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
CRETA Theory Seminar - Simon Loertscher (Melbourne)
Title: 'Simultaneous Location Games with Entry Deterrence (with Gerd Muehlheusser - University of Hamburg)
Abstract: We study location games with entry in which, on the equilibrium path, all entry occurs simultaneously, yet all locations deter entry. For quasiconcave densities, we characterize the equilibrium locations. Without quasiconcavity, we provide sufficient conditions for the game can be dissectable into part-games, each of which exhibits a quasiconcave density and can be solved independently. Extensions and applications analyze abstention (extensive margins), vertical differentiations, and different sources of polarization. Formally, these location games have many players who decide whether to enter in the first stage simultaneously and one player who can enter in stage two. All players bear the same fixed cost of entry and choose a location upon entry.