Call for participation

Summer School of Spatial Econometrics Advanced Institute – SEAI 2019

May 13^th to June 7^th, 2019, Rome (Italy) 

The 12^th edition of SEAI Summer school will take place next May at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Rome (Italy).

The Spatial Econometrics Advanced Institute (SEAI) is the advanced school of the Spatial Econometrics Association. It is held yearly and it consists of a 4-weeks course. It is a unique opportunity to be introduced to the methods and practice of Spatial Econometrics by the leading experts in the field.

Classes:

Week I: 13th-17th May

Spatial Statistics

Prof. Giuseppe Arbia, University “Cattolica del Sacro Cuore ” of Rome.

Week II: 20th-24th May

Spatial econometrics

Prof. Anil Bera, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champain.

Week III: 27th – 31st May

Econometric Methods for Spatial and Social Networks

Prof. Ingmar Prucha, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland.

Week IV: 3th-7th June

Panel data

Prof. Badi H. Baltagi, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York.

The program of activities includes:

• 4 weeks, 5 days a week (Mon-Fri), 3 hours a day devoted to lectures in the mornings, 2 hours a day in the afternoon devoted to computer laboratory in R,
• weekly school events (visit to museum, walking or biking in Rome, weekly dinner);
• one social dinner;

How to apply

• The deadline for applications is January 31, 2019.
• Application form can be downloaded at: http://www.spatialeconometricsassociation.org/prova/home-advanced

• Applications must be sent to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with the subject: “Application SEAI Summer School2019” 
• Selected candidates will be notified by April 7, 2017.

All details may be found at: http://www.spatialeconometricsassociation.org/prova/home-advanced/