Department of Economics and Business Economics

 Department of Economics and Business Economics Research Research sections Economics

Economics

Welcome to the Economics section. In addition to world class theoretical and empirical research, our section members actively contribute to society by participating in government committees and serving as board members in public and private organisations, and by contributing to the public debate in newspapers and electronic media.

The section hosts four seminar series that feature international and local speakers. We have a strong track record of securing external funding, which enables us to support talent development of our PhD students and postdoctoral researchers. Additionally, we excel in delivering high-quality research-based education across a broad range of educational programs.

Seminars

Recent publications

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Trillingsgaard, T., Fentz, H. N. & Simonsen, M. (2024). Does Group-Based Parent Support during the Transition to Parenthood affect Child Socio-Emotional Problems and Health Care Utilization? A Randomized Controlled Trial . Social Science & Medicine, 347, Article 116741. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.116741
Simeonova, E., Skipper, N. & Thingholm, P. R. (2024). Physician Health Management Skills and Patient Outcomes. Journal of Human Resources, 59(3), 777-809. https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0420-10833R1
Schulz, B. (2024). Labor Market Dynamics with Sorting. Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 158, Article 104776. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jedc.2023.104776
Schroeder, S. (2025). Exporters, multinationals and residual wage inequality: Evidence and theory. European Economic Review, 173, Article 104980. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroecorev.2025.104980
Paul, A., Bleses, D. & Rosholm, M. (2024). Efficient targeting in childhood interventions. Journal of Human Resources, 59(1). https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0320-10756R4
Nosenzo, D., Xiao, E. & Xue, N. (2024). The motive matters: Experimental evidence on the expressive function of punishment. Games and Economic Behavior, 148, 44-67. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geb.2024.08.004
Maaser, N. & Stratmann, T. (2024). Costly voting in weighted committees: The case of moral costs. European Economic Review, 162, Article 104652. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroecorev.2023.104652
Lochner, B. & Schulz, B. (2024). Firm Productivity, Wages, and Sorting. Journal of Labor Economics, 42(1), 85-119. https://doi.org/10.1086/722564
Kaiser, J. P., Koch, A. K. & Nafziger, J. (2024). Does Goal Revision Undermine Self-Regulation Through Goals? An Experiment. Experimental Economics, 27(3), 604-636. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10683-024-09826-0
Humlum, M. K., Morthorst, M. O. & Thingholm, P. R. (2024). Sibling Spillovers and the Choice to Get Vaccinated: Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design. Journal of Health Economics, 94, Article 102843. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2023.102843
Houmark, M. A., Ronda, V. & Rosholm, M. (2024). The Nurture of Nature and the Nature of Nurture: How Genes and Investments Interact in the Formation of Skills. American Economic Review, 114(2), 385–425. https://doi.org/10.1257/aer.20220456
Houmark, M. A., Jørgensen, C. M. L., Kristiansen, I. L. & Gensowski, M. (2024). Effects of extending paid parental leave on children's socio-emotional skills and well-being in adolescence. European Economic Review, 170, Article 104880. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroecorev.2024.104880
Gregersen, M. K. (2024). Earlier routine induction of labor—Consequences on mother and child morbidity. Health Economics, 33(10), 2399-2418. https://doi.org/10.1002/hec.4877
Fontaine, F., Jensen, J. N. & Vejlin, R. (2024). Wealth, Portfolios, and Nonemployment Duration. Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 56(7), 1861-1886. https://doi.org/10.1111/jmcb.13058
Fluchtmann, J., Glenny, A. M., Harmon, N. & Maibom, J. (2024). Unemployed Job Search across People and over Time: Evidence from Applied-For Jobs. Journal of Labor Economics, 42(4), 1175-1217. https://doi.org/10.1086/725165
Fluchtmann, J., Glenny, A. M., Harmon, N. & Maibom, J. (2024). The Gender Application Gap: Do Men and Women Apply for the Same Jobs? American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 16(2), 182-219. https://doi.org/10.1257/pol.20210607
Eriksson, T., Wang, Y., Hao, Z. & Zhang, Z. (2025). Environmental Regulation and Mental Well-being: Evidence from China’s Air Pollution Prevention and Control Action Plan. Social Science & Medicine, 365, Article 117584. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117584
Cruzatti, J., Bjørnskov, C., de Viteri, A. S. & Cruzatti, C. (2024). Geography, Development, and Power: Parliament Leaders and Local Clientelism. World Development, 182, Article 106706. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2024.106706
Bjørnskov, C. (2024). Economic Freedom and the Greenhouse Gas Kuznets Curve. European Journal of Political Economy, 82, Article 102530. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2024.102530
Andreasen, M. M., Caggiano, G., Castelnuovo, E. & Pellegrino, G. (2024). Does risk matter more in recessions than in expansions? Implications for monetary policy. Journal of Monetary Economics, 143, Article 103533. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmoneco.2023.10.014
Andersen, T. M., Bhattacharya, J., Grodecka-Messi, A. & Mann, K. (2024). Pension reform and wealth inequality: Theory and evidence. European Economic Review, 165, Article 104746. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroecorev.2024.104746
Adachi, D., Kawaguchi, D. & Saito, Y. U. (2024). Robots and Employment: Evidence from Japan, 1978-2017. Journal of Labor Economics, 42(2), 591-634. https://doi.org/10.1086/723205

Head of section

Section administrators

Revised 21.10.2025
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Birgitte Højklint Nielsen