The course addresses the following questions: What are the advantages and limitations of experimental economics? How important are deviations from the assumptions of full rationality and strict self-interest in determining outcomes of economic interaction? It is argued that identifying...

The workshop teaches step by step the key elements of CGE analysis ranging from the fundamental logic of structural economic equilibrium conditions via the parameterization with empirical data to the application of larger-scale models. The course will build on publications in peer-reviewed...

In addition to mitigating climate change, adapting to its consequences will be an important challenge in the future. Priorities must be set when implementing adaptation measures, as societies are unable to implement all desirable measures at once due to scarce resources. Techniques that help to...

In this five-day course we discuss the experimental approach to studying the effects of communication in economic decision making. We review the state-of-the-art experimental research. Experts in the field will cover topics such as fake news, cheap talk, coordination problems, deception,...

The aim of the Globelics Academy PhD School is to support the training of PhD students from all over the world writing theses on issues related to innovation systems and development. The Academy brings together frontier researchers in innovation with PhD students from the South and the North in...

The BSE Labor Economics Summer School covers a wide range of topics in labor economics from a variety of perspectives. In particular, this summer school offers courses that will cover recent developments within the macro-labor and micro-labor contexts. In each course, both theoretical and...

Electricity markets are rapidly transforming in the face of urgent needs to decarbonize our economies. With the goal of Europe to reduce emissions by 55% by 2030, lots of the emphasis and hopes are placed on this sector. How is the market responding to this changing environment? The Energy...

Access to education is a human right, a powerful driver of development and one of the strongest instruments for reducing poverty and improving health, gender equality, peace, and stability. Although, there has been a dramatic improvement in education systems across the world, there still exists...

This course provides a self-contained set of lectures to bring PhD students and practitioners up to speed on electricity market design. The goal is to offer some economic tools and simulation models using elements of game theory, auction theory, and industrial organization that will allow...

The courses offered in the 2021 edition are as follows: - New Insights from Big Data into Inequality and Risk; - The Microstructure of Financial Markets: Design, Performance and Regulation; - Production and Financial Networks; - Advanced Numerical Methods in Macroeconomics; - Unstructured Data...