Summer School on Socioeconomic Inequality Bonn, 29 August - 2 September 2016, germany

Publish Date: May 30, 2016

Deadline: May 31, 2016

Event Dates: from Aug 29, 2016 12:00 to Sep 02, 2016 12:00

The 2016 Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group Summer Schools on Socioeconomic Inequality will provide a state-of-the-art overview on the study of inequality and human flourishing. Participants will learn about the integration between psychological and sociological insights into the foundations of human behavior and conventional economic models. Through rigorous lectures students will be trained on various tools needed to study the issue of inequality.  The summer school is open to Ph.D. and early postdoctoral scholars from around the world. There is no fee to attend SSSI Bonn. Students will be provided lodging for the week as well as breakfast and lunch daily. Students are expected to cover travel costs to and from the Summer School and any additional expenses they may incur.

Applications Open: March 31st
Application Deadline: May 31st
Letters of Recommendation Due: June 7th

Acceptances will be sent out on June 15th.

Speakers

Orazio Attanasio
University College London
Alberto Bisin
New York University
Flavio Cunha
Rice University
Steven Durlauf
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Armin Falk
Universität Bonn
James J. Heckman
The University of Chicago
Petra Todd
University of Pennsylvania

If you cannot access the application form, please use this PDF as a guide, and send the following to Jennifer Pachon via email:

  1. Answers to application questions
  2. CV
  3. Statement of interest for SSSI 2016

If your recommenders cannot access the form to upload their letters, please ask them to send the letters directly to Jennifer Pachon via email.


This opportunity has expired. It was originally published here:

https://hceconomics.uchicago.edu/events/summer-school-socioeconomic-inequality-bonn-sssi-2016-bonn-0

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Eligible Countries

International

Host Countries

Germany