THE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SUMMER INSTITUTE ON THE EMPIRICAL
IMPLICATIONS OF THEORETICAL MODELS (EITM 2006)

Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri

June 12-30, 2006

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Website:  http://wc.wustl.edu/eitm

Application deadline:  February 15, 2006
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Washington University's Weidenbaum Center and Department of Political
Science sponsor a summer institute on the problems of testing
theoretical models of politics.  The institutes are designed for
advanced graduate students and junior faculty whose research and
teaching would benefit from training seminars on the link between
methods of empirical analysis and theoretical models.  The 2006 EITM
Summer Institute is comprised of five seminars over a three-week
period, a basic seminar and four advanced seminars.

Participants selected for this program will receive a $1,000 stipend.
This will be used to cover their travel, room, and board. Up to 25
subsidies are available for full-time participants. Participants
shall be responsible for any and all costs of living expenses in St.
Louis for the month-long institute.  Funding is provided by the
National Science Foundation.

APPLICATION INFORMATION

Application deadline: February 15, 2006.

Applicants should submit the following:

(1)  A curriculum vita with name, contact information, current
location, and position
(2)  A short, 1-2 page statement of why you would like to participate
in the program
(3)  A transcript (optional)
(4)  1 or 2 letters of endorsement (optional, but strongly
recommended for graduate students)

Materials can be sent via email to [log in to unmask] in either
Word or PDF format. If you would prefer to mail them, the address is
EITM Application, Weidenbaum Center, 300 Eliot Hall, Washington
University, St. Louis, MO, 63130.

2006 Seminars

June 12-15
Theoretical and Methodological Foundations
Professors Randall Calvert and Andrew Martin
Washington University

June 16-17
Quantal Response Models
Professor Curt Signorino
University of Rochester

June 19-22
Experimental Tests of Theoretical Models
Professor Rick Wilson
Rice University

June 23-26
The Operationalization of Spatial Models
Professor Kevin Quinn
University of Washington

June 27-30
Issues in Testing Positive Theories of Legislative Politics
Nolan McCarty and Steven Smith
Columbia University and Washington University in St. Louis

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