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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:


Natalia Zinovyeva

Co-ordinator

Jennifer Smith

Deputy Co-ordinator


Events

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MIEW (Macro/International Economics Workshop) - Alessandro Villa (Chicago Fed)
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CWIP (CAGE Work in Progress) - Eric Renault (Warwick)
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Title: Coordinated Testing for Identification Failure and Correct Model Specification

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Applied Economics, Econometrics and Public Policy (CAGE) Seminar - Paul Niehaus (UCSD)
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Title: How Poverty Fell

Abstract: The share of the global population living in extreme poverty fell dramatically from an estimated 44% in 1981 to 9% in 2019. We describe how this happened: the extent to which changes within as opposed to between cohorts contributed to poverty declines, and the key changes in the lives of households as they transitioned out of (and into) poverty. We do so using cross-sectional and panel sources that are representative or near-representative of countries that collectively accounted for 70\% of global poverty decline since 1990. The repeated cross-sections show that the decline of poverty over time can be viewed as shared in parallel by all birth cohorts, such that poverty decline was primarily a within-cohort phenomenon. The panels show substantial within-cohort churn: gross transitions out of poverty were much larger than net changes, as many households also lapsed back into poverty. The overall picture is of a "slippery slope'' rather than a long-term trap. The role of sectoral transitions varied across countries, though progress within a given sector (most often agriculture) and a given occupation generally played a larger role than transitions between sectors or occupations.

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