Workshops

Since its incorporation in 1997, the International Foundation for Research in Experimental Economics (IFREE), has generously sponsored separate summer workshops for visiting graduate students, undergraduates, and local area high school students.

The purpose of these workshops is to introduce students to experimental economics, attract potential students to economics, and identify promising students for internships and pre- and post-doctoral fellowships.

In January 2009 IFREE will sponsor its Fourteenth Graduate Student Workshop in Experimental Economics at ESI. This workshop is free for graduate students who are interested in using experimental economics in their PhD dissertation research.  Each participant is responsible for their own travel to and from the workshop.   Local hotel arrangements will be covered by a generous grant from IFREE.  Participants will also be paid cash earnings from the experiments each day. Thus, as part of their learning experience, participants will earn additional money needed to offset their travel expenses for attending the workshop.  All international students must receive approval from Chapman University’s international student office in order to receive payments from the experiments. 

The Vernon L. Smith High School Workshop in Experimental Economics is designed to introduce Orange County area high school students to the study of economics using laboratory methods. This weeklong workshop will be offered again in the summer of 2009. High school students earn cash daily from participating in experiments. This is a commuter program; all students are responsible for their own travel to and from the workshop.  IFREE provides a generous grant to cover the other costs associated with the workshop. For information and how to apply for these workshops, please follow the links on the left.