (IWH\, ESMT Berlin) \nSummary\nThis course provides a broad view of entrepreneurial finance and venture capital (VC)-backed startups (also referred to as high-growth and high-impact startups). It aims to facilitate an understanding of how entrepreneurs raise financing from investors\, how investors select startups\, and how financing contributes to a startup’s success. It discusses the contribution of VC- backed startups to the economy\, society and well-being of people. \nThe course also encourages critical reflection and discussion on the nuanced nature of success in entrepreneurship. It explores how the definition of success is often ambiguous and multidimensional\, making it challenging to clearly distinguish between success and failure. Students will be invited to brainstorm and debate different perspectives on what constitutes entrepreneurial success\, considering financial outcomes\, social impact\, personal fulfillment\, and long-term sustainability. \nSchedule\n08.04.2026          10:30-12:00         IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room\n22.04.2026          10:30-12:00         IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room\n06.05.2026          10:30-12:00         IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room\n20.05.2026          10:30-12:00         IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room \nContent\n\nWhat is entrepreneurial finance?\nStaged Financing and Allocation of Control Rights in Entrepreneurial Finance\nWhat do venture capitalists do?\nExit and Scaleup of Startups\n\nCourse requirements\nAttendance at all lectures is mandatory and a prerequisite to take the exam. \nAt the end of the course\, the participants will be provided with a list of published and recent working papers on the broad topic of entrepreneurial finance. Each participant will choose a paper based on his/her interest and provide a critical assessment of the paper. \nRequired Reading\n1. What is entrepreneurial finance? \nLerner\, J. and Nanda\, R. (2020). Venture Capital’s Role in Financing Innovation: What We Know and How Much We Still Need to Learn. Journal of Economic Perspectives. 34(3)\, 237-261. \n2. Staged Financing and Allocation of Control Rights in Entrepreneurial Finance \nGompers\, P. A. (1995). Optimal Investment\, Monitoring\, and the Staging of Venture Capital. Journal of Finance. 50(5)\, 1461–1489. \nEwens\, M. and Malenko\, N. (2020). Board Dynamics over the Startup Life Cycle. \n3. What do venture capitalists do? \nHellmann\, T. and Puri\, M. (2002). Venture Capital and the Professionalization of Start-up Firms: Empirical Evidence. Journal of Finance. 57(1)\, 169–197. \nBernstein\, S.\, Giroud\, X. and Townsend\, R. R. (2016). The Impact of Venture Capital Monitoring. Journal of Finance. 71(4)\, 1591–1622. \n4. Exit and Scaleup of Startups \nBernstein\, S. (2022). The Effects of Public and Private Equity Markets on Firm Behavior. Annual Review of Financial Economics. 14(1)\, 295-318. \nRegistration\nPlease register for the course until March 31\, 2026 by sending an e-mail to cgde@iwh-halle.de.
URL:https://cgde-home.de/event/entrepreneurial-finance/2026-04-08/
LOCATION:Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) – Member of the Leibniz Association\, Leipziger Straße 100\, 06108 Halle (Saale)\, conference room\, 3rd floor\, Leipziger Strasse 100\, Halle (Saale)\, Saxony-Anhalt\, 06108\, Germany
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SUMMARY:Econometrics III
DESCRIPTION:Course type\nIWH-DPE Foundation Course\, CGDE First-year Course \nLecturers\nProfessor Dr Julia Schaumburg (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) and Professor Dr Sabrina Jeworrek (IWH and Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg) \nSummary\nThis is the third course of the first-year triple sequence in Econometrics. \nIn the first part\, students learn about maximum likelihood-based estimation and testing of parametric models. The general theory is discussed alongside examples of linear and nonlinear models. It also covers econometric models for binary outcomes\, including empirical examples from economics and business. \nIn the second part\, students are introduced into the statistical aspects of an experimental design and become acquainted with randomization techniques and power analyses. The major part of the lecture period\, however\, will be used to develop an understanding for how to handle an experimental dataset. Specifically\, students will learn how to test for treatment effects using parametric and non-parametric tests\, how (and when) to use regression analyses and what is special about repeated games and within-subject designs. \nSchedule\n13.04.2026          10:30-12:00 and 13:00-14:30      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room\n27.04.2026          10:30-12:00 and 13:00-14:30      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room\n12.05.2026          10:30-12:00 and 13:00-14:30      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room\n19.05.2026          10:30-12:00 and 13:00-14:30      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room \nContent\n1. Maximum Likelihood Estimation\n2. Binary Outcomes\n3a. Experimetrics: Experimental Design Issues\n3b. Experimetrics: Analysing the Data \nCourse requirements\nAttendance at all lectures is mandatory and a prerequisite to submit solutions for the assignments. \nStudents will receive a total of three problem sets\, each to be solved within two weeks. Course completion requires passing of all assignments. \nRequired Reading\n1. Maximum Likelihood Estimation\nMagnus\, J. (2021). Introduction to the theory of econometrics. VU University Press.\nHansen\, B. (2022). Probability and Statistics for Economists. Princeton University Press. \n2. Binary Outcomes\nHansen\, B. (2022). Econometrics. Princeton University Press. \n3. Experimetrics\nMoffatt\, P.G. (2015): Experimetrics: Econometrics for Experimental Economics. Palgrave: London.\nKraska-Miller\, M. (2013): Nonparametric Statistics for Social and Behavioral Sciences. CRC Press: Boca Raton.\nGerber\, A.S. & Green\, D. (2012): Field experiments: Design\, analysis\, and interpretation. W.W. Norton & Company\, Inc.: New York. \nRegistration\nPlease register for the course until March 31\, 2026 by sending an e-mail to cgde@iwh-halle.de.
URL:https://cgde-home.de/event/econometrics-iii/2026-04-13/
LOCATION:Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) – Member of the Leibniz Association\, Leipziger Straße 100\, 06108 Halle (Saale)\, conference room\, 3rd floor\, Leipziger Strasse 100\, Halle (Saale)\, Saxony-Anhalt\, 06108\, Germany
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SUMMARY:Macroeconomics I
DESCRIPTION:Course type\nIWH-DPE Foundation Course\, CGDE First-year Course \nLecturers\nProfessor Dr Thomas Steger (UL) and Professor Dr Martin Hänsel (UL) \nSummary\nThis is the first course of the first-year triple sequence in Macroeconomics. \nThe focus of this course is on the foundations of modern macroeconomic analysis using dynamic models. It introduces core tools such as recursive methods\, infinite-horizon models\, and competitive equilibria. It also discusses welfare implications of market outcomes. The main topics include economic growth and sustainability\, including climate change. \nSchedule\n07.04.2026      10:30-12:00 and 13:00-14:30      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room\n20.04.2026      10:30-12:00 and 13:00-14:30      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room\n04.05.2026      10:30-12:00 and 13:00-14:30      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room\n18.05.2026      10:30-12:00 and 13:00-14:30      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room \nContent\n\nDynamic Optimization\nDynamic Competitive Equilibrium & Welfare\nGrowth\nSustainability\n\nCourse requirements\nAttendance at all lectures is mandatory and a prerequisite for examination. \nCourse grading will be based on three problem sets corresponding to Sections 2\, 3\, and 4. Students may complete the problem sets in groups of two. They may present their solutions either in class or in a separate Zoom session. \nRequired Reading\n1. Dynamic Optimization\nAzzimonti\, M.\, Krusell\, P.\, McKay\, A. & Mukoyama\, T. (2025). Macroeconomics. Chapter 4. https://phdmacrobook.org/ \n2. Dynamic Competitive Equilibrium & Welfare\nAzzimonti\, M.\, Krusell\, P.\, McKay\, A. & Mukoyama\, T. (2025). Macroeconomics. Chapters 5-6. https://phdmacrobook.org/ \n3. Growth\nAzzimonti\, M.\, Krusell\, P.\, McKay\, A. & Mukoyama\, T. (2025). Macroeconomics. Chapter 13. https://phdmacrobook.org/ \n4. Sustainability\nAzzimonti\, M.\, Krusell\, P.\, McKay\, A. & Mukoyama\, T. (2025). Macroeconomics. Chapter 25. https://phdmacrobook.org/ \nRegistration\nPlease register for the course until March 31\, 2026 by sending an e-mail to cgde@iwh-halle.de.
URL:https://cgde-home.de/event/macroeconomics-i/2026-04-20/
LOCATION:Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) – Member of the Leibniz Association\, Leipziger Straße 100\, 06108 Halle (Saale)\, conference room\, 3rd floor\, Leipziger Strasse 100\, Halle (Saale)\, Saxony-Anhalt\, 06108\, Germany
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SUMMARY:Entrepreneurial Finance
DESCRIPTION:Course type\nIWH-DPE Elective Course (Banking & Finance Topic Track) \nLecturer\nProfessor Merih Sevilir\, PhD (IWH\, ESMT Berlin) \nSummary\nThis course provides a broad view of entrepreneurial finance and venture capital (VC)-backed startups (also referred to as high-growth and high-impact startups). It aims to facilitate an understanding of how entrepreneurs raise financing from investors\, how investors select startups\, and how financing contributes to a startup’s success. It discusses the contribution of VC- backed startups to the economy\, society and well-being of people. \nThe course also encourages critical reflection and discussion on the nuanced nature of success in entrepreneurship. It explores how the definition of success is often ambiguous and multidimensional\, making it challenging to clearly distinguish between success and failure. Students will be invited to brainstorm and debate different perspectives on what constitutes entrepreneurial success\, considering financial outcomes\, social impact\, personal fulfillment\, and long-term sustainability. \nSchedule\n08.04.2026          10:30-12:00         IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room\n22.04.2026          10:30-12:00         IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room\n06.05.2026          10:30-12:00         IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room\n20.05.2026          10:30-12:00         IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room \nContent\n\nWhat is entrepreneurial finance?\nStaged Financing and Allocation of Control Rights in Entrepreneurial Finance\nWhat do venture capitalists do?\nExit and Scaleup of Startups\n\nCourse requirements\nAttendance at all lectures is mandatory and a prerequisite to take the exam. \nAt the end of the course\, the participants will be provided with a list of published and recent working papers on the broad topic of entrepreneurial finance. Each participant will choose a paper based on his/her interest and provide a critical assessment of the paper. \nRequired Reading\n1. What is entrepreneurial finance? \nLerner\, J. and Nanda\, R. (2020). Venture Capital’s Role in Financing Innovation: What We Know and How Much We Still Need to Learn. Journal of Economic Perspectives. 34(3)\, 237-261. \n2. Staged Financing and Allocation of Control Rights in Entrepreneurial Finance \nGompers\, P. A. (1995). Optimal Investment\, Monitoring\, and the Staging of Venture Capital. Journal of Finance. 50(5)\, 1461–1489. \nEwens\, M. and Malenko\, N. (2020). Board Dynamics over the Startup Life Cycle. \n3. What do venture capitalists do? \nHellmann\, T. and Puri\, M. (2002). Venture Capital and the Professionalization of Start-up Firms: Empirical Evidence. Journal of Finance. 57(1)\, 169–197. \nBernstein\, S.\, Giroud\, X. and Townsend\, R. R. (2016). The Impact of Venture Capital Monitoring. Journal of Finance. 71(4)\, 1591–1622. \n4. Exit and Scaleup of Startups \nBernstein\, S. (2022). The Effects of Public and Private Equity Markets on Firm Behavior. Annual Review of Financial Economics. 14(1)\, 295-318. \nRegistration\nPlease register for the course until March 31\, 2026 by sending an e-mail to cgde@iwh-halle.de.
