SSEF 2024

Summer School in Economics and Finance 2024

Program Director: Liu Mendoza Perez, Ph.D.

Academic Coordinator: Lessly Panta, Ms.(c).

Welcome to the SSEF 2024!

Get ready for an unparalleled experience at the 6th edition of the Summer School of Economics and Finance 2024 (SSEF 2024)! Our sincere gratitude goes out to everyone who has made this event possible since it started in 2019.

We will offer eight courses that will take you on a journey through various captivating topics!

• • Topics in Development Economics.
  • Financial Engineering with Applications in R.
  • Foundations of Asset Pricing.
  • Active Portfolio Management.
  • Banking and Financial Intermediation.
  • Empirical Macro-Finance.
  • Closed and Open Economy DSGE Models.
  • Heterogeneous Agents in Asset Pricing.

But that’s not all. The SSEF 2024 will start with a Boot Camp that will make a difference! This intensive training program will equip you with the mathematical and software tools necessary to excel in the SSEF 2024. Our outstanding research assistants will guide you through Dynamic Programming and coding in programs such as Matlab, R, Python, and Stata.

Are you ready to elevate your knowledge in economics and finance? Don’t miss this unique opportunity!

Apply now and get ready for an academic transformation like no other at SSEF 2024! We look forward to welcoming you!

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We will have an informative meeting. Join us!

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Instructors

This year, the instructors kindly accepted to teach in the SSEF 2024! They belong to renowned Economics/Finance schools and institutions around the world.

Sebastián Sardón. Ph.D. Candidate in Economics, Northwestern University. More.	Dafne Murillo. Ph.D. Candidate in Economics, Columbia University. More.	Daniel Morales. Head of Market Strategy in Scotiabank. Master in Finance. London Business School. More.
Marco Ortiz. Associate Professor of Economics, Universidad del Pacífico. Ph.D. in Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science. More.	Jan Sandoval. Director of the Asset Pricing Research Initiative, RIEF. Ph.D. Candidate in Finance, Tilburg University. More.	Carlos Burga. Assistant Professor of Finance, Business School of Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Ph.D. in Economics, Princeton University. More.
Jaime Maihuire. Master in Financial Engineering, University of California, Berkeley. More.	Hamilton Galindo. Assistant Professor of Finance, Cleveland State University. Executive Director, RIEF. Ph.D. in Finance, Arizona State University. More.	Jose Berrospide. Assistant Director of Financial Stability, Federal Reserve. Ph.D. in Economics, University of Michigan. More.

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Program

The Boot Camp is a 60-hour training program that provides mathematical and software tools to succeed in the SSEF 2024. This will be taught by outstanding RIEF Research Assistants (RAs).

1. BOOT CAMP

	DECEMBER 2023
Intensive Training Course	Instructor	Schedule (Peruvian time)
Stata		Nov. 20, 21, 22 and 23: 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm
Dynamic Programming	Ivan Romero	Nov. 27, 28, 29 and 30: 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm
Matlab	Cesar Ramos and Gianfranco Quequezana	Dec  4, 5, 6 and 7: 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm
R	Christian Alcarraz	Dec 11, 12, 13, 14: 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm
Python	Gabriel Santiago and Álvaro García	Dec 18, 19, 20, 21 : 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm

2. MAIN PROGRAM

The main program has eight courses in different topics in Economics and Finance. 

	JANUARY 2024
Course	Instructor	Schedule (Peru time)
Topics in Development Economics	Sebastián Sardón and Dafne Murillo	Jan  8, 9, 10, 11:  7pm – 10pm
Financial Engineering with Applications in R.	Daniel Morales	Jan  15, 17, 19, 22:  7pm – 10pm

	February 2024
Course	Instructor	Schedule (Peru time)
Foundations of Asset Pricing	Jan Sandoval	Feb 5, 6, 7, 8:  12pm – 2pm
Active Portfolio Management	Jaime Maihuire	Feb  12, 13, 14, 15:  7pm – 10pm
Closed and Open Economy DSGE Models	Marco Ortiz and Hamilton Galindo	Feb  26, 27, 28, 29 : 7pm – 10pm

