Institute for Quantitative Social Science at Harvard University

Degree and Training Programs

The Institute offers educational programs to scholars at all levels of study and the opportunity to work with Institute faculty and associates on social science research.

• Ph.D. Program in Political Economy and Government
• The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Scholars in Health Policy Research Program
• Undergraduate Scholars Program
• Graduate Associates Program
• Empirical Implications of Theoretical Models

Conferences

Hosted annually, these events allow scholars in the social sciences to gather for intensive meetings that include research presentation, lively discourse and cross-disciplinary collaboration.

• Eric M. Mindich Encounters with Authors Symposium
• Eric M. Mindich Conference on Experimental Social Science
• Political Institutions and Economic Policy

Seminars & Workshops

Held frequently throughout the academic term, our seminars and workshops give faculty, students and other researchers a forum to introduce, discuss, and disseminate published and unpublished social science research.

• Political Economy Discussion Lunch
• Math Prefresher
• Applied Statistics Workshop (Gov 3009)
• Political Psychology and Behavior Workshop
• Graduate Student Political Economy Research Workshop (Gov 3007)
• Seminar on Positive Political Economy
• Graduate Student Political Economy Workshop
• Graduate Methods Master Class
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Scholars in Health Policy Core Seminar