10 TO 13 JULY 2023
UNIVERSITY OF MINHO | BRAGA – PORTUGAL
Oliver Bruce Linton is a Professor of Political Economy and Econometrics at Cambridge University and a Fellow of Trinity College.
Professor Linton is an Associate Editor with Econometrica,a co-editor at Econometric Theory, and a joint editor of Royal Economic Society (RES) Econometrics Journal.
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This course covers some major topics in nonparametric and semiparametric methods with applications in economics. The intuition behind smoothing methods, the strengths, and weaknesses. Applications to finance and economic inequality will be considered.
Course outline
The practical sessions will be taught using R and GAUSS.
Participants are expected to bring their laptops with R installed; temporary GAUSS licences will be freely provided to participants during the summer school.
10-12 July (Monday to Wednesday)
13 July (Thursday)
Professor Linton will give a research seminar in the morning (exact time TBA).
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Early registration: January 20th – May 12th, 2023
Late registration: May 13th – June 16th, 2023
| Early registration: 650€ | Late registration: 800€ |
| Students* (PhD, Master) early registration: 500€ | Students* (PhD, Master) late registration: 650€ |
* Students need to provide a letter from their advisor confirming their student status
* Fees cover attendance, lunches and two refreshments from Monday to Wednesday (10 to 12 July), and a bus pass (provided upon registration) which allows you to use Braga’s public transport (TUB) at no cost during the summer school.
A cancellation fee of 100 EUR is charged for cancellations until 31 May 2023. No reimbursements will be made for cancellations after this date.
Luís Sá
E-mail: luis.sa@eeg.uminho.pt
Priscila Ferreira
Nelson Areal
E-mail: nareal@eeg.uminho.pt
Susana Figueiredo
E-mail: nipe.summerschool@eeg.uminho.pt
Phone: +351 253 604 518
The summer school will take place at the School of Economics and Management, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal. EEG-UMinho was founded on 10 March 1982. It is an organic unit of education, research and interaction with society.
It focus on activities ranging from the sciences of economics to business administration and political science and international relations, and other related areas. It offers 8 Bachelor Programmes, 14 Master Programmes and 5 PhD Programmes, accounting for approximately 2500 students. The School is widely recognised for the quality of its research: it integrates 2 Research Units, one of which achieved a maximum rating of “Excellent” by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT).
The closest airport to Braga is Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport, in Porto, which stands some 45 Km away from Braga. For GPS users, the coordinates to UMinho are (according to Google Earth): 41°33’41.00″N and 8°23’54.45″W.
The easiest way to get to Braga is by using the “get Bus”, which does daily transfers from the Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport to Braga.
Note that as an alternative, you can take the subway, Line Violeta to Campanhã Station [about 33 minutes, between 6am and 1:30am]. From there you should get the train to Braga. Information on train prices and timetables can be found in the CP website. Braga train station is 5 minutes walking distance from the city centre.
From Porto airport to Braga participants can also:
These are the hotels with which we negotiated special prices for Summer School participants.
| ***** | |
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| SINGLE | €81 |
| DOUBLE | €91 |
| LOCATION | Near University (5 min walking distance) |
| NOTES | |
| Including breakfast. | |
| **** | |
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| SINGLE | €69 |
| DOUBLE | €89 |
| LOCATION | City centre |
| NOTES | |
| Including breakfast. Parking only available in the evening. |
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| *** | |
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| SINGLE | €43,50 |
| DOUBLE | €56,00 |
| LOCATION | City centre |
| NOTES | |
| Including breakfast. | |
| **** | |
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| Hotel do Parque, Hotel do Elevador and Hotel do Templo |
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| SINGLE | €56 |
| DOUBLE | €68 |
| LOCATION | Bom Jesus Mountain (10 min by car) |
| NOTES | |
| Including breakfast. Tourist tax 1.50€, per day. |
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| *** | |
|---|---|
| Hotel do Lago and Hotel João Paulo II | |
| SINGLE | €40 |
| DOUBLE | €48 |
| LOCATION | Bom Jesus Mountain (10 min by car) |
| NOTES | |
| Including breakfast. Tourist tax 1.50€, per day. |
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| *** | |
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| SINGLE | €- |
| DOUBLE | €- |
| LOCATION | Near University (10 min walking distance) |
| NOTES | |
| 10% discount on all the prices marked on their website. In order to benefit from this discount, participants should mention that they are attending NIPE’s Summer School. |
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| **** | |
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| SINGLE | €36 |
| DOUBLE | €50 |
| LOCATION | City center |
| NOTES | |
| Including breakfast. Tourist tax 1.50€, per day. |
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| *** | |
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| SINGLE | €38 |
| DOUBLE | €48 |
| LOCATION | Braga train station (buses running to and from the university of Minho every 15 minutes). |
| NOTES | |
| 48€ for a twin bedroom and 70€ for a triple bedroom (including breakfast). In order to benefit from this discount, participants should mention that they are attending a NIPE’s Summer School. Tourist tax 1.50€ per day. Reservations: reservas@basichotelbraga.com |
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| SINGLE | €69 |
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| DOUBLE | €78 |
| LOCATION | City centre |
| NOTES | |
| Including breakfast. Tourist tax 1.50€, per day. |
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| SINGLE | €- |
|---|---|
| DOUBLE | €- |
| LOCATION | City centre |
| NOTES | |
| 10% discount on all the prices marked on their website In order to benefit from this discount, participants should mention that they are attending NIPE’s Summer School Reservations: oldcitygh@gmail.com |
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