URL:https://cgde-home.de/event/entrepreneurial-finance/2026-04-22/
LOCATION:Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) – Member of the Leibniz Association\, Leipziger Straße 100\, 06108 Halle (Saale)\, conference room\, 3rd floor\, Leipziger Strasse 100\, Halle (Saale)\, Saxony-Anhalt\, 06108\, Germany
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SUMMARY:Institutions and Growth
DESCRIPTION:Course type\nIWH-DPE Elective Course (Macro & Productivity Topic Track); Special Course \nLecturer\nProfessor Dr Lars Börner (MLU) \nSummary\nLong-term growth drives the economy and generates prosperity. This course addresses the question of how long-term growth is generated. It focuses on three main areas. Firstly\, it considers the importance of human capital and technology. It explores the origins of technological innovation and its impact on productivity and growth.  Secondly\, it considers the importance of institutions\, paying particular attention to the role of the state. Thirdly\, the course explores the development and change of economic policy measures\, such as monetary and economic policy\, and their influence on growth. This course has a long-term time horizon; we will delve into historical developments spanning several centuries to understand how the world has evolved. \nSchedule\n24.04.2026          10:30-12:00 and 13:00-14:30      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room\n08.05.2026          10:30-12:00 and 13:00-14:30      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room \nContent\n\nLong Run Growth\nTechnology\, Human Capital\, and Economic Growth\nInstitutions\, State Formation\, and Economic Growth\nMonetary and Fiscal Policy in the Long Run\n\nCourse requirements\nAttendance at all lectures is mandatory and a prerequisite to take the exam. \nStudents will receive two take-home essays to complete. \nSuggested Reading\n1. Long Run Growth:  \nAcemoglu\, D.\, Johnson\, S.\, & Robinson\, J. A. (2005). Institutions as a Fundamental Cause of Long‑Run Growth. In P. Aghion & S. Durlauf (Eds.)\, Handbook of Economic Growth (Vol. 1A\, pp. 385–472). Elsevier. \nBroadberry S\, Wallis JJ. Growing\, Shrinking\, and Long-Run Economic Performance: Historical Perspectives on Economic Development. The Journal of Economic History. 2025;85(2):505-540. \nGalor\, Oded. “Economic Growth in the Very Long Run.” In The New Palgrave Economics Collection\, 57–67. Cham: Springer\, 2018. \nJones\, Charles I. “The Past and Future of Economic Growth: A Semi‑Endogenous Perspective.” Annual Review of Economics 14 (2022): 125–152. \nJones\, Charles I. The Outlook for Long‑Term Economic Growth. NBER Working Paper 31648\, 2023. http://www.nber.org/papers/w31648. \n2. Technology\, Human Capital\, and Economic Growth \nGoldin\, Claudia. “Human Capital.” In Handbook of Cliometrics\, edited by Claude Diebolt and Michael Haupert\, 55–86. Cham: Springer\, 2016. \nMokyr\, Joel. “Long‑Term Economic Growth and the History of Technology.” In Handbook of Economic Growth\, Vol. 1B\, edited by Philippe Aghion and Steven N. Durlauf\, 1113–1180. Amsterdam: Elsevier\, 2005. \nStockey\, Nancy L. Technology diffusion. Review of Economic Dynamics 42\, 2021\, pp. 15–36. \n3. Institutions\, State Formation and Economic Growth \nAcemoglu\, Daron. “Root Causes: A Historical Approach to Assessing the Role of Institutions in Economic Development.” Finance & Development 40\, no. 2 (2003): 27–30. \nBesley\, Timothy\, and Torsten Persson. “The Origins of State Capacity.” American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings 99\, no. 2 (2009): 121–126. \nDincecco\, Mark. “Fiscal Centralization\, Limited Government\, and Public Revenues in Europe\, 1650–1913.” Journal of Economic History 69\, no. 1 (2009): 48–103. \nJohnson\, Noel D.\, and Mark Koyama. “States and Economic Growth: Capacity and Constraints.” Explorations in Economic History 64 (2017): 1–20. \n4. Monetary and Fiscal Policy in the Long Run \nAuerbach\, Alan J.\, William G. Gale and Benjamin H. Harris. Activist Fiscal Policy. Journal of Economic Perspectives\, 2010\, Vol. 24 (4)\, pp. 141-64. \nBordo\, Michael D. The History of Monetary Policy. In: The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics. Palgrave Macmillan\,3. ed.\, 2018\, pp. 9003-11. \nEichengreen\, Barry. Globalizing Capital: A History of the International Monetary System. 2nd ed. Princeton\, NJ: Princeton University Press\, 2008. \nReinhart\, Carmen M.\, and Kenneth S. Rogoff. “Growth in a Time of Debt.” American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings 100\, no. 2 (2010): 573–578. \nRomer\, Christina D. and David H. Romer. Choosing the Federal Reserve Chair: Lessons from History. Journal of Economic Perspectives\, 2004\, Vol. 18 (1)\, pp. 129-162. \nRegistration\nPlease register for the course until March 31\, 2026 by sending an e-mail to cgde@iwh-halle.de.
URL:https://cgde-home.de/event/institutions-and-growth/2026-04-24/
LOCATION:Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) – Member of the Leibniz Association\, Leipziger Straße 100\, 06108 Halle (Saale)\, conference room\, 3rd floor\, Leipziger Strasse 100\, Halle (Saale)\, Saxony-Anhalt\, 06108\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Special Courses
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SUMMARY:Econometrics III
DESCRIPTION:Course type\nIWH-DPE Foundation Course\, CGDE First-year Course \nLecturers\nProfessor Dr Julia Schaumburg (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) and Professor Dr Sabrina Jeworrek (IWH and Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg) \nSummary\nThis is the third course of the first-year triple sequence in Econometrics. \nIn the first part\, students learn about maximum likelihood-based estimation and testing of parametric models. The general theory is discussed alongside examples of linear and nonlinear models. It also covers econometric models for binary outcomes\, including empirical examples from economics and business. \nIn the second part\, students are introduced into the statistical aspects of an experimental design and become acquainted with randomization techniques and power analyses. The major part of the lecture period\, however\, will be used to develop an understanding for how to handle an experimental dataset. Specifically\, students will learn how to test for treatment effects using parametric and non-parametric tests\, how (and when) to use regression analyses and what is special about repeated games and within-subject designs. \nSchedule\n13.04.2026          10:30-12:00 and 13:00-14:30      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room\n27.04.2026          10:30-12:00 and 13:00-14:30      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room\n12.05.2026          10:30-12:00 and 13:00-14:30      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room\n19.05.2026          10:30-12:00 and 13:00-14:30      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room \nContent\n1. Maximum Likelihood Estimation\n2. Binary Outcomes\n3a. Experimetrics: Experimental Design Issues\n3b. Experimetrics: Analysing the Data \nCourse requirements\nAttendance at all lectures is mandatory and a prerequisite to submit solutions for the assignments. \nStudents will receive a total of three problem sets\, each to be solved within two weeks. Course completion requires passing of all assignments. \nRequired Reading\n1. Maximum Likelihood Estimation\nMagnus\, J. (2021). Introduction to the theory of econometrics. VU University Press.\nHansen\, B. (2022). Probability and Statistics for Economists. Princeton University Press. \n2. Binary Outcomes\nHansen\, B. (2022). Econometrics. Princeton University Press. \n3. Experimetrics\nMoffatt\, P.G. (2015): Experimetrics: Econometrics for Experimental Economics. Palgrave: London.\nKraska-Miller\, M. (2013): Nonparametric Statistics for Social and Behavioral Sciences. CRC Press: Boca Raton.\nGerber\, A.S. & Green\, D. (2012): Field experiments: Design\, analysis\, and interpretation. W.W. Norton & Company\, Inc.: New York. \nRegistration\nPlease register for the course until March 31\, 2026 by sending an e-mail to cgde@iwh-halle.de.
URL:https://cgde-home.de/event/econometrics-iii/2026-04-27/
LOCATION:Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) – Member of the Leibniz Association\, Leipziger Straße 100\, 06108 Halle (Saale)\, conference room\, 3rd floor\, Leipziger Strasse 100\, Halle (Saale)\, Saxony-Anhalt\, 06108\, Germany
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SUMMARY:Macroeconomics I
DESCRIPTION:Course type\nIWH-DPE Foundation Course\, CGDE First-year Course \nLecturers\nProfessor Dr Thomas Steger (UL) and Professor Dr Martin Hänsel (UL) \nSummary\nThis is the first course of the first-year triple sequence in Macroeconomics. \nThe focus of this course is on the foundations of modern macroeconomic analysis using dynamic models. It introduces core tools such as recursive methods\, infinite-horizon models\, and competitive equilibria. It also discusses welfare implications of market outcomes. The main topics include economic growth and sustainability\, including climate change. \nSchedule\n07.04.2026      10:30-12:00 and 13:00-14:30      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room\n20.04.2026      10:30-12:00 and 13:00-14:30      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room\n04.05.2026      10:30-12:00 and 13:00-14:30      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room\n18.05.2026      10:30-12:00 and 13:00-14:30      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room \nContent\n\nDynamic Optimization\nDynamic Competitive Equilibrium & Welfare\nGrowth\nSustainability\n\nCourse requirements\nAttendance at all lectures is mandatory and a prerequisite for examination. \nCourse grading will be based on three problem sets corresponding to Sections 2\, 3\, and 4. Students may complete the problem sets in groups of two. They may present their solutions either in class or in a separate Zoom session. \nRequired Reading\n1. Dynamic Optimization\nAzzimonti\, M.\, Krusell\, P.\, McKay\, A. & Mukoyama\, T. (2025). Macroeconomics. Chapter 4. https://phdmacrobook.org/ \n2. Dynamic Competitive Equilibrium & Welfare\nAzzimonti\, M.\, Krusell\, P.\, McKay\, A. & Mukoyama\, T. (2025). Macroeconomics. Chapters 5-6. https://phdmacrobook.org/ \n3. Growth\nAzzimonti\, M.\, Krusell\, P.\, McKay\, A. & Mukoyama\, T. (2025). Macroeconomics. Chapter 13. https://phdmacrobook.org/ \n4. Sustainability\nAzzimonti\, M.\, Krusell\, P.\, McKay\, A. & Mukoyama\, T. (2025). Macroeconomics. Chapter 25. https://phdmacrobook.org/ \nRegistration\nPlease register for the course until March 31\, 2026 by sending an e-mail to cgde@iwh-halle.de.
