SIdE courses and summer schools are open to scholars and practitioners of all levels, but are particularly aimed at junior researchers and PhD students.

To attend SIDE Summer School and Courses, the SIDE membership is required.

Director of PhD Courses: Roberto Golinelli

PhD Courses 2025 -- 36th Edition --

MOST COURSES WILL BE DELIVERED IN HYBRID MODE.   

Participants may express their preference upon registration. 

The activation of the courses in presence is conditional to the recruitment of a minimum of 15 participants.

Important dates:

• Application Deadline: 4th May 2025   extended deadline 18 May 2025
• Notification of acceptance will be posted by the 14^th May, 2025    extended deadline 25 May 2025
• Deadline for Fee Payment: 31^th May, 2025     extended deadline 8 June 2025

Courses (program and enrollment at at the bottom of the page) 

• Introductory Econometrics,   Bertinoro 29 June- 5 July 2025 
• Financial Risk Management and High Frequency Econometrics, Bertinoro 29 June- 5 July 2025
• Panel Data Econometrics: theory and applications, Bertinoro 4-10 September 2025
• Network Econometrics, Venice 30 June- 4 July 2025 
• Bayesian Methods in Economics and Finance , Venice 25-29 August 2025
• Panel Data for Causal Research Designs,  Bertinoro 30 June- 5 July 2025 

Fees and Enrollment

*** Online Course

• Students (master and PhD students, post-doctoral and research fellows): 350€ 
• University staff (junior and senior assistant professors (RTDA, RTDB), associate and full professors): 600€
• Others: 1500€

*** Course in presence

• Students (master and PhD students, post-doctoral and research fellows): 700€
• University staff (junior and senior assistant professors (RTDA, RTDB), associate and full professors): 900€  
• Others: 2300€

 -- Courses in Bertinoro:  Fee includes accommodation (starting from Sunday evening) - double room for students and university staff; single room for Others - breakfast and lunch.   If participants do not need any accommodation during the course, please send an email to admin@side-iea.it to request a reduced fee of 100€.

-- Courses in Perugia: Fee includes: accommodation (starting from Sunday evening) in single room, breakfast, lunch and dinner.

In case of enrolment at more than one course, for a maximum of three, participants are entitled to a discount of 100€ on each course in presence; the discount will be reduced to 50€ for each online course.

Renounce and refund:

To submit a renounce and ask for a refund, please send an email to  admin@side-iea.it.
After the payment, you can submit your renounce up to one week (7 days) before the beginning of the course and ask for a motivated refund. In case of reimbursement, there will be a deduction for administrative costs: 150€ for the course in presence, 100€ for online course. Over the terms for refund (less than 7 days from the beginning of the course) you need to provide your request with supporting documentation, which will be submitted to SIdE President.

Bank of Italy grants for female economists

With the aim of promoting the presence of women researchers in the fields of economics and finance, the Bank of Italy will fund up to ten full registration fee waivers to cover the participation costs of deserving female students and young researchers attending the SIdE Summer schools or Postgraduate courses. A committee composed of members of the SIdE and of the Bank of Italy will evaluate the CVs submitted in the registration process and will inform the winners by May 28th, 2025.