Important information: the 2024 summer courses will be face-to-face for a registration fee of 1,500 EUR per course. We also offer the opportunity to follow the courses online on a Cisco/Webex platform for a reduced registration fee of 1,200 EUR per course. Discounts are available for multiple applications from the same institution, for PhD students and based on financial need.
Registration deadlines:
- July 5, 2024 for WEEK 1. (Prof. Albrecht Glitz)
- July 12, 2024 for WEEK 2. (Prof. Andreas Fagereng)
2023 COURSES
WEEK 1
July 15 - 19, 2024
Title: Quantitative Methods for Public Policy Evaluation.
Instructor: Albrecht Glitz, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Topics covered
- Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs)
- Regression Discontinuity Designs
- Selection on Observables (Linear Regression, Matching)
- Difference-in-Differences
- Synthetic Control Methods.
WEEK 2
July 22 - 25, 2024
Title: Heterogeneity in Household Balance Sheets: Consumption, portfolio choice and implications for policy.
Instructor: Andreas Fagereng, BI Norwegian Business School
Topics covered
- Household stock market participation and portfolio choice over the life cycle, theory and evidence.
- Empirical evidence on household consumption, income and saving.
- Heterogeneity in household balance sheets and interactions with policy.
- Asset holdings, demographic change, and wealth inequality.
- Heterogeneity in household risk preferences and expectations