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Introduction to Applied General Equilibrium Modeling with the WiNDC Database
Short Summer Course
(July 19-23, 2021)

This short course is intended to help graduate students and professional economists interested in how to do state-level policy analysis with applied general equilibrium models calibrated to the WiNDC version 3 dataset (2017 base year).

Course Logistics

The course will take place July 19-23, 2021, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm (Central Daylight Time). There will be a short break in the morning and in the afternoon and a lunch break from 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm. Lectures will be presented in person, live-streamed and recorded. Vaccinated participants may attend the course in person in Taylor Hall at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Course participants will receive a link for joining online a few days before the course will start.

To register, please send an email to the WiNDC manager stating your name, institutional affiliation, professional status (student / professional economist) and whether you plan to attend in person. The registration deadline is July 2, 2021.

The course is free of charge and we encourage participants to make a donation of $500 to the Agricultural and Applied Economics Fund - 112039090 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. You may donate here. You have the option to give online or by mail.