Online Easter School on Fiscal Policy and Sovereign Debt Markets
Key information
- Start date:
- To be confirmed
Contact details:
- Centre for International Macroeconomic Studies
- Email: cims@surrey.ac.uk
Overview
This year’s Easter school will present courses on:
- Optimal fiscal policy (and computational methods)
- Topics in sovereign debt and default
- Secondary markets for sovereign debt (Repo and CDS markets, procyclical and countercyclical margins).
The course will be conducted using the Microsoft Team's platform. The University and the lecturers have extensive experience with online teaching and have state-of-the-art systems to do so, as well as being able to deliver highly interactive lectures.
All sessions will be recorded, though it is expected that participants attend them live, to enable interactions with the lecturers.
Who is this course for?
The course is aimed at MSc, MRes and PhD students, early researchers, and research staff from central banks, ministries and the private sector, all with some prior experience of macroeconomic modelling.
Software
The lectures will take place via Microsoft Team's meetings, and participants will need to have installed Matlab in their computers for some of the practical sessions. Download a 30-day free trial of Matlab.
Learning and teaching methods
You will be sent computer codes, lecture notes, and slides ahead of the course. You will also receive direct assistance before the school starts in order to set up all the systems ahead of the online events.
There will be opportunities to discuss your projects and research ideas during virtual coffee breaks.
Course contributors
Dr Tamon Asonuma
Economist
Dr Hyungseok Joo
Lecturer in Economics
Dr Rigas Oikonomou
Reader in Economics
Professor Mario Pascoa
Professor of Economics
Dr Kirill Shakhnov
Senior Lecturer in Economics
Dr Vytautas Valaitis
Lecturer
Entry requirements
Applicants must have a:
- Background in macroeconomics with some knowledge of macro-modelling and dynamic optimisation.
- Basic knowledge of Matlab programming.
- Working knowledge of English.
Fees and funding
Fees are to be confirmed
How to apply
Applications are currently closed. Please register your interest with us at cims@surrey.ac.uk, so we can let you know when the next course is running.
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Disclaimer
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Course location and contact details
Campus location
Stag HillStag Hill is the University's main campus and where the majority of our courses are taught.
- Email: cims@surrey.ac.uk
University of Surrey
Guildford
Surrey GU2 7XH