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Tax Revenue Modeling Using Econometric and Microsimulation Techniques with EViews and Stata

Intensive hands-on course for building and using econometric and microsimulation models for tax revenue forecasting.

Financial Social Accounting Matrices (FSAM): Building and Modeling Real-Financial Multiplier Models for Policy Analysis

This course provides a strong theoretical foundation and hands-on experience in building Social Accounting Matrices according to the new recommendations of System of National Accounts 2008. The content of the course goes beyond the generalized input-output framework for calculating simple multipliers by considering a Financial Social Accounting Matrix (FSAM).

Machine Learning with Python for Economics and Econometrics

Intensive and hands-on course at the introductory level.

The course will introduce all the basic techniques of machine learning using Python, Keras and tensorFlow.

As data become available faster and in huge quantities, businesses and governments require new analytical methods. Big Data and Machine Learning became essential for economics, finance, government and businesses to learn about.

Agent-Based Economic Modeling Using Python

Intensive and hands-on course at the introductory level.

The course is aimed at participants who have no or little experience with agent-based modeling but have knowledge of programming in python.

Stock-Flow Consistent Macroeconomic Modeling Using EViews

Intensive hands-on course at the introductory level. The course provides theoretical foundations and hands-on experience in building dynamic stock-flow-consistent (SFC) models which integrate real and financial markets.

Microsimulation Modeling Using Stata for Tax, Pension, and Health Care Policies

Intensive hands-on course at the introductory level. The course provides theoretical foundations and hands-on experience in building and using microsimulation models for tax, pension, health care and social benefit policies.

Advanced Course on DSGE and Behavioral Macroeconomic Modeling Using Matlab and Dynare

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Tax Revenue Forecasting and Modeling Using EViews

Intensive hands-on course for building and using econometric and microsimulation models for tax revenue forecasting.

Taxes are the main source of revenue for the government in most countries. They also produce considerable distortions in the decision of economics agents and create major allocative and distributional impacts.

Given the importance of taxes in economic life and in government policies and budget, it is crucial to properly model them. This course uses econometric modeling with EViews and microsimulation modeling with Stata.

Advanced Techniques in General Equilibrium Modeling with GAMS

Intensive course at the advanced level. The course will focus on multinational and multisectoral modeling with imperfect competition and intertemporal dynamics. This course is only accessible to those who have some experience in general equilibrium modeling and to the alumni of the EcoMod School or on-line courses.

Dynamic Monetary and Financial General Equilibrium Modeling

Intensive course at the advanced level. This advanced course will introduce all the tools for constructing and implementing dynamic monetary and financial general equilibrium models for policy analysis.

Prerequisite: This course is only accessible to the EcoMod School alumni who have already followed the course “Financial General Equilibrium Modeling with GAMS”.

Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium (DSGE) Modeling Step-By-Step

Intensive course at the introductory level.

This course is tailored for professionals involved in economic forecasting and policy analysis in the central banks, ministries, research organizations, and international institutions.

The course will introduce all the basic tools for constructing and implementing dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) models for policy analysis and forecasting.

Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium (DSGE) Modeling Using the GIMF Model for Policy Analysis

This one-week course uses the IMF’s Global Integrated Monetary and Fiscal (GIMF) model. It is a modelling tool that is used to explore both monetary and fiscal policy issues in a multi-country setting, using the latest theory and techniques in Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium (DSGE) modelling.

Energy and Environmental CGE Modeling with GAMS

Intensive course at the advanced level. The course will focus on modeling energy and greenhouse gas emissions. This course is only accessible to those who have some experience in general equilibrium modeling and to the alumni of the EcoMod School.

Financial General Equilibrium Modeling with GAMS

Intensive course at the advanced level. This advanced course will introduce all the tools for constructing and implementing financial general equilibrium models for policy analysis. This course is only accessible to those who have some experience in general equilibrium modeling and to the alumni of the EcoMod School or on-line courses.

Global VAR modeling using the GVAR Toolbox 2.0

The GVAR model is a compact model of the world economy designed to explicitly model the economic and financial interdependencies at national and international levels.

Macroeconometric Modeling, Forecasting, and Policy Analysis using EViews

Intensive course at the introductory level. This course is tailored for staff developing or using macroeconometric models and staff involved in forecasting and policy analysis in the central banks, ministries and international institutions.

Microsimulation CGE Modeling

Intensive course at the advanced level. The course will focus on microsimulation models and their linkages with CGE models.

This course is only accessible to those who have some experience in general equilibrium modeling and to the alumni of the EcoMod School or on-line courses.

Modeling and Forecasting Time Series Using EViews

The course reviews the most important univariate time series models for the analysis of macro and financial data.

Overlapping Generation General Equilibrium Modeling with GAMS

Intensive course at the advanced level. This course is only accessible to those who have some experience in dynamic general equilibrium modeling with GAMS and to the EcoMod alumni.

OLG models are very useful in the analysis of a large number of important policy issues such as government tax and expenditure, social security reform, welfare state, aging, international trade, demographic issues, fertility, education, human capital, growth, migration, labor market, environmental issues, intergenerational equity, etc

Practical General Equilibrium Modeling with GAMS

Intensive course at the introductory level. For those who have little or no experience in modeling and in GAMS.

Quantitative Methods for Fiscal and Budgetary Policies

As the current global economic and financial crisis shows, government plays a major role in the economy. In order to monitor the economy in an uncertain and rapidly changing world, to take the best decisions and to assess their impacts, Ministries of Finance need state-of-the-art modeling techniques.

Trade Policy Modeling with GAMS

Intensive course at the advanced level. The course will focus on dynamic trade policy modeling in a multinational and multisectoral general equilibrium framework with imperfect competition and recursive dynamics. This course is only accessible to those who have some experience in general equilibrium modeling and to the alumni of the EcoMod School.

Using Bayesian Methods to Estimate Small Global Projection Models (GPMs) with Dynare

This is a 5-day hands-on course on building Global Projection Models (GPMs) for forecasting and policy analysis.

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