Summer Seminars for Undergraduate Research Assistants
June 25 to July 14, 2012
Applications are being accepted to the Summer REU Program. This program is open to college students working on campus this summer as a research assistant in the Department of Economics, Booth School, Harris School, or Law school.

Becker Brown Bag Series
The Becker Brown Bag Series was created to provide an informal setting in which prominent economists can present cutting-edge research and engage MBA students in discussion. The talks highlight the practical use of economics for answering real-world questions pertinent to businesses and policy makers.

Friedman Forum
This counterpart to the popular and long-running Becker Brown Bag Series was created for undergraduates, offering them an opportunity for informal discussion with prominent economists. These casual and flexible talks will highlight economic analysis as a powerful tool for understanding a wide range of real-world issues and problems.

Institute for Computational Economics (ICE)
Since 2009, the Institute co-sponsored the Institute for Computational Economics (ICE), an intensive two-week summer session that introduces doctoral students to cutting-edge computational software and methodologies.

Price Theory Summer Camp
This intensive one-week program introduces PHD students from outside the University of Chicago to price theory, which emphasizes the application of basic economic tools to problems.

Summer School on Socioeconomic Inequality
This new program offers 30 PHD students from around the world a state-of-the-art overview of different aspects of the study of inequality.

Institute for Computational Economics (ICE)
The Institute co-sponsored the Institute for Computational Economics (ICE), an intensive two-week summer session that introduces doctoral students to cutting-edge computational software and methodologies.

The Transition from Coursework to Research
May 9, 2011
Many students struggle with the transition from taking courses and to developing their own research projects. In this session, faculty members at different stages of their own careers offered young scholars some insight in navigating the early stages of research.

Panel Discussion On Financial Regulation
November 6, 2010
The Institute hosted a panel on market crashes and the future of financial regulation organized by two undergraduate economics societies.