2 scholarships in economics (Labour market effects) at Aarhus University, Denmark

The PhD scholarships are offered within CAFE – Centre for Research in Active Labour Market Policy Effects. The research projects of PhD students should comprise, but is not restricted to, one of the following issues:

1. An analysis of inflow effects of active labour market policies; to what extent do these policies affect the inflow to public income assistance such as e.g. unemployment insurance benefits, sickness benefits, and social assistance?
2. An analysis of the importance of employment related programmes, such as employment subsidies, job training (virksomhedspraktik), etc. Projects that entail analyses of substitution effects/deadweight losses/general equilibrium effects will be given special consideration.

The aim of CAFE is to analyse different types of policies and interventions, and to develop and apply econometric methods using micro data. CAFE provides access to detailed population register based data sets and strong computational facilities.

The PhD scholarships are placed within the Department of Economics at Aarhus School of Business and Social Sciences. Further information on the PhD scholarships can be obtained from CAFE Research Director, professor Michael Rosholm, Department of Economics, phone: +45 89 486 189, e-mail: rom@asb.dk, or Head of Department, professor Peter Jensen, phone: +45 89 486 482, e-mail: pje@asb.dk.