3rd place at the Econometric Game 2018
Four PhD students from the Department of Economics and Business Economics came 3rd at the Econometric Game 2018 in Amsterdam.
2018.04.16 |
On 11-13 April, the 19th Econometric Game (“The World Championship in Econometrics”) was held in Amsterdam. The Aarhus University team was represented by PhD students:
Daniel Borup
Benjamin Liengaard
Maria Koch Gregersen
Alexander Fischer
After many hours of tireless work, the team was awarded a third place, just behind Harvard University and University Carlos III Madrid.
30 teams representing universities from around the world participated in the Econometric Game. The overall theme for this year’s competition was Economics of Happiness - specifically the impact of others’ unemployment situation on individuals’ level of life satisfaction.
2019.06.19 | Knowledge exchange
Peter Løchte Jørgensen re-elected for JØP
Professor Peter Løchte Jørgensen has been re-elected for a 2-year period for the board for Juristernes og Økonomernes Pensionskasse, JØP. Read more
2019.06.18 | HoD News
HoD News - 18 June 2019
Dear colleagues, Department managementAs you know, for some time the department management has been challenged by long-term leave of absence due to illness within the management team. In order to secure follow-up on various administrative tasks, Solveig Nygaard Sørensen together with Annia Hoffmeyer, who will focus on study related matters, will…
2019.06.03 | Research news
Votes shift when refugees move in
In the vast majority of Danish municipalities, voters will shift to the right when the number of refugees increases. Anti-immigration parties will gain a much greater share of the vote. However, the trend does not apply in the big cities. The researchers explain the rural and urban divide with the difference in how immigrants and native residents…
2019.05.27 | Research news
Mother’s early mental illness may affect children’s schooling
The earlier a mother is diagnosed with a mental illness, the more likely her children are not to make it through primary and lower secondary school and complete the school’s final exam. This is the result of new research from the department.
2019.05.13 | Grants
IRFD grants to department members
Two researchers from the Department of Economics and Business Economics have received grants from the Independent Research Fund Denmark:
2019.05.03 | Research news
New interdisciplinary SDG network led by Sanne Wøhlk will work on “Overcoming the Challenges of a Circular Economy”
The network comprises 25 researchers from six departments and three faculties – nine of the researchers are external partners. The network addresses two of UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
2019.04.30 | HoD News
HoD News - 30 April 2019
Dear colleagues, Course coordination The preparations for the new course coordination are on track according to the schedule, so the section heads and the new teaching coordinators will take over the course coordination responsibility starting 1 June 2019. Presently, the final allocation of courses across sections is negotiated amongst the…
2019.04.09 | HoD News
HoD News - 9 April 2019
Dear colleagues, WPA/APV The Work Place Assessment/ArbejdsPlads Vurdering (WPA/APV) reports gathering the results of the survey will become public on 9 April at noon, and you probably already have access to them when reading this, see: https://medarbejdere.au.dk/administration/hr/arbejdsmiljoe/apv/. The reports are prepared at different levels of…
2019.03.25 | HoD News
HoD News - 25 March 2019
Dear colleagues,The workplace assessment (WPA/APV) survey has now ended. The response rate at the department was 76%, which is also the response rate for Aarhus BSS as a whole. The response rate for the various sections within the department was as follows: Accounting and Finance: 79%Administration ECON: 85%Econometrics and Business…
2019.03.11 | HoD News
HoD News - 11 March 2019
Dear colleagues, Gender balance On Friday 8 March the university arranged a conference on “How do we improve gender balance amongst researchers at AU?” in which a few of you participated. Over the past three decades, our department has experienced a significant improvement in terms of gender balance. However, with respect to the researcher growth…