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.
2018.12.07 | People
New Danmarks Nationalbank Professor at the Department of Economics and Business Economics
Professor Mark Weder has been appointed professor at Department of Economics and Business Economics. The position is funded via a donation from Danmarks Nationalbank to celebrate its 200th anniversary this year. The donation covers full funding for 5 years plus a possibility of a 3-year extension upon application. Mark Weder has his PhD from…
2018.12.05 | Grants
IRFD Grants to Department Members
The Department of Economics and Business Economics is well represented among the recipients of grants from the Independent Research Fund Denmark in this round. In addition to the grant recipients mentioned earlier this month, the following have received grants for their projects:
2018.12.05 | HoD News
HoD News - 5 December 2018
Dear colleagues, Thank you to those of you who contributed to the discussions at the ECON residential meeting in Horsens two weeks ago. I hope you felt that the meeting was useful and productive, and I hope you had a chance to meet and chat with colleagues you normally do not see on a daily basis. In the management team, we are very satisfied…
2018.11.22 | Awards
The 2018 Tietgen Award goes to Mette Trier Damgaard
On 21 November, Assistant Professor Mette Trier Damgaard from the Department of Economics and Business Economics received this year’s Tietgen Award for her internationally recognised research into nudging. Research which according to the award committee is highly relevant to public as well as private organisations.
2018.11.20 | Grants
Grants to ECON Members from the Independent Research Fund Denmark
The department is well represented among the recipients of grants from the Independent Research Fund Denmark in this round. So far, the following recipients from the department have been published:
2018.10.26 | Grants
Research into children and adolescents ensured for another four years
A new DKK 40 million grant from TrygFonden contributes to ensuring that TrygFonden's Centre for Child Research at Aarhus BSS can continue its research activities until 2022.
2018.10.25 | Staff
University Election - Your Vote Counts!
In the period 12–15 November, all students and PhD students will once again be electing representatives to the numerous councils, boards, and committees at Aarhus University. If you are interested in standing for election, now is the time to get involved. You can also make a difference by voting for the candidate, whom you think is best qualified…
2018.10.09 | HoD News
HoD News - 9 October 2018
Dear colleagues, I have now met with all scientific sections, NCRR, the PhD students, and the admin section. I thank you for the positive spirit in which we have had our dialogue meetings; I plan to continue these meetings on a regular basis. One of the topics we discussed concerns the new economy model at Aarhus BSS, including the allocation…
2018.09.24 | HoD News
HoD News - 24 September 2018
Dear colleagues, The season for new job openings at the department is approaching, and we will have job openings at all levels. At the department’s webpage, you can see a list of our job openings: Job openings Professor openings have already been announced within the field of Business Economics with application deadline on 31 October 2018. At…
2018.09.10 | HoD News
HoD News - 10 September 2018
Dear colleagues, Thanks to so many of you, our department has an excellent record in attracting external funding from both public and private funds. After financial contributions to the university and Aarhus BSS administrations, around one third of all annual revenues in the department originate from external grants. The past years, the annual…