This course will introduce the main methods of microsimulation, with an emphasis on the practical development of policy applications. The course will explore basic techniques in static microsimulation for use in the distributional analysis across representative samples of economic agents – for...

The purpose of the 4th International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications (SIMULTECH) is to bring together researchers, engineers, applied mathematicians and practitioners interested in the advances and applications in the field of system simulation....

Topics include, but are not limited to, the following: - Market Dynamics - Agent-Based Macroeconomics - Discrete Choice Models in Economics and Management Sciences - Emergence and Dynamics of Norms and Conventions - Financial Market and Organization Models (Stock Price Dynamics, Herding in...

The workshop will provide a forum for presentation and discussion of current trends and challenging problems in model selection and related shrinkage methods. Key researchers will deliver invited presentations. Contributed presentations are welcome.

Topics: 1. The Basics of Present Value Models, linearization, forward projections and a framework to integrate macroeconomics and finance 2. Models for the Term Structure 2.1 The Empirical Evidence on the Expectations Theory 2.2 No Arbitrage Models, Macroeconomic Factors and Risk Premium 2.3...