Pre-Conference Workshop/Training:

Day/date         : Saturday and Sunday, 12-13 July 2025-

Time                : 08.30 -18.00 WIB

Place               : Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Universitas Diponegoro, Semarang

Brief description of the training:

This workshop on Exploring Spillover and Contagious Effects in Regional Economic Development offers an integrated approach combining conceptual insights with hands-on applications using STATA. Participants will explore the theoretical foundations of spatial econometrics, including spatial dependence, spatial lag and error models, and the construction of spatial weight matrices. Emphasis will be placed on understanding how economic outcomes in one region are influenced by surrounding areas, highlighting the importance of spillover and contagious effects in analyzing regional interdependencies and informing territorial development policies.

In addition to conceptual discussions, the workshop provides practical sessions where participants will work directly with regional datasets to apply spatial econometric models using STATA. Key skills include estimating spatial models, interpreting direct and indirect effects, and conducting model diagnostics. Designed for researchers, graduate students, and policy analysts, this workshop empowers participants to apply spatial econometrics in real-world contexts of regional planning and development. A basic understanding of econometrics and STATA is recommended but not required.

By the end of this two-day workshop, participants will be able to:

1. Conceptual Understanding
2. Understand the theoretical foundations of spatial econometrics, including spatial dependence, spatial heterogeneity, and spatial autocorrelation.
3. Differentiate between spatial lag models, spatial error models, and spatial Durbin models.
4. Interpret spillover and contagious effects in the context of regional economic development and policy analysis.
5. Hands-On STATA Applications
6. Construct and manipulate spatial weight matrices using STATA.
7. Estimate spatial econometric models (SAR, SEM, SDM) and interpret coefficients with spatial implications.
8. Perform diagnostic tests for spatial dependence and model specification in cross-section and panel data.
9. Simulation and Applied Analysis
10. Apply spatial econometric techniques to real-world regional datasets.
11. Simulate policy scenarios to assess the magnitude and reach of regional spillover effects.
12. Present and discuss simulation results to draw policy-relevant conclusions.

Participants will gain both foundational knowledge and practical competencies to apply spatial econometrics in research and policy evaluation related to regional and territorial development.

Instructor:

• Prof Firmansyah, Ph.D (Universitas Diponegoro)
• Moh Najikhul Fajri, S.E., M.S.E (Universitas Diponegoro)
• Mohamad Egi Destiartono, S.E., M.S.E (Universitas Diponegoro)

Workshop Outline:

1. Concept and Fundamentals of Spatial Econometrics
2. Spatial Interdependence (Global and Local Interdependences) and Estimate Spatial Economics Models in Cross-Sectional Data (Spatial Autoregressive Model, Spatial Error Model, Spatial Lag Model, and Spatial Durbin Model)
3. Estimate in Static Panel Regression and Spatial Panel Regression Model (Spatial Fixed Effect and Spatial Random Effect Model)
4. Case Study in Economics Regional Application
5. Filtering in Specified Data for Rural and Urban Cluster

Note:

• It is essential for the participants to bring your owned PCs with Stata installed in it.
• Basic Stata coding skills are required.
• The Training Modul will be delivered 1 (one) week before D-day.
• We limit class size for effectiveness of training delivery. Participants will be selected if number of applications exceeds the optimum class size. Hence please register as soon as possible.
• To register please fill out this form (https://bit.ly/2025_IRSA_Training_Form). Email it to prihadi.nugroho(at)live.undip.ac.id and cc it to heriyaldi(at)unpad.ac.id.
• Our training staff will inform you of your registration status and if seats are still available for the training.
• Please note that there is a registration fee, which does not include the cost of traveling and accommodation to participate in this training as well as to attend.
• Once your application is accepted, you need to pay the training fee as much as Rp. 1,250,000. – (one million two hundred fifty thousand rupiah) per person for this training.

Any question regarding this training can be sent to: prihadi.nugroho(at)live.undip.ac.id.