This one-week crash course is an introduction to the field of experimental economics.
The course provides students with skills needed to design and run an experiment. There will be an additional one-day module on Statistical Data Analysis at the end of the course (on July 9).
This introductory course provides an in-depth analysis of some recent developments, including the rapid growth of behavioural economics and the increased use of field experiments. Because experimental economics is a methodology often used to test economic theory, the course also covers theoretical issues (more specifically, game theory), when appropriate.
New feature this year is an optional, one-day, additional module about Statistical Data Analysis. This module will directly follow the regular crash course and will be taught by the same lecturers.
Topics
- experimental methodology
- behavioural economics (public goods, bargaining, other-regarding preferences)
- industrial organisation (auctions, double auction, market power, mechanism design)
- individual decision-making (expected utility, probability weighting)
- analysis of experimental data
For the experiments, students will be split into groups of 5 or 6. Each group will develop an experiment on their preferred topic and run the experiment using the other students as participants. The groups will then analyze the data and present the results. A class discussion will follow.T
Lecturers
- Prof. Arthur Schram and Jeroen van de Ven (University of Amsterdam).
Participants
We welcome Master’s and PhD students, alumni, or professionals in economics and related fields to join this course.
Admission requirements
Students are expected to have passed an intermediate-level course in micro-economics (including basic game theory).
Course Fee
The fee to participate in the course is € 999 for Masters’ and PhD Students.
Additional module Data Analysis: € 250
Others (postdocs, professionals) pay a fee of € 1.250.
Additional module Data Analysis: € 300
The € 999 course fee includes: a book, materials (slides), daily lunches, social event including a dinner and a farewell party including drinks. Transaction costs of PayPal and credit card payments are at the expense of participants. Accommodation costs are not covered by this fee. The TI-UvA summer school will arrange housing options.
Scholarships
LERU / U21 Partial Scholarship
If your university is a member of the Universitas 21 network and/or LERU network you may be eligible for a partial scholarship of € 500.
Eligibility and Conditions
You need to be enrolled as a current student at one of the U21/LERU universities at the time of the summer program. Please verify that your home university is a member of the LERU and/or U21 network. The summer program office of the crash course will then submit your application to the U21/LERU scholarship fund. The final decision on granting these scholarships is made by the UvA following acceptance of the candidates into the summer program. The € 500 scholarship will be deducted from your tuition fee.
• Step 1: Check your eligibility by making sure that your home university is a member of the LERU or U21 network.
• Step 2: Register for the crash course summer program and indicate on the registration form that you are applying for a LERU or U21 scholarship.
• Step 3: Upon acceptance the summer program office will notify you if you have been awarded the partial scholarship.
Please note: students enrolled at Dutch universities that are members of LERU or U21 are not eligible for these scholarships.
This opportunity has expired. It was originally published here:
http://www.tinbergen.nl/tinbergen-institute-summer-school/ti-summerschool/