Research unit for quantitative research on children and education
With support from the Ministry of Children and Education, the research unit, EduQuant, aims to strengthen quantitative research into children and education by building more evidence and conducting new impact studies. At the same time, the unit will act as a sparring partner in connection with the ministry’s own analyses and knowledge work, and it will organise a series of conferences, courses and network activities.
The unit is managed by director Mette Ejrnæs, co-leaders Andreas Bjerre-Nielsen and Kristian Bernt Karlsson and coordinator Kamma Lind Halvorsen.
The reference group for EduQuant has been constituted to provide feedback and advice for the research unit’s work and progress.
University of Copenhagen holds the presidency of the group. The members of the reference group are:
- Dorte Grinderslev, senior consultant, Danish Economics Councils
- Bjarke Hartkopf, interim manager, The Danish Evaluation Institute
- Lars Kirkebøen, Researcher, Statistics Norway
- David Dreyer Lassen, Prorector for research, University of Copenhagen
- Christian Vittrup, Leading Chief Adviser, Statistics Denmark
- Lars Videbæk, Head of division, the Danish Ministry of Children and Education
The group meets twice a year.
Over the next four years, the research unit will launch no less than nine subprojects, which from various angles will study the significance of parent background and explore the many choices and circumstances that may affect children and youth’s education throughout life:
- Work harder! Social background, skills and choice of education
- Age when starting daycare and chances in education
- Effects of nurseries being mandatory in children in vulnerable neighborhoods
- Investments in daycare institutions with disadvantaged children
- Allocation of preschool children
- Interaction between parents and institutions/schools
- School choice in a Danish context
- Education and young people with mental health illnesses
- Machine learning and big data in education policies
Researchers
| Name | Title | Job responsibilities | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andreas Bjerre-Nielsen | Associate Professor | Educational public policy; AI for public policy; Social Networks | +4535324417 | |
| Kristian Bernt Karlson | Professor | Educational stratification, social mobility, quantitative methods | +4535321588 | |
| Mette Ejrnæs | Professor | Applied Micro Econometrics; Income/earnings Processes; Consumption; Foster Care and Unemployment Insurance | +4535323062 |
Funded by:
Project: EduQuant (in Danish: UDDanKvant)
Period: 2021-2024
Contact
Director
Professor Mette Ejrnæs
Phone: +45 35 32 30 62
E-mail
Associate Professor Andreas Bjerre-Nielsen
Phone: +45 35 32 44 17
E-mail
External researchers:
| Name | Organisation | |
|---|---|---|
| Rasmus Landersø | The ROCKWOOL Foundation | |
| Mikkel Høst Gandil | University of Oslo | |
| Miriam Gensowski | The ROCKWOOL Foundation |
Associates:
| Name | Organisation | |
|---|---|---|
| Christian Fogel Henneberg | Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen | |
| Dongjie Wu | Department of Sociology, University of Copenhagen | |
| Ea Hoppe Blaabæk | Department of Sociology, University of Copenhagen | |
| Jesper Fels Birkelund | Department of Sociology, University of Copenhagen | |
| Emil Chrisander | SODAS, University of Copenhagen | |
| Helene Willadsen | SODAS, University of Copenhagen | |
| Nicklas Johansen | SODAS, University of Copenhagen | |
| Lykke Sterll Christensen | Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen | |
| Sarah Sander | Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen |