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William Barreth

Title

PhD Student, PhD Student

Primary affiliation

William Barreth

Areas of expertise

  • Labour Economics
  • Public transfers

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Profile

William Barreth is a PhD fellow at the Department of Economics and Business Economics at Aarhus University. He holds a master's degree in Economics (Public Policy) from Aarhus University (2023). 

Research

William's research interests include labour market policies, social insurance, and welfare, with a particular focus on disability insurance. He is particularly interested in how recent developments in temporary disability insurance schemes affect labour market outcomes and welfare. William has recently developed an interest in sickness absence.

Supervisors: Associate Prof. Jonas Maibom & Associate Prof. Lars Skipper

Teaching activities

Teaching assistant (Economics)
Applied Economics (BA) - The goal of the course is to teach students to carry out economic analyses of practical problems.

Previously
Mathematics for Economists (BA)
Macroeconomics (BA)