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, October 28, 2025
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CWIP Workshop - Ludovica GazzeS2.79Title: Improving Residential Air Quality: Barriers to Adoption of Air Purifiers and Effects on Health and Well-Being (Pre-analysis plan) Joint with Patrick Behrer and Bridget Hoffmann We will conduct a randomised controlled trial with three groups, a control and two free air purifier trials of 10 and 90 days, with low- and middle-income households in Mexico City. First, we will use air quality monitors, wearable fitness trackers, smart outlets, and in-person surveys to measure residential air quality and estimate the impacts of air purification on health and well-being. Second, we will test interventions to address three potential key barriers to adoption of purifiers: experience, information, and cost. After the interventions, we will elicit all participants鈥� willingness to pay (WTP) for the purifier in an in-person survey. Later in the survey, we will provide households in the trials with personalised feedback on objectively-measured improvements in air quality and health relative to matched control participants to increase information and the salience of the air purifier鈥檚 benefits and elicit WTP a second time. |
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Applied & Development Economics Seminar - Sara Lowes (UCSD)S2.79Title: Age Sets, Accountability, and the Balance of Power: Evidence from Villages in Rural Congo (with Eduardo Montero, Nathan Nunn, and James A. Robinson) |