URL:https://cgde-home.de/event/macroeconomics-i/2026-05-04/
LOCATION:Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) – Member of the Leibniz Association\, Leipziger Straße 100\, 06108 Halle (Saale)\, conference room\, 3rd floor\, Leipziger Strasse 100\, Halle (Saale)\, Saxony-Anhalt\, 06108\, Germany
CATEGORIES:First-Year Courses
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SUMMARY:Entrepreneurial Finance
DESCRIPTION:Course type\nIWH-DPE Elective Course (Banking & Finance Topic Track) \nLecturer\nProfessor Merih Sevilir\, PhD (IWH\, ESMT Berlin) \nSummary\nThis course provides a broad view of entrepreneurial finance and venture capital (VC)-backed startups (also referred to as high-growth and high-impact startups). It aims to facilitate an understanding of how entrepreneurs raise financing from investors\, how investors select startups\, and how financing contributes to a startup’s success. It discusses the contribution of VC- backed startups to the economy\, society and well-being of people. \nThe course also encourages critical reflection and discussion on the nuanced nature of success in entrepreneurship. It explores how the definition of success is often ambiguous and multidimensional\, making it challenging to clearly distinguish between success and failure. Students will be invited to brainstorm and debate different perspectives on what constitutes entrepreneurial success\, considering financial outcomes\, social impact\, personal fulfillment\, and long-term sustainability. \nSchedule\n08.04.2026          10:30-12:00         IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room\n22.04.2026          10:30-12:00         IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room\n06.05.2026          10:30-12:00         IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room\n20.05.2026          10:30-12:00         IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room \nContent\n\nWhat is entrepreneurial finance?\nStaged Financing and Allocation of Control Rights in Entrepreneurial Finance\nWhat do venture capitalists do?\nExit and Scaleup of Startups\n\nCourse requirements\nAttendance at all lectures is mandatory and a prerequisite to take the exam. \nAt the end of the course\, the participants will be provided with a list of published and recent working papers on the broad topic of entrepreneurial finance. Each participant will choose a paper based on his/her interest and provide a critical assessment of the paper. \nRequired Reading\n1. What is entrepreneurial finance? \nLerner\, J. and Nanda\, R. (2020). Venture Capital’s Role in Financing Innovation: What We Know and How Much We Still Need to Learn. Journal of Economic Perspectives. 34(3)\, 237-261. \n2. Staged Financing and Allocation of Control Rights in Entrepreneurial Finance \nGompers\, P. A. (1995). Optimal Investment\, Monitoring\, and the Staging of Venture Capital. Journal of Finance. 50(5)\, 1461–1489. \nEwens\, M. and Malenko\, N. (2020). Board Dynamics over the Startup Life Cycle. \n3. What do venture capitalists do? \nHellmann\, T. and Puri\, M. (2002). Venture Capital and the Professionalization of Start-up Firms: Empirical Evidence. Journal of Finance. 57(1)\, 169–197. \nBernstein\, S.\, Giroud\, X. and Townsend\, R. R. (2016). The Impact of Venture Capital Monitoring. Journal of Finance. 71(4)\, 1591–1622. \n4. Exit and Scaleup of Startups \nBernstein\, S. (2022). The Effects of Public and Private Equity Markets on Firm Behavior. Annual Review of Financial Economics. 14(1)\, 295-318. \nRegistration\nPlease register for the course until March 31\, 2026 by sending an e-mail to cgde@iwh-halle.de.
URL:https://cgde-home.de/event/entrepreneurial-finance/2026-05-06/
LOCATION:Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) – Member of the Leibniz Association\, Leipziger Straße 100\, 06108 Halle (Saale)\, conference room\, 3rd floor\, Leipziger Strasse 100\, Halle (Saale)\, Saxony-Anhalt\, 06108\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Special Courses
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SUMMARY:Institutions and Growth
DESCRIPTION:Course type\nIWH-DPE Elective Course (Macro & Productivity Topic Track); Special Course \nLecturer\nProfessor Dr Lars Börner (MLU) \nSummary\nLong-term growth drives the economy and generates prosperity. This course addresses the question of how long-term growth is generated. It focuses on three main areas. Firstly\, it considers the importance of human capital and technology. It explores the origins of technological innovation and its impact on productivity and growth.  Secondly\, it considers the importance of institutions\, paying particular attention to the role of the state. Thirdly\, the course explores the development and change of economic policy measures\, such as monetary and economic policy\, and their influence on growth. This course has a long-term time horizon; we will delve into historical developments spanning several centuries to understand how the world has evolved. \nSchedule\n24.04.2026          10:30-12:00 and 13:00-14:30      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room\n08.05.2026          10:30-12:00 and 13:00-14:30      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room \nContent\n\nLong Run Growth\nTechnology\, Human Capital\, and Economic Growth\nInstitutions\, State Formation\, and Economic Growth\nMonetary and Fiscal Policy in the Long Run\n\nCourse requirements\nAttendance at all lectures is mandatory and a prerequisite to take the exam. \nStudents will receive two take-home essays to complete. \nSuggested Reading\n1. Long Run Growth:  \nAcemoglu\, D.\, Johnson\, S.\, & Robinson\, J. A. (2005). Institutions as a Fundamental Cause of Long‑Run Growth. In P. Aghion & S. Durlauf (Eds.)\, Handbook of Economic Growth (Vol. 1A\, pp. 385–472). Elsevier. \nBroadberry S\, Wallis JJ. Growing\, Shrinking\, and Long-Run Economic Performance: Historical Perspectives on Economic Development. The Journal of Economic History. 2025;85(2):505-540. \nGalor\, Oded. “Economic Growth in the Very Long Run.” In The New Palgrave Economics Collection\, 57–67. Cham: Springer\, 2018. \nJones\, Charles I. “The Past and Future of Economic Growth: A Semi‑Endogenous Perspective.” Annual Review of Economics 14 (2022): 125–152. \nJones\, Charles I. The Outlook for Long‑Term Economic Growth. NBER Working Paper 31648\, 2023. http://www.nber.org/papers/w31648. \n2. Technology\, Human Capital\, and Economic Growth \nGoldin\, Claudia. “Human Capital.” In Handbook of Cliometrics\, edited by Claude Diebolt and Michael Haupert\, 55–86. Cham: Springer\, 2016. \nMokyr\, Joel. “Long‑Term Economic Growth and the History of Technology.” In Handbook of Economic Growth\, Vol. 1B\, edited by Philippe Aghion and Steven N. Durlauf\, 1113–1180. Amsterdam: Elsevier\, 2005. \nStockey\, Nancy L. Technology diffusion. Review of Economic Dynamics 42\, 2021\, pp. 15–36. \n3. Institutions\, State Formation and Economic Growth \nAcemoglu\, Daron. “Root Causes: A Historical Approach to Assessing the Role of Institutions in Economic Development.” Finance & Development 40\, no. 2 (2003): 27–30. \nBesley\, Timothy\, and Torsten Persson. “The Origins of State Capacity.” American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings 99\, no. 2 (2009): 121–126. \nDincecco\, Mark. “Fiscal Centralization\, Limited Government\, and Public Revenues in Europe\, 1650–1913.” Journal of Economic History 69\, no. 1 (2009): 48–103. \nJohnson\, Noel D.\, and Mark Koyama. “States and Economic Growth: Capacity and Constraints.” Explorations in Economic History 64 (2017): 1–20. \n4. Monetary and Fiscal Policy in the Long Run \nAuerbach\, Alan J.\, William G. Gale and Benjamin H. Harris. Activist Fiscal Policy. Journal of Economic Perspectives\, 2010\, Vol. 24 (4)\, pp. 141-64. \nBordo\, Michael D. The History of Monetary Policy. In: The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics. Palgrave Macmillan\,3. ed.\, 2018\, pp. 9003-11. \nEichengreen\, Barry. Globalizing Capital: A History of the International Monetary System. 2nd ed. Princeton\, NJ: Princeton University Press\, 2008. \nReinhart\, Carmen M.\, and Kenneth S. Rogoff. “Growth in a Time of Debt.” American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings 100\, no. 2 (2010): 573–578. \nRomer\, Christina D. and David H. Romer. Choosing the Federal Reserve Chair: Lessons from History. Journal of Economic Perspectives\, 2004\, Vol. 18 (1)\, pp. 129-162. \nRegistration\nPlease register for the course until March 31\, 2026 by sending an e-mail to cgde@iwh-halle.de.
URL:https://cgde-home.de/event/institutions-and-growth/2026-05-08/
LOCATION:Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) – Member of the Leibniz Association\, Leipziger Straße 100\, 06108 Halle (Saale)\, conference room\, 3rd floor\, Leipziger Strasse 100\, Halle (Saale)\, Saxony-Anhalt\, 06108\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Special Courses
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SUMMARY:Econometrics III
DESCRIPTION:Course type\nIWH-DPE Foundation Course\, CGDE First-year Course \nLecturers\nProfessor Dr Julia Schaumburg (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) and Professor Dr Sabrina Jeworrek (IWH and Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg) \nSummary\nThis is the third course of the first-year triple sequence in Econometrics. \nIn the first part\, students learn about maximum likelihood-based estimation and testing of parametric models. The general theory is discussed alongside examples of linear and nonlinear models. It also covers econometric models for binary outcomes\, including empirical examples from economics and business. \nIn the second part\, students are introduced into the statistical aspects of an experimental design and become acquainted with randomization techniques and power analyses. The major part of the lecture period\, however\, will be used to develop an understanding for how to handle an experimental dataset. Specifically\, students will learn how to test for treatment effects using parametric and non-parametric tests\, how (and when) to use regression analyses and what is special about repeated games and within-subject designs. \nSchedule\n13.04.2026          10:30-12:00 and 13:00-14:30      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room\n27.04.2026          10:30-12:00 and 13:00-14:30      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room\n12.05.2026          10:30-12:00 and 13:00-14:30      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room\n19.05.2026          10:30-12:00 and 13:00-14:30      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room \nContent\n1. Maximum Likelihood Estimation\n2. Binary Outcomes\n3a. Experimetrics: Experimental Design Issues\n3b. Experimetrics: Analysing the Data \nCourse requirements\nAttendance at all lectures is mandatory and a prerequisite to submit solutions for the assignments. \nStudents will receive a total of three problem sets\, each to be solved within two weeks. Course completion requires passing of all assignments. \nRequired Reading\n1. Maximum Likelihood Estimation\nMagnus\, J. (2021). Introduction to the theory of econometrics. VU University Press.\nHansen\, B. (2022). Probability and Statistics for Economists. Princeton University Press. \n2. Binary Outcomes\nHansen\, B. (2022). Econometrics. Princeton University Press. \n3. Experimetrics\nMoffatt\, P.G. (2015): Experimetrics: Econometrics for Experimental Economics. Palgrave: London.\nKraska-Miller\, M. (2013): Nonparametric Statistics for Social and Behavioral Sciences. CRC Press: Boca Raton.\nGerber\, A.S. & Green\, D. (2012): Field experiments: Design\, analysis\, and interpretation. W.W. Norton & Company\, Inc.: New York. \nRegistration\nPlease register for the course until March 31\, 2026 by sending an e-mail to cgde@iwh-halle.de.
