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International Summer School in Economics

Teachers and the course dates may change.

Course

Professor

University

Language

Dates

Schedules

THE SINGULARITIES OF COLOMBIAN ECONOMIC HISTORY

James Robinson

Harvard

English

June 4 to 15

(Includes Saturday, June 9)

5:00 - 8:00 pm

(Saturday: 9:00 am - 12:00 m)

Malcolm Deas

Emeritus Fellow University of Oxford

LONG TERM DEVELOPMENT ANALYSIS OF LATIN AMERICA

Leopoldo Fergusson

los Andes

Spanish

June 7 to 26

9:00 am - 12:00 m

Camilo García-Jimeno

Pennsylvania

Pablo Querubín

New York &

los Andes

PUBLIC POLICY IMPACT EVALUATION: METHODS AND THEORIES

Francisco Gallego

Católica de Chile

Spanish

June 8 to 28

(Includes Saturday June 16 and 23)

5:00 - 8:00 pm

(Saturday: 9:00 am - 12:00 m)

Ximena Peña

los Andes

WORLD ECONOMICS GOVERNANCE

José Antonio Ocampo

Columbia - SIPA

Spanish

June 19 to July 5

(Includes Saturday June 30 and July 7)

2:00 - 5:00 pm

MATHEMATICAL METHODS AND MATHEMATICAL ECONOMICS

Andrés Carvajal

Warwick &

Western Ontario

Spanish

June 27 to July 18

9:00 - 11:30 am

FINANCIAL ECONOMICS AND RISK MANAGEMENT

Dimitrios Tsomocos

Oxford - Saïd Business School

English

June 28 to July 13

9:00 am - 12:00 m

Álvaro Riascos

los Andes

Spanish

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL INTERACTIONS

Onur Özgür

Montréal

English

July 9 to 19

(Includes Saturday, July 14)

9:00 am - 12:00 m

MICROFINANCE: THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL ADVANCES

Beatriz Armendariz

College London &

Harvard

Spanish

July 9 to 23

(Includes Saturday, July 14)

5:00 - 8:00 pm

(Saturday: 9:00 am - 12:00 m)

ADVANCED PRICE THEORY AND MARKET STRUCTURES

Glen Weyl

Chicago

English

July 9 to 23

2:00 - 5:00 pm

Requirements

Students attending the International Summer School should hold an undergraduate degree or be in the advance stages of undergraduate studies in economics. The courses of the International Summer School requires knowledge on Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Statistics and Mathematics similar to the following books:
Microeconomics: Nicholson, W. (2002) Microeconomic Theory, Eight Edition, South-Western, Thomson Learning (NIC).
Macroeconomics: Romer, D.(2001) Advanced Macroeconomics, Second Edition, McGraw-Hill.
Statistics: Introduction to the Theory of Statistics, A. Mood, F. Graybill, D. Boes, McGraw-Hill
Mathematics: Calculus, James Stewart, fourth edition, Brooks/Cole.
Duration
The duration of the International Summer School depends on the number of courses the students decide to attend. In that respect, the minimum duration is approximately 2 weeks, if the student only takes one course.
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Housing costs
In Bogota there are different types of housing:
• Homestay: This is a very appealing option for those students who really want to get to know our family culture. Moreover, it is a good way to interact in Spanish and practice our language. You will usually get a room for yourself and two meals a day. The monthly fee for this option may vary between 135 and 270 dollars.
• Rented room: This is a house adapted for students who want to live together and share their experiences. Depending on the place it might include meals and/or laundry. The monthly fee for this option may vary between 200 and 400 dollars.
• Apartment: There are small furnished apartments you can find in La Candelaria. These apartments are cozy and suited for one person. The monthly fee is between 320 and 640 dollars.
Feeding costs
For a student; the approximate costs are
• Breakfast: The price of a breakfast is between 2.5 and 6 dollars daily.
• Lunch: The price of a lunch oscillates between 4 and 7 dollars daily.
• Dinner: The price of a dinner oscillates between 4 and 7 dollars daily.
Transport costs
There are different types of public transport in Bogota:Taxi, bus or TransMilenio.
• Taxi: The price of a taxi is between 2 and 8 dollars per route.
• Bus: The tariff is 0.6 dollars approximately.
• TransMilenio: The tariff is 0.8 dollars approximately.