PhD course on Behavioral and Experimental Economics
A PhD course on Behavioral and Experimental Economics will be organized jointly with Lund University (Sweden). The course focuses on the interplay between economic theory and experimental evidence. Leading researches across subfields of economics will give lectures on the topic using these approaches.
Apply for the course and/or conference here
Registration deadline: May 31
Course details
The course includes online lectures and two in-person (hybrid) sessions in Helsinki and Lund.
Helsinki (Finland): September 24 (in person/hybrid), immediately before NCBEE
Lund (Sweden): November 16 (in person/hybrid), one-day final session. The session in Lund will be followed by a workshop of the Copenhagen Network for Experimental Economists (CNEE) on November 17. Students are welcome, but not required to, attend at this workshop.
Participants are required to attend at least one of the in-person sessions (and may follow the other session online or in person).
Between the two in-person events, there will be a series of online lectures covering the interplay between theory and experiments across different subfields of economics. The course also includes a lecture on open science practices, including pre-registration. The following are confirmed speakers for the course:
Kirby Nielsen (Caltech), Sandro Ambühl (University of Zürich), Karine Nyborg (University of Oslo), Evan Friedman (PSE), Christoph Huber (Aalto University), Johannes Wohlfart (University of Cologne), Jonathan Zinman (Dartmouth College), Maria Bigoni (University of Bologna), Dorothea Kübler (WZB - TU Berlin)
The examination will consist of one smaller method-related assignment and a final assignment which will ask participants to present a research idea on a topic relating to the course materials and methods.
The course is 5 ECTS.
Application
To apply for the course, we ask that you provide the following:
A short cover letter indicating your interest and motivation to participate in the course (max. 3000 characters). You will provide the text in an entry field in the form.
Contact details for your supervisor (provided you have their permission to contact them).
CV
You can apply for the course using the same link used to submit to the conference.
Contact
Any questions regarding the PhD course can be directed to NCBEE@hanken.fi.