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
CAGE-AMES - Roberto Carlos Asmat Belleza
Title: Gender Affirmative Action Policies in Mathematical Competitions
Abstract: Although the gender gap in standardised maths tests (e.g. PISA) has become small, female competitors in the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) are very rare. As a response to this issue, only-girls maths competitions has been launched in the last decade to tackle the absence of females in high achieving maths competitions. This project is my attempt to answer whether this policy is helping to close the gender gap among high achieving mathematicians. In particular, I assess the effects of the European Girls Mathematics Olympiads (EGMO) and the UK Mathematical Olympiad for Girls (UK MOG).
The CAGE AMES Seminar Teams can be accessed here via this .