Dear colleagues,
This mail is to present the course "Spatial econometrics with applications in GeoDaSpace and R", which will take place in Madrid (Spain), at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid in May 21-23, 2014. This course is part of the scientific activities supported by the ECONRES Research Group (www.uam.es/econres) and financed by the METAGEO Project (UAM-Santander Bank). Prof. Dusan Paredes (IDEAR-Universidad Católica del Norte, Chile) and Coro Chasco (ECONRES-Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain) will give a series of lectures (14 hours) on spatial econometrics. The lectures are supplemented with special PC training sessions (4 hours). Applications to be presented are in economics and social sciences.
The goal of the Seminar is to provide the participants with a sound understanding of basic and more advanced principles of spatial econometrics and to offer tools for practical application of the methodology. Commonly available software products (GeodaSpace and RStudio) will be introduced and practiced in the PC training sessions. Please, find enclosed the course flier with more specific information. For ON-LINE REGISTRATION and FEE PAYMENT, you must select the correct option in the following webpage:
http://matriculas.fuam.es/matriculauam/Convocatorias.action
There are different fees depending on the following options:
Graduate and Post-graduate students from UAM: 75 EUROS.
Graduate and Post-graduate students from other (non-UAM) Universities or Academic Institutions: 100 EUROS
Scholars from UAM and other Universities or Academic Institutions: 200 EUROS
People from other private or public institutions: 350 EUROS.
Members of the ECONRES research group and the METAGEO UAM-Santander Project: 0 EUROS
Please, take in mind that prices will experience an increase after May 12, 2014.
We are looking forward to meeting you in Madrid.
Best regards,
Coro Chasco Yrigoyen
Profesora Dpto. Economía Aplicada
Directora del Grupo de Investigación ECONRES
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
28049 Madrid (Spain)
Telf.: ++34 91.497.3668/4266
Fax: ++34.91.497.39.43
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http://www.uam.es/coro.chasco
http://www.uam.es/econres
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Coro_Chasco