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
Macro/International Seminar - Rachel Ngai (LSE)
Title: Sowing Seeds of Mobility: The Uneven Impact of Land Reform (joint with Ting Chen, Jiajia Gu and Jin Wang)
Abstract: Barriers to labor mobility impede structural transformation. This paper explores the mobility barrier linked to land insecurity within China鈥檚 hukou system. Rural households face the risk of losing their land if they migrate. Using quasi-natural experiments of land reforms that increase land security, we show that the reforms have encouraged rural women to migrate away from agriculture at higher rates than men, increased joint spouse migration, but reduce urban women's employment rate relative to urban men. We develop and calibrate a two-region model that allows households to decide which members should migrate. The predicted impact of land reform is consistent with empirical findings on employment and migration patterns by gender. It highlights the importance of land reform on relative agricultural productivity.