Dr. Mette Damgaard

Associate Professor

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Biography

Mette Trier Damgaard is an Associate Professor at the Department of Economics and Business Economics at Aarhus University, where she also serves as Deputy Director of the Center for Integrative Business Psychology and as a Fellow at TrygFondens Centre for Child Research. She obtained her PhD in Economics from Aarhus University in 2016 and was a Visiting Scholar at the University of California, Berkeley from 2014 to 2015. Prior to her academic career, Mette worked as an economic consultant at London Economics for several years. Mette specializes in behavioral economics, experimental economics, and public economics, with a special focus on nudging interventions in public policy. Her research has explored the effectiveness of nudges in encouraging charitable giving and has examined the potential long-term adverse effects of nudging strategies. In 2018, she received the Tietgen Award for her work in nudging. Mette actively teaches courses in microeconomics, behavioral economics, and cost-benefit analysis across various levels (BA, MSc, PhD) and also supervises theses and reports.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor

2016-01-01 — Present

Aarhus University • Aarhus, Denmark

Teaching and researching in Economics, focusing on behavioral and experimental economics.

Senior Economic Consultant

2010-01-01 — 2012-01-01

London Economics • London, UK

Head of consumer behavior protection.

Economic Consultant

2008-01-01 — 2010-01-01

London Economics • London, UK

Worked on various economic consultancy projects.

Awards

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Tietgen Award

2018-11-21
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Travel Grant from Købmand Ferdinand Sallings Mindefond

2013-12-18

Courses

Microeconomics Behavioral Economics Cost-Benefit Analysis

Requirements for Aarhus University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Total
Required:83
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in a relevant field Specific credit requirements in programming, algorithms, and computer systems
Application Checklist
  • Official Bachelor's degree certificate
  • Official transcripts of records
  • Course descriptions
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Documentation of English language proficiency
Specialization Notes

Department of Computer Science offers tracks in Software Efficiency, Cryptography, and Data Science.