Torben Heien Nielsen

Torben Heien Nielsen is a Professor at the University of Copenhagen's Department of Economics and affiliated with the Center for Economic Behavior and Inequality (CEBI). His research bridges health economics, public economics, and applied microeconometrics, focusing on how micro-level health behaviors shape macro-level economic outcomes.

• Education: PhD in Economics (2012, University of Copenhagen), MA (2008), and BA (2005) in Economics.
• Academic Positions: Associate Professor (2019-), Assistant Professor (2014-2019), Postdoc (2012-2014) at University of Copenhagen, and Postdoc at the Danish National Center for Social Research (2012-2013).

His research combines Danish register data with policy reforms to analyze:

• Health behavior and mortality inequality
• Savings policies for old-age security
• Physician labor market skill formation
• Life expectancy-income relationships

Scientific Awards:

• DFF Sapere Aude Research Leader (2019)
• TIAA-CREF Paul A. Samuelson Award (2015)
• NBER Household Finance Grant (2013)

He teaches Health Economics at the Department of Economics and Health Economics with Stata at the Department of Public Health. Current projects include studying physician career preferences and network effects on health inequality.