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2020.06.18 | Grants
New Lundbeck Foundation fellow from Aarhus BSS
Bjarni Vilhjálmsson from the Department of Economics and Business Economics at Aarhus BSS has just received a Lundbeck Foundation fellowship. He will focus on developing statistical methods for the study of mental disorders. The methods will allow for a better exploration of the interplay between genetic and environmental factors when determining…
2020.06.12 | Grants
7.6 million from The ROCKWOOL Foundation
Professor Nabanita Datta Gupta has received DKK 7,604,000 from The ROCKWOOL Foundation for her project entitled ”Is there a motherhood penalty in Denmark? – Heterogeneity across sectors, firms and workers”. Professor Nina Smith and Associate Professor Astrid Würtz Rasmussen are also involved in the project. Other researchers include…
2020.06.09 | People
Philipp Schröder to help travel industry
Professor of economics Philipp Schröder has joined a new expert group to help the travel industry through the coronavirus crisis.
2020.06.04 | Awards
AUFF PhD award: How Does Financial Risk Develop Over a Day of Trading?
Martin Thyrsgaard from the Department of Economics and Business Economics at Aarhus BSS is awarded Aarhus University Research Foundation's PhD Award for his dissertation. His methods allow you to study more precisely what is going on in the financial markets and to better understand the importance of how the markets are organised.
2020.05.18 | Grants
Thomas Kokholm receives grant of DKK 2.6 million from DFF
Associate Professor Thomas Kokholm has received DKK 2,652,533 from the Independent Research Fund Denmark for his project entitled ”The interplay between volatility speculators, institutional hedgers and market disruptions”. Associate Professor Elisa Nicolato is also involved in the project. Project description:The market for volatility…
2020.05.15 | Knowledge exchange
Economic expert group to advise on bailout packages
Once again, the government has asked professors of economics Torben M. Andersen, Michael Svarer and Philipp Schröder from Aarhus BSS for help. The expert group is asked to advise on the phase-out of the financial bailout packages.
2020.05.04 | Knowledge exchange, Knowledge exchange
Danish government to consult group of economic experts
The Danish Ministry of Finance appoints fast-working expert group to advise the government on the economic consequences of reopening Danish society. The group consists of professors of economics Torben M. Andersen, Michael Svarer and Philipp Schröder from Aarhus BSS.
2020.02.24 | Awards, Research news
Preben Bo Mortensen receives the 2020 Novo Nordisk Prize
Preben Bo Mortensen receives the 2020 Novo Nordisk Prize for his research into mental illnesses and how to improve treatment and prevent suicide in those affected. The prize comes with DKK 3 million. He receives the award together with Merete Nordentoft from the University of Copenhagen.
2020.02.06 | Grants
Research Infrastructure Grant from the Carlsberg Foundation
Professor Torben M. Andersen has received a Research Infrastructure Grant of 670,000 DKK from the Carlsberg Foundation. Torben M. Andersen applied for the grant on behalf of ECONAU for the project “Frontiers in Register-Based Research in Economics”. The grant will cover expenses associated with the purchase of a new ECONAU server to be hosted at…
2020.01.07 | Research news
Air pollution in childhood linked to schizophrenia
Children who grow up in areas with heavy air pollution have a higher risk of developing schizophrenia. This is the conclusion of a new study from the Danish psychiatry project, iPSYCH, at The National Centre for Register-based Research. Senior Researcher Henriette Thisted Horsdal is behind the study.