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


11:15am - 12:30pm Export as iCalendar	Political Economy & Public Economics Seminar - Ananya Sen (Carnegie Mellon University) S2.79 Title: GenAI Misinformation, Trust, and News Consumption: Evidence from a Field Experiment Abstract: We study how AI-generated misinformation affects demand for trustworthy news, using data from a field experiment by S眉ddeutsche Zeitung (SZ), a major German newspaper. Readers were randomly assigned to a treatment that highlighted the difficulty of distinguishing real from AI-generated images. The treatment increased concern over misinformation and reduced trust in all news sources, including SZ itself. Crucially, it also affected post-survey browsing behavior: daily visits to SZ digital content rose by 2.5% in the days following the treatment. In addition, subscriber retention increased by 1.1% over the following five months, corresponding to about a one-third drop in attrition rate. These results are consistent with a model in which the relative value of trustworthy news sources rises with the prevalence of misinformation, boosting engagement with these sources even as trust in news content declines. More information \| Tags: Political Economy and Public Economics Seminar \|
1pm - 2pm Export as iCalendar	BERG (Behavioural & Experimental Reading Group) - Michael S1.50 Title: Fairness and the Chairman's Paradox More information \| Tags: Workshop \|
2pm - 3pm Export as iCalendar	AMRG (Applied Micro Research Group) - Rocio Sanchez-Mangas (Autonomous U of Madrid) S1.50 Roc铆o S谩nchez-Mangas from Autonomous University of Madrid is an academic visitor in the department and will be presenting at this AMRG. Title Bringing qualified, long-term unemployed youth back into the labor market. Evidence from an ALMP in Spain. More information \| Tags: Workshop \|
2pm - 3pm Export as iCalendar	MIEW (Macro & International Economics Workshop) - Alperen Tosun (PGR) S2.79 Title to be advised. More information \| Tags: Macro/International Workshop \|

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