“I firmly believe that scientific findings only have real impact when they are accessible. My research interests in health economics and family policy drive me to develop innovative approaches that empower society and enable informed decision-making. Through clear and engaging visualizations, I aim not only to provide information but also to foster dialogue that leads to sustainable change.”
Caroline Chuard has been a scientific project manager at the CSS Institute since 2023. Previously, she worked as a postdoc at the Swiss Institute for Empirical Economic Research at the University of St. Gallen and earned her PhD in Economics at the University of Zurich. Her research focuses on health and family economics, particularly in the areas of early childhood development and maternal well-being.
Profession
- Since 2023
Scientific Project Manager at the CSS Institute for Empirical Health Economics
- Since 2022
Lecturer at the University of St. Gallen
- 2021 - 2023
Postdoctoral researcher at the Centre for Disability and Integration and the Swiss Institute for Empirical Research in Economics at the University of St. Gallen
- 2020 - 2021
Strategic Support Manager Real Estate, Swiss Life Asset Managers
- 2013 - 2019
Research Assistant at the Department of Economics at the University of Zurich, the UBS Centre of Economics in Society and the Jacobs Center for Productive Youth Development
Education
- 2014 - 2019
Dissertation in the field of applied health economics at the University of Zurich with a research stay at the London School of Economics
- 2014 - 2015
Swiss Program for Beginning Doctoral Students in Economics, Econometrics, Study Centre Gerzensee
- 2013 - 2014
Master's degree in Economics at the University of Zurich
- 2009 - 2012
Bachelor's degree in Economics at the University of Zurich with a semester abroad at the Humboldt University of Berlin
- Chuard, Caroline (2023). Negative effects of long parental leave on maternal health: Evidence from a substantial policy change in Austria. Journal of Health Economics, 88, 102726.
- Chuard, Caroline and Patrick Chuard-Keller (2021). Baby bonus in Switzerland: Effects on fertility, newborn health, and birth-scheduling. Health Economics, 30(9), 2092-2123.
- Chuard, Caroline (2020). Womb at work: The missing impact of maternal employment on newborn health. Journal of Health Economics, 73, 102342.
- Economic vs. Epidemiological Approaches to Measuring the Human Capital Impacts of Infectious Disease Elimination (first author) with Hannes Schwandt, Alex Becker, and Masahiko Haraguchi. NBER Working paper.
- Ethnic Clustering in Schools and Early Career Outcomes (first author) with Annatina Aerne, Beatrix Eugster, and Roland Hodler. CEPR Discussion paper.
- Forward-looking Behaviour in Health Insurance with Fabienne Lötscher and Christian P.R. Schmid
- Child Health and Parental Labour Market Outcomes with Beatrix Eugster