URL:https://cgde-home.de/event/econometrics-iii/2026-05-12/
LOCATION:Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) – Member of the Leibniz Association\, Leipziger Straße 100\, 06108 Halle (Saale)\, conference room\, 3rd floor\, Leipziger Strasse 100\, Halle (Saale)\, Saxony-Anhalt\, 06108\, Germany
CATEGORIES:First-Year Courses
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SUMMARY:Macroeconomics I
DESCRIPTION:Course type\nIWH-DPE Foundation Course\, CGDE First-year Course \nLecturers\nProfessor Dr Thomas Steger (UL) and Professor Dr Martin Hänsel (UL) \nSummary\nThis is the first course of the first-year triple sequence in Macroeconomics. \nThe focus of this course is on the foundations of modern macroeconomic analysis using dynamic models. It introduces core tools such as recursive methods\, infinite-horizon models\, and competitive equilibria. It also discusses welfare implications of market outcomes. The main topics include economic growth and sustainability\, including climate change. \nSchedule\n07.04.2026      10:30-12:00 and 13:00-14:30      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room\n20.04.2026      10:30-12:00 and 13:00-14:30      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room\n04.05.2026      10:30-12:00 and 13:00-14:30      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room\n18.05.2026      10:30-12:00 and 13:00-14:30      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room \nContent\n\nDynamic Optimization\nDynamic Competitive Equilibrium & Welfare\nGrowth\nSustainability\n\nCourse requirements\nAttendance at all lectures is mandatory and a prerequisite for examination. \nCourse grading will be based on three problem sets corresponding to Sections 2\, 3\, and 4. Students may complete the problem sets in groups of two. They may present their solutions either in class or in a separate Zoom session. \nRequired Reading\n1. Dynamic Optimization\nAzzimonti\, M.\, Krusell\, P.\, McKay\, A. & Mukoyama\, T. (2025). Macroeconomics. Chapter 4. https://phdmacrobook.org/ \n2. Dynamic Competitive Equilibrium & Welfare\nAzzimonti\, M.\, Krusell\, P.\, McKay\, A. & Mukoyama\, T. (2025). Macroeconomics. Chapters 5-6. https://phdmacrobook.org/ \n3. Growth\nAzzimonti\, M.\, Krusell\, P.\, McKay\, A. & Mukoyama\, T. (2025). Macroeconomics. Chapter 13. https://phdmacrobook.org/ \n4. Sustainability\nAzzimonti\, M.\, Krusell\, P.\, McKay\, A. & Mukoyama\, T. (2025). Macroeconomics. Chapter 25. https://phdmacrobook.org/ \nRegistration\nPlease register for the course until March 31\, 2026 by sending an e-mail to cgde@iwh-halle.de.
URL:https://cgde-home.de/event/macroeconomics-i/2026-05-18/
LOCATION:Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) – Member of the Leibniz Association\, Leipziger Straße 100\, 06108 Halle (Saale)\, conference room\, 3rd floor\, Leipziger Strasse 100\, Halle (Saale)\, Saxony-Anhalt\, 06108\, Germany
CATEGORIES:First-Year Courses
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SUMMARY:Econometrics III
DESCRIPTION:Course type\nIWH-DPE Foundation Course\, CGDE First-year Course \nLecturers\nProfessor Dr Julia Schaumburg (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) and Professor Dr Sabrina Jeworrek (IWH and Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg) \nSummary\nThis is the third course of the first-year triple sequence in Econometrics. \nIn the first part\, students learn about maximum likelihood-based estimation and testing of parametric models. The general theory is discussed alongside examples of linear and nonlinear models. It also covers econometric models for binary outcomes\, including empirical examples from economics and business. \nIn the second part\, students are introduced into the statistical aspects of an experimental design and become acquainted with randomization techniques and power analyses. The major part of the lecture period\, however\, will be used to develop an understanding for how to handle an experimental dataset. Specifically\, students will learn how to test for treatment effects using parametric and non-parametric tests\, how (and when) to use regression analyses and what is special about repeated games and within-subject designs. \nSchedule\n13.04.2026          10:30-12:00 and 13:00-14:30      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room\n27.04.2026          10:30-12:00 and 13:00-14:30      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room\n12.05.2026          10:30-12:00 and 13:00-14:30      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room\n19.05.2026          10:30-12:00 and 13:00-14:30      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room \nContent\n1. Maximum Likelihood Estimation\n2. Binary Outcomes\n3a. Experimetrics: Experimental Design Issues\n3b. Experimetrics: Analysing the Data \nCourse requirements\nAttendance at all lectures is mandatory and a prerequisite to submit solutions for the assignments. \nStudents will receive a total of three problem sets\, each to be solved within two weeks. Course completion requires passing of all assignments. \nRequired Reading\n1. Maximum Likelihood Estimation\nMagnus\, J. (2021). Introduction to the theory of econometrics. VU University Press.\nHansen\, B. (2022). Probability and Statistics for Economists. Princeton University Press. \n2. Binary Outcomes\nHansen\, B. (2022). Econometrics. Princeton University Press. \n3. Experimetrics\nMoffatt\, P.G. (2015): Experimetrics: Econometrics for Experimental Economics. Palgrave: London.\nKraska-Miller\, M. (2013): Nonparametric Statistics for Social and Behavioral Sciences. CRC Press: Boca Raton.\nGerber\, A.S. & Green\, D. (2012): Field experiments: Design\, analysis\, and interpretation. W.W. Norton & Company\, Inc.: New York. \nRegistration\nPlease register for the course until March 31\, 2026 by sending an e-mail to cgde@iwh-halle.de.
URL:https://cgde-home.de/event/econometrics-iii/2026-05-19/
LOCATION:Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) – Member of the Leibniz Association\, Leipziger Straße 100\, 06108 Halle (Saale)\, conference room\, 3rd floor\, Leipziger Strasse 100\, Halle (Saale)\, Saxony-Anhalt\, 06108\, Germany
CATEGORIES:First-Year Courses
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SUMMARY:Entrepreneurial Finance
DESCRIPTION:Course type\nIWH-DPE Elective Course (Banking & Finance Topic Track) \nLecturer\nProfessor Merih Sevilir\, PhD (IWH\, ESMT Berlin) \nSummary\nThis course provides a broad view of entrepreneurial finance and venture capital (VC)-backed startups (also referred to as high-growth and high-impact startups). It aims to facilitate an understanding of how entrepreneurs raise financing from investors\, how investors select startups\, and how financing contributes to a startup’s success. It discusses the contribution of VC- backed startups to the economy\, society and well-being of people. \nThe course also encourages critical reflection and discussion on the nuanced nature of success in entrepreneurship. It explores how the definition of success is often ambiguous and multidimensional\, making it challenging to clearly distinguish between success and failure. Students will be invited to brainstorm and debate different perspectives on what constitutes entrepreneurial success\, considering financial outcomes\, social impact\, personal fulfillment\, and long-term sustainability. \nSchedule\n08.04.2026          10:30-12:00         IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room\n22.04.2026          10:30-12:00         IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room\n06.05.2026          10:30-12:00         IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room\n20.05.2026          10:30-12:00         IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room \nContent\n\nWhat is entrepreneurial finance?\nStaged Financing and Allocation of Control Rights in Entrepreneurial Finance\nWhat do venture capitalists do?\nExit and Scaleup of Startups\n\nCourse requirements\nAttendance at all lectures is mandatory and a prerequisite to take the exam. \nAt the end of the course\, the participants will be provided with a list of published and recent working papers on the broad topic of entrepreneurial finance. Each participant will choose a paper based on his/her interest and provide a critical assessment of the paper. \nRequired Reading\n1. What is entrepreneurial finance? \nLerner\, J. and Nanda\, R. (2020). Venture Capital’s Role in Financing Innovation: What We Know and How Much We Still Need to Learn. Journal of Economic Perspectives. 34(3)\, 237-261. \n2. Staged Financing and Allocation of Control Rights in Entrepreneurial Finance \nGompers\, P. A. (1995). Optimal Investment\, Monitoring\, and the Staging of Venture Capital. Journal of Finance. 50(5)\, 1461–1489. \nEwens\, M. and Malenko\, N. (2020). Board Dynamics over the Startup Life Cycle. \n3. What do venture capitalists do? \nHellmann\, T. and Puri\, M. (2002). Venture Capital and the Professionalization of Start-up Firms: Empirical Evidence. Journal of Finance. 57(1)\, 169–197. \nBernstein\, S.\, Giroud\, X. and Townsend\, R. R. (2016). The Impact of Venture Capital Monitoring. Journal of Finance. 71(4)\, 1591–1622. \n4. Exit and Scaleup of Startups \nBernstein\, S. (2022). The Effects of Public and Private Equity Markets on Firm Behavior. Annual Review of Financial Economics. 14(1)\, 295-318. \nRegistration\nPlease register for the course until March 31\, 2026 by sending an e-mail to cgde@iwh-halle.de.
URL:https://cgde-home.de/event/entrepreneurial-finance/2026-05-20/
LOCATION:Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) – Member of the Leibniz Association\, Leipziger Straße 100\, 06108 Halle (Saale)\, conference room\, 3rd floor\, Leipziger Strasse 100\, Halle (Saale)\, Saxony-Anhalt\, 06108\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Special Courses
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260601T143000
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SUMMARY:Macroeconomics II
DESCRIPTION:Course type\nIWH-DPE Foundation Course\, CGDE First-year Course \nLecturers\nProfessor Dr Roland Winkler (FSU) \nSummary\nThis is the second course of the first-year triple sequence in Macroeconomics. \nThe course introduces students to modern dynamic macroeconomic models used to analyze business cycle fluctuations\, fiscal and monetary policy\, and labor market dynamics. \nThe first part introduces the real business cycle (RBC) paradigm\, beginning with key empirical facts about aggregate fluctuations and co-movement patterns\, and develops the baseline stochastic dynamic general equilibrium (DSGE) model\, which attributes macroeconomic fluctuations to exogenous technology shocks. It then incorporate the government into the macroeconomic framework and analyzes the economic effects of taxation and debt\, and introduces the theory of optimal taxation. The third part develops the New Keynesian model to understand the effects of monetary policy and its role as a tool for macroeconomic stabilization. Finally\, the course examines unemployment and labor market frictions through the search and matching model and the Shimer puzzle. \nSchedule\n01.06.2026          10:30-12:00 and 13:00-14:30      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room\n15.06.2026          10:30-12:00 and 13:00-14:30      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room\n29.06.2026          10:30-12:00 and 13:00-14:30      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room\n13.07.2026          10:30-12:00 and 13:00-14:30      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room \nContent\n\nReal Business Cycles\nGovernment and Public Policy\nNominal Frictions and Business Cycles\nFrictional Labor Markets\n\nCourse requirements\nAttendance at all lectures is mandatory and a prerequisite to submit solutions for the assignments. \nAfter each session\, students will be assigned a task\, which must be submitted within two weeks. To successfully complete the course\, students must pass at least three out of four assignments. \nRequired Reading\n1. Real Business Cycles\nAzzimonti\, M.\, Krusell\, P.\, McKay\, A. & Mukoyama\, T. (2025). Macroeconomics. Chapter 14. https://phdmacrobook.org/ \n2. Government and Public Policy\nAzzimonti\, M.\, Krusell\, P.\, McKay\, A. & Mukoyama\, T. (2025). Macroeconomics. Chapters 15. https://phdmacrobook.org/ \n3. Nominal Frictions and Business Cycles\nAzzimonti\, M.\, Krusell\, P.\, McKay\, A. & Mukoyama\, T. (2025). Macroeconomics. Chapter 18. https://phdmacrobook.org/ \nGali\, J. (2015). Monetary Policy\, Inflation\, and the Business Cycle: An Introduction to the New Keynesian Framework and Its Applications. Second Edition. Princeton University Press. \n4. Frictional Labor Markets\nAzzimonti\, M.\, Krusell\, P.\, McKay\, A. & Mukoyama\, T. (2025). Macroeconomics. Chapter 20. https://phdmacrobook.org/ \nRegistration\nPlease register for the course until March 31\, 2026 by sending an e-mail to cgde@iwh-halle.de.
