Dear colleague, The Economic Policies Research Unit (NIPE) is pleased to announce its 15th Summer School on "Panel Data Spatial Econometrics<http://www3.eeg.uminho.pt/economia/nipe/summerschool2018/index.htm>". The course will be taught by Professor Badi H. Baltagi (Syracuse University)<https://www.maxwell.syr.edu/cpr_about.aspx?id=6442451316> at the University of Minho, School of Economics and Management, Braga, Portugal, between June 11th and June 14th 2018. Important dates: Early registration - until May 11th, 2018 Late registration: May 12th - May 31st, 2018 For more details about the course outline and description, please click here<http://www3.eeg.uminho.pt/economia/nipe/summerschool2018/index_ficheiros/Page382.htm>. On the last day of the Summer School, June 14th, Professor Badi H. Baltagi will be presenting a seminar. There will also be the First PhD Student Workshop in Economics and Business Administration<https://www.eeg.uminho.pt/en/Pages/DetalheEvento.aspx?Codigo=52594>, open to PhD students from Portuguese and foreign universities. For more information about the Summer School 2018, please follow the link: http://www3.eeg.uminho.pt/economia/nipe/summerschool2018/index.htm Kind regards, The organizing committee, Cristina Amado Natália Pimenta Monteiro ________________________________________ Núcleo de Investigação em Políticas Económicas Escola de Economia e Gestão Universidade do Minho Campus de Gualtar 4710-057 Braga