Paris School of Economics
Address: 48 boulevard jourdan 75014 Paris
Summer School : Development Economics in the Field
Location: Paris
For: professionals, researchers and graduate students
Duration: 1 week
Dates: June 23 to June 27, 2025
Application: From January 15 to May 19, 2025
Overview
What are the pitfalls in designing a household survey? How to construct an experiment – and how lab-in-the-field methods can be used? What are practical challenges to field research, and how about research ethics? This program goes beyond traditional courses in development economics to help participants conduct high quality field research.
Objective
The objective of the Development Economics in the Field program is to provide an overview of the challenges that researchers face when they do field work in the Global South. These challenges range from methodological questions about research design to ethical considerations. While these issues are central to the research carried out by development economists, they are rarely covered in traditional courses. Our program builds on the wide-ranging experience of PSE researchers doing field work. We will present practical and methodological tools that researchers can use to overcome those challenges.
Skills acquired
The program covers the main questions raised by conducting field work in developing countries, from survey and experiment design, to tackling measurement and ethical challenges, as well as troubleshooting in the field.
After completing the summer program, participants will learn to effectively design a field project in a way that is appropriate to their research question.
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3
ECTS credit which PSE validates
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316
participants in all programs in 2023
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70
nationalities
Prerequisites
Our summer school is aimed at graduate students, PhD students, young scholars and young professionals.
You will need to have a degree in economics and strong empirical skills.
Exciting activities
To be sure you make the most of your stay in Paris, PSE offers social events, such as a boat tour. It’s a wonderful way to balance your everyday studies with the chance to visit the must-sees of the City of Light.
For centuries, Paris has created and recreated itself as one of the most beautiful and charming cities in the world, thanks to its architecture, its restaurants and cafes, and its river banks. It is unique: contemporary without having sacrificed its classical features.
Contact
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