	March 2024
Course	Instructor	Schedule (Peru time)
Banking and Financial Institutions	Jose Berrospide	Mar  4, 5, 6, 7:  7pm – 10pm
Empirical Macro-Finance	Carlos Burga	Mar 18, 19, 20, 21:  7pm – 10pm
Heterogenous Agents in Asset Pricing	Hamilton Galindo	Mar 25, 26, 27, 28:  7pm – 10pm
	Final Exam: April 21

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Cost

The cost per student is US$ 2,500. However, the RIEF offers 35 full scholarships. If you are admitted to the SSEF 2024, you are also awarded this scholarship. This is possible thanks to the generous contribution of the instructors. There is only one application fee, as described below:

	Price	Interbank Bank Account
S/.	S/ 50.00	Account: 8983363838261	Mobile: 941 293 540
US$	US$ 14.00	Account: 8983326246515   CCI: 00389801332624651545

The above bank accounts are in the name of Lessly Vanessa Panta Mendoza – Academic Coordinator of the RIEF.

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Application Process

• WHO CAN APPLY?
  

Application is open to any student from Economic Engineering, Statistical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Finance, Economics, and related fields. Applicants can be from private or public universities in Latin America. Knowledge of fundamental finance, macroeconomics, microeconomics, and mathematics courses is a prerequisite. Likewise, since reading and class material would be in English, it is highly recommended that participants have an intermediate-advanced level of English.

• THE CATEGORIES AND STEPS TO APPLY ARE THE FOLLOWING:

STUDENTS AND GRADUATES: UNDERGRADUATE Student: from 8th to 10th semester or final year       Documents to include: Proof of enrollment including your current semester and your GPA up to date. Official identification document (in color). Affidavit (it will be sent to the mail). Recommendation letter. Proof of payment of the application fee. Graduated: maximum three years after graduation       Documents to include: Official documents including your degree, graduation year and GPA. Official identification document (in color). Affidavit (it will be sent to the mail). Recommendation letter. Proof of payment of the application fee.   To apply click here

STUDENTS AND GRADUATES: MASTER’S DEGREE Student: from 2nd semester       Documents to include: Proof of enrollment including your current semester and your GPA up to date. Official identification document (in color). Affidavit (it will be sent to the mail). Recommendation letter. Proof of payment of the application fee. Graduated: maximum one year after graduation Documents to include: Official documents including your degree, graduation year and GPA. Official identification document (in color). Affidavit (it will be sent to the mail). Recommendation letter. Proof of payment of the application fee.   To apply click here

The steps to apply are as follows:

1. You will find the minimum requirements and documents to submit by entering your respective category to apply.

2. It is recommended to have your documents before filling in the form for your category. Your application will be automatically disqualified if it does not match your documents.

3. Your pre-registration confirmation will arrive in your email within 24 hours of completing the form. The email outlines how you should send your documents as well as how your recommender (professor or supervisor) should send his or her recommendation.

4. Submit your documents to rief@ri-ef.com once your professor or supervisor confirms they sent the email with your nomination.

• APPLICATION SCHEDULE

1st PHASE PRESENTATION OF DOCUMENTS AND NOMINATION BY YOUR PROFESSOR OR SUPERVISOR:	From September 25th to October 18th, 2023 Email: rief@ri-ef.com, in PDF format
2nd PHASE DOCUMENT VERIFICATION:	October 19th and 20th, 2023 Confirmation of the minimum requirements. On October 21st, you will be notified via email about your eligibility to advance to the 3rd phase (The Exam).
3rd PHASE THE EXAM:	November 11th, 2023: Applicants will take the Exam The virtual exam will be based on three papers you will receive on October 21st.
4th PHASE FINAL RESULTS:	November 14th, 2021 You will be informed of your admission status and scholarship via email.

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4th PHASE: FINAL RESULTS – november 15, 2023

ADMISSION PROCESS

Participants admitted:

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