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CEEL program in Adaptive Economic Dynamics
Fifth Trento Summer School Intensive course in
Director:
Richard N. Langlois, University of Connecticut
The relationship between institutions and economic analysis is a two-way street. In one direction, institutions serve as guides or constraints that
theory must take into account; in the other direction, economic theory provides a set of tools that can help explain the nature and origins of social
institutions. This course will travel in both directions, and occasionally turn down some scenic side roads. The goal of this year’s intensive course
is to provide a wide and thorough survey of the place of institutions in economics. Here are some of the topics:
The course will be taught by Richard Langlois of the University of Connecticut. Guest lecturers include
Nicolaas Vriend of Queen Mary's College, University of London; Scott Page of the University of Michigan; Meir Kohn of Dartmouth College;
Axel Leijonhufvud of UCLA and the University of Trento; Ugo Pagano of the University of Siena; Enrico Zaninotto of the University of Trento
and Junfu Zhang of the Public Policy Institute of California.
The course will take the form of morning lectures by the principal instructor and some of the guest speakers. In the afternoons, other prominent guest speakers will
introduce students to cutting-edge approaches to the economics of organization, including evolutionary game theory, experimental economics, and agent-based simulation.
Interested
graduate students and post-docs are encouraged to apply by submitting
a curriculum vitae, a two-page essay describing their interest and background
in institutional economics. Applicants should also submit a course transcript
from their PhD program, including advanced examinations passed, and two
letters of recommendation. Applications are due by May 15, 2004.
We encourage electronic
submissions.You can submit all the
required documents by fax (0039-0461-882222) or e-mail (ccschool@economia.unitn.it)
Admissions decisions will be announced by May
26, 2004. All applicants will be informed by e-mail about the results. The mini-school will be held at Sardagna (Trento,
Italy), a beautiful retreat, accessed by cable car, in the Dolomite Mountains.
All student participants are asked to stay for the entire duration of
the conference. Food and accommodation at the conference will be completely
covered (participants will have to cover travel to the conference). Please direct logistical questions to the Summer School Secretary
(ccschool@economia.unitn.it).
This is the
Fifth of a series of intensive courses to be offered by the Computable
and Experimental Economics Laboratory (CEEL).
Previous courses
were offered in Computable Economics (2000, Professor K. Vela Velupillai),
Experimental Economics (2001, Professor Daniel Friedman), Adaptive Economic Processes (2002, Professor Peter Howitt) and Behavioral Economics (2003, Professors Daniel Friedman and
David Laibson).
One more course is planned in:
Program
Director: Axel Leijonhufvud, UCLA and University of Trento Director of the School: Richard N. Langlois, University of Connecticut Guest Lecturers: Laboratory Director:
Luigi Mittone Lab Technical Assistant: Marco Tecilla The course is offered by the Computable and Experimental Economics Laboratory CEEL of the University of
Trento with the financial support of Latsis Foundation (Geneva). Computable
and Experimental Economics Laboratory (CEEL)
For further information please contact the Summer School
secretary Department of Economics
via Inama, 5 I-38100 Trento tel. +39 461 282201 |
Evolutionary Economic Dynamics (2005).