ABMinECO - Agent Based Models in Economics: Theory, Toolkit and Policy Laboratories
Pisa, Italy
Course
DURATION
5 days
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
24 May 2026
EARLIEST START DATE
06 Jul 2026
TUITION FEES
EUR 200 *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* from EUR 200 to EUR 1000 according to the applicant's annual income
Key Summary
About : The ABMinECO program focuses on Agent Based Models in Economics, providing students with insight into theory, tools, and policy applications. Students will engage in practical laboratories that emphasize real-world economic scenarios, learning how agent-based modeling can enhance economic analysis.
Career Outcomes : Graduates of this program can explore various career paths, including roles in economic research, policy analysis, and data science. They may also find opportunities in academia or in sectors related to economic consulting or public policy development.
The Seasonal School is intended to achieve the following objectives:
- Learning of agent-based modelling techniques (ABMs) as a tool of analysis and interpretation of economic and social processes.
- Development and design of agent-based models through software laboratories (Laboratory for Simulation Development platform, LSD).
- Introduction to statistical and econometric techniques for the analysis of macro-evolutionary agent-based models (R software).
Competencies Provided Include
- Theories and applications of agent-based models in micro and macroeconomics uncover diverse thematic areas such as technical progress, business cycles, labour markets, economic growth, and climate change
- Empirical validation and analysis of models' parametric space
- Scenarios-based analysis and policy experiments.
Teaching Methodologies
Frontal lectures, keynote lectures, laboratories, and student working groups.
Master and PhD students in economics, statistics, physics, social sciences.