1942
Born in Copenhagen
1961
High School Diploma (Studentereksamen)
1961/69
Student (of theoretical physics and economics) at Copenhagen University, with jobs as teaching assistant (instruktor), computer programmer, etc.
1969
MA in Economics (cand.Polit.), from Copenhagen University
1969/74
Staff of Danish Council of Economic Advisers
1974/75
UN Economic Adviser to NW-State (Sokoto) Nigeria
1975
Economics Institute, Århus University, first as associate professor and then (from 1985) as professor (first research professor then ordinary)
1982
Dr.oecon. - like German "habilitation"
1985/6
Sabbatical spent at Development Research Department, Labor Markets Division in the IBRD, Washington DC, working on Latin America
1991/2
Sabbatical spent at CIEPLAN, Santiago, Chile
Also
Honorary professor at Deakin University, Melbourne Australia, 2006-08 International Research Fellow, Kiel institute for World Economy since 2006
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Publication list with 239 items available. Of these 60 are published in international journals. Another 30 in edited volumes from international publishers. 60 are published in national publications (of which most in Danish). Publications include 5 books (in Danish) and editing of 4 books, of which 3 are with international publishers.
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Presented papers at seminaries/guest lectures at all Danish and ap 40 foreign Universities in 16 countries and at ap 120 conferences in 26 countries.
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President of the European Public Choice Society 1983/84, co-editor of the Scandinavian Economic Journal 1985/95 and the European Journal of Political Economy, plus Referee a dozen other journals in Economics and Political Science.
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Chairman of the Economics Department, Aarhus, 1982/84. Over the years in many appointment/Ph.D. committees in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Netherlands and Belgium.
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Occasional consultant at the World Bank, Interamerican Development Bank, DANIDA, CEPAL and the OECD Development Centre.
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Has appeared about 30 times in the Danish Radio and TV, and written about 50 articles in newspapers and popular periodicals. Given many talks to broader audiences.
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Member of boards of Aarhus University Press, Jyllandsposten, Uniconsult, and formely of The Danish Polar Institute, the Advisory board of Danida, and The Russian Society for the Study of Public Policy.
Danish citizen, married (since 1969) with cand.mag. Conni (born Madsen in 1945), teaching at Århus Købmandsskole (a Commercial Highschool). Four children: Mads (1972), Astrid (1977), Jens (1979) & Ella (1985).
Many journeys: Throughout Europe, and in Africa, Asia, Australia, North and South America.
Languages: Bilingual in Danish and English, some German and Spanish.