We are delighted to announce the 2nd Summer School in Experimental and Behavioral Economics for PhD and MSc students which will take place at the Department of Economics, University of Crete, Rethymno, Greece, from July 7 to July 11, 2025. The School will feature lectures by leading faculty in Experimental and Behavioral Economics. Further, students can present their work in poster sessions and participate in our novel Bring your Experiment! sessions.

We are privileged that our speakers this year are (in alphabetical order):

John Duffy, University of California, Irvine

Simon Gaechter, University of Nottingham

Nikos Georgantzis, Burgundy Business School

Charles Holt, University of Virginia

Ariel Rubinstein, Tel Aviv University & New York University

Roberto A. Weber, University of Zurich

The topics of the lectures include Experimental Markets, Individual Decision Making, Experimental Games, Macroeconomic Experiments, Experimental Asset Pricing, Auctions, Organizational Behavior.

Bring your Experiment!
This year we have the novelty of offering special sessions with the title “Bring Your Experiment!” where experienced Lab Managers Jose Vicente Guinot Saporta (University of Nottingham) and Andonis Proestakis (Technical University of Crete), with the support of Lab Technician Dimitris Georgantzis Garcia (University of Sheffield), will answer questions on issues related to the implementation of students’ experimental designs, protocols and/or programs. Ρilot sessions with small size groups will be also performed when necessary.

Free accommodation
We offer free accommodation for all students at the Student Dorms of the University of Crete, where the School takes place.

Application procedure
The Summer School invites applications from Ph.D and MSc students in Economics, Social and Behavioral Sciences, and other fields. Junior faculty and industry professionals are also welcome to apply. To apply, please submit a CV and a letter of motivation using our Submission platform. The deadline for applications is February 22, 2025.  Decisions will be announded by February 27, 2025. The participation fees are as follows:

Early bird registration (until April 15, 2025)
-MSc, PhD and postdoctoral students: 550 euros
-Faculty members: 800 euros
-Industry professionals: 900 euros 

Late bird registration (after April 15, 2025)
-MSc, PhD and postdoctoral students: 600 euros
-Faculty: 850 euros
-Industry professionals: 950 euros

The fee covers participation to lectures, participation to Bring your Project! and the poster sessions, lectures material, lunch and coffee breaks, social events, and accommodation.

For questions you may contact ebe@econ.soc.uoc.gr.

Organizing Committee
Nikos Georgantzis, Burgundy Business School
Panagiotis Skartados, University of Crete
Giorgos Stamatopoulos, University of Crete