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 Lunchtime Workshop - Mariana Racimo
Title: VAT pass-through with an informal sector: Evidence from Mexico (with Pierre Bachas, Lucie Gadenne, Anders Jensen)
Abstract: In January 2014, the Mexican Value-Added Tax (VAT) was increased from 11% to 16% in areas close to international borders, while in the rest of the country the tax rate remained at 16%. Using a difference-in-differences approach for taxed products, we estimate the effect of the VAT on Mexican consumer prices to be equal to 20%. This figure increases to 26% when only formal stores are considered. By contrast, pass-through for informal stores is non-significant. Since poorer households tend to rely more on unregulated markets, the results in this work suggest that the existence of the informal retail sector can work as a market institution that shelters low-income consumers from adverse economic policy.