Helena Skyt Nielsen

Research Fellow

Aarhus University

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Helena Skyt Nielsen is a professor at Aarhus University since 2007. She was previously employed as an assistant (1998-2002) and then associate professor (2002-2007) at Aarhus University. Helena Skyt Nielsen received her PhD in Economics from the University of Aarhus in 1999 for the thesis "Human Capital Investment in Zambia". Her contributions are published in Economic Journal, Journal of Human Resources, Journal of Development Economics, International Economic Review and other journals.

Her main area of interest is labour economics with a focus on economics of education and economics of gender and the family.

She joined IZA as a Research Fellow in April 2004.

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IZA Publications

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7164
Math and Gender: Is Math a Route to a High-Powered Career?
Juanna Schrøter Joensen, Helena Skyt Nielsen
revised version published as 'Mathematics and Gender: Heterogeneity in Causes and Consequences' in: Economic Journal, 2016, 126, 1129-1163
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6718
The Effects of Bullying in Elementary School
Tine Louise Mundbjerg Eriksen, Helena Skyt Nielsen, Marianne Simonsen
revised version published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2014, 49 (4), 839-871
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6714
The Effects of Pharmacological Treatment of ADHD on Children's Health
Søren Dalsgaard, Helena Skyt Nielsen, Marianne Simonsen
substantially extended version available as IZA DP#8208
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6242
The Impact of Parents' Years since Migration on Children's Academic Achievement
Helena Skyt Nielsen, Beatrice Schindler Rangvid
published in: IZA Journal of Migration, 2012, 1:6
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6092
The Effects of Children's ADHD on Parents' Relationship Dissolution and Labor Supply
Anette Primdal Kvist, Helena Skyt Nielsen, Marianne Simonsen
published as 'The importance of children's ADHD for parents' relationship stability and labor supply' in: Social Science and Medicine, 2013, 88, 30-38
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4267
Causes and Consequences of a Father's Child Leave: Evidence from a Reform of Leave Schemes
Helena Skyt Nielsen
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3785
Estimating the Effect of Student Aid on College Enrollment: Evidence from a Government Grant Policy Reform
Helena Skyt Nielsen, Torben Sørensen, Christopher Taber
published in: American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2010, 2 (2), 185-215
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3120
An Economic Analysis of Identity and Career Choice
Maria Knoth Humlum, Kristin J. Kleinjans, Helena Skyt Nielsen
published in: Economic Inquiry, 2012, 50 (1), 39-61
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2899
The Effect of Marriage on Education of Immigrants: Evidence from a Policy Reform Restricting Spouse Import
Helena Skyt Nielsen, Nina Smith, Aycan Celikaksoy
published in: Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2009, 111(3), 457 - 486
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2357
Is there a Causal Effect of High School Math on Labor Market Outcomes?
Juanna Schrøter Joensen, Helena Skyt Nielsen
revised version published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2009, 44 (1), 171-198
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