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CEEL program in Adaptive Economic Dynamics
Seventh Trento Summer School Intensive course in
Co-Directors:
Leigh Tesfatsion, Iowa State University Robert Axtell, The Brookings Institution
Guest lecturers include Professor John Duffy, University of Pittsburgh, Professor Dan Friedman, University of California, Santa Cruz,
Professor Mauro Gallegati, University of Ancona, Professor Herbert Gintis, Central European University and Santa Fe Institute,
Peter Howitt, Brown University, Axel Leijonhufvud of UCLA and the University of Trento.
A market economy is a complex adaptive system. Vast numbers of agents cooperate and compete within it. Their interactions give rise
to regularities at the level of society as a whole, including laws and commonly accepted rules of behavior. In turn, these social
regularities feed back into the determination of agent behaviors. Patterns of behavior and social regularities co-evolve.
Agent-based Computational Economics (ACE) draws on recent developments in computer modeling to study economic processes as dynamic
systems of interacting agents.
The Seventh Summer School in the Trento Program in Adaptive Economic Dynamics is designed to teach students to use agent-based
computational laboratories to conduct ACE experiments and to develop such experiments on their own. Prior programming experience
is helpful but not required. Prior Trento Summer Schools have been of two weeks duration. The Seventh Summer School will run for
three weeks in order to give students sufficient hands-on experience to be able to teach ACE to their students.
The Trento Summer Schools are intended for advanced graduate students and post-doctoral scholars and they are as always encouraged to apply.
This year, however, preference will be given to teachers interested in using agent-based computational modeling tools in the classroom.
People interested in participating in the Summer School are encouraged to apply by submitting a curriculum vitae, a two-page essay
describing their interest in using agent-based modelling in teaching and/or research, a course transcript from their PhD program,
including advanced examinations passed, and two letters of recommendation. Teachers need not submit grades and exams, etc., but
letters of recommendation are still desirable.
Applications are due by April 5, 2006.
We encourage electronic submissions.You can submit all the required documents by e-mail
(ccschool@economia.unitn.it) or fax (0039-0461-882222).
Admissions decisions will be announced by April 25, 2006.
All applicants will be informed by e-mail about the results.
The mini-school will be held at Sardagna Trento,
Italy, a beautiful retreat, accessed by cable car, in the Dolomite Mountains.
All participants are required to stay for the entire duration of
the conference. Food and accommodation at the conference will be completely
covered (participants will have to cover travel to the conference). Please direct logistical questions to the Summer School Secretary
(ccschool@economia.unitn.it).
This is the
Seventh of a series of intensive courses offered by the Computable
and Experimental Economics Laboratory (CEEL).
Previous courses
were offered in Computable Economics (2000, Professor K. Vela Velupillai),
Experimental Economics (2001, Professor Daniel Friedman), Adaptive Economic Processes (2002, Professor Peter Howitt),
Behavioral Economics (2003, Professors Daniel Friedman and
David Laibson), Institutional Economics (2004, Professor Richard N. Langlois) and Evolutionary Economic Dynamics
(2005, Ken Binmore and Larry Samuelson).
Program
Director: Axel Leijonhufvud, UCLA and University of Trento Co-Directors of the School: Leigh Testfatsion, Iowa State University and Robert Axtell, The Brookings Institution Guest Lecturers: Assistant: Nicholas Garrido Laboratory Director:
Luigi Mittone Lab Technical Assistant: Marco Tecilla The course is offered by the Computable and Experimental Economics Laboratory CEEL of the University of
Trento with the financial support of Latsis Foundation (Geneva). Computable
and Experimental Economics Laboratory (CEEL)
More Information will be soon available
Department of Economics
via Inama, 5 I-38100 Trento tel. +39 461 282201 |
