Ásthildur Margrét Jóhannsdóttir is a PhD candidate at the University of Iceland, focusing her research on labor and welfare economics. Her academic background includes studies at the University of Iceland and the University of Wollongong, Australia. Her previous research is in the economics of education as well as labor and welfare economics. Other experience includes research at the University of Iceland and at the Institute of Economic Studies, tutoring, and economic analysis for The Icelandic Confederation of University Graduates (BHM).f