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
CAGE-AMES Workshop - Sam Marshall (PGR)
Title: What Do Minimum Wages Do? Evidence from Tanzania
Abstract: To what extent do firms in developing countries comply with minimum wage laws, and how do they affect the location decision of workers? Tanzania enacted its first minimum wage law in 2010, which stipulated different levels for each industry. Using novel data from Tanzania's annual census of firms, I find evidence of partial firm compliance, with no disemployment effects. To assess whether minimum wages are important to workers, I use a spatial equilibrium model which exploits variation in average minimum wages across space to determine their location choice. I find an elasticity of migration with respect to expected earnings of one half. This result is driven by changes in the minimum wage for which the direct effect on migration is 3.4 percent. This suggests that variable minimum wage laws can be used to reallocate labor into more productive sectors, even under partial compliance