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Research

At HEDG, we have had a number of talented PhD students and postdocs join us to advance their research, broaden the impact of HEDG’s work, and add to scientific and public knowledge. On this page, you can read about our alumni – the positions they held, the projects and topics they worked on, and their placements following their time with HEDG.
      

PhD

 

Post.doc 

Christian Vedel
Position: PhD Student
Graduation: 2023
Project/Thesis: "Conflict and Development"
Placement: SDU, Department of Economics


Sofia Teives Henriques
Position: Carlsberg Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship
Grant period: 2012-2013
Project: "Long-run energy transitions and CO2 emissions: the Danish case"
Placement: Lund University

Maja Uhre Pedersen
Position: PhD Student
Graduation: 2023
Project / Thesis: “Historical Origins and Consequences of the North-South Divide in Italy”
Placement: SDU, Department of Economics 


Elena Korchmina
Position: Maria Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship
Grant period: 2021-2023
Project: "Denmark and Russia: Why two Arctic empires developed so differently and continue to diverge?" (DEAR)
Placement: University of Bologna

 

Viktor Malein
Position: PhD Student
Graduation: 2022
Project / Thesis: "The role of primary and pre-school education in development from an historical perspective"
Placement: Lund University

 

Cristina Victoria Radu
Position: PhD Student
Graduation: 2019
Project / Thesis: "Historical wages, work and development in Denmark"
Placement: SDU, Sønderborg

 

Xanthi Tsoukli 
Position: PhD Student
Graduation: 2021
Project / Thesis: "Essays in Economic History and Development"
Placement:  University of Bamberg

 

Caterina Mauri
Position: PhD Student
Graduation: 2021
Project / Thesis: "On the Choices of Artists and Art Consumers"
Placement: European Commission - Joint Research Centre

 

Frederikke Frehr Kristensen
Position: PhD Student
Graduation: 2020
Project / Thesis: “Essays in Health and Demographics Economics”
Placement: Totalbanken 

 

Peter Juul Egedesø
Position: PhD Student
Graduation: 2018
Project / Thesis: “Essays in Health and Economic Development”
Placement: Incentive

 

Andreea-Alexandra Maerean
Position: PhD Student
Graduation: 2017
Project / Thesis: “Essays in International Economics and Macro-Finance”
Placement: European Commission 

 

Christian Volmar Skovsgaard
Position: PhD Student
Graduation: 2015
Project / Thesis: “Topics in Development Economics”
Placement: IVØ Analyse 

 

Last Updated 21.11.2025