URL:https://cgde-home.de/event/macroeconomics-ii/2026-06-01/
LOCATION:Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) – Member of the Leibniz Association\, Leipziger Straße 100\, 06108 Halle (Saale)\, conference room\, 3rd floor\, Leipziger Strasse 100\, Halle (Saale)\, Saxony-Anhalt\, 06108\, Germany
CATEGORIES:First-Year Courses
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SUMMARY:Microeconomics III
DESCRIPTION:Course type\nIWH-DPE Foundation Course\, CGDE First-year Course \nLecturer\nProfessor Dr Daniel Streitz (IWH and Friedrich Schiller University Jena) \nSummary\nThis is the third course of the first-year triple sequence in Microeconomics. \nThis course provides students with a thorough understanding of two key frictions that are central to the financing of corporations as well as in many other economic settings: moral hazard and asymmetric information. The course will also cover the effects of (outside) monitoring on firms and the allocation of control rights across claim holders. The course will conclude with a discussion of macroeconomic implications\, and\, if time permits\, a session on ESG. \nSchedule\n08.06.2026          10:30-12:00 and 13:00-15:30      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room\n22.06.2026          10:30-12:00 and 13:00-15:30      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room\n06.07.2026          10:30-12:00 and 13:00-15:30      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room \nContent\n\nAn Economic Overview of Corporate Institutions\nMoral Hazard\nAsymmetric Information\nMonitoring and Control Rights\nMacroeconomic Implications\nSustainable Finance\n\nCourse requirements\nAttendance at all lectures is mandatory and a prerequisite to take the final exam. \nCourse completion requires passing of a written in-person exam. \nRequired Reading\n1. An Economic Overview of Corporate Institutions\nTirole\, J. (2006). The Theory of Corporate Finance. Princeton University Press. Chapters 1 and 2. \n2. Moral Hazard\nTirole\, J. (2006). The Theory of Corporate Finance. Princeton University Press. Chapters 3 and 4. \n3. Asymmetric Information\nTirole\, J. (2006). The Theory of Corporate Finance. Princeton University Press. Chapter 6. \n4. Monitoring and Control Rights \nTirole\, J. (2006). The Theory of Corporate Finance. Princeton University Press. Chapters 8.1-8.2\, 9.1-9.2 & 10.1-10.2. \n5. Macroeconomic Implications \nTirole\, J. (2006). The Theory of Corporate Finance. Princeton University Press. Chapters 13.1-13.3. \n6. Sustainable Finance \nOehmke\, M. & Opp\, M. M. (2025). A Theory of Socially Responsible Investment. Review of Economic Studies\, 92(2)\, 1193-1225. \n(Optional) background on principal agent models \nLaffont\, J.-J. & Martimort\, D. (2002). The Theory of Incentives: The Principal-Agent Model. Princeton University Press. \nRegistration\nPlease register for the course until May 31\, 2026 by sending an e-mail to cgde@iwh-halle.de.
URL:https://cgde-home.de/event/microeconomics-iii/2026-06-08/
LOCATION:Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) – Member of the Leibniz Association\, Leipziger Straße 100\, 06108 Halle (Saale)\, conference room\, 3rd floor\, Leipziger Strasse 100\, Halle (Saale)\, Saxony-Anhalt\, 06108\, Germany
CATEGORIES:First-Year Courses
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SUMMARY:Macroeconomics II
DESCRIPTION:Course type\nIWH-DPE Foundation Course\, CGDE First-year Course \nLecturers\nProfessor Dr Roland Winkler (FSU) \nSummary\nThis is the second course of the first-year triple sequence in Macroeconomics. \nThe course introduces students to modern dynamic macroeconomic models used to analyze business cycle fluctuations\, fiscal and monetary policy\, and labor market dynamics. \nThe first part introduces the real business cycle (RBC) paradigm\, beginning with key empirical facts about aggregate fluctuations and co-movement patterns\, and develops the baseline stochastic dynamic general equilibrium (DSGE) model\, which attributes macroeconomic fluctuations to exogenous technology shocks. It then incorporate the government into the macroeconomic framework and analyzes the economic effects of taxation and debt\, and introduces the theory of optimal taxation. The third part develops the New Keynesian model to understand the effects of monetary policy and its role as a tool for macroeconomic stabilization. Finally\, the course examines unemployment and labor market frictions through the search and matching model and the Shimer puzzle. \nSchedule\n01.06.2026          10:30-12:00 and 13:00-14:30      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room\n15.06.2026          10:30-12:00 and 13:00-14:30      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room\n29.06.2026          10:30-12:00 and 13:00-14:30      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room\n13.07.2026          10:30-12:00 and 13:00-14:30      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room \nContent\n\nReal Business Cycles\nGovernment and Public Policy\nNominal Frictions and Business Cycles\nFrictional Labor Markets\n\nCourse requirements\nAttendance at all lectures is mandatory and a prerequisite to submit solutions for the assignments. \nAfter each session\, students will be assigned a task\, which must be submitted within two weeks. To successfully complete the course\, students must pass at least three out of four assignments. \nRequired Reading\n1. Real Business Cycles\nAzzimonti\, M.\, Krusell\, P.\, McKay\, A. & Mukoyama\, T. (2025). Macroeconomics. Chapter 14. https://phdmacrobook.org/ \n2. Government and Public Policy\nAzzimonti\, M.\, Krusell\, P.\, McKay\, A. & Mukoyama\, T. (2025). Macroeconomics. Chapters 15. https://phdmacrobook.org/ \n3. Nominal Frictions and Business Cycles\nAzzimonti\, M.\, Krusell\, P.\, McKay\, A. & Mukoyama\, T. (2025). Macroeconomics. Chapter 18. https://phdmacrobook.org/ \nGali\, J. (2015). Monetary Policy\, Inflation\, and the Business Cycle: An Introduction to the New Keynesian Framework and Its Applications. Second Edition. Princeton University Press. \n4. Frictional Labor Markets\nAzzimonti\, M.\, Krusell\, P.\, McKay\, A. & Mukoyama\, T. (2025). Macroeconomics. Chapter 20. https://phdmacrobook.org/ \nRegistration\nPlease register for the course until March 31\, 2026 by sending an e-mail to cgde@iwh-halle.de.
URL:https://cgde-home.de/event/macroeconomics-ii/2026-06-15/
LOCATION:Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) – Member of the Leibniz Association\, Leipziger Straße 100\, 06108 Halle (Saale)\, conference room\, 3rd floor\, Leipziger Strasse 100\, Halle (Saale)\, Saxony-Anhalt\, 06108\, Germany
CATEGORIES:First-Year Courses
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SUMMARY:Microeconomics III
DESCRIPTION:Course type\nIWH-DPE Foundation Course\, CGDE First-year Course \nLecturer\nProfessor Dr Daniel Streitz (IWH and Friedrich Schiller University Jena) \nSummary\nThis is the third course of the first-year triple sequence in Microeconomics. \nThis course provides students with a thorough understanding of two key frictions that are central to the financing of corporations as well as in many other economic settings: moral hazard and asymmetric information. The course will also cover the effects of (outside) monitoring on firms and the allocation of control rights across claim holders. The course will conclude with a discussion of macroeconomic implications\, and\, if time permits\, a session on ESG. \nSchedule\n08.06.2026          10:30-12:00 and 13:00-15:30      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room\n22.06.2026          10:30-12:00 and 13:00-15:30      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room\n06.07.2026          10:30-12:00 and 13:00-15:30      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room \nContent\n\nAn Economic Overview of Corporate Institutions\nMoral Hazard\nAsymmetric Information\nMonitoring and Control Rights\nMacroeconomic Implications\nSustainable Finance\n\nCourse requirements\nAttendance at all lectures is mandatory and a prerequisite to take the final exam. \nCourse completion requires passing of a written in-person exam. \nRequired Reading\n1. An Economic Overview of Corporate Institutions\nTirole\, J. (2006). The Theory of Corporate Finance. Princeton University Press. Chapters 1 and 2. \n2. Moral Hazard\nTirole\, J. (2006). The Theory of Corporate Finance. Princeton University Press. Chapters 3 and 4. \n3. Asymmetric Information\nTirole\, J. (2006). The Theory of Corporate Finance. Princeton University Press. Chapter 6. \n4. Monitoring and Control Rights \nTirole\, J. (2006). The Theory of Corporate Finance. Princeton University Press. Chapters 8.1-8.2\, 9.1-9.2 & 10.1-10.2. \n5. Macroeconomic Implications \nTirole\, J. (2006). The Theory of Corporate Finance. Princeton University Press. Chapters 13.1-13.3. \n6. Sustainable Finance \nOehmke\, M. & Opp\, M. M. (2025). A Theory of Socially Responsible Investment. Review of Economic Studies\, 92(2)\, 1193-1225. \n(Optional) background on principal agent models \nLaffont\, J.-J. & Martimort\, D. (2002). The Theory of Incentives: The Principal-Agent Model. Princeton University Press. \nRegistration\nPlease register for the course until May 31\, 2026 by sending an e-mail to cgde@iwh-halle.de.
