Research Seminar in System Dynamics

Calendar

SES #	TOPICS	KEY DATES
1	Intro; Choosing Projects, Modeling Process, Selecting Stock Variables
2	Model Analysis Process; Equilibrium	Homework 1 due
3	Model Replication and Analysis	Group Presentations: Literature and data sources, qualitative model Homework 2 due Tutorial Topic Selection due
4	Formulations: Allocation, Coflows	Group Presentations: Literature and data sources, qualitative model
5	Useful functional forms, Subscripts, Data Connections	Group Presentations: Quantitative Model, First Version
6	Process Noise, Sensitivity and Monte Carlo Simulation	Group Presentations: Quantitative Model, First Version (cont.)
Spring Break		Tutorial Submission due
7	Optimization (deterministic and stochastic)	Group Presentations: Quantitative Model, Second Version
8	Calibration (Maximum Likelihood and simulated method of moments)	Group Presentations: Quantitative Model, Second Version (cont.) Tutorial Evaluation due
9	Calibration (Kalman Filtering and confidence intervals)	Group Presentations: Model calibration and analysis
10	Dynamic Control and Games	Group Presentations: Model calibration and analysis (cont.)
11	Advanced Model Analysis Techniques	Group Presentations: Analysis and insights
12	Modeling that Matters; Final notes	Group Presentations: Analysis and insights (cont.)
–	No class meeting	Final Project Report Submission due
–	No class meeting (cont.)	Final Project Evaluation due Team Member Evaluation due