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, February 17, 2021
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CAGE-AMES Lunchtime Workshop - Jiaqi Li (PGR)via Microsoft TeamsTitle: 鈥淩acial difference in child penalty, childcare preference and labour supply鈥�, joint with Ellora Derenoncourt (Berkeley) Abstract: We document substantial differences in child penalty between black and white mothers. Following the first childbirth, Black mothers experience about half reduction in earnings, employment, hours, and wage than white counterparts. These differences are not driven by marital status, household structure or prior wage level. To investigate whether heterogeneous preference can explain the racial difference, we develop a labour supply model in which mothers face a trade-off between childcare expenditure and parenting hours, with an individual-specific preference for childcare. To uncover structural parameters, we use GMM estimation with 2 instrumental variables (state-level variation in the minimum wage policy changes and in the incarceration law changes). The CAGE-AMES Lunchtime Workshop will be held via Microsoft teams, the link is . |
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MIMA (Microeconomics Reading Group in Macroeconomic Theory) - CANCELLEDvia Zoom |
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Seminar in Economic Theory - Satoru Takahashi (National University of Singapore)via ZoomSatoru will be presenting (with Stephen Morris and Daisuke Oyama) If you wish to meet Satoru after the seminar please sign up |