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Summarizing Derek’s Too-Fast, Too-Fun European Replication Games

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Many thanks to the local organizers for their tremendous help. We hope to see you at events in the future!

Interested in hosting a replication games? Contact us at instituteforreplication@gmail.com. We are now looking to fill our 2026 calendar.

  1. Held on: Sunday August 24th
  2. Locally organized with: Gemma Prunner-Thomas of the European Economics Association
  3. Turnout: 22 people reproducing 4 Papers
  4. Memorable Games Moments: none of the electronics working until mid-afternoon.
  5. Memorable eats: Dunes blanche, Moules-frites, oysters on the half shell

Galway, Connacht, Ireland

  1. Held on: Friday September 26th
  2. Locally organized with: John Cullinan and Matthew Collins at CERIS and the University of Galway
  3. Turnout: 25 people reproducing 6 Papers
  4. Memorable Games Moments: deep discussions about robustness checks with groups; chats with John.
  5. Memorable eats: Guinness, of course

Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany

  1. Held on: Tuesday September 30th
  2. Locally organized with: Jan Marcus and the Freie Universität Berlin
  3. Turnout: 57 people reproducing 16 Papers
  4. Memorable Games Moments: Trying to navigate three floors and their non-uniform layouts; great picture taken!
  5. Memorable eats: Döner kebab, of course
  6. Other: Many thanks to Florian Neubauer of RWI for his assistance interacting with teams!

Paris, Île-de-France, France

  1. Held on: Friday October 3rd
  2. Locally organized with: Gloria Gonzalez-Curto at the French Network for Reproducible Research
  3. Turnout: 23 people reproducing 5 Papers
  4. Memorable Games Moments: Spending

Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

  1. Held on: Thursday October 9th
  2. Locally organized with: Mathieu Couttenier and Vincent Bagilet
  3. Turnout: 36 people reproducing 8 Papers
  4. Memorable Games Moments: not eating croissants for breakfast (and then not eating breakfast) but…
  5. Memorable eats: … the excellent lunch! Caramelized onion and herbs flatbread/pizza.