Event summary

The Directing committee of the PhD in Economics, jointly offered by the University of Minho (UMinho) and the University of Coimbra (UC) was pleased to organized of the 4th PhD Workshop in Economics, held on June 16th, 2016.

Articles in all fields of Economics will be considered. The workshop is open to PhD students from Portuguese and foreign universities, and will consist of presentations of papers by PhD students followed by a discussion, also by PhD students. Sessions will take place at the School of Economics and Management (UMinho). The language of work is English.

The workshop and the 13th NIPE’s Summer School are offered simultaneously but not overlapped. From June 13th to 16th, Professor Yacine Ait-Sahalia from Princeton University will teach a four-day Summer School on “An Introduction to High Frequency Financial Econometrics and Trading”.

Applications to the workshop
Applications should be sent to PhD-econ@eeg.uminho.pt, including a full paper and a short CV of the presenter. The deadline to receive applications is May 14th, 2016 and decisions will be announced before May 20th, 2016.

Programme
09:00 to 09:30 – Registration and welcome reception of the participants
09:30 to 10:30 – NIPE’s Summer School Seminar “High Frequency Market Making”, by Professor Yacine Ait-Sahalia from Princeton University
10:30 to 11:00 – Coffee break
11:00 to 12:30 – Morning sessions
12:30 to 13:30 – Lunch
13:30 to 15:00 – Afternoon sessions
15:00 to 16:00 – Plenary session “Great Places To Work®: Resilience In Times Of Crisis”, by Professor Nelson Areal from Minho University
16:00 to 16:30 – Green wine tasting
17:30 – City Tour

Fees
No fees will be charged.

Organizing committee
Miguel Portela (University of Minho) – mangelo@eeg.uminho.pt
Joshua Duarte (University of Coimbra) – PhD Student
Susana Martins (University of Minho) – PhD Student

Miguel Ângelo Reis Portela
Escola de Economia e Gestão
Universidade do Minho
Telefone: 253 601910
e-mail: PhD-econ@eeg.uminho.pt