Toulouse Summer School in Quantitative Social Sciences

Toulouse Summer School in Quantitative Social Sciences

May 27 – June 21, 2024

The summer school will be in-presence only and located in the new TSE building at 1 Esplanade de l’Université, 31000, Toulouse, France. The courses will be taught mainly by faculty from the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences.

Edition 2023

The Toulouse Summer School in Quantitative Social Sciences at Toulouse School of Economics (TSE) and the Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse (IAST) offer an interdisciplinary program in the social and behavorial sciences. The summer school is open to PhD students in economics and other disciplines.

Applicants should provide a CV, a copy of their most advanced degree, proof of student status, and a short cover letter including motivation for applying on the online application form. Applicants should specify if they plan to attend part 1, part 2, or both.

Part 1 (May 27–June 7, 2024): The evolution of human sociality

Part 2 (June 10–June 21, 2024): Politics, social identity, and human welfare

Students can claim 3 ECTS credits per part.

Contact: Summerschool@tse-fr.eu

Organizers: Jorge Peña (jorge.pena@tse-fr.eu) and Jonathan Stieglitz (jonathan.stieglitz@tse-fr.eu)

 

Edition 2022

The Toulouse Summer School in Quantitative Social Sciences offers a variety of courses taught by recognized experts in their fields. Further details can be found in the summer school brochure.

Part 1 (May 27 – June 7)
The evolution of human sociality

Jonathan Stieglitz, Catherine Molho, Maxime Derex, Jorge Peña

Week 1:

Day 1: Jonathan Stieglitz

  • Overview of human evolutionary social sciences
  • Social contract theory in light of evolutionary social science
  • Student presentations

Day 2: Jonathan Stieglitz

  • Life history theory I
  • Life history theory II
  • Student presentations

Day 3: Jonathan Stieglitz

  • The evolution of human cooperation
  • Complementary in human families
  • Student presentations

Day 4: Catherine Molho

  • Direct versus indirect punishment in lab and field settings
  • Cultural variability in norms and meta-norms
  • Student presentations

Day 5: Maxime Derex

  • The effects of population size and structure on cumulative cultural evolution
  • Are human population structures especially conducive to cumulative cultural evolution?
  • Student presentations

Week 2:

Day 1 and Day 2

  • Toulouse Economics and Biology Workshop (Inequality in Networks)

Day 3: Jorge Peña

  • Selection and covariance I
  • Selection and covariance II
  • Exercises

Day 4: Jorge Peña

  • Game theory and evolution I
  • Game theory and evolution II
  • Exercises

Day 5: Jorge Peña

  • Adaptive dynamics I
  • Adaptive dynamics II
  • Exercises

 

Part 2 (June 10–June 21)

Politics, social identity, and human welfare

Kristin Michelitch, Ahmed Ezzeldin Mohamed

Week 1:

Day 1: Kristin Michelitch

  • State institutions effects on social identity I
  • State institutions effects on social identity II
  • Student presentations

Day 2: Ahmed E. Mohamed

  • Effects of education and indoctrination policies I
  • Effects of education and indoctrination policies II
  • Student presentations

Day 3: Kristin Michelitch

  • Police brutality I
  • Police brutality II
  • Student presentations

Day 4: Kristin Michelitch

  • Clientelism and electoral politics I
  • Clientelism and electoral politics II
  • Student presentations

Day 5: Ahmed E. Mohamed

  • Marginalization and intergroup cooperation I
  • Marginalization and intergroup cooperation II
  • Student presentations 

Week 2:

Day 1: Kristin Michelitch

  • Immigration I
  • Immigration II
  • Student presentations

Day 2: Ahmed E. Mohamed

  • Media I
  • Media II
  • Student presentations

Day 3: Kristin Michelitch

  • Representation and affirmative action in institutions I
  • Representation and affirmative action in institutions II
  • Student presentations

Day 4: 

  • Research presentations: Giacomo Lemoli
  • Research presentations: Ali Seyhun Saral
  • Incorporating interdisciplinary perspective

Day 5: 

  • Research presentations: Anne Degrave
  • Research presentations: Jordanna Matlon
  • Forging new research agendas

275 euros for the whole program. 

Waiver and funding: All students can benefit from on-site university accommodation throughout the length of the program they are registered for. PhD students in other disciplines than economics will further have their registration fees waived and their travel expenses funded.

 

Application deadline

The following documents are required to apply:

  • CV
  • Copy of most advanced degree
  • Proof of of student status
  • a short cover letter including motivation for applying

Applicants should specify if they will attend part 1, part 2, or both.