Alexander Fischer will defend his PhD dissertation entitled Ranks, Peers & Networks: Essays on Social Interactions in Education and Labour Economics. He has been enrolled in the PhD programme in Economics and Business Economics, supervised by Associate Professor Astrid Würtz Rasmussen and Professor Helena Skyt Nielsen.

The dissertation can be downloaded from Alexander Fischer's profile.

The assessment committee:

• Associate Professor Mette Trier Damgaard (chair), BSS
• Dr. Ingo E. Isphording, IZA
• Research Leader Rasmus Landersø, The Rockwool Foundation

The defence is public and open to all. The department will host a reception after the defence in building 2632, room L161+162.

Contact:
Susanne Christensen
PhD Secretary
E-mail: sch@econ.au.dk