URL:https://cgde-home.de/event/microeconomics-iii/2026-06-22/
LOCATION:Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) – Member of the Leibniz Association\, Leipziger Straße 100\, 06108 Halle (Saale)\, conference room\, 3rd floor\, Leipziger Strasse 100\, Halle (Saale)\, Saxony-Anhalt\, 06108\, Germany
CATEGORIES:First-Year Courses
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SUMMARY:Macroeconomics II
DESCRIPTION:Course type\nIWH-DPE Foundation Course\, CGDE First-year Course \nLecturers\nProfessor Dr Roland Winkler (FSU) \nSummary\nThis is the second course of the first-year triple sequence in Macroeconomics. \nThe course introduces students to modern dynamic macroeconomic models used to analyze business cycle fluctuations\, fiscal and monetary policy\, and labor market dynamics. \nThe first part introduces the real business cycle (RBC) paradigm\, beginning with key empirical facts about aggregate fluctuations and co-movement patterns\, and develops the baseline stochastic dynamic general equilibrium (DSGE) model\, which attributes macroeconomic fluctuations to exogenous technology shocks. It then incorporate the government into the macroeconomic framework and analyzes the economic effects of taxation and debt\, and introduces the theory of optimal taxation. The third part develops the New Keynesian model to understand the effects of monetary policy and its role as a tool for macroeconomic stabilization. Finally\, the course examines unemployment and labor market frictions through the search and matching model and the Shimer puzzle. \nSchedule\n01.06.2026          10:30-12:00 and 13:00-14:30      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room\n15.06.2026          10:30-12:00 and 13:00-14:30      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room\n29.06.2026          10:30-12:00 and 13:00-14:30      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room\n13.07.2026          10:30-12:00 and 13:00-14:30      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room \nContent\n\nReal Business Cycles\nGovernment and Public Policy\nNominal Frictions and Business Cycles\nFrictional Labor Markets\n\nCourse requirements\nAttendance at all lectures is mandatory and a prerequisite to submit solutions for the assignments. \nAfter each session\, students will be assigned a task\, which must be submitted within two weeks. To successfully complete the course\, students must pass at least three out of four assignments. \nRequired Reading\n1. Real Business Cycles\nAzzimonti\, M.\, Krusell\, P.\, McKay\, A. & Mukoyama\, T. (2025). Macroeconomics. Chapter 14. https://phdmacrobook.org/ \n2. Government and Public Policy\nAzzimonti\, M.\, Krusell\, P.\, McKay\, A. & Mukoyama\, T. (2025). Macroeconomics. Chapters 15. https://phdmacrobook.org/ \n3. Nominal Frictions and Business Cycles\nAzzimonti\, M.\, Krusell\, P.\, McKay\, A. & Mukoyama\, T. (2025). Macroeconomics. Chapter 18. https://phdmacrobook.org/ \nGali\, J. (2015). Monetary Policy\, Inflation\, and the Business Cycle: An Introduction to the New Keynesian Framework and Its Applications. Second Edition. Princeton University Press. \n4. Frictional Labor Markets\nAzzimonti\, M.\, Krusell\, P.\, McKay\, A. & Mukoyama\, T. (2025). Macroeconomics. Chapter 20. https://phdmacrobook.org/ \nRegistration\nPlease register for the course until March 31\, 2026 by sending an e-mail to cgde@iwh-halle.de.
URL:https://cgde-home.de/event/macroeconomics-ii/2026-06-29/
LOCATION:Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) – Member of the Leibniz Association\, Leipziger Straße 100\, 06108 Halle (Saale)\, conference room\, 3rd floor\, Leipziger Strasse 100\, Halle (Saale)\, Saxony-Anhalt\, 06108\, Germany
CATEGORIES:First-Year Courses
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SUMMARY:Microeconomics III
DESCRIPTION:Course type\nIWH-DPE Foundation Course\, CGDE First-year Course \nLecturer\nProfessor Dr Daniel Streitz (IWH and Friedrich Schiller University Jena) \nSummary\nThis is the third course of the first-year triple sequence in Microeconomics. \nThis course provides students with a thorough understanding of two key frictions that are central to the financing of corporations as well as in many other economic settings: moral hazard and asymmetric information. The course will also cover the effects of (outside) monitoring on firms and the allocation of control rights across claim holders. The course will conclude with a discussion of macroeconomic implications\, and\, if time permits\, a session on ESG. \nSchedule\n08.06.2026          10:30-12:00 and 13:00-15:30      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room\n22.06.2026          10:30-12:00 and 13:00-15:30      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room\n06.07.2026          10:30-12:00 and 13:00-15:30      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room \nContent\n\nAn Economic Overview of Corporate Institutions\nMoral Hazard\nAsymmetric Information\nMonitoring and Control Rights\nMacroeconomic Implications\nSustainable Finance\n\nCourse requirements\nAttendance at all lectures is mandatory and a prerequisite to take the final exam. \nCourse completion requires passing of a written in-person exam. \nRequired Reading\n1. An Economic Overview of Corporate Institutions\nTirole\, J. (2006). The Theory of Corporate Finance. Princeton University Press. Chapters 1 and 2. \n2. Moral Hazard\nTirole\, J. (2006). The Theory of Corporate Finance. Princeton University Press. Chapters 3 and 4. \n3. Asymmetric Information\nTirole\, J. (2006). The Theory of Corporate Finance. Princeton University Press. Chapter 6. \n4. Monitoring and Control Rights \nTirole\, J. (2006). The Theory of Corporate Finance. Princeton University Press. Chapters 8.1-8.2\, 9.1-9.2 & 10.1-10.2. \n5. Macroeconomic Implications \nTirole\, J. (2006). The Theory of Corporate Finance. Princeton University Press. Chapters 13.1-13.3. \n6. Sustainable Finance \nOehmke\, M. & Opp\, M. M. (2025). A Theory of Socially Responsible Investment. Review of Economic Studies\, 92(2)\, 1193-1225. \n(Optional) background on principal agent models \nLaffont\, J.-J. & Martimort\, D. (2002). The Theory of Incentives: The Principal-Agent Model. Princeton University Press. \nRegistration\nPlease register for the course until May 31\, 2026 by sending an e-mail to cgde@iwh-halle.de.
URL:https://cgde-home.de/event/microeconomics-iii/2026-07-06/
LOCATION:Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) – Member of the Leibniz Association\, Leipziger Straße 100\, 06108 Halle (Saale)\, conference room\, 3rd floor\, Leipziger Strasse 100\, Halle (Saale)\, Saxony-Anhalt\, 06108\, Germany
CATEGORIES:First-Year Courses
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SUMMARY:Macroeconomics II
DESCRIPTION:Course type\nIWH-DPE Foundation Course\, CGDE First-year Course \nLecturers\nProfessor Dr Roland Winkler (FSU) \nSummary\nThis is the second course of the first-year triple sequence in Macroeconomics. \nThe course introduces students to modern dynamic macroeconomic models used to analyze business cycle fluctuations\, fiscal and monetary policy\, and labor market dynamics. \nThe first part introduces the real business cycle (RBC) paradigm\, beginning with key empirical facts about aggregate fluctuations and co-movement patterns\, and develops the baseline stochastic dynamic general equilibrium (DSGE) model\, which attributes macroeconomic fluctuations to exogenous technology shocks. It then incorporate the government into the macroeconomic framework and analyzes the economic effects of taxation and debt\, and introduces the theory of optimal taxation. The third part develops the New Keynesian model to understand the effects of monetary policy and its role as a tool for macroeconomic stabilization. Finally\, the course examines unemployment and labor market frictions through the search and matching model and the Shimer puzzle. \nSchedule\n01.06.2026          10:30-12:00 and 13:00-14:30      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room\n15.06.2026          10:30-12:00 and 13:00-14:30      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room\n29.06.2026          10:30-12:00 and 13:00-14:30      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room\n13.07.2026          10:30-12:00 and 13:00-14:30      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room \nContent\n\nReal Business Cycles\nGovernment and Public Policy\nNominal Frictions and Business Cycles\nFrictional Labor Markets\n\nCourse requirements\nAttendance at all lectures is mandatory and a prerequisite to submit solutions for the assignments. \nAfter each session\, students will be assigned a task\, which must be submitted within two weeks. To successfully complete the course\, students must pass at least three out of four assignments. \nRequired Reading\n1. Real Business Cycles\nAzzimonti\, M.\, Krusell\, P.\, McKay\, A. & Mukoyama\, T. (2025). Macroeconomics. Chapter 14. https://phdmacrobook.org/ \n2. Government and Public Policy\nAzzimonti\, M.\, Krusell\, P.\, McKay\, A. & Mukoyama\, T. (2025). Macroeconomics. Chapters 15. https://phdmacrobook.org/ \n3. Nominal Frictions and Business Cycles\nAzzimonti\, M.\, Krusell\, P.\, McKay\, A. & Mukoyama\, T. (2025). Macroeconomics. Chapter 18. https://phdmacrobook.org/ \nGali\, J. (2015). Monetary Policy\, Inflation\, and the Business Cycle: An Introduction to the New Keynesian Framework and Its Applications. Second Edition. Princeton University Press. \n4. Frictional Labor Markets\nAzzimonti\, M.\, Krusell\, P.\, McKay\, A. & Mukoyama\, T. (2025). Macroeconomics. Chapter 20. https://phdmacrobook.org/ \nRegistration\nPlease register for the course until March 31\, 2026 by sending an e-mail to cgde@iwh-halle.de.
URL:https://cgde-home.de/event/macroeconomics-ii/2026-07-13/
LOCATION:Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) – Member of the Leibniz Association\, Leipziger Straße 100\, 06108 Halle (Saale)\, conference room\, 3rd floor\, Leipziger Strasse 100\, Halle (Saale)\, Saxony-Anhalt\, 06108\, Germany
CATEGORIES:First-Year Courses
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SUMMARY:Macroeconomics III
DESCRIPTION:Course type\nIWH-DPE Foundation Course\, CGDE First-year Course \nLecturers\nProfessor Dr Matthias Meier (U Mannheim) and Professor Dr Malte Rieth (MLU) \nSummary\nThis is the third course of the first-year triple sequence in Macroeconomics. \nThe focus of the first part of this course is on the implications of heterogeneous agents in macroeconomics. In doing so\, this course introduces basic tools of modern macroeconomics and discusses various applications. The main topics of this course are consumption and savings choices by households and investment choices by firms\, with a particular emphasis on the role of imperfect credit markets for both households and firms. The course aims to connect tightly with empirical evidence and to analyze the scope for government interventions. \nThe second part of the course introduces basic concepts of time series analysis\, including short examples and applications to illustrate the statistical concepts. We first cover univariate time series\, focusing on stationary and a short treatment of non-stationary data. We then consider multivariate time series models in the form of vector autoregressions in both reduced form and structural form. \nSchedule\n16.10.2026          09:30-11:00 and 13:30-15:00      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room\n30.10.2026          09:30-11:00 and 13:30-15:00      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room\n13.11.2026          10:30-12:00 and 12:30-14:00      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room\n27.11.2026          10:30-12:00 and 12:30-14:00      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room \nContent\n\nCredit Market Frictions\nHeterogeneous Consumers\nHeterogeneous Firms\nTime Series\n\nCourse requirements\nAttendance at all lectures is mandatory and a prerequisite to take the exam. \nInformation on examination and grading regulations will be provided in the first half of 2026. \nRequired Reading\n1. Credit Market Frictions\nAzzimonti\, M.\, Krusell\, P.\, McKay\, A. & Mukoyama\, T. (2025). Macroeconomics. Chapter 4. https://phdmacrobook.org/ \n2 Heterogeneous Consumers\nAzzimonti\, M.\, Krusell\, P.\, McKay\, A. & Mukoyama\, T. (2025). Macroeconomics. Chapter 4. https://phdmacrobook.org/ \n3. Heterogeneous Firms\nAzzimonti\, M.\, Krusell\, P.\, McKay\, A. & Mukoyama\, T. (2025). Macroeconomics. Chapter 4. https://phdmacrobook.org/ \n4. Time Series\nHamilton\, J. (1994). Time Series Analysis. Princeton University Press. \nEnders\, W. (2004). Applied Econometric Time Series. 2nd Edition. Wiley. \nLütkepohl\, H. (2005). New Introduction to Multiple Time Series Analysis. Springer. \nKilian\, L.\, Lütkepohl\, H. (2017). Structural Vector Autoregressive Analysis. Cambridge University Press. \nRegistration\nPlease register for the course until August 31\, 2026 by sending an e-mail to cgde@iwh-halle.de.
