{"id":20290,"date":"2017-07-20T11:57:19","date_gmt":"2017-07-20T11:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deazone.com\/en\/?p=20290"},"modified":"2018-07-10T10:27:59","modified_gmt":"2018-07-10T10:27:59","slug":"benchmarking-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deazone.com\/en\/benchmarking-course","title":{"rendered":"A course on Benchmarking and productivity analyses with economic applications"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Benchmarking and productivity analyses with economic applications\u00a0\u00a0– PhD courses in Denmark\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h1>\n

PhD School in Economics and Management at CBS<\/h2>\n

Course dates:\u00a0<\/b>25 September 2017 – 29 September 2017
\nLecturer:\u00a0<\/b>Professor Peter Bogetoft, Department of Economics, CBS
\nPlace\/Venue:<\/b>Porcel\u00e6nshaven 18B
\nCity:\u00a0<\/b>Frederiksberg
\nECTS:\u00a0<\/b>5 points
\nLink:\u00a0<\/b>https:\/\/ssl1.peoplexs.com\/Peoplexs22\/Candidat…<\/a><\/p>\n

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Prerequisites<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
A basic knowledge of quantitative methods and statistics is desirable, but the course will refresh the participants\u2019 prior knowledge as we go along. During the course, we will also train the use of opens source software like R. Participants are encouraged to bring their own notebooks to facilitate subsequent usage.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aim<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The aim of this course is to introduce the participants to the theory and practice of performance evaluations and their usages in research, policy analyses, incentive schemes and regulation.
\nSpecifically, the objectives are
\n1. To provide a basic understanding of state-of-the-art benchmarking, efficiency and productivity analyses methods using Data Envelopment Analyses (DEA), Stochastic Frontier Analyses (SFA) and related methods.
\n2. To provide training in the actual usage of such methods and associated software on different applications
\n3. To discuss the usage of performance evaluations to evaluate economic systems and to design decision support, reallocation mechanisms and incentive systems.Background: Productivity and efficiency analysis is a rapidly growing, interdisciplinary field of research in economics, management sciences, and statistics. In addition to the empirical research on the magnitude, direction, and sources of productivity growth, this literature has produced quantitative methods such as data envelopment analysis (DEA) and stochastic frontier analysis (SFA), which have diffused beyond their traditional confinement to production settings. These tools are used in many different application areas including environment, development studies, education, finance, health care studies, natural resource management, public economics, and sports studies, among other fields. The tools and approaches of productivity analysis are equally well suited for micro-level analyses of firms and other decision-making units as well as macro-level cross-country comparisons. Integration with incentive theory, mechanism design and decision support systems makes the tools relevant also in normative applications<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Course content<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The course comes in two parts.<\/p>\n

Base course
\nDay 1 :\u00a0Welcome * Introduction and overview ?* Production and costs models ?* Firm behavior ?* Efficiency concepts * Exercises *Installation of software
\nDay 2 :\u00a0Data Envelopment Analyses (DEA) * Non-discretionary, environmental, quality etc variables * Dual models * Game interpretations * Exercises.
\nDay 3 :\u00a0Statistical inference in DEA * Bootstrapping * Two stage models * Stochastic Frontier Analyses (SFA) * Exercises
\nDay 4 :\u00a0Reallocation, market and merger analyses * Decision Support Systems * Network models * Exercises
\nDay 5 :Efficiency and Incentives, * Contracts * Regulation * Yardstick competition, * Auctions * Exercises<\/p>\n

Add-on course (Optional)
\nIndividual advice ?* Participants work on own projects * Individual advise on methods, analyses and interpretation of results
\nDay 6 & 7 : Participants present preliminary results * Additional topics covered depending on interests of participants (e.g. Indices, rational inefficiency, dynamic efficiency, advanced SFA, advanced bootstrapping, regulatory practices, etc).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Teaching style<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The base course (5 ETCS) stretches over five days. Each day will consist of lecturing in the morning and conceptual discussions and data exercises in the afternoon.
\nThe optional add-on course (5 ETCS) consists of advise to individuals or groups on specific research projects during a one month period combined with two days of final lecturing and presentations of the participants\u2019 research work.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lecture plan<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Learning objectives<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Exam<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
A course certificate for the base course is granted based on attendance and active participating.
\nA course certificate for the add-on course is granted based on progress with individual projects and active participation in the in class activities.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Other<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
When registering for the course please write a few lines on your background in ‘comments’<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  Benchmarking and productivity analyses with economic applications\u00a0\u00a0– PhD courses in Denmark\u00a0\u00a0 PhD School in Economics and Management at CBS Course dates:\u00a025 September 2017 – 29 September 2017 Lecturer:\u00a0Professor Peter Bogetoft, Department of Economics, CBS Place\/Venue:Porcel\u00e6nshaven 18B City:\u00a0Frederiksberg ECTS:\u00a05 points Link:\u00a0https:\/\/ssl1.peoplexs.com\/Peoplexs22\/Candidat…   Prerequisites A basic knowledge of quantitative methods and statistics is desirable, but the … <\/p>\n

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