
2026 Africa Summer School in Econometrics (AFSS, 2026), Hybrid
Host: Onsi Sawiris School of Business at The American University in Cairo (AUC)
Date: June 5 - 9, 2026
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Program Committee:
Mohammed Bouaddi (AUC), co-Chair
Dalia Ghanem (UC Davis), co-Chair
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Local Organizing Committee:
Samer Atallah (AUC, Chair)
Sherine Ghoneim (ERF)
Ali Hadi (AUC)
Farida Mahgoub (AUC)
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Topics and instructors:
​AFSS 2026 will cover four topics, each developed over 6 hours, and will close with the Lucas-Modigliani lectures.
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June 5, 2026: Randomized controlled trials in economics
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Instructor:
Bruno Crépon, ENSAE, Paris
Assistant:
TBA.
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June 6, 2026: Instrumental variables methods
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Instructor:
Ismael Mourifie, Washington University in St Louis
Assistant:
TBA.
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June 7, 2026: Regression Discontinuity Designs
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Instructor:
Matias Cattaneo, Princeton University
Assistant:
TBA.
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June 8, 2026: Causal Inference using Panel Data
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Instructor:
Guido Imbens, Stanford University, The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, 2021
Assistant:
TBA.
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June 9, 2026: Lucas-Modigliani Lectures : Rethinking the New Keynesian Model
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Instructor:
Jordi Galí, CREI, UPF and Barcelona School of Economics
Assistant:
TBA.​​
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Important dates:
Application deadline: January 7, 2026 - Click here to apply
Admission decision: January 15, 2026
Registration deadline: April 30, 2026
(All participants must be members in good standing of the Econometric Society).
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Registration fees:
On-site participation:
Regular rate: 600 $US
Online participation :
Regular rate: 200 $US
(Possibility of funding for Africa-based PhD students and Scholars)
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Click here for more information.
For any issue, please contact int.office@aucegypt.edu
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