URL:https://cgde-home.de/event/macroeconomics-iii/2026-10-16/
LOCATION:Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) – Member of the Leibniz Association\, Leipziger Straße 100\, 06108 Halle (Saale)\, conference room\, 3rd floor\, Leipziger Strasse 100\, Halle (Saale)\, Saxony-Anhalt\, 06108\, Germany
CATEGORIES:First-Year Courses
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SUMMARY:Macroeconomics III
DESCRIPTION:Course type\nIWH-DPE Foundation Course\, CGDE First-year Course \nLecturers\nProfessor Dr Matthias Meier (U Mannheim) and Professor Dr Malte Rieth (MLU) \nSummary\nThis is the third course of the first-year triple sequence in Macroeconomics. \nThe focus of the first part of this course is on the implications of heterogeneous agents in macroeconomics. In doing so\, this course introduces basic tools of modern macroeconomics and discusses various applications. The main topics of this course are consumption and savings choices by households and investment choices by firms\, with a particular emphasis on the role of imperfect credit markets for both households and firms. The course aims to connect tightly with empirical evidence and to analyze the scope for government interventions. \nThe second part of the course introduces basic concepts of time series analysis\, including short examples and applications to illustrate the statistical concepts. We first cover univariate time series\, focusing on stationary and a short treatment of non-stationary data. We then consider multivariate time series models in the form of vector autoregressions in both reduced form and structural form. \nSchedule\n16.10.2026          09:30-11:00 and 13:30-15:00      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room\n30.10.2026          09:30-11:00 and 13:30-15:00      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room\n13.11.2026          10:30-12:00 and 12:30-14:00      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room\n27.11.2026          10:30-12:00 and 12:30-14:00      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room \nContent\n\nCredit Market Frictions\nHeterogeneous Consumers\nHeterogeneous Firms\nTime Series\n\nCourse requirements\nAttendance at all lectures is mandatory and a prerequisite to take the exam. \nInformation on examination and grading regulations will be provided in the first half of 2026. \nRequired Reading\n1. Credit Market Frictions\nAzzimonti\, M.\, Krusell\, P.\, McKay\, A. & Mukoyama\, T. (2025). Macroeconomics. Chapter 4. https://phdmacrobook.org/ \n2 Heterogeneous Consumers\nAzzimonti\, M.\, Krusell\, P.\, McKay\, A. & Mukoyama\, T. (2025). Macroeconomics. Chapter 4. https://phdmacrobook.org/ \n3. Heterogeneous Firms\nAzzimonti\, M.\, Krusell\, P.\, McKay\, A. & Mukoyama\, T. (2025). Macroeconomics. Chapter 4. https://phdmacrobook.org/ \n4. Time Series\nHamilton\, J. (1994). Time Series Analysis. Princeton University Press. \nEnders\, W. (2004). Applied Econometric Time Series. 2nd Edition. Wiley. \nLütkepohl\, H. (2005). New Introduction to Multiple Time Series Analysis. Springer. \nKilian\, L.\, Lütkepohl\, H. (2017). Structural Vector Autoregressive Analysis. Cambridge University Press. \nRegistration\nPlease register for the course until August 31\, 2026 by sending an e-mail to cgde@iwh-halle.de.
URL:https://cgde-home.de/event/macroeconomics-iii/2026-10-30/
LOCATION:Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) – Member of the Leibniz Association\, Leipziger Straße 100\, 06108 Halle (Saale)\, conference room\, 3rd floor\, Leipziger Strasse 100\, Halle (Saale)\, Saxony-Anhalt\, 06108\, Germany
CATEGORIES:First-Year Courses
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ORGANIZER;CN="Professor Dr Matthias Meier":MAILTO:m.meier@uni-mannheim.de
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SUMMARY:Macroeconomics III
DESCRIPTION:Course type\nIWH-DPE Foundation Course\, CGDE First-year Course \nLecturers\nProfessor Dr Matthias Meier (U Mannheim) and Professor Dr Malte Rieth (MLU) \nSummary\nThis is the third course of the first-year triple sequence in Macroeconomics. \nThe focus of the first part of this course is on the implications of heterogeneous agents in macroeconomics. In doing so\, this course introduces basic tools of modern macroeconomics and discusses various applications. The main topics of this course are consumption and savings choices by households and investment choices by firms\, with a particular emphasis on the role of imperfect credit markets for both households and firms. The course aims to connect tightly with empirical evidence and to analyze the scope for government interventions. \nThe second part of the course introduces basic concepts of time series analysis\, including short examples and applications to illustrate the statistical concepts. We first cover univariate time series\, focusing on stationary and a short treatment of non-stationary data. We then consider multivariate time series models in the form of vector autoregressions in both reduced form and structural form. \nSchedule\n16.10.2026          09:30-11:00 and 13:30-15:00      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room\n30.10.2026          09:30-11:00 and 13:30-15:00      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room\n13.11.2026          10:30-12:00 and 12:30-14:00      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room\n27.11.2026          10:30-12:00 and 12:30-14:00      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room \nContent\n\nCredit Market Frictions\nHeterogeneous Consumers\nHeterogeneous Firms\nTime Series\n\nCourse requirements\nAttendance at all lectures is mandatory and a prerequisite to take the exam. \nInformation on examination and grading regulations will be provided in the first half of 2026. \nRequired Reading\n1. Credit Market Frictions\nAzzimonti\, M.\, Krusell\, P.\, McKay\, A. & Mukoyama\, T. (2025). Macroeconomics. Chapter 4. https://phdmacrobook.org/ \n2 Heterogeneous Consumers\nAzzimonti\, M.\, Krusell\, P.\, McKay\, A. & Mukoyama\, T. (2025). Macroeconomics. Chapter 4. https://phdmacrobook.org/ \n3. Heterogeneous Firms\nAzzimonti\, M.\, Krusell\, P.\, McKay\, A. & Mukoyama\, T. (2025). Macroeconomics. Chapter 4. https://phdmacrobook.org/ \n4. Time Series\nHamilton\, J. (1994). Time Series Analysis. Princeton University Press. \nEnders\, W. (2004). Applied Econometric Time Series. 2nd Edition. Wiley. \nLütkepohl\, H. (2005). New Introduction to Multiple Time Series Analysis. Springer. \nKilian\, L.\, Lütkepohl\, H. (2017). Structural Vector Autoregressive Analysis. Cambridge University Press. \nRegistration\nPlease register for the course until August 31\, 2026 by sending an e-mail to cgde@iwh-halle.de.
URL:https://cgde-home.de/event/macroeconomics-iii/2026-11-13/
LOCATION:Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) – Member of the Leibniz Association\, Leipziger Straße 100\, 06108 Halle (Saale)\, conference room\, 3rd floor\, Leipziger Strasse 100\, Halle (Saale)\, Saxony-Anhalt\, 06108\, Germany
CATEGORIES:First-Year Courses
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SUMMARY:Macroeconomics III
DESCRIPTION:Course type\nIWH-DPE Foundation Course\, CGDE First-year Course \nLecturers\nProfessor Dr Matthias Meier (U Mannheim) and Professor Dr Malte Rieth (MLU) \nSummary\nThis is the third course of the first-year triple sequence in Macroeconomics. \nThe focus of the first part of this course is on the implications of heterogeneous agents in macroeconomics. In doing so\, this course introduces basic tools of modern macroeconomics and discusses various applications. The main topics of this course are consumption and savings choices by households and investment choices by firms\, with a particular emphasis on the role of imperfect credit markets for both households and firms. The course aims to connect tightly with empirical evidence and to analyze the scope for government interventions. \nThe second part of the course introduces basic concepts of time series analysis\, including short examples and applications to illustrate the statistical concepts. We first cover univariate time series\, focusing on stationary and a short treatment of non-stationary data. We then consider multivariate time series models in the form of vector autoregressions in both reduced form and structural form. \nSchedule\n16.10.2026          09:30-11:00 and 13:30-15:00      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room\n30.10.2026          09:30-11:00 and 13:30-15:00      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room\n13.11.2026          10:30-12:00 and 12:30-14:00      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room\n27.11.2026          10:30-12:00 and 12:30-14:00      IWH\, Leipziger Str. 100\, 3rd floor\, Conference Room \nContent\n\nCredit Market Frictions\nHeterogeneous Consumers\nHeterogeneous Firms\nTime Series\n\nCourse requirements\nAttendance at all lectures is mandatory and a prerequisite to take the exam. \nInformation on examination and grading regulations will be provided in the first half of 2026. \nRequired Reading\n1. Credit Market Frictions\nAzzimonti\, M.\, Krusell\, P.\, McKay\, A. & Mukoyama\, T. (2025). Macroeconomics. Chapter 4. https://phdmacrobook.org/ \n2 Heterogeneous Consumers\nAzzimonti\, M.\, Krusell\, P.\, McKay\, A. & Mukoyama\, T. (2025). Macroeconomics. Chapter 4. https://phdmacrobook.org/ \n3. Heterogeneous Firms\nAzzimonti\, M.\, Krusell\, P.\, McKay\, A. & Mukoyama\, T. (2025). Macroeconomics. Chapter 4. https://phdmacrobook.org/ \n4. Time Series\nHamilton\, J. (1994). Time Series Analysis. Princeton University Press. \nEnders\, W. (2004). Applied Econometric Time Series. 2nd Edition. Wiley. \nLütkepohl\, H. (2005). New Introduction to Multiple Time Series Analysis. Springer. \nKilian\, L.\, Lütkepohl\, H. (2017). Structural Vector Autoregressive Analysis. Cambridge University Press. \nRegistration\nPlease register for the course until August 31\, 2026 by sending an e-mail to cgde@iwh-halle.de.
