Michael Rosholm received a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Aarhus, Denmark for his thesis "Transitions in the Labor Market." Since 2006 he has been a professor at the Business and Social Sciences School at Aarhus University, and the Research Director of the Centre for Research in Integration, Education, Qualifications and Marginalization. He is a chairman of the Danish Economic Council and researches the effects of active labor market policies on individuals and firms, immigrants in the labor market, and health and employment.