Econometrics of Networks

Course will take place online from 10-14 January 2022. Full time attendance is required.

This course offers a concise introduction to the most recent econometric methods for processing, visualising, and learning from network data.
Networks play an increasingly dominant role in many social, business, and economic environments. Moreover, network data becomes increasingly important and available due to the rise of online social media and digitization.

This programme will combine online lectures with hands-on empirical and programming exercises. Students will learn how to analyse the role of networks in various social and economic environments.
The course consists of three days in which you will practice the material of the lectures in the morning with tutorials in the afternoon using exercises that will be implemented in Matlab.

Who should join?

Open to Bachelor and Master’s students, as well as PhD candidates and professionals from all disciplines.
The course will be accessible to advanced undergraduate and graduate students as well as practitioners from related fields.

If you have doubts about your eligibility for the course, please contact us: graduatewinterschool@vu.nl.

Learning objectives

Upon successful completion of the course, students will:

become acquainted with different statistical methodologies for analyzing networks while learning how to see these different methodologies complementing each other.
learn to model network problem situations mathematically, and adapt the methods learned to new situations at hand.
be able to recognize, understand, and analyze societal and business problems in which networks are central.
learn how networks affect demand and supply in markets, how this leads to market failures, and how government policies can address these.