Helena Skyt Nielsen
Research Fellow
Joined RFBerlin as a Research Fellow in September 2026
Research area
Education Economics Labour Economics Family Economics.
About Helena Skyt Nielsen
Helena Skyt Nielsen is a Professor of Economics at the Department of Economics and Business Economics and a research fellow at TrygFonden's Centre for Child Research, CESifo, IZA@LISER and RFBerlin. She holds a PhD in Economics and Management from Aarhus University (1999).
Helena's research interests concern empirical labour economics, in particular family and education economics. Her research makes use of randomized controlled trials and quasi-experimental methods. She is currently in charge of a research programme on development of math skills at TrygFonden's Centre for Child Research.
Helena's research interests concern empirical labour economics, in particular family and education economics. Her research makes use of randomized controlled trials and quasi-experimental methods. She is currently in charge of a research programme on development of math skills at TrygFonden's Centre for Child Research.
