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23525-01 - Lecture: Computational Economics (3 CP)
| Semester | spring semester 2012 |
| Course frequency | Every spring sem. |
| Lecturers | Dietmar Maringer (dietmar.maringer@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | Summary: This course introduces innovative computational methods for economic problems. Presentations and discussions of concepts will be followed by implementations and hands-on experiments. Topics will reflect background and interests of participants. Core areas will include (but are not limited to): - complexity - adaptive dynamics and models of learning in economics - simulation - artificial economics and artificial life - agent-based models |
| Bibliography | Reading list: a detailled reading list will be announced during the term to reflect eventually covered topics. For a general introduction and further reading, the following textbooks might be helpful: * M.J. Miranda, P.L. Fackler, Applied Computational Economics and Finance, MIT Press 2002 * C. Hernandez, M. Posada, A. Lopez-Paredes (eds.), Artificial Economics. The Generative Method in Economics, Lecture Notes in EConomics and Mathematical Systems, Springer 2009 * L. Tesfatsion, K. Judd (eds.), Handbook of Computational Economics Volume 2, North-Holland 2006 * John H. Miller und Scott E. Page, Complex Adaptive Systems: An Introduction to Computational Models of Social Life, Princeton Studies in Complexity, Princeton University Press, 2007 * Nigel Gilbert, Agent-Based Models (Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences), Sage Publications 2007 * Nigel Gilbert and Klaus G Troitzsch, Simulation for the Social Scientist, 2. Auflage, 2005. |
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| Course application | Registration: Please enrol in MOnA. EUCOR-Students and Exchange-Students have to enrol at the students administration office (studsek@unibas.ch) within the official enrolment period. Enrolment = Registration for the exam! |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.
| Modules |
Spezialisierungsmodul: Areas of Specialization in International and/or Monetary Economics (Master International and Monetary Economics) Statistics and Computational Science Module (Master Actuarial Science) Vertiefungsmodul Quantitative Methods (Master Business and Economics) |
| Assessment format | end-of-semester examination |
| Assessment details | written exam: 06.06.2012, 10:15-11:15. WWZ Audi: A-Z. |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Registration: course registration |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | 1-6 0,1 |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Business and Economics , studiendekanat-wwz@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Abt. Quant. Meth: Ökonometrie, Statistik |