The lags in the transmission mechanism of monetary policy mean that policymakers must forecast the future path of the economy. Accurate forecasts are only possible with a clear understanding of the structure of the economy and the shocks affecting it. This two-week seminar aims to improve...

The aim of the Workshop is to bring together domestically-based dynamic general equilibrium macroeconomists. This is not intended to be a restriction. Both theoretical and empirical papers are welcome.

Labor related issues have been studied in the economics profession from a number of different angles. The goal of the Barcelona Labor Economics Summer School is to cover a wide range of topics in labor economics from a variety of perspectives. In particular, the BLSS offers courses that will...

The Zvi Griliches Research Seminar in the Economics of Innovation promotes interactions between academic researchers, innovation policy practitioners, statistical office analysts and PhD students with a general interest in analyzing technological innovation from an economic point of view. This...

The BBSS offers a variety of courses taught by recognized experts in their fields. The courses cover recent developments in different areas of banking, including theoretical and empirical aspects of banking, banking regulation and supervision, financial markets and payments systems.

Course Offering Summer 2011: - Panel Data Linear Analysis - Quantitative Methods for Public Policy Evaluation - Structural Econometrics for Industrial Organization - Dynamic and Non-linear Panel Data Models

Computational advances have greatly facilitated the use of Bayesian estimation and simulation techniques. The main advantage of these techniques is that they provide precise results in small samples and allow researchers to incorporate off-model information into the estimation procedure. In...

Computational advances have greatly facilitated the use of Bayesian estimation and simulation techniques. The main advantage of these techniques is that they provide precise results in small samples and allow researchers to incorporate off-model information into the estimation procedure. In...

Models are essential in developing rigorous, coherent and robust frameworks for economic analysis, thinking and policymaking in central banks. This one-week seminar focuses on the basics of economic modelling with a combination of lectures on introductory modelling theory and practical exercises...

Central banks rely increasingly on the empirical analysis of financial markets and the information contained therein to help them analyse the state of the macroeconomy, the impact of policy actions and to estimate the effects of risk. This one-week event will provide a rigorous overview of the...