Dates. June 15-19, 2026
Venue. University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Local Organizer. Wing Suen (University of Hong Kong)
Lecturers. (Alphabetical order)
In-Koo Cho (Emory University)
Alessandro Lizzeri (Princeton University)
Ben Golub (Northwestern University)
Ariel Rubinstein (Tel Aviv University and New York University)
Ran Spiegler (Tel Aviv University and UCL)
Format
The summer school program consists of ten 90-minute lectures and 18 student presentations. Each lecturer will discuss a topic of his/her choice in economics.
Six sessions will be allocated for students to present their research. Each session includes three 30-minute presentations.
Students will have opportunities to interact informally with the lecturers throughout the event.
Application
Only electronic submissions will be accepted between November 1, 2025, and January 31, 2026.
Before you point your web browser to the application site, please review the checklist. Pay special attention to the first and last bullet points.
The URL link of the application site can be found at the end of the checklist.
Tentative Time Line
Applicants will be notified of the admission decision in February 2026. An admitted student will be asked to register soon after receiving the invitation letter.
We plan to announce the program for the Summer School around April 2026.
Logistics
Information about travel support, if any, will be available at the time of admission decision.
Lodging and other helpful information will be posted here.
Program
Tentative schedule will be posted here.
Questions?
If you have questions regarding applications or other academic matters, please get in touch with Professor In-Koo Cho (Emory University) with "esSummer: program" in the subject line.
If you have questions about lodging, travel arrangements, or other logistical matters, please email the local organizer at this address, with "logistics" in the subject line.