

Empirical Microeconomics
Empirical microeconomics focuses on applied research in labor, health, education, crime, family, and development economics. The focus is on explaining individual behavior and evaluating public policy using a broad range of microeconometric techniques. The aim is to estimate causal effects achieved by credible identification using large administrative datasets or carefully designed and executed randomized experiments.
Empirical Microeconomics
Empirical microeconomics focuses on applied research in labor, health, education, crime, family, and development economics. The focus is on explaining individual behavior and evaluating public policy using a broad range of microeconometric techniques. The aim is to estimate causal effects achieved by credible identification using large administrative datasets or carefully designed and executed randomized experiments.
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Discussion Papers
25-032/V - Gender and Performance in Collaboration: Evidence from Random Student Teams
Date: May 02, 2025
25-020/V - Labor Market Dynamics in a Highly Competitive Industry
Date: March 21, 2025
25-018/V - On Bogey Teams and Circular Triads: Psychological Factors in Team Performance
Date: March 14, 2025
25-019/V - Feedback, Confidence and Job Search Behavior
Date: March 14, 2025
25-014/V - Closing the Mismatch: Encouraging Jobseekers to Reskill for Shortage Occupations
Date: February 28, 2025
Upcoming events
Child Penalty Estimation and Mothers’ Age at First Birth
Valentina Melentyeva (Tilburg University)
- Labor Seminars
From Tweets to Ballots: Refugee Inflows and Natives' Reactions...
Olivier Marie
- Brown Bag Seminars General Economics
A Crash Course in Design-Based Econometrics
Peter Hull (Brown University, United States)
- Economics Lecture Series
Title to be announced
Alexander Willén (Norwegian School of Economics, Norway)
- Research on Monday
Title to be announced
Gabriella Conti (University College London, United Kingdom)
- Health Economics Seminars
Academic Distinctions
Stanislav Avdeev wins Best Paper Award at the CESifo/ifo Junior...
Stanislav Avdeev
An NWO Open Competition - SSH L grant has been awarded to Bas...
Monique de Haan,Nadine Ketel,Bas van der Klaauw,Hessel Oosterbeek