The aim of the summer school is to introduce macroeconomists to experimental methods and to further promote the use of experiments in the evaluation of macroeconomic models. While macroeconomic theories have traditionally been tested using non-experimental "field" data, many modern, micro-founded macroeconomic models can also be tested in the laboratory and researchers have begun to pursue such experimental tests. Graduate students specializing in macroeconomics or experimental economics, as well as junior faculty members and other macroeconomic researchers who have an interest in experimental or behavioral approaches are encouraged to apply.
During the intensive 5-day summer school students will be taught experimental methods and exposed to a number of macroeconomic applications that have been tested experimentally. Students will be asked to participate in experiments and to develop their own experimental macroeconomic projects. Faculty will assist with and critique these projects. Past summer schools have resulted in the production of a number of high quality collaborative experimental projects.
This year's summer school will be followed by the 3 rd Leex International Conference on Theoretical and Experimental Macroeconomics , June 11-15, 2012. Registered summer school students will be invited to attend that workshop as well. Details on this conference are available here.
The summer school instructors are:
- Charles Noussair (guest lecturer), Tilburg University
- Shyam Sunder (guest lecturer), Yale University
- John Duffy, University of Pittsburgh
- Frank Heinemann (Technische Universität Berlin)
- Rosemarie Nagel (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
For a detailed outline of the program, lectures and application procedures, please visit the summer school website here.
Summer school applicants are requested to complete an application form (including a cv) and to submit a letter of reference by a faculty advisor or colleague detailing their suitability for the summer school.
The deadline for applications is 1 April 2012.
Acceptance decisions will be made by 6 April 2012. For accepted students, the registration fee is 350 Euros, which does not include lodging or meals.