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Applied Economist at the UCL Institute of Education.

Basics

Name Dr Golo Henseke
Label Associate Professor
Email g.henseke@ucl.ac.uk
Url https://profiles.ucl.ac.uk/48062-golo-henseke
Summary Dr Golo Henseke is an Associate Professor at the UCL Institute of Education. His research focuses on skills, labour markets, technological change, subjective well-being and quantitative measurement methods. He has expertise in designing and managing large survey datasets, conducting complex statistical analysis, and leading large-scale research projects. His work is published in Oxford Economic Papers, ILR Review, British Journal of Industrial Relations, and New Technology, Work and Employment.

Work

  • 2022.01 - Present
    Associate Professor
    UCL Institute of Education
    Associate Professor conducting research on skills, labour markets, technological change, and subjective well-being. Department Graduate Tutor since 2024. CDE Lead for Quantitative Methods Teaching, 2017-2025.
    • Department Graduate Tutor
    • CDE Lead for Quantitative Methods Teaching
    • Research on skills and labour markets
  • 2014.03 - 2022.01
    Senior Research Associate
    UCL Institute of Education
    Applied economic research on skills formation, education choices and outcomes, and graduate labour markets. Designed, developed, and delivered research independently and in collaboration with interdisciplinary academics.
    • Lead on external research grants
    • Supervision of PhD students
    • Quantitative methods teaching
  • 2014.01 - 2015.01
    Research Associate
    UK Commission for Employment and Skills
    Quantitative research support and consultancy work on skills utilisation and development.
    • Designed and Delivered research on skills and learning
  • 2011.01 - 2014.01
    Assistant Professor and Research Associate
    University of Rostock and Institute for Employment Research
    Planned, developed, and delivered a project to measure occupation-specific skills shortages in Germany. Developed and delivered seminars on macroeconomic theory and applied economic research.
    • Measuring occupation-specific skills shortages
    • Teaching macroeconomic theory

Education

  • 2005.01 - 2011.01

    Rostock, Germany

    PhD
    University of Rostock
    Economics
    • Essays on labour market consequences and challenges of demographic change
  • 2002.01 - 2003.01

    Helsinki, Finland

    Erasmus Exchange
    University of Helsinki
    Economics
  • 2002.01 - 2005.01

    Rostock, Germany

    MSc
    University of Rostock
    Economics with a minor in sociology
    • Innovation and economic growth in an ageing society

Awards

Publications

Skills

Research
Skills and Labour Markets
Technological Change
Subjective Well-being
Education Economics
Health Economics
Graduate Labour Markets
Quantitative Methods
Survey Design
Statistical Analysis
Large Dataset Management
Econometrics
Psychometrics
Data Analysis
Leadership
Research Project Management
PhD Supervision
Quantitative Methods Teaching
Grant Writing
Interdisciplinary Collaboration

Languages

English
Fluent
German
Native speaker

Interests

Labour Economics
Skills and Labour Markets
Graduate Employment
Skills Shortages
Technological Change
Task-Based Analysis
Education Economics
Higher Education
Private School Access
Educational Outcomes
Skills Formation
Graduate Labour Markets
Well-being Research
Subjective Well-being
Mental Health
Youth Well-being
COVID-19 Impact
Job Quality and Health

Projects

  • 2024.06 - 2026.03
    ADR UK Research Fellowship
    ESRC-funded research fellowship focusing on STEM skills in the labour market using administrative data.
    • Administrative Data Research
    • Labour Market Analysis
    • Economic Returns to STEM
  • 2023.02 - 2025.07
    Skills and Employment Survey 2023
    Major longitudinal survey examining continuity and change in skills and employment in the UK. Led by Professor Alan Felstead.
    • Survey Design
    • Skills Analysis
    • Employment Trends
  • 2020.11 - 2022.05
    Youth Economic Activity and Health (YEAH) Monitor
    Research project tracking the impact of economic activity on young people's health and well-being during and after COVID-19.
    • Youth Well-being
    • COVID-19 Impact
    • Health Economics
  • 2020.11 - 2023.10
    Centre for Global Higher Education
    Research centre examining global trends in higher education, graduate outcomes, and labour market transitions.
    • Graduate Labour Markets
    • International Comparisons
    • Higher Education Policy