Last call for those interested in joining my team and me in Buenos Aires for the Chicago School in Experimental Economics, November 4-8, 2026! There is no program fee, and financial assistance for accommodations is available. This intensive one-week summer school is designed to deepen scholars' understanding of frontier experimental methods. Lessons will range from designing and conducting experiments to analyzing and interpreting data to writing up your findings. The curriculum draws from my new textbook, Experimental Economics: Theory and Practice. The application deadline is April 30, 2026. Please apply here: voices.uchicago.edu/jlist/th… Any questions, please contact Melissa De Vries at [email protected]

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***Big Announcement!*** I'm thrilled to let everyone know that the Chicago School in Experimental Economics is heading to Buenos Aires! This edition of CSEE will take place November 4-8, 2026 at the Universidad del CEMA.  This intensive one-week summer school is designed to deepen scholars' understanding of frontier experimental methods. Lessons will range from designing and conducting experiments to analyzing and interpreting data to writing up your findings. The curriculum draws from my forthcoming textbook, Experimental Economics: Theory and Practice (amazon.com/Experimental-Econ…), and participants will also have the opportunity to present and discuss their own research. I'm honored to be joined by an outstanding group of lecturers: Gwen-Jirō Clochard (The University of Osaka) Jared Gars (University of Florida) Luca Henkel (Erasmus University Rotterdam) Justin Holz (University of Michigan) Sally Sadoff (UC San Diego) Julia Seither (University of Chicago) Karen Ye (Queen's University) Applications are now open to researchers across disciplines who work with experimental methods, want to apply them in the future, or teach experimental approaches. Priority goes to junior faculty, but doctoral and postdoctoral researchers are also welcome to apply. There is no program fee, and financial assistance for accommodations is available. Application deadline: April 30, 2026 Please apply here: voices.uchicago.edu/jlist/th… Questions? Contact Melissa De Vries at [email protected] I look forward to seeing you in Buenos Aires!

This fantastic group of "students" made it through the week-long textbook gauntlet of the inaugural Chicago School of Experimental Economics. Yes, the entire book, described here: ideas.repec.org/p/feb/natura… Congrats to our participants: @zaferakin1 @billuraksoy @BabinJobu47446 @YingBao19 @DiFang3 @MarcosGallacher @abdelawani @marissalepper @HongxingLiu45 @Danielf_Parra @MSegovia_Econ @SVictoriaShen @mandatiwari @joyzwu @OscarZapataR @walterwzhang @dandanlu63 @ZhihaoGZhang And a BIG thank you to our incredible instructors! @gjclochard @ye_karen @juliaseither @Henkel_Lu @anyasamek @brian_jabarian @RDMetcalfe Sally Sadoff Justin Holz.