Info-Metrics Summer Program - American University, Washington, DC

May 14 - 18, 2012
Microeconometrics with Focus on Panel Data and Discrete Choice: Theory and Practice
William Greene, New York University

May 29 - June 2, 2012
Data Mining and Information: Theory and Practice
Teddy Seidenfeld, Carnegie Mellon University

OVERVIEW: The Info-Metrics Institute of American University, Washington, DC, is pleased to announce two upcoming summer program courses, "Microeconometrics with focus on Panel Data and Discrete Choice: Theory and Practice" with William Greene (New York University) and "Data Mining and Information: Theory and Practice" with Teddy Seidenfeld (Carnegie Mellon University).

The primary purpose of the Info-Metrics Summer Program is to provide students, researchers and faculty with state of the art econometric methods for analyzing data in the Social Sciences. Each day of the week-long course consists of morning lectures that develop the basic concepts and philosophy as well as their applications to real economic problems and data. Each afternoon, these methods will be applied and practiced in the computer lab. These daily tutorials and work in the computer lab provide students with 'hands on' experience in using these methods with real data.

TARGET GROUP AND REQUIREMENTS: Each course in the program is open to students who have completed at least a year of econometrics at the Ph.D. level, to professional economists, researchers and econometricians who work in government agencies, non-governmental organizations and in the private market.

CLASS MATERIALS: The text for each class will be announced prior to the class and will include a text book and/or a reader consisting of a collection of papers.

DAILY SCHEDULE: Classes begin at 9:00 am and end at 4:30 or 5:00 pm. There will be a morning coffee break, a lunch break and an afternoon break.

REGISTRATION: Please visit:http://www.american.edu/cas/economics/info-metrics/econometrics.cfm and http://www.american.edu/cas/economics/info-metrics/news.cfm for information on how to register.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Further questions about this program should be directed to Amos Golan, Director and Professor, Info-Metrics Institute and Department of Economics.

Questions about registration and administrative issues should be directed to:

Aisha Malik, Info-Metrics Administrator
info-metrics@american.edu
Info-Metrics Institute, American University
Kreeger 104, 4400 Massachusetts Ave NW
Washington, DC 20016
Tel: (202) 885-3770
Fax: (202) 885-3790
Email: info- metrics@american.edu