Lukas Hensel
Associate Professor of Economics, Guanghua School of Management, Peking University
Lukas Hensel is an Associate Professor of Economics at the Guanghua School of Management, Peking University. He mostly uses field experiments to study labor markets and political behavior, often in low- and middle-income countries. He holds a DPhil and MPhil in Economics from the University of Oxford.
Recent work by Lukas Hensel
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The benefits of financial support after job loss and why programme design matters more than we think
In January 2022, the US suspended Ethiopia’s eligibility for the African Growth and Opportunity Act, ending Ethiopia’s preferential trade access to the US market, and leading to a major increase in tariffs, the loss of key buyers, and, at some compan...
Published 27.05.26
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Helping jobseekers understand their skills boosted earnings in South Africa
Short, low-cost workshops helped young South African jobseekers to learn about their skills, search for better-matched vacancies, and raise their earnings by 25%.
Published 01.07.25