Lars Skipper

Lars Skipper serves as Associate Professor in the Department of Economics and Business Economics at Aarhus University, with significant leadership experience including recent directorship of the Center for Labour Market Research and Impact Studies (CAFÉ) and foundational role in establishing the Public Policy program. His international engagement includes a 2019-2020 visiting scholarship at University of Wisconsin-Madison and July 2023 research visit to CESifo.

His educational foundation comprises:

• PhD in Economics, Aarhus University
• MSc in Economics, Aarhus University

Professor Skipper's research program centers on Labor, Education, and Health Economics, utilizing Danish administrative data to investigate policy-relevant questions. Current projects examine firm training dynamics, business cycle-absenteeism relationships, and environmental impacts on child cognition. His methodological expertise in natural experiments produces actionable insights for social policy design.

Recent publications reveal expanding interdisciplinary reach, particularly in environmental health economics through the air pollution-cognition study, while maintaining core contributions to labor market policy analysis. This trajectory demonstrates growing integration of environmental science with traditional economic frameworks.

As former CAFÉ director and Public Policy program leader, he possesses extensive experience in academic administration and student mentorship. His active publication record in 2023-2024 indicates ongoing research funding and scholarly productivity.

He led the Center for Labour Market Research and Impact Studies (CAFÉ), which served as Aarhus University's hub for empirical labor market analysis, fostering collaborations between economists, policymakers, and social scientists through its research infrastructure and data resources.