Welcome to the Applied Microeconomics Cluster at the University of St Andrews
The research of the Applied Microeconomics Cluster comprises all areas of applied microeconomics, including labor, development, health, public finance, education, immigration, and economic history. Its members publish frequently in top economics journals, present in conferences around the world, are members of international research networks, and hold editorial positions at several journals.
Upcoming Events
- The Fourth Annual Scotland and Northern England Conference in Applied Microeconomics will be held on 6-8 May 2025 at Crieff Hydro Hotel. Professor Ludovia Gazzè (Warwick) will deliver the keynote address. The program for the conference is here.
- The First Annual Fife Applied Microeconomics and Golf Conference will be held on 2-4 June 2025 at the Crail Golfing Society. The program for the conference is here.
- Applied Microeconomics speakers in the departmental seminar, Spring 2025:
- 28 January 2025: Alberto. Ciancio, University of Glasgow
- 4 February 2025: Cristina Tealdi, Heriot-Watt University
- 18 March 2025: Gregory Clark, University of California, Davis
- 25 March 2025: Mark Schaffer, Heriot-Watt University, IZA, and CEPR
- 15 April 2025: Sandra McNally, Surrey University, CESifo, and IZA
- 22 April 2025:: Štěpán Jurajda, CERGE-EI and IZA
Recent Publications and Working Papers
- Leighton. M. and J. D. Speer (2024) “Family Background and College Major Choice: Evidence on Major Earnings Growth,” Education Finance and Policy, forthcoming.
- Escamilla-Guerrero, D. (2024) “All aboard! Railroad access and Mexico-US mass migration,” University of Oxford, Economic and Social History Working Paper 212, October.
- Leighton, M., A. Martine, J. Massaga, E. Bunzari (2024) “The causal effect of parenting style on early child development,” EdWorkingPaper 24-996, July.
- Bhatia, K. and M. Leighton (2024) “Teachers on the Move: Evidence from a Large-Scale Learning Intervention during Lockdown,” Journal of Development Studies 60(7):1002-1020.
- Escamilla-Guerrero, D., A. Papadia, and A. Zimran (2024) “The Effects of Immigration in a Developing Country: Brazil in the Age of Mass Migration,” National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper 32083, revised May 2024.
- Chollete, L., C. Lu, and I. Merkurieva (2024) “The Efficiency Premium in Executive Compensation,” SSRN Working Paper No. 4290936, March.
- Ávila‐Parra, C., D. Escamilla‐Guerrero, and O. Gálvez‐Soriano (2024) “Minimum eligibility age for social pensions and household poverty: Evidence from Mexico,” Economic Inquiry 62(1):175-196