"I thoroughly recommend IFREE's Graduate Student Workshop in Experimental Economics. The workshop brought together PhD students from around the world to explore laboratory methods in economics and learn from some of the leading academics in this field. Its innovative format combined first-hand participation in experiment sessions, followed by discussions with the experimenter from their research perspective. A selection of the topics covered were risk preferences, asset markets, contest theory, continuous-time experiments and even no-instruction games to compare behaviors between humans and other species. We had the opportunity to meet with faculty members throughout the week, receive ideas and direction for our doctoral research, and engage in a fascinating colloquium discussion with Profs. Vernon Smith and Bart Wilson on Adam Smith's Theory of Moral Sentiments. A sit-down lunch with an established scholar working in our area of interest was also a really valuable addition to the week. The workshop was a useful way to network with other graduate students, who I hope to work with at some point in the future. Finally, I was impressed by the lab facilities, organisation and support of the Economic Science Institute at Chapman University. All in all, it was great fun to be a part of!"
Matthew Walker
PhD Candidate at Durham University