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
Monday, June 02, 2014
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Special Seminar: Kala KrishnaS2.79Special Seminar: Kala Krishna Title: "Second Chances? A Structural Dynamic Model of Retaking" Authors: Kala Krishna (NYU, Penn State, CES-IFO, IGC and NBER), Sergey Lychagin (CEU, Hungary), Veronica Frisancho Robles (IADB) Abstract: In Turkey, as in many other countries, admission to university is on the basis of open competitive exams. These level the playing field by making other things (like contacts or donations) irrelevant, Nevertheless, the advantaged tend to perform better in these exams. Retaking is allowed and is availed of by large numbers. Of the roughly 1.3 millon people taking the University Entrance Exam (OSS) in 2002, only about a third are doing so for the first time consistent with serial retaking. Is allowing so much retaking a good idea? What are its advantages and disadvantages? Who stands to gain/lose from limiting it? In this paper we develop and estimate a structural model of retaking exams using data from Turkey. We do so with a view to understanding the consequences of retaking and the implications of reforming the system. |
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Political Economy Seminar: Thomas Fujiwara (Princeton)2.79Thomas Fujiwara (Princeton) “The Runner-up Efffect” |