2nd UNamur-UCL Winter School on Networks in Economics and Finance

During the past decade, both academics and policymakers have recognised the importance of studying interconnectedness and complexity. The objective of our winter school and the associated events over this full week of events is to assess recent progress made in the application of networks for modelling economic and financial systems with an emphasis on econometric issues.

Program of the Winter School (December 12-14, 2016)

The Winter School will take place from Monday, December 12 to Wednesday, December 14 at CORE, Louvain-la-Neuve. The detailed program will be announced soon.

This event is part of a full week devoted to network science organized at CORE:

From Monday, 12/12 until Wednesday, 12/14: PhD course on the Econometrics of Networks by Prof. B. Graham (U.C. Berkeley):

Syllabus and detailed program:

Monday, December 12:

- From 01:00 PM: Welcome coffee/Registration

- 02:00-03:30 PM: Lecture 1 Describing networks

- 03:30-04:00 PM: Coffee break

- 04:00-05:30 PM: Lecture 2 Nonparametric: Graphons

Tuesday, December 13:

- 02:00-03:30 PM: Lecture 3 Nonparametrics: Network moments

- 03:30-04:00 PM: Coffee break

- 04:00-05:30 PM: Lecture 4 Network formation: Heterogeneity

Wednesday, December 14:

- 02:00-03:30 PM: Lecture 5 Network formation: Strategic interactions

- 03:30-04:00 PM: Coffee break

- 04:00-05:30 PM: Lecture 6 Peer effects
On Thursday, 12/15, Belgian Network Research meeting BeNet 2016 which gathers scientists from a wide range of disciplines applying network science.
On Friday, 12/16, research meetings with Prof. B. Graham. Schedule to be confirmed.

Instructions for registration

Registration is open until December 4, 2016. Please send the registration form by email to:

fixs.winterschool@unamur.be

Costs for early registration, i.e. until November 20, 2016, are 75 EUR.

Costs for late registration, i.e. from November 21, 2016 until December 4, 2016, are 125 EUR.

They cover teaching material as well as participation to coffee breaks and snacks.

Organising committee

Sophie Béreau sophie.bereau@gmail.com

Yerali Gandica ygandica@gmail.com

Tarik Bazgour tarik.bazgour @gmail.com

Location

CORE

Université catholique de Louvain

Voie du Roman Pays, 34, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve

Belgium

Registration form

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