Neuroeconomics Summer School

The Neuroeconomics Summer School brings together postdocs and advanced graduate students in Neuroscience, Psychology, Economics, and related disciplines for intensive and advanced study of the rapidly growing interdisciplinary field of Neuroeconomics. The course will feature daily lectures by leading international faculty on Neuroeconomics, and will cover experimental and theoretical work on economic decision making in humans as well as animal models. Workshops and experimental projects will take place in the evenings.

The Neuroeconomics summer school ran at NYU Shanghai in 2015, 2017, 2019 and in 2023 at the University of Pennsylvania. 

In 2025 the summer school will be hosted by INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France.

Senior graduate students and postdoctoral scholars in Neuroscience, Psychology, Economics, and related disciplines are encouraged to apply. In some cases, junior faculty who are a particularly good fit to the programme have been admitted. Undergraduate students are not admitted.

Those interested in attending the Summer School must submit a CV, a personal statement on why the applicant is interested in participating, and two letters of recommendation.

Optional: If an applicant needs scholarship/financial aid, they can provide an additional justification on their application indicating the reason for and level of requested aid. 

Applications can be submitted until 4th March 2025 using this link: https://insead.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6sYvgI99aelVki2

Selection will be based primarily on applicants’ research interests and motivation. We will also consider the balance in research disciplines and other factors that contribute to a diverse intellectual atmosphere. Applicants will be emailed regarding decisions at latest end of March.

The total registration cost is 2,000 EUR; this includes accommodation, course materials, and meals at INSEAD.

NOTE: Students will be responsible for their own travel and insurance, which is NOT included in the tuition.

Limited scholarship funds will be available for students who cannot obtain sufficient support from their home laboratories or institutions. Scholarships must be requested with the application.

Confirmed Speakers

Peter Boessaerts, Leverhulme International Professor of Neuroeconomics, Professor of Finance, University of Cambridge, UK.

Stefan Bucher, Assistant Professor, Cambridge

Anastasia Buyalskaya, Assistant Professor, HEC, France.

Colin F. Camerer, Robert Kirby Professor of Behavioral Economics; T&C Chen Center for Social and Decision Neuroscience Leadership Chair; Director, T&C Chen Center for Social and Decision Neuroscience, USA.

Nathaniel Daw, Huo Professor in Computational and Theoretical Neuroscience, Department of Psychology Princeton University, USA.

Claire Gilllan, Associate Professor of Psychology, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland.

Paul Glimcher, Julius Silver Professor of Neural Science, Director of NYU Langone Health’s Neuroscience Institute, USA.

Cendri Hutcherson, Associate Professor, Canada Research Chair in Decision Neuroscience; University of Toronto Scarborough & Rotman School of Management (cross appointment), Canada.

Joseph Kable, Jean-Marie Kneeley President's Distinguished Professor of Psychology, Professor of Marketing, Wharton Neuroscience Initiative, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA.

Etienne Koechlin, Director Cognitive Neuroscience Unit, École Normale Superieure, France.

Brian Lau, Group Leader  Experimental Neurosurgery Team & Scientific Director, Paris Brain Institute (ICM) of Sorbonne University, APHP, INSERM, CNRS, France.

Ifat Levy, Elizabeth Mears and House Jameson Professor of Comparative Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, USA.

Shu-Chen Li, Professor of Lifespan Developmental Neuroscience, TU Dresden, Germany.

Ilian Mihov, the Rausing Chaired Professor of Economic and Business Transformation, INSEAD, Singapore.

Rosemarie Nagel, ICREA Research Professor, University Pompeu Fabra, Department of Economics, Barcelona School of Economics, Spain.

Gideon Nave, Carlos and Rosa de la Cruz Associate Professor of Marketing, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, USA.

Hilke Plassmann, Professor of Marketing, Octapharma Chair in Decision Neuroscience, INSEAD, & Paris Brain Institute, Sorbonne University, France.

Christian Ruff, Professor of Neuroeconomics and Decision Neuroscience, University of Zurich, Switzerland.

Matthew Rushworth, Watts Chair and Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Oxford, UK.

Liane Schmidt, Group Leader Belief Decision Neuroscience Team, Paris Brain Institute (ICM) of Sorbonne University, & INSERM, France.

Tom Schonberg, Professor of Neurobiology, Tel Aviv University

Nikki Sullivan, Assistant Professor of Marketing, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK.

Agnieszka Tymula, Professor & Director of the Experimental Economics Lab, School of Economics, University of Sydney, Australia.

Ferdinand Vieder, Professor of Applied Microeconomics, Ghent University, Belgium.

Klaus Wertenbroch, Novartis Chaired Professor of Management and the Environment and Professor of Marketing, INSEAD.

Elliot Wimmer, Group Leader & Senior Research Fellow, University College London, UK.

Sunday, 10 August 2025 – Day 7
Full day off: Bouldering and/or trip to Paris

PDF version of the programme available here

INSEAD Hotel Ermitage

How to get to Fontainebleau

Fontainebleau map

Where to eat?

Fontainebleau tourist office website

Fontainebleau castle