EUROMOD training autumn 2021

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As previously announced, we are glad to inform that the registration for the EUROMOD Autumn training is already open! If you want to apply, please follow the instructions below. Application will be open until 15 September and the acceptance will be communicated by 20 September.

The course is free of charge and will be held online through EU Academy and Zoom. It is structured in six 3-hour sessions on 19, 20 and 21 October, three in the morning (9:30-12:30 CEST) and three in the afternoon (14:00-17:00 CEST), with the following contents:

  • Session 1. Microsimulation models and introduction to EUROMOD
  • Session 2. EUROMOD language: policies, functions and parameters
  • Session 3. Policy functions Elig & ArithOp. Handling errors
  • Session 4. Policy functions BenCalc & SchedCalc. Defining constants and income lists
  • Session 5. Policy function Allocate. Defining tax units
  • Session 6. System functions DefVar & DefOutput. Variable types. Uprating indices

The course will combine lectures with live demonstrations of the model. Participants will also have the opportunity to carry out a number of hands-on exercises to test and refine their understanding of the model. Please note that due to data access restrictions, the course will be using a hypothetical dataset. No access to microdata on real households will be granted on the basis of taking part in the course.

The training is targeted to current and potential users of EUROMOD. Applications will be evaluated and selected based on the motivation for attending stated by the applicant in the form. The course does not assume any previous knowledge of the model, but a background in the use of microdata and distributional analysis will help to make the most of it.

If you want to receive up-to-date information about future trainings, along with information on other EUROMOD-related topics, please subscribe to the JRC EUROMOD Newsletter here.

If you have any question or suggestion about trainings, don’t hesitate to contact us.

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INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLY

  1. Go to EU Academy (https://academy.europa.eu/) and log in with your EU Login account. If you don’t have a EU Login account, you can easily create one by following these instructions. If it’s the first time you use EU Academy, you will have to agree on several pages of conditions of use when you log in.
  2. Go to the page of the training (https://academy.europa.eu/courses/euromod-training-autumn-2021/) and click on Apply (yellow button).
  3. Fill the form and submit it. Be aware that you won’t receive any confirmation by e-mail, but only an on-screen message, right after you submit the form, saying that your application has been sent.

Note: please follow the instructions in the order shown. If not, the EU Academy website may not behave correctly (it's still a beta version).