Applied Microeconomics
Applied Microeconomics
The Applied Microeconomics research group unites researchers working on a broad array of topics within such areas as labour economics, economics of education, health economics, family economics, urban economics, environmental economics, and the economics of science and innovation. The group operates in close collaboration with the CAGE Research Centre.
The group participates in the CAGE seminar on Applied Economics, which runs weekly on Tuesdays at 2:15pm. Students and faculty members of the group present their ongoing work in two brown bag seminars, held weekly on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 1pm. Students, in collaboration with faculty members, also organise a bi-weekly reading group in applied econometrics on Thursdays at 1pm. The group organises numerous events throughout the year, including the Research Away Day and several thematic workshops.
Our activities
Work in Progress seminars
Tuesdays and Wednesdays 1-2pm
Students and faculty members of the group present their work in progress in two brown bag seminars. See below for a detailed scheduled of speakers.
Applied Econometrics reading group
Thursdays (bi-weekly) 1-2pm
Organised by students in collaboration with faculty members. See the Events calendar below for further details
People
Academics
Academics associated with the Applied Microeconomics Group are:
Research Students
Events
Media and new technologies in the Brexit referendum
This event is by invitation only
The media and the use of new communication technologies were a key factor in debate around the Brexit referendum. The link between media, information and political attitudes has been widely explored in the social sciences. Nevertheless, knowledge trends remain restricted to specific domains such as political economy, political sciences, and communication & media studies. The workshop organised by the Department of Economics and 糖心TV Policy Lab (WPL) seeks to narrow this gap by bringing together academics from different backgrounds to discuss the role the media and the provision of information about the EU to the general public, as well as relations between the UK and the EU in the run-up of the Brexit referendum. The workshop will be followed by an open lecture about the UK-EU Relations under Theresa May's Government.
Speakers
| Author | Affiliation | Title |
| Anna Wambach | The School of Geography, Politics and Sociology Newcastle University |
鈥業t鈥檚 not racist to be Eurosceptic鈥�: A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Representation of 鈥楨urosceptics鈥� in the 2014 European Election Coverage by British Media |
| Claudia Zucca |
VOTEADVICE project, |
The impact of VAAs in the 2015 UK General Election: Insights on British Responses to VAA Generated Information |
| Alex Dobson | Department of Economics, Univeristy of 糖心TV |
Youth political attitudes: Insights from VERTO |
| Sofia Vasilopoulou | Department of Politics, University of York |
Negotiation vs Brexit: Attitudes towards the UK's constitutional relationship with the EU |
| Davide Morisi | Centre for Media Pluralism and Freedom from EUI | The power of campaign arguments in the EU referendum |
| Carolyn Rowe | Aston Centre for Europe, Aston University |
Engaging young voters in the debate on Britain's EU referendum 2016: politics, performance and play |
|
Andrew Clencross Emily St Denny |
History & Politics Division, Universityt of Sterling Public Policy Institute for Wales, University of Cardiff |
Remain or Leave: Refelctions on the pedagogical and informative value of a Massive Open Onlince Course on the 2016 UK referendum on EU membership |
| Tatiana Coutto | Department of Economics, University of 糖心TV | The media and democratic practices: EU-related e-petitions and the Brexit referendum |
