NBER Summer Institute to be held in Cambridge, MA July-August, 1992-93

美国国家经济研究局暑期学院将来自大学、政府和国际组织的经济学家聚集在一起，参加几天或几周的研讨会、讲习班、会议和合作研究。去年的暑期研修有来自179所大学的709名经济学家参加。预计今年夏天将有类似数量的人参加。我们还特别努力将较年轻和不太知名的经济学家包括在内。暑期学院分为12个项目：经济波动、货币经济学、公司金融、资产定价、产业组织、健康与老龄化、国际研究、劳动研究、生产力和税收。每个项目都有自己的参与者群体和结构。虽然各项目之间有很大的差异，但典型的暑期学院将持续一到三周，每天上午和下午都有专门针对个人研究的研讨会。课程可以包括各种主题，也可以围绕特定主题组织。该研究所为经济学家提供了一个独特的机会，在他们的专业领域与其他人密切合作，进行长期和紧张的时期研究。尽管许多会议都允许研究人员在几个小时内交换意见，但只有这个研究所的时间足够长，可以让来自不同机构的经济学家进行认真的合作。虽然提出了接近完成的研究，但主要的重点是通过提出初步研究和发展联合或协调研究工作的想法和计划来测试新的想法。

The National Bureau of Economic Research Summer Institute brings together economists from universities, government and international organizations for a few days or a weeks of seminars, workshops, conferences, and collaborative research. Last year's Summer Institute included 709 economists from 179 universities. A similar number is expected to attend this summer. Special efforts are made to include younger and less well known economists. The Summer Institute is organized into 12 programs: economic fluctuations, monetary economics, corporate finance, asset pricing, industrial organization, health and aging, international studies, labor studies, productivity, and taxation. Each program has its own group of participants and its own structure. Although there is considerable variation among the programs, a typical Summer Institute will last for one to three weeks, with seminars each morning and afternoons devoted to individual research. Programs may include a variety of subjects or they may be organized around specific topics. The Institute provides a unique opportunity for economists to work closely with others in their areas of specialty for extended and intense periods research. Although numerous conferences permit researchers a few hours in which to exchange ideas, only this institute lasts long enough to allow for serious collaboration among economists from different institutions. While research nearing completion is presented, the major emphasis is placed on testing new ideas by presenting preliminary research and developing ideas and plans for joint or coordinated research efforts.