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
Tuesday, March 03, 2020
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CWIP Lunchtime Workshop - Robert AkerlofS2.79Title: Narratives and the Economics of the Family Abstract: We argue that families adopt stories and that different stories give rise to different patterns of behavior. We build a theoretical model, focusing on two common, competing stories, which we term the 鈥減rotector narrative鈥� and 鈥渇ulfillment narrative.鈥� Our model makes predictions regarding the bundle of behaviors associated with each of these narratives; it also makes predictions regarding the narratives families will choose to adopt. We show that the protector narrative gives rise to a type of 鈥渢raditional鈥� family with distinct gender roles: men are breadwinners, are authoritarian towards women and children, and are expected to be 鈥渢ough鈥�; women avoid work when feasible, and are not expected to be 鈥渢ough.鈥� Because of role differentiation, it is important to be part of a family. The fulfillment narrative gives rise to a type of 鈥渕odern鈥� family in which gender roles are less distinct, both men and women work, and marriages are based, to a greater extent, on romantic love. Organiser: Christopher Roth |