EC-squared is a series of annual international conferences on research in quantitative economics and econometrics, launched in 1990. The acronym (EC)2 stands for European Conferences of the Econom[etr]ics Community. Its main aim is to maintain and extend an adequate forum for both senior and...

Topics: I. Forecast Evaluation A. Review of standard results B. Comparison of a small number of non-nested models: Diebold / Mariano / West (DMW) statistic; asymptotic irrelevance C. Comparison of a small number of nested models D. Comparison of a large number of models II. Present value models...

ISI Sessions provide an opportunity for statisticians to attend scientific meetings focusing on their own speciality, and at the same time absorb new research in other statistical fields that may have unanticipated applications to one’s own speciality.

Courses: 1- Topics in Experimental and Behavioral Economics 2- New Development in International Trade and Investment 3- Survival Analysis 4- Simulation and the Bootstrap

This course is suitable for researchers, academics and MA and PhD students. Some background on basic econometrics and STATA software is needed to attend this course.