Syllabus

Title
5820 Research & Policy Seminar: Spatial Economics
Instructors
Nikolas Kuschnig, PhD, MSc, BSc (WU), Lukas Vashold, MSc (WU)
Contact details
Type
PI
Weekly hours
2
Language of instruction
Englisch
Registration
02/18/25 to 02/23/25
Registration via LPIS
Notes to the course
Dates
Day Date Time Room
Wednesday 03/05/25 01:00 PM - 04:00 PM EA.5.034
Wednesday 03/19/25 01:00 PM - 04:00 PM D2.0.392
Wednesday 03/26/25 01:00 PM - 04:00 PM D2.0.030
Wednesday 04/02/25 01:00 PM - 04:00 PM D4.0.127
Wednesday 04/09/25 01:00 PM - 04:00 PM D2.0.374
Wednesday 04/23/25 01:00 PM - 04:00 PM D2.0.382
Wednesday 04/30/25 01:00 PM - 04:00 PM TC.4.17
Wednesday 05/07/25 01:00 PM - 04:00 PM TC.3.07
Wednesday 06/04/25 01:00 PM - 04:00 PM TC.3.10
Contents

Seminar-style discussion and presentations of research papers in spatial/network economics/econometrics, and an applied introduction to spatial data analysis with R.

Learning outcomes

Students should be able to apply in-depth knowledge from the "Spatial Economics" field course to independently carry out and assess empirical economic research.

Attendance requirements

Attendance is mandatory; one missed unit is tolerated.

Teaching/learning method(s)

Readings and discussion

Coding sessions

Research projects

Assessment
  • 20% Presentation
  • 20% Referee report
  • 20% Participation
  • 40% Paper proposal

Grades

  • 1: [88, 100]
  • 2: [75, 88)
  • 3: [62, 75)
  • 4: [50, 62)
  • 5: [0, 50)
Prerequisites for participation and waiting lists

Participation in the field course "Spatial Economics".

Good prior knowledge of the R programming language is crucial for the applied parts of the course.

Readings

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Last edited: 2024-12-02



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