The objective of the international symposium is to debate whether there is a crisis in macroeconomics or not. Renowned international researchers will present their opposing views and engage in a discussion about the current state and future of macroeconomics. There will also be discussion with...

Intensive hands-on courses in general equilibrium, trade policy modeling, DSGE, macro-econometric, and VAR modeling using GAMS, TROLL, Eviews, and FAME. Introductory and advanced levels. The following courses will be offered: - Practical General Equilibrium Modeling with GAMS - Advanced...

The goal of the conference is to promote the exchange of ideas among economists conducting quantitative analysis for policy and decision-making in the public and private sector. The conference will cover all areas of applied modeling in economics.

The theme of the forthcoming year’s symposium is “Living with Volatility”. This symposium provides a possible opportunity to interact with academics, practitioners and policy-setters and place contributions within the context of the ongoing Global Economic and Financial Crisis. It is hoped...

This particular course will train participants in constructing (CGE) models of their national economy, and conducting simulations in order to forecast the impact of macroeconomic shocks and/or policies on an economy’s multiple agents, sectors and the various dimensions of poverty and welfare...