Mette Gørtz

Mette Gørtz is a Professor at the Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen, with affiliations to the Centre for Health Economics and Policy (CHEP), Centre for Economic Behavior and Inequality (CEBI), and Centre for Applied Microeconometrics (CAM). Her work spans health economics, family economics, and labor economics using microeconometric methods.

Education
• M.Sc. Econ. (1993), Ph.D. Econ. (2006) - University of Copenhagen

Research Interests:
Health economics, family economics, labor economics, personnel economics, aging, and time use. She focuses on socioeconomic outcomes linked to health innovations, parental time investment, daycare assignment, and intergenerational inequality.

Notable Research Trends:
Her 15 most recent articles address topics like:

• Behavioral responses to health innovations
• Child penalty effects in labor markets
• Education-health gradients
• Daycare choice and discrimination
• Parental preferences and child development
• Long-term care systems

Leadership & Grants:
As Deputy Center Director of CHEP and Head of the PhD Programme in Economics (2021-2023), she leads projects funded by the Novo Nordisk Foundation and ERC, including PARENTIME. She collaborates with institutions like Dartmouth College, UC San Diego, University of Sydney, and Aarhus University.

Teaching:
Lectures and supervises in health economics, family economics, and labor economics. Previously served as Head of Studies (2013-2016) and Visiting Scholar at the University of Michigan.