The Mises University is the world's leading instructional program in the Austrian School of economics. Since 1986, it has been the essential training ground for economists who are looking beyond the mainstream. The program offers courses, seminars, and reading groups on the whole range of the...

The conference is organized around 180 papers organized in 45 parallel sessions (in 7 panels). Also, in 2013, two plenary sessions will take place: the first one will allow two young Italian economists — Maristella Botticini (Bocconi) and Nicola Persico (Kellogg School of Business) — to...

AFIT’s 34th annual meeting is held in conjunction with the 55th Annual Conference of the Western Social Science Association (WSSA). Theme of the Denver 2013 Conference: “Advancing our Heterodox Tradition: Promoting Evolutionary and Institutional Thinking” The conference organizer seeks...

Papers and panels cover a wide range of fields that impact on the Austrian paradigm, including: monetary theory; international trade; money and banking; methodology; history of thought; economic history; business cycles; geography; interventionism; literature; political philosophy; philosophy of...

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...

The lags in the transmission mechanism of monetary policy mean that policymakers must forecast the future path of the economy. Accurate forecasts are only possible with a clear understanding of the structure of the economy and the shocks affecting it. This two-week seminar aims to improve...