The Science and Art of Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium (DSGE) Modelling (Foundation)
Key information
Overview
We have decided to have a virtual Summer School (online) this year. This decision has been made to ensure the safety of our participants, our colleagues and all those involved with the Summer School.
This course will be conducted through the Zoom platform. The University and the lecturers are used to doing online teaching and have state-of-the-art systems to do so. We will limit the number of participants on the course and have additional lecturers per room to ensure a highly interactive experience. Though we will do our best to record all the sessions, we are expecting participants to attend them live to enable you to interact with lecturers and ask questions. We will continue to have coffee breaks to allow for networking.
This course provides instructions on the construction and estimation of DSGE models for emerging open economies and their use for policy analysis. It is Dynare-based and is aimed at PhD students, postgraduate students aiming to proceed to a PhD, early researchers and research staff from central banks, ministries and the private sector.
Participants should have some prior experience with macroeconomic models and dynamic optimisation, and a basic knowledge of Matlab. No prior knowledge of Dynare is necessary.
It will cover the theoretical aspects of the techniques, in addition, it is very hands-on and you will have carefully implemented exercises where you need to modify parts of the codes. This will be done in the lectures, both in groups and with the help of the instructors. You'll receive solutions to all exercises and will be provided with computer codes that you may then use in your own research.
Software
Please note that all participants are required to have their own copy of Matlab since you will be using your own computers. You can download a 30-day free trial of the software beforehand.
Learning and teaching methods
You will be sent computer codes, lecture notes, and slides ahead of the course and will also receive direct assistance before the Summer 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. This will occur both informally during the virtual coffee breaks and virtual dinners, as well as formally during the conference. After the Summer School, lecturers will be available to answer questions and discuss your projects.
Entry requirements
Applicants must have:
- A background in macroeconomics with some knowledge of macro-modelling and dynamic optimisation.
- A basic knowledge of Matlab programming (see an overview of the Matlab features our participants are expected to know).
- A working knowledge of English.
- A basic knowledge of the RBC and NK Model.
Fees and funding
Price per person:
£1,225 (down from £1,650)
Non-academic participants£900 (down from £1,200)
Academics£475 (down from £700)
StudentsWhat these fees include
The price includes the one day course on day five and the optional conference on day six.
Concessions
The following concessions are available:
- 10% discount for participants who register by July 15
- 10% discount for participants who have attended a previous course with the Centre for International Macroeconomic Studies
- 20% discount for participants from institutions in developing countries.
Multiple discounts are not applicable.
How to apply
Deadline for applications is 17 August 2020, but we encourage you to apply as soon as possible as the places will be allocated using a rolling selection process.
If your application is successful, you will receive an email offering you a place and you will have two weeks to pay the full fees balance to secure this.
Terms and conditions
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Further details of our terms and conditions will follow.
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