CAGE GES Winter School 2027
CAGE GES Winter School 2027
Monday 28 Sep 202610th - 12th January 2027
Are you part of the Government Economic Service and interested in growing your knowledge base around coding, data management and using AI for research design?
Applications are now open for our annual winter school, specifically designed for GES members.
CAGE is a research centre based in the Department of Economics at the University of Warwick. We deliver policy-driven economics research informed by culture, history and behaviour.
Building on the success of our previous winter schools, this year’s programme will run over two days and further enhance opportunities for participants to develop practical skills and engage with applied research techniques.
All accommodation, meals and travel contributions will be funded by CAGE.
Organiser: Professor Mirko Draca, Director of CAGE Research Centre, University of Warwick
Confirmed presenters: Mirko Draca (University of Warwick), Peter John Lambert (University of Warwick)
Guest speakers: Harry Beeching (Head of Consumer Protections, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) + more TBC
Location and timing:
Scarman Conference Centre,
University of Warwick,
Coventry
CV4 7SH
United Kingdom
The Winter School will begin with a welcome dinner on the evening of Sunday 10th January and finish at 4pm on the afternoon of Tuesday 12th January.
What will I learn?
The programme will be a mix of lectures and practical sessions - delivered by academic and policy experts - and cover the following:
- Coding for economists: learn how to organise a professional coding workflow.
- Data management and analysis: understand ways to put together, present and analyse complex repeated cross-section and panel datasets
- Working on the cloud: a guide to setting up and running big data analysis on Amazon Web Services (AWS).
- Using Large Language Models: learn how to build new types of data for economics research.
The timetable of the winter school will be organised around lectures in the first half of the day with research presentations / case studies in the second half. There will also be the chance for more hands-on and participatory work in the afternoon sessions.
Biographies of the speakers
Mirko DracaLink opens in a new window is a professor of economics at the University of Warwick, a research associate at the Centre for Economic Performance, and CAGE Research Centre Director. His main research area is applied microeconomics, with applications to labour markets, political economy, criminal behaviour and innovation and technology.
Peter John LambertLink opens in a new window is an economist and co-director of the Applied Economics using AI (AEAI) Lab. His research focuses on leveraging novel data and AI/LLMs to study organizations, industries, and economic growth. He studied his PhD in Economics at the London School of Economics (LSE).
Eligibility
The winter school is open to Government Economic Service members only.
Practicalities
- Accommodation and meals will be provided free of charge to students. Economy only travel expenses (up to £75) will also be covered.
- Travel expenses will be reimbursed post event. Facilities are fully accessible.
- Applicants must be available and attend for the full duration of the winter school.
- Applicants must bring their own laptop preferably with Python installed OR the ability to use Google Colab (which will run Python in the cloud).
- All meals are included.
Closing date: Wednesday 4th November 2026 – 11:59pm
Notification of acceptance will be sent out by Wednesday 18th November 2026.
Any questions about the Winter School, please direct your enquiry to cage.centre@warwick.ac.ukLink opens in a new window