Outline of the week, October 11th to 15th, 2010

Coordinators:
Giorgio FAGIOLO, Scuola Superiore S. Anna, Pisa, Italy, fagiolo@sssup.it

Koen FRENKEN, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands, k.frenken@geo.uu.nl
The second week of the Maastricht session provides students with an introduction into evolutionary models and computational tools. The lectures offer an overview of the main modelling approaches as well as their empirical applications. Special emphasis will be on methodological aspects.

Lecturers
Robin COWAN, University of Strasbourg (France) & Maastricht University (The Netherlands)
Giorgio FAGIOLO, Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa (Italy)
Koen FRENKEN, Eindhoven University of Technology & Utrecht University (The Netherlands)
Luis IZQUIERDO, University of Burgos (Spain)
Vanessa OLTRA, University of Bordeaux IV (France
Andrea ROVENTINI, University of Verona (Italy)


Monday, October 11th  EVOLUTIONARY ECONOMICS

9.30 - 10.00: Koen FRENKEN Introduction to the course

10.15 - 12.15: Koen FRENKEN
Lecture 1: Evolutionary economics: an introduction

13.45 - 14.45: PhD presentation n°1: PhD presentation n°1: Magnus JOHANSSON; junior discussant: Stefan MENDRITZKI ; senior discussant : Robin COWAN

15.00 - 17.00: Robin COWAN

Lecture 2: Lock-in, counterfactuals and the problem of empirical analysis of path dependent systems


Tuesday, October 12th   GAME THEORY

9.00 - 11.00: Luis IZQUIERDO
Lecture 3: Evolutionary game theory: an introduction

11.15 - 12.15: PhD presentation n°2: Dominik HARTMANN; junior discussant: Ali MALEKI ; senior discussant : Koen FRENKEN

13.45 - 15.45: Luis IZQUIERDO
Lecture 4: Evolutionary game theory and agent-based modelling

16.00 - 17.00: PhD presentation n°3:  François LAFOND ; junior discussant: Magnus JOHANSSON  ; senior discussant : Luis IZQUIERDO


Wednesday, October 13th  AGENT-BASED MODELLING

9.00 - 11.00: Giorgio FAGIOLO
Lecture 5: Agent-based models in economics: an introduction

11.15 - 12.15: PhD presentation n°4: Ali MALEKI ; junior discussant: François LAFOND  ; senior discussant : Giorgio FAGIOLO

13.45 - 15.45: Giorgio FAGIOLO
Lecture 6: Empirical validation of agent-based models

16.00 - 17.00: PhD presentation n°5: Stefan MENDRITZKI  ; junior discussant: Pollyana de CARVALHO   ; senior discussant : Giorgio FAGIOLO


Thursday, October 14th  MACROECONOMICS

9.00 - 11.00: Andrea ROVENTINI
Lecture 7: Evolutionary macroeconomics

11.15 - 12.15: PhD presentation n°6: Giorgio TRIULZI ; junior discussant: Katherina Anna POETZ  ; senior discussant : Andrea ROVENTINI

13.45 - 15.45: Andrea ROVENTINI
Lecture 8: Economic policy in agent-based macro models

16.00 - 17.00: PhD presentation n°7: Pollyana de CARVALHO; junior discussant: tbd ; senior discussant : tbd

17.15-17.45: Evaluation of the course

Friday, October 15th   ECO-INNOVATION

10.15 - 12.15: Vanessa OLTRA
Lecture 9: Eco-innovation and industrial dynamics; an evolutionary approach

13.45 - 14.45: PhD presentation n°8: Serdal OZUSAGLAM; junior discussant: Isabel ALMUDI  ; senior discussant : Vanessa OLTRA