URL:https://cgde-home.de/event/macroeconomics-iii/2026-11-27/
LOCATION:Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) – Member of the Leibniz Association\, Leipziger Straße 100\, 06108 Halle (Saale)\, conference room\, 3rd floor\, Leipziger Strasse 100\, Halle (Saale)\, Saxony-Anhalt\, 06108\, Germany
CATEGORIES:First-Year Courses
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SUMMARY:Text Data in Economics
DESCRIPTION:Special Courses\nText Data in Economics \nLecturer\nDr Benjamin Arold (University of Cambridge) \nSummary\nMuch of human knowledge is stored in unstructured formats\, in particular in written text. This course teaches methods to process and analyze text data. The learning goals are to understand the structure and concept text-as-data methods\, and to evaluate the use of text-analysis tools in economics research. The course will conclude with an overview of non-standard data in economics beyond text\, in particular audio data and image data. The course covers 10 topics\, see below. For most topics\, a theoretical lecture will be provided first\, followed by a discussion of a recent research paper in economics/NLP. This paper discussion will be conducted as a collaborative seminar\, where students will take turns to present and discuss the papers. \nSchedule\n05.01.2027: 12:00-16:30\n06.01.2027: 12:00-16:30\n07.01.2027: 12:00-16:30\n08.01.2027: 10:00-14:30 \nVenue\nifo Institute Dresden \nContent\n– Overview\n– Dictionaries\n– Tokenization & Distance\n– Unsupervised and Supervised ML with Text\n– Word Embeddings and Linguistic Parsing\n– Embedding Sequences with Attention\, LLMs\n– Generative AI; and Using Transformers for YOUR Research\n– Image Data in Business & Economics\n– Audio Data in Business & Economics\n– Ethical Considerations \nCourse requirements\nAttendance at all lectures is mandatory and a prerequisite to take the exam. \nThe final assessment consists of a short research paper in which each student develops an original research design using text as data or other non-standard data covered in the course. The paper should state a clear research question\, situate it in the relevant literature\, and outline the proposed empirical design. This includes the data sources\, the text or image or audio processing methods to be used\, the measurement strategy\, and where applicable the identification approach. Students should also reflect on relevant methodological and ethical issues discussed in the course. The focus is on demonstrating a sound understanding of text as data methods and their appropriate use in economic research\, rather than on producing completed empirical results. \nRequired reading\n9 recent scientific papers in applied economics\, using NLP or related methods. The list of papers will be communicated with the students before the course. \nRegistration\nPlease register for the course until November 30\, 2026 by sending an e-mail to: yvonne.bludau@tu-dresden.de \nSubject\nRegistration Text Data in Economics.
URL:https://cgde-home.de/event/special-courses-text-data-in-economics/2027-01-05/
LOCATION:ifo Institute Dresden\, Einsteinstraße 3\, 01069 Dresden\, 01069\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Special Courses
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SUMMARY:Text Data in Economics
DESCRIPTION:Special Courses\nText Data in Economics \nLecturer\nDr Benjamin Arold (University of Cambridge) \nSummary\nMuch of human knowledge is stored in unstructured formats\, in particular in written text. This course teaches methods to process and analyze text data. The learning goals are to understand the structure and concept text-as-data methods\, and to evaluate the use of text-analysis tools in economics research. The course will conclude with an overview of non-standard data in economics beyond text\, in particular audio data and image data. The course covers 10 topics\, see below. For most topics\, a theoretical lecture will be provided first\, followed by a discussion of a recent research paper in economics/NLP. This paper discussion will be conducted as a collaborative seminar\, where students will take turns to present and discuss the papers. \nSchedule\n05.01.2027: 12:00-16:30\n06.01.2027: 12:00-16:30\n07.01.2027: 12:00-16:30\n08.01.2027: 10:00-14:30 \nVenue\nifo Institute Dresden \nContent\n– Overview\n– Dictionaries\n– Tokenization & Distance\n– Unsupervised and Supervised ML with Text\n– Word Embeddings and Linguistic Parsing\n– Embedding Sequences with Attention\, LLMs\n– Generative AI; and Using Transformers for YOUR Research\n– Image Data in Business & Economics\n– Audio Data in Business & Economics\n– Ethical Considerations \nCourse requirements\nAttendance at all lectures is mandatory and a prerequisite to take the exam. \nThe final assessment consists of a short research paper in which each student develops an original research design using text as data or other non-standard data covered in the course. The paper should state a clear research question\, situate it in the relevant literature\, and outline the proposed empirical design. This includes the data sources\, the text or image or audio processing methods to be used\, the measurement strategy\, and where applicable the identification approach. Students should also reflect on relevant methodological and ethical issues discussed in the course. The focus is on demonstrating a sound understanding of text as data methods and their appropriate use in economic research\, rather than on producing completed empirical results. \nRequired reading\n9 recent scientific papers in applied economics\, using NLP or related methods. The list of papers will be communicated with the students before the course. \nRegistration\nPlease register for the course until November 30\, 2026 by sending an e-mail to: yvonne.bludau@tu-dresden.de \nSubject\nRegistration Text Data in Economics.
URL:https://cgde-home.de/event/special-courses-text-data-in-economics/2027-01-06/
LOCATION:ifo Institute Dresden\, Einsteinstraße 3\, 01069 Dresden\, 01069\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Special Courses
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SUMMARY:Text Data in Economics
DESCRIPTION:Special Courses\nText Data in Economics \nLecturer\nDr Benjamin Arold (University of Cambridge) \nSummary\nMuch of human knowledge is stored in unstructured formats\, in particular in written text. This course teaches methods to process and analyze text data. The learning goals are to understand the structure and concept text-as-data methods\, and to evaluate the use of text-analysis tools in economics research. The course will conclude with an overview of non-standard data in economics beyond text\, in particular audio data and image data. The course covers 10 topics\, see below. For most topics\, a theoretical lecture will be provided first\, followed by a discussion of a recent research paper in economics/NLP. This paper discussion will be conducted as a collaborative seminar\, where students will take turns to present and discuss the papers. \nSchedule\n05.01.2027: 12:00-16:30\n06.01.2027: 12:00-16:30\n07.01.2027: 12:00-16:30\n08.01.2027: 10:00-14:30 \nVenue\nifo Institute Dresden \nContent\n– Overview\n– Dictionaries\n– Tokenization & Distance\n– Unsupervised and Supervised ML with Text\n– Word Embeddings and Linguistic Parsing\n– Embedding Sequences with Attention\, LLMs\n– Generative AI; and Using Transformers for YOUR Research\n– Image Data in Business & Economics\n– Audio Data in Business & Economics\n– Ethical Considerations \nCourse requirements\nAttendance at all lectures is mandatory and a prerequisite to take the exam. \nThe final assessment consists of a short research paper in which each student develops an original research design using text as data or other non-standard data covered in the course. The paper should state a clear research question\, situate it in the relevant literature\, and outline the proposed empirical design. This includes the data sources\, the text or image or audio processing methods to be used\, the measurement strategy\, and where applicable the identification approach. Students should also reflect on relevant methodological and ethical issues discussed in the course. The focus is on demonstrating a sound understanding of text as data methods and their appropriate use in economic research\, rather than on producing completed empirical results. \nRequired reading\n9 recent scientific papers in applied economics\, using NLP or related methods. The list of papers will be communicated with the students before the course. \nRegistration\nPlease register for the course until November 30\, 2026 by sending an e-mail to: yvonne.bludau@tu-dresden.de \nSubject\nRegistration Text Data in Economics.
URL:https://cgde-home.de/event/special-courses-text-data-in-economics/2027-01-07/
LOCATION:ifo Institute Dresden\, Einsteinstraße 3\, 01069 Dresden\, 01069\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Special Courses
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SUMMARY:Text Data in Economics
DESCRIPTION:Special Courses\nText Data in Economics \nLecturer\nDr Benjamin Arold (University of Cambridge) \nSummary\nMuch of human knowledge is stored in unstructured formats\, in particular in written text. This course teaches methods to process and analyze text data. The learning goals are to understand the structure and concept text-as-data methods\, and to evaluate the use of text-analysis tools in economics research. The course will conclude with an overview of non-standard data in economics beyond text\, in particular audio data and image data. The course covers 10 topics\, see below. For most topics\, a theoretical lecture will be provided first\, followed by a discussion of a recent research paper in economics/NLP. This paper discussion will be conducted as a collaborative seminar\, where students will take turns to present and discuss the papers. \nSchedule\n05.01.2027: 12:00-16:30\n06.01.2027: 12:00-16:30\n07.01.2027: 12:00-16:30\n08.01.2027: 10:00-14:30 \nVenue\nifo Institute Dresden \nContent\n– Overview\n– Dictionaries\n– Tokenization & Distance\n– Unsupervised and Supervised ML with Text\n– Word Embeddings and Linguistic Parsing\n– Embedding Sequences with Attention\, LLMs\n– Generative AI; and Using Transformers for YOUR Research\n– Image Data in Business & Economics\n– Audio Data in Business & Economics\n– Ethical Considerations \nCourse requirements\nAttendance at all lectures is mandatory and a prerequisite to take the exam. \nThe final assessment consists of a short research paper in which each student develops an original research design using text as data or other non-standard data covered in the course. The paper should state a clear research question\, situate it in the relevant literature\, and outline the proposed empirical design. This includes the data sources\, the text or image or audio processing methods to be used\, the measurement strategy\, and where applicable the identification approach. Students should also reflect on relevant methodological and ethical issues discussed in the course. The focus is on demonstrating a sound understanding of text as data methods and their appropriate use in economic research\, rather than on producing completed empirical results. \nRequired reading\n9 recent scientific papers in applied economics\, using NLP or related methods. The list of papers will be communicated with the students before the course. \nRegistration\nPlease register for the course until November 30\, 2026 by sending an e-mail to: yvonne.bludau@tu-dresden.de \nSubject\nRegistration Text Data in Economics.
URL:https://cgde-home.de/event/special-courses-text-data-in-economics/2027-01-08/
LOCATION:ifo Institute Dresden\, Einsteinstraße 3\, 01069 Dresden\, 01069\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Special Courses
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SUMMARY:Quantitative Methods for Public Policy Evaluation
DESCRIPTION:Quantitative Methods for Public Policy Evaluation\nLecturer: Prof. Dr. Albrecht Glitz (Universitat Pompeu Fabra\, Barcelona) \nRequired Activities\nTheory and practical sessions. \nOverview and Objectives\nThe main challenge for policy evaluation is to establish a causal link between interventions and outcomes. The objective of this course is to introduce the main econometric approaches used in the evaluation of public policies: randomized evaluations\, natural experiments\, the regression discontinuity design\, selection on observables\, difference-in-differences\, and synthetic control methods. The course presents strengths and weaknesses of each approach in terms of internal and external validity. During the theory sessions\, each approach will be presented and illustrated with specific examples in the areas of labor economics\, health economics\, and the economics of education. In the practical sessions\, we will replicate the results of a prominent published study for each evaluation approach in Stata. Students are provided the corresponding data and code in advance so they can prepare. \nSchedule\nMay 24\, 2027\, May 27\, 2027 or May 25\, 2027 – May 28\, 2027 (tbd in September 2026) \nPrerequisites\nThe participants of this course should be familiar with basic concepts of statistics and econometrics that are usually covered in an undergraduate degree in economics. \nCourse Outline\nThis course provides an overview of the following quantitative methods: \n\nRandomized Controlled Trials (RCTs)\nNatural Experiments\nRegression Discontinuity Designs\nSelection on Observables (Linear Regression\, Matching)\nDifference-in-Differences\, Event Studies\, Synthetic Control Methods\n\nRegistration\nPlease register for the course until March 31\, 2027 by sending an e-mail to: yvonne.bludau@tu-dresden.de \nsubject: Quantitative Methods for Public Policy Evaluation.
URL:https://cgde-home.de/event/special-course-quantitative-methods-for-public-policy-evaluation/2027-05-24/
LOCATION:ifo Institute Dresden\, Einsteinstraße 3\, 01069 Dresden\, 01069\, Germany
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