Events
Tinbergen Institute Economics Lectures 2010
David Card: Structural Discrete Choice Models in Labor Economics
David Card, Professor of Economics at the University of California (Berkeley), has given the Tinbergen Institute Economics Lectures 2010.
Professor Card was honored by the American Economic Association in 1995 with the John Bates Clark Medal. Most recently, he received the IZA Prize in Labor Economics from Germany‘s Institute for the Study of Labor, the leading award for labor economists.
Professor Card's current research interests include the causes and consequences of racial segregation, the economic impacts of immigration, and the effects of health insurance on health care utilization and health.
During three days of lectures, Professor Card discussed recent developments in labor economics, immigration and public policy.
Date: June 1-3, 2010
Venue: Tinbergen Instituut Amsterdam
Roeterstraat 31, Amsterdam
Programme
| Tuesday, June 1 | |
| 09:00-09:30 | Registration and coffee |
| 09:30-12:00 | Lecture 1 – Introduction to Logit and Mixed Logit [M1.03] |
| 12:00-13:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30-16:00 | Lecture 2 - “BLP” and Related Approaches to Estimated Consumer Demand with Endogenous Price Setting [M1.03] |
| 16:00 | Drinks |
| Wednesday, June 2 | |
| 09:00-09:30 | Coffee [M1.03] |
| 09:30-12:00 | Lecture 3 – Applications of the “BLP” Approach to Neighborhood Choice and Other Problems [M1.03] |
| 12:00-13:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30-16:00 | Lecture 4 - Two-Agent Decision Models [M1.03] |
| 16:00-18:00 | Drinks |
| Thursday, June 3 | |
| 09:00-09:30 | Coffee [M1.02] |
| 09:30-12:00 | Lecture 5 - Introduction to Dynamic Discrete Choice [M1.02] |
| 12:00-13:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30-16:00 | Lecture 6 – Dynamic Discrete Choice, Continued [M1.02] |
| 16:00-17:30 | Consultations |
Reading list
The reading list includes all papers, including papers that serve as background reading and/or advanced reading for the interested student.
