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2017.09.13 | People
Delighted secretary awarded medal by Danish Queen
Kirsten Stentoft is awarded the Queen’s Silver Medal of Merit for her extraordinary contribution at the Department of Economics and Business Economics throughout 40 years.
2017.09.11 | People
Bastien Michel and Marianne Simonsen receive DKK 5 million from TrygFonden
Bastien Michel and Marianne Simonsen have received DKK 5 million from TrygFonden for their project to evaluate a therapy-based intervention specifically designed to help individuals who have grown up in a family with an alcohol problem, while relying on a randomized wait list control design. The intervention takes the form of individual…
2017.09.08 | Research news
Using antidepressants during pregnancy may affect your child’s mental health
A study from Aarhus BSS of almost one million Danish children shows that the use of antidepressants during pregnancy increases the risk of your child being diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder later in life. However, heritability also plays a part, according to the researchers.
2017.08.24 | Administrative conditions
Niels Haldrup appointed acting head of department
Professor Niels Haldrup is the new acting head of the Department of Economics and Business Economics at Aarhus BSS. He will take over the position on 1 September.
2017.06.29 | Awards
Eric Hillebrand receives grant of 3.6 million from DFF
Associate Professor Eric Hillebrand has been awarded a grant of DKK 3.659.615 from The Danish Council for Independent Research - Social Sciences for his project entitled “Econometric Modeling of Climate Change”. The purpose of the project is to specify econometric models that connect global macroeconomic activity with key climate variables.…
2017.06.27 | Awards
Tom Engsted and Thomas Q. Pedersen receive large grant from DFF
Professor Tom Engsted and associate professor Thomas Quistgaard Pedersen have been awarded a grant of DKK 2.6 million from The Danish Council of Independent Research (DFF – Research Project 1) for the period January 2018 – December 2020 for their project entitled “Money Illusion”. The project proposes new theoretical and empirical research that…
2017.06.26 | Awards
Jonas Fluchtmann wins award for thesis on labour market economy
Jonas Fluchtmann wins the Danish Ministry of Employment’s new labour market economy award for his Master’s thesis ”Cognitive Biases in Dynamic Job Search”.
2017.06.26 | Students
Aarhus BSS students receive award for assignment
For three Aarhus BSS students, the end of the semester included a cash price of DKK 10,000 when the winner of this year’s case collaboration with the City of Aarhus was revealed at the Town Hall.
2017.05.15 | People
Graduation Day 2017
See the photos from the graduation ceremony for the department’s graduates. Oeconrådet was responsible for the ceremony which took place on Saturday, 13 May 2017.
2017.05.01 | People
Philipp Schröder – Member of the Government’s New Disruption Council
Professor Philipp Schröder has been appointed member of the government’s new Disruption Council, which is a partnership between the labour market parties, companies, experts and ministers. Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen will act as chairman of the partnership. The partnership will analyse, discuss and provide suggestions as to how…