The purpose of the workshop is to identify policies and reforms that may suitably support the recovery from the crisis, also through empirical characterization of how institutional factors and past reforms have shaped country-specific crisis experiences.

Mit der Frage, welche Lehren aus der aktuellen Finanz- und Wirtschaftskrise zu ziehen sind, beschäftigt sich eine internationale Konferenz des Heidelberg Center for American Studies (HCA). Experten aus den USA und Europa werden vom 13. bis 15. Dezember 2012 an der Universität Heidelberg...

The event is a combination of lectures on the theory and methods of policy analysis and design, practical problems in modelling and forecasting and computer-based exercises. The following topics will be covered: • unit roots, cointegration and error-correction mechanisms; • techniques for...

We invite the submission of theoretical, computational and empirical work for the SEEK Workshop on "Non-Linear Economic Modelling: Theory and Applications". Presentations that consider relations between the financial sector and economic dynamics are particularly welcome. The objective of the...

The aim of this seminar is to give an advanced treatment of research on or relevant for the analysis of consumer behaviour. The seminar is intended to provide inspiration to doctoral students dealing in their own work with topics related to consumer behaviour, but it is likewise intended to give...

This year’s workshop will have a focus on the relationship between violent conflict and socio-economic development. We invite submissions that address key issues in conflict and economic development analysis. We also welcome submissions from other disciplines on the usual HiCN topics around...

The workshop aims to gather the most recent research concerning advances in the measurement of expectations, empirical testing of expectation formation process, especially the degree of their forward-lookingness, as well as the relevance of direct measures of expectations and empirical...

The Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey is a household-based panel study which began in 2001. This 1-day session will involve a series of lectures and worked examples, but will not include hands-on training. The topics covered will include: - Introduction to...

The Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey is a household-based panel study which began in 2001. The aims of the course are: - Introduce the distinctive features of panel data. - Review some panel data sets commonly used in social sciences. - Present the advantages...

Zu Beginn der Wirtschaftskrisen wurde kurz die Forderung laut, die gängigen Erklärungsmuster zur Wirkungsweise von Märkten grundlegend zu überdenken. Offensichtlich barg die Krise die Chance, einen Paradigmenwechsel einzuleiten, der zu einem realistischeren Abbild des Wirtschaftsgeschehens...