Current PhD Students

Laura Jansen

4th-year PhD student at the department of Economics, Econometrics, and Finance at the University of Groningen.
Research interests
I am interested in labor economics and health economics, both theoretically and empirically. My PhD project focuses on optimal disability insurance, with an emphasis on the role that employers can play in retaining workers.

Homepage: https://sites.google.com/view/laurajansen/about-me

Ugne Sliciute

1st-year PhD student at the department of Economics, Econometrics, and Finance at the University of Groningen.

Gerjan Zwiers

1st-year PhD student at the department of Economics, Econometrics, and Finance at the University of Groningen.

Former PhD Students

Jeroen van der Vaart

I am an actuary and applied microeconometrician who works on the economics of aging, particularly the intersection of health, saving behavior, and social insurance.
Current position: Business Actuary - Pension & Life Division at Achmea.

Homepage: sites.google.com/rug.nl/jeroenvandervaart/home

Ziwei Rao

I am a postdoctoral researcher at University of Helsinki working with Mikko Myrskyla within the FLUX consortium. Before that, I was a PhD candidate in Economics between 2018 and 2022 at the University of Groningen. My research interests include applied microeconomics, labor economics, and demographic and family studies.


Homepage: ziweirao.github.io/