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 (PGR)
The title of talk is: Gender Differences in Early Educational Choices: The Case of Mathematical Olympiad Participants
Abstract: Gender differences in preferences and beliefs at high school and university levels have been identified as the main factor explaining low participation of women in science. However, little is known whether these differences are induced at earlier ages and how. In this paper, I aim to explain this issue by studying gender differences in early school choices based on data of mathematical Olympiad鈥檚 participants in Slovakia. In particular, I use Olympiad鈥檚 awards as an external signal of talent that drives the decision to move a 6th grade child from a regular elementary school to a selective school. To establish causality, I exploit discontinuities in the award function in order to estimate the effect of receiving an award at 5th grade on the probability of moving from a regular to a selective school the year after, and to inspect whether this effect is different for girls and boys.
The weekly CAGE-AMES workshops are via Microsoft Teams on this for the entire term.