Mikkel Aagaard Houmark
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Mikkel Aagaard Houmark Department of Economics and Business Economics Fuglesangs Allé 4
Building 2622, room 111
8210 Aarhus V
Denmark
Profile
Mikkel Aagaard Houmark is a postdoc at the Department of Economics and Business Economics. He is also a research fellow at TrygFonden's Centre for Child Research. He holds a PhD in Economics from Aarhus University (2023).
Research
Mikkel's research focuses on understanding the determinants of social inequality. In particular, he is interested in understanding the influences in the childhood environment - such as parents and teachers - that causally impact human capital formation, broadly understood to encompass our different skills, personalities, and well-being. His research is also concerned with how genetic factors influence development, and how nurture and nature interact in shaping our traits and behavior.
Teaching activities
Mikkel is teaching Quantitative Methods, offered at the Bachelor's Degree Programme in Economics and Business Administration