Feb 27, 2007

Summer School of Econometrics

Scholarship / Financial aid: see Scholarship opportunities section
Date: 10th-23rd June 2007
Deadline: contact the Summer School web site
Open to: see Target group


Announcement follows:

Since 1987, the CIdE organizes the Summer School of Econometrics, a two weeks residential course whose objective is to promote the knowledge among young researchers of recent advances in econometric techniques.

Introduction and aim of the course
The School provides to young researchers the possibility of
keeping in touch with some of the most recent developments in econometrics, and with other researchers with different cultural and working bachground, within a stimulating scientific environment.

General information
Main topics, teaching and contact hours, language Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Calculus, Statistics and Econometrics.
School Director: Prof. Carlo Bianchi
Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche
Università di Pisa
Via Ridolfi,10
e-mail: cbianchi@unipi.it

Language: English

Target group
The number of participants can not exceed 40: to be admitted university education at the level of Italian laurea or other foreign equivalent title is requested. Another requisite is e good background in microeconomics, macroeconomics, calculus, statistics and econometrics. The lectures and the reading material will be in English.

Admission and fee
The subscription and participation fee to the school for the admitted candidates is €3.500,00 and includes the subscription costs, the books, the teaching materials used by professor and the stay costs, daily dinner excluded.

If possible the School will also accept 1-week participation. In this case the fee will be €2.000,00 per week. For information about application procedure, methods of payment, cancellation policy, application deadline and payment deadline contact the Summer School web site.

Scholarships opportunities
CIde provides a small number of funding opportunities (scholarship) corresponding to €1.400,00 for one week (full price is € 2.000,00) and € 2500,00 for two weeks ( full price is € 3500,00). This reduce the subscription fee respectively to €600,00 , and €1.000,00. an amount that subscribers have to pay. The funding allocation is decided by a special Commission appointed by CIdE. Travel expenses are no funded.

Accommodation and meals
The School is held at the Centro Residenziale Universitario di Bertinoro ( University Residential Centre). The University Residential Centre of Bertinoro is a facility consisting of three recently renovated historical buildings located at the top of the ancient village of Bertinoro, in a quiet and panoramically wonderful position.

Students facilities and resources
The facility includes among other 60 bedrooms. The lectures room (located in the castle). Two other smaller common rooms, and a computer centre with 25 modern personal computers.

Organization
Director of the school: Prof. Carlo Bianchi
Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche
Università di Pisa
via Ridolfi, 10

Administrative secretary
Picariello Alessandra
Tel. +39 051-2092628
Zanotti Barbara
Tel. +39 0543-446570
Web: CIdE

Website http://www.unibo.it/Portale/Relazioni+Internazionali/Summer+School/summer/Politologia/Econometrics.htm

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