Rate My Professor Kristoffersen, FHEA

Ingebjorg Kristoffersen, FHEA, is a Lecturer in the Department of Economics within the UWA Business School at the University of Western Australia. She holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Western Australia, completed in 2016, and became a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy in 2021. Her academic background is rooted in economics, with her doctoral research contributing to the understanding of subjective wellbeing metrics. As part of her role at UWA, she engages in teaching activities, including courses such as Business Econometrics, and supervises student research in applied economics.

Kristoffersen specializes as an applied micro-economist, with research interests encompassing economic psychology and behaviours, health and well-being, financial literacy, capability and circumstances, trust and perceived agency, and gender issues. Her scholarly output includes several peer-reviewed publications and contributions under review. Key works are: Alshibani, S. M., Kristoffersen, I., & Volery, T. (2025). "Hidden costs of entering self-employment: the spouse’s psychological well-being." Small Business Economics, 64(2), 307-332; Mehta, V., Kristoffersen, I., & Li, I. W. (2025). "Home-winners and bread-makers: gender role norms and the consumption of childcare." Review of Economics of the Household (e-pub ahead of print); Feng, Y. R., Li, I., Kristoffersen, I., Armstrong, B. K., & Preen, D. B. (2024). "Effect of COVID-19 lockdowns on quality-of-life and health services access by socio-economic status in Australia." Health Promotion International, 39(4), daae096; Kristoffersen, I., Dockery, A. M., & Li, I. (2025). "Education and wellbeing." In Wellbeing and Policy: Evidence for Action; Preston, A., & Kristoffersen, I. (under review). "Multiple jobholding among young workers: a comparative industry-based analysis." Additional ongoing research addresses intergenerational financial literacy transmission, parental influence on gender gaps in financial skills, and retirement income policy impacts on expected retirement ages. Her work advances knowledge in welfare economics and policy-relevant areas of human behaviour and societal well-being.