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
CWIP Workshop - Clement Imbert
Title: Rural migrants, urban living conditions and spatial equilibrium (with Joan Monras, Marlon Seror and Yanos Zylberberg)
Abstract: This paper provides new theory and evidence on how the consumption patterns of rural migrants and their sensitivity to living conditions affect the distribution of activity across Chinese cities. We first present two stylized facts on rural-urban migrants in China. (i) Rural migrants sort into large cities that offer high wages but also that suffer from high living costs and low amenities. (ii) Migrants are less sensitive to bad living conditions in cities, especially when tighter registration requirements make it harder for them to settle there. We then develop a quantitative spatial model in which migrants partly consume and enjoy amenities in their origin locations. Our quantitative model of location choice explains why migrants choose large cities with high wage and low living conditions, which further increases congestion in these cities. Consumption imbalances have a significant impact on the allocation of workers between rural areas and cities. They also have an impact on their allocation across cities and migration restrictions may backfire: when migrants are not allowed to settle at destination, they become less sensitive to local living conditions and the largest cities grow even more.