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I am a Postdoc researcher at Center for Economic Behavior and Inequality (CEBI) at the Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen. During the academic year 2019/20 I am visiting Princeton University as part of my Maria Skłodowska-Curie fellowship.
My research interests lie within the core areas of public and labor economics with focus on taxation, labor supply, optimization frictions, income and gender inequality. I work on these topics with a primarily empirical approach using reduced-form and non-parametric methods, such as e.g. bunching.
I have a past both in and out of academia. After graduating as MSc in Economics in 2011, I started working in the Danish Ministry of Finance and I remained affiliated to the ministry during my PhD studies between 2012-2015. In the Ministry of Finance - and later the Ministry of Taxation, I worked extensively on practical policy evaluation and policy formulation using both empirical methods and economic modelling, before returning to academia in 2018.
Fields of interest
Public Finance, Labor Economics, Applied Microeconometrics, Inequality
Teaching
Public Finance - Elective course BSc 3rd year / MSc. 2017-
Research
Estimating the Elasticity of Taxable Income: New Insights and a New Approach
Jakobsen, Katrine Marie; Søgaard, Jakob Egholt
Working Paper. 2019
Member of Expert Committee |
Labor Supply and Optimization Frictions: Evidence from the Danish Student Labor Market
Søgaard, Jakob Egholt
Journal of Public Economics, vol. 173, p. 125-138. 2019
CEBI WP, EPRU WP |
Children and Gender Inequality: Evidence from Denmark
Kleven, Henrik; Landais, Camille; Søgaard, Jakob Egholt
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, vol. 11(4), p. 181-209. 2019
Press: The New York Times, The Economist, Slate, Vox, Quartz, Politiken, Berlingske, JP, DJØF | Radio P1, Radio 24syv, Netflix | VoxEU | NBER WP |
Top Incomes in Scandinavia: Recent Developments and the Role of Capital Income
Søgaard, Jakob Egholt
In Nordic Economic Policy Review: Increasing Income Inequality in the Nordics. 2018
Press: Berlingske |
The Long Run History of Income Inequality in Denmark
Atkinson, Anthony B.; Søgaard, Jakob Egholt
Scandinavian Journal of Economics, vol. 118(2), p. 264–291. 2016
Press: Berlingske, Information | Radio P1 | EPRU WP |
The Effects of Financial Incentives on Retirement Decisions: Evidence from a Temporary Tax Rebate to Older Workers in Denmark
Schaarup, Jonas Zielke; Schultz, Esben Anton; Søgaard, Jakob Egholt
Unpublished Working Paper. 2013
Sammenhængen mellem Uddannelse og Erhvervsdeltagelse (in Danish)
Søgaard, Jakob Egholt
Danish Ministry of Finance Working Paper Series, no. 24/2011. 2011.
CV
Academic positions | |
| Visiting Postdoc, Princeton University | 08/2019 – 07/2020 |
| Postdoc, University of Copenhagen | 01/2018 - present |
| External lecturer, University of Copenhagen | 02/2017 – 12/2017 |
| Research Assistant, University of Copenhagen | 04/2008 – 02/2009 |
Professional experience | |
| Senior Economist, Danish Ministry of Taxation | 05/2016 – 12/2017 |
| Senior Economist, Danish Ministry of Finance | 07/2015 – 05/2016 |
| Economist, Danish Ministry of Finance | 02/2011 – 06/2015 |
| Student Assistant, Danish Ministry of Finance | 09/2009 – 12/2010 |
Education | |
| Visiting PhD student, London School of Economics | 08/2012 – 12/2012 |
| PhD in Economics, University of Copenhagen | 02/2012 – 06/2015 |
| Visiting MSc. Student, University of Vienna | 03/2009 – 06/2009 |
| MSc. in Economics, University of Copenhagen | 09/2008 – 01/2011 |
| BSc. in Economics, University of Copenhagen | 09/2005 – 08/2008 |
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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
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Education/Academic qualification
Externally financed by the Danish Ministry of Finance, Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen
Award Date: 1 Jun 2015
Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen
Award Date: 1 Feb 2011
External positions
Skatteministeriet
1 May 2016 → 31 Dec 2017
Finansministeriet
1 Jul 2015 → 30 Apr 2016
Finansministeriet
1 Feb 2011 → 30 Jun 2015
Keywords
- Faculty of Social Sciences
- Offentlig Økonomi
- Arbejdsmarkedsøkonomi
- Anvendt mikroøkonometri
- Ulighed
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Children and Gender Inequality: Evidence from Denmark
Kleven, H., Landais, C. & Søgaard, J. E., 1 Oct 2019, In: American Economic Journal: Applied Economics. 11, 4, p. 181-209 29 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Labor Supply and Optimization Frictions: Evidence from the Danish Student Labor Market
Søgaard, J. E., May 2019, In: Journal of Public Economics. 173, p. 125-138Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Labor Supply and Optimization Frictions: Evidence from the Danish Student Labor Market
Søgaard, J. E., Jan 2019, CEBI, Center for Economic Behavior and Inequality, Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen.Research output: Working paper › Research
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Labor supply and optimization frictions: Evidence from the Danish student labor market
Søgaard, J. E., 1 May 2019, In: Journal of Public Economics. 173, p. 125-138 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Children and Gender Inequality: Evidence from Denmark
Kleven, H., Landais, C. & Søgaard, J. E., Jan 2018, 55 p. (National Bureau of Economic Research. Working Paper Series; No. 24219).Research output: Working paper › Research
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Top Incomes in Scandinavia: Recent Developments and the Role of Capital Income
Søgaard, J. E., 18 Apr 2018, Nordic Economic Policy Review 2018: Increasing Income Inequality in the Nordics. Nordisk Ministerraad, p. 66-99 (TemaNord).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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The long run history of income inequality in Denmark
Atkinson, T. B. & Søgaard, J. E., 1 Apr 2016, In: Scandinavian Journal of Economics. 118, 2, p. 264–291Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Assorted Essays in Economics: Inequality, Labor Supply and Gender Roles
Søgaard, J. E., Jan 2015, Copenhagen: Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen. 143 p.Research output: Book/Report › Ph.D. thesis
51 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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Best Paper of 2016 in The Scandinavian Journal of Economics
Søgaard, J. E. (Recipient) & Atkinson, T. B. (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Prizes, scholarships, distinctions