2019 Hobby School EITM Summer Institute - June 3-14



Registration is now open for the 2019 Empirical Implications of Theoretical Models (EITM) Summer Institute at the Hobby School of Public Affairs, University of Houston. The deadline for applying to the 2019 EITM Summer Institute is April 12, 2019. Selection results will be announced by Friday, April 19, 2019. Each participant who is accepted will receive a training stipend. For additional information visit: www.uh.edu/hobby/eitm<http://www.uh.edu/hobby/eitm>.



We would appreciate if you circulate the information below to your colleagues and graduate students and encourage your students to apply.



Thank you in advance,



Pablo

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Pablo M. PINTO

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Co-Editor | Economics & Politics

Director | Center for Public Policy | Hobby School of Public Affairs | UNIVERSITY of HOUSTON

Associate Professor of Public Policy | Hobby School of Public Affairs | UNIVERSITY of HOUSTON



About the EITM Program



In July 2001, the Political Science Program of the National Science Foundation (NSF) identified a divide between formal and empirical modeling in social sciences and helped fund a number of summer institutes that would work to bridge this divide. Since 2002, hundreds of students and faculty have completed the summer Empirical Implications of Theoretical Models (EITM) institutes at various universities.



In 2012, the EITM Summer Institute at UH was established. The two-week institute teaches the NSF-inspired three-step EITM framework. The purpose of this framework is to establish a transparent relation between theory and test and lead to accumulation of knowledge.



The UH institute also focuses on the practical implementation of an EITM research design in participants’ dissertations and other research projects. If you have a paper or dissertation that you believe will benefit from the EITM framework, this program may be right for you.



Please refer to the following URL (http://www.uh.edu/hobby/eitm/About/) for a brief description of the structure and purpose of the UH EITM program.



Application for the 2019 EITM Summer Institute



Candidates must be currently enrolled in a graduate program in political science, sociology, economics, or public policy, and must have completed at least two years of coursework in their graduate program. Please note that a crucial part of the application is a current project (paper or dissertation) that can benefit from the EITM approach.



To apply, please send the following three documents by 5:00 pm Central Standard Time on Friday, April 12, 2019 through the following link: https://goo.gl/2Aiyof.

1. A motivation letter of 500-1000 words. The letter must describe your current research project that can benefit from the EITM approach.



2. One letter of recommendation from a faculty member describing your accomplishments and areas in which the EITM framework can help advance your research.



3. An official transcript with courses and grades from your graduate education.



If the required documentation cannot be uploaded to the registration please mail it to the attention of Ms. Emily Janowski at the following mailing address: University of Houston, Hobby School of Public Affairs, 306 McElhinney Hall, Houston TX 77204-5021.



Selection results will be announced by Friday, April 19, 2019.



Cost: Participants are expected to cover their transportation costs to and from Houston. Each participant who is accepted will receive a training stipend of $2,000. Housing, breakfasts and lunches will be provided by the Hobby School of Public Affairs.



Contact: If you would like more information or have questions, contact us at [log in to unmask] or at 713-743-3970. For more information about the program please visit http://www.uh.edu/hobby/eitm. Support for the UH EITM Summer Institute is provided by the BB&T Foundation and the National Science Foundation.



Current and Prior Faculty Instructors:

Jim Granato, Hobby School of Public Affairs, and Dept. of Political Science, University of Houston

Christopher Achen, Department of Politics, Princeton University

Gail Buttorff, Hobby School of Public Affairs, University of Houston

Francisco Cantu, Department of Political Science, University of Houston

Harold Clarke, School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas

Douglas Dion, Department of Political Science, University of Iowa

Guillermina Jasso, Department of Sociology, New York University

Rose McDermott, Department of Political Science, Brown University

Sebastian Saiegh, Department of Political Science, University of California, San Diego

Rick Wilson, Department of Political Science, Rice University

M. C. Sunny Wong, Hobby School of Public Affairs, University of Houston

Jonathan Woon, Department of Political Science, University of Pittsburgh













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