Martin Browning
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Martin Browning is an English economist. He is Professor of Economics at the University of Oxford
and a Fellow of Nuffield College, Oxford
.
Browning received his undergraduate education at the London School of Economics
. He was previously the Director of the Center for Applied Microeconometrics at the University of Copenhagen
.
assessments of theoretical propositions. He has worked in the areas of intrahousehold decision making; demand
analysis
; consumption and saving, and its interaction with labor supply. An important part of his work concerns the empirical assessment of rationality through the concept of Revealed preference
, and the modeling of individual heterogeneity in applied work.
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
and a Fellow of Nuffield College, Oxford
Oxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
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Browning received his undergraduate education at the London School of Economics
London School of Economics
The London School of Economics and Political Science is a public research university specialised in the social sciences located in London, United Kingdom, and a constituent college of the federal University of London...
. He was previously the Director of the Center for Applied Microeconometrics at the University of Copenhagen
University of Copenhagen
The University of Copenhagen is the oldest and largest university and research institution in Denmark. Founded in 1479, it has more than 37,000 students, the majority of whom are female , and more than 7,000 employees. The university has several campuses located in and around Copenhagen, with the...
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Research
His work is in microeconomic analysis, with emphasis in the empiricalEmpirical
The word empirical denotes information gained by means of observation or experimentation. Empirical data are data produced by an experiment or observation....
assessments of theoretical propositions. He has worked in the areas of intrahousehold decision making; demand
Demand
- Economics :*Demand , the desire to own something and the ability to pay for it*Demand curve, a graphic representation of a demand schedule*Demand deposit, the money in checking accounts...
analysis
Analysis
Analysis is the process of breaking a complex topic or substance into smaller parts to gain a better understanding of it. The technique has been applied in the study of mathematics and logic since before Aristotle , though analysis as a formal concept is a relatively recent development.The word is...
; consumption and saving, and its interaction with labor supply. An important part of his work concerns the empirical assessment of rationality through the concept of Revealed preference
Revealed preference
Revealed preference theory, pioneered by American economist Paul Samuelson, is a method by which it is possible to discern the best possible option on the basis of consumer behavior. Essentially, this means that the preferences of consumers can be revealed by their purchasing habits...
, and the modeling of individual heterogeneity in applied work.