Toulouse Summer School in Quantitative Social Sciences

Toulouse Summer School in Quantitative Social Sciences 2025

May 26- June 20

The Toulouse Summer School in Quantitative Social Sciences at Toulouse School of Economics (TSE) and the Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse (IAST) offers 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. 

 See the brochure for more details on application procedures.

Contact: Summerschool@tse-fr.eu

Organizers:  Victor Gay (victor.gay@tse-fr.eu) Jorge Peña (jorge.pena@iast.fr) and Kristin Michelitch (kristin.michelitch@iast.fr)

The summer school will be in-presence only and located in the TSE building at 1 Esplanade de l’Université, 31000, Toulouse, France. 

See below the Edition 2023

 

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 26 – June 6)
The evolution of human sociality

Jorge Peña, Léo Fitouchi, Catherine Molho

Week 1:

Day 1: Jorge Peña

• Mathematical models of social evolution
• Selection and covariance
• Exercices

Day 2: Jorge Peña

• Group selection
• Kin selection
• Exercices

Day 3: Jorge Peña

• Game theory and evolution
• Game theory and evolution
• Exercices

Day 4: Vacation

Day 5: Léo Fitouchi

• Introduction to evolutionary psychology
• The evolved psychology of human cooperation
• Interactive tutorials

Week 2:

Day 1 and Day 2

• Toulouse Economics and Biology Workshop

Day 3: Léo Fitouchi

• Evolving moral judgment
• Religion and ritual
• Work on group projects

Day 4: Catherine Molho

• Interdependence and cooperation
• Social norms and cooperation
• Work on group projects

Day 5: Catherine Molho

• Forms and functions of punishment
• Cultural variation in norm enforcemen
• Group project presentation

 

Part 2 (June 10–June 20)

Inclusion and exclusion in collective settings

Catherine Molho, Kristin Michelitch, Felix Dwinger

Week 1:

Day 1: Pentecôte Holiday

Day 2: Catherine Molho

• Social Psychological Foundations of Inclusion/Exclusion
• Student presentations and discussions with Catherine Molho, Kristin Michelitch

Day 3: Kristin Michelitch

• Inclusion/Exclusion in the Political Sphere: Suffrage Extensions and Quotas
• Student presentations and discussions with Kristin Michelitch and Violeta Haas

Day 4: Felix Dwinger

• Inclusion/Exclusion of Partisan Opposition and Competitive Politics
• Student presentations and discussions with Felix Dwinger and Marie Beigelman

Day 5: Kristin Michelitch

• (Re)Distribution of Public Resources: Inclusion/Exclusion from Public Service Delivery
• Student presentations and discussions with Kristin Michelitch and Marie Beigelman

Week 2:

Day 1: Ahmed E. Mohamed

• Immigration IReligion and Women’s Inclusion in the Public Sphere
• Student presentations and discussions with Ahmed E. Mohamed, Sreemati Mitter

Day 2: Catherine Molho

• Psychological Perspectives on Norms - Origin and Enforcement + IAST General Seminar Talk Option with Emily Sellars
• Student presentations and discussions with Catherine Molho, Minhua Yan

Day 3: Alberto Simpser

• Norms-based interventions for behavior change
• Student presentations and discussions with Alberto Simpser, Kristin Michelitch

Day 4: Catherine Molho

• Norm Change and Erosion - Prejudice as a Case Study 
• Student presentations and discussions with Catherine Molho, Sreemati Mitter

Day 5: Horacio Larraguy

• Social Media and Group Polarization
• Student presentations and discussions with Horacio Larraguy, Kristin Michelitch

455 euros for the whole program. 

Funding: A limited number of travel grants are available. If you would like to apply for a travel grant, please specify this on the application form and upload a letter from your doctoral school or main advisor in support of your application to a travel grant.