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 - Shantanu Singh (PGR)
Title: Developing Innovation - The Impact of MNC R&D Labs on Domestic Innovation in India
Abstract: India has been an R&D hub for American and European firms, which have set up centres across the country since 1985. This paper investigates the nature of the relationship between patenting by these R&D laboratories and local Indian entities engaged in innovation. Studying this relationship through a model of horizontal spillovers offers insights into the global distribution of R&D. Using a novel data set scraped from the Indian Patent Database (InPASS) on patent applications filed between 1990 and 2019, I study the impact that patenting by the R&D centres has on local patenting activity. Linking the results to literature on spillovers of FDI, I investigate the mechanisms through which these spillovers occur. We use the results to highlight the policy implications of the globalisation of knowledge production for developing countries.
This seminar is in-person and via MS Teams (link: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3aeafd670486bc4ed6be08da79cf05d9ca%40thread.tacv2/1634574367248?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2209bacfbd-47ef-4465-9265-3546f2eaf6bc%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%228ec30312-2024-48f8-8887-a0ba5de175b2%22%7d)