You have just defended your thesis, what is it about?
The thesis analyses how economic and health circumstances experienced in childhood affect later-life wellbeing. Studying childhood circumstances in early-twentieth century Sweden, the thesis finds adverse childhood circumstances to have lasting negative effects over the life course on outcomes such as school performance, income, occupational attainment and survival to old age. But the thesis also finds that interventions introduced to reduce childhood adversity – such as providing low-income households with additional economic resources and access to pre-school – removes the long-term negative effects. The thesis’s findings imply that economic and health circumstances experienced in adulthood partially have early-life origins.
In three words, how would you describe your years as a PhD student at LUSEM?
Demanding, fulfilling and fun.
What are you up to now?
Right now, I am preparing my thesis papers for submission to different journals.
Thankyou Louise and we wish you all the best!