Past Summer Institutes
- Behavioral Economics
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The institute introduces graduate students and beginning faculty to the findings and methods of behavioral economics—the application of psychological theory and research to economics. For more information and resources, visit https://scholar.harvard.edu/laibson/rsfcamp.
- 2022 @ Cambridge, MA
- Organizers: David Laibson & Matthew Rabin (Harvard University)
- 2018 @ Waterville Valley, NH
- Organizers: David Laibson & Matthew Rabin (Harvard University)
- 2016 @ Waterville Valley, NH
- Organizers: David Laibson & Matthew Rabin (Harvard University)
- 2014 @ Waterville Valley, NH
- Organizers: David Laibson (Harvard University) & Matthew Rabin (University of California, Berkeley)
- 2012 @ Waterville Valley, NH
- Organizers: David Laibson (Harvard University) & Matthew Rabin (University of California, Berkeley)
- 2010 @ University of Trento, Italy
- Organizers: David Laibson (Harvard University) & Matthew Rabin (University of California, Berkeley)
- 2008 @ University of Trento, Italy
- Organizers: David Laibson (Harvard University) & Matthew Rabin (University of California, Berkeley)
- 2006 @ University of Trento, Italy
- Organizers: David Laibson (Harvard University) & Matthew Rabin (University of California, Berkeley)
- 2004 @ University of Trento, Italy
- Organizers: David Laibson (Harvard University) & Matthew Rabin (University of California, Berkeley)
- 2002 @ University of California, Berkeley, CA
- Organizers: David Laibson (Harvard University), Matthew Rabin (University of California, Berkeley) & George Loewenstein (Carnegie Mellon University)
- 2000 @ University of California, Berkeley, CA
- Organizers: Colin Camerer (California Institute of Technology), Matthew Rabin (University of California, Berkeley) & George Loewenstein (Carnegie Mellon University)
- 1998 @ Stanford University, CA
- Organizers: Colin Camerer (California Institute of Technology), Matthew Rabin (University of California, Berkeley) & George Loewenstein (Carnegie Mellon University)
- 1996 @ University of California, Berkeley, CA
- Organizers: Colin Camerer (California Institute of Technology), Daniel Kahneman (Princeton University) & Richard Thaler (University of Chicago)
- 1994 @ University of California, Berkeley, CA
- Organizers: Colin Camerer (California Institute of Technology), Daniel Kahneman (Princeton University) & Richard Thaler (Cornell University)
- 2022 @ Cambridge, MA
- Biological Approaches in the Social Sciences
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The institute trains post-doctoral fellows and junior faculty members in the social sciences to 1) develop an understanding of the conceptual basis for integrating the social and biological sciences, (2) become acquainted with the basic units of biology – genes, cells, and organs – and how they function, (3) learn the basic physiology of key organ systems, (4) gain familiarity with methods used to measure human biological processes, and evaluate their strengths and weaknesses, and (5) wrestle with the social, ethical, and political implications of conducting work in this area.
- 2022 @ Northwestern University, IL
- Organizers: Greg Miller, Thomas McDade, Emma Adam & Thomas McDade (Northwestern University)
- 2019 @ Northwestern University, IL
- Organizers: Greg Miller, Thomas McDade & Emma Adam (Northwestern University)
- 2022 @ Northwestern University, IL
- Computational Social Science
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The institute introduces graduate students and beginning faculty in the social and data sciences (broadly conceived) to computational social science—the use of digital-age data sources and methods to conduct social research. For more information and resources, visit https://sicss.io/.
- 2022 @ Duke University, NC
- Organizers: Christopher Bail (Duke University) and Jason Rody (Social Science Research Council)
- 2021 @ Princeton University, NJ
- Organizers: Christopher Bail (Duke University) and Matthew Salganik (Princeton University)
- 2019 @ Princeton University, NJ
- Organizers: Christopher Bail (Duke University) and Matthew Salganik (Princeton University)
- 2018 @ Duke University, NC
- Organizers: Christopher Bail (Duke University) and Matthew Salganik (Princeton University)
- 2017 @ Princeton University, NJ
- Organizers: Christopher Bail (Duke University) and Matthew Salganik (Princeton University)
- 2022 @ Duke University, NC
- Migration Research Methods
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The institute trains graduate students, early-career researchers and beginning faculty in best-practices and in methodologies especially relevant to the study of immigration and migrant populations. For more information and resources, visit https://bimi.berkeley.edu/2023-summer-institute-migration-research-methods.
- 2023@ Berkeley, CA
- Organizers: Irene Bloemraad (University of California, Berkeley) & Jennifer Van Hook (Pennsylvania State University)
- 2022 @ Berkeley, CA
- Organizers: Irene Bloemraad (University of California, Berkeley) & Jennifer Van Hook (Pennsylvania State University)
- 2019 @ Pennsylvania State University, PA
- Organizers: Irene Bloemraad (University of California, Berkeley) & Jennifer Van Hook (Pennsylvania State University)
- 2018 @ University of California, Berkeley, CA
- Organizers: Irene Bloemraad (University of California, Berkeley) & Jennifer Van Hook (Pennsylvania State University)
- 2023@ Berkeley, CA
- Proposal Development
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The institute brings together early career social science faculty interested in workshopping and developing research ideas into grant proposals.
- 2022 @ Virtual
- Organizers: Michael Jones-Correa (University of Pennsylvania), Mignon Moore (Barnard College), & Lorrie Frasure (University of California, Los Angeles)
- 2021 @ Virtual
- Organizers: Michael Jones-Correa (University of Pennsylvania), Mignon Moore (Barnard College), & Lorrie Frasure (University of California, Los Angeles)
- 2022 @ Virtual
- Social Science Genomics
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The institute introduces graduate students and beginning faculty in economics, sociology, psychology, statistics, genetics, and other disciplines to the methods of social-science genomics—the analysis of genomic data in social science research. For more information and resources, visit www.rsfgenomicsschool.com.
- 2021 @ Stowe, VT
- Organizers: Daniel Benjamin (University of Southern California), David Cesarini (New York University) & Patrick Turley (Harvard-MIT Broad Institute)
- 2019 @ Santa Barbara, CA
- Organizers: Daniel Benjamin (University of Southern California), David Cesarini (New York University) & Patrick Turley (Harvard-MIT Broad Institute)
- 2017 @ Santa Barbara, CA
- Organizers: Daniel Benjamin (University of Southern California) & David Cesarini (New York University)
- 2016 @ Rutgers University, NJ
- Organizers: Daniel Benjamin (University of Southern California) & David Cesarini (New York University)
- 2021 @ Stowe, VT
- Social Science for Journalists
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The institute teaches participants how to locate the best available social science research on their topics quickly, how to identify and interact fruitfully with leading experts, and how to read academic publications for their journalistic relevance.
- 2019 @ Russell Sage Foundation, NY
- Organizers: Nicholas Lemann (Columbia University) & Tali Woodward (The Trace)
- 2018 @ Russell Sage Foundation, NY
- Organizers: Nicholas Lemann & Tali Woodward (Columbia University)
- 2017 @ Russell Sage Foundation, NY
- Organizers: Nicholas Lemann & Tali Woodward (Columbia University)
- 2019 @ Russell Sage Foundation, NY