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
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
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CRETA Theory Seminar - Anna Saktjohanser (TSE)S2.79Title: Search in an Emerging Market (joint with James Dana and Johannes H枚rner). Abstract: We study a growing market in which consumers observe prices, but discovering whether a firm鈥檚 product is a good fit is costly. Consumers purchase repeatedly, and their match values are persistent. In equilibrium, firms initially offer the good for free to build a consumer base and later hike their prices. The rate at which firms begin charging positive prices increases as the market matures. Different monetization dates generate persistent differences among initially identical firms. Firms that monetize earlier are smaller, niche providers charging higher prices, whereas firms that monetize later are larger and charge lower, though rising, prices. Consequently, prices and firm sizes remain dispersed, and consumer mass becomes increasingly concentrated among a shrinking set of firms. |