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Mathematical modeling of behavior
For the first part of the course, the students are supposed to learn the theory by themselves, using the online documents and videos that are provided. The second part of the course, covering more advanced material, consists of traditional ex-cathedra lectures. Exercices and laboratories are organized every week. The organization of the semester is described below. During the five weeks appearing in white, there will be no lecture, but there will be laboratories from 10:15 to 12:00.
Schedule
Date | Topic | Type of learning | Online material | Chapter in the textbook |
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Sep 19 | Introduction | Ex-cathedra lecture | Chapter 1 (1.2) | |
Sep 26 | Choice theory | Self-learning | Chapter 3 - Choice theories | |
Oct 3 | Binary choice | Self-learning | Chapter 4 - Binary Choice | |
Oct 10 | Multiple alternatives | Self-learning | Chapter 5 - Choice with multiple alternatives | |
Oct 17 | Summary, discussions, examples - Questions and answers | Ex-cathedra course | ||
Oct 24 | Tests | Self-learning | Chapter 6 - Specification testing | |
Oct 31 | Forecasting | Self-learning | Chapter 10 - Prediction | |
Nov 7 | Summary, discussions, examples - Questions and answers | Ex-cathedra course | ||
Nov 14 | Nested logit | Ex-cathedra course | Chapter 7 - The nested logit model | |
Nov 21 | Multivariate Extreme Value models | Ex-cathedra course | Chapter 8 - Multivariate Extreme Value models | |
Nov 28 | Sampling | Ex-cathedra course | Chapter 2.3 - Statistical inference and sampling | |
Dec 5 | Mixtures | Ex-cathedra course | Train (2003), Chapter 6 - Mixed logit | |
Dec 12 | Latent variables | Ex-cathedra course | Walker (2001), Chapter 3 - Integration of choice and latent variable models | |
Dec 19 | Panel data | Ex-cathedra course | No reading |
Bibliography
Readings
- Ben-Akiva, Bierlaire, Walker (2012) Discrete Choice Analysis, Draft document, September, 2012. [Available here]
- Train (2009) Discrete Choice Methods with Simulation, Cambridge University Press. [Available here][or here]
- Walker (2001) Extended discrete choice models: integrated framework, flexible error structures, and latent variables, PhD thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. [Available here]
Additional references
- Ben-Akiva and Lerman (1985) Discrete Choice Analysis: Theory and Application to Travel Demand, MIT Press [Bookfinder]
- Ben-Akiva, M., and Bierlaire, M. (2003). Discrete choice models with applications to departure time and route choice. In Hall, R. (ed) Handbook of Transportation Science, 2nd edition pp.7-38. Kluwer. [Bookfinder]
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Schedule
Lectures:
Laboratories:
Laboratories:
Tuesday 08:15-10:00
Tuesday 10:15-12:00
Tuesday 10:15-12:00
Ex-cathedra lectures
September 19
October 17
November 7
November 14
November 21
October 17
November 7
November 14
November 21
November 28
December 5
December 12
December 19
December 5
December 12
December 19
Self-learning
September 26
October 3
October 10
October 3
October 10
October 24
October 31
October 31