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Research output per year
Personal profile
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Personal homepage: www.jakobsogaard.com
I am an assistant professor at Center for Economic Behavior and Inequality (CEBI) at the Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen. I have a past both in and out of academia. 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 intensively on practical policy evaluation and policy formulation using both empirical methods and economic modelling, before returning to academia in 2018. 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. My current research on the effects of earmarked parental leave is funded by an Infrastructure Grant from Carlsbergfondet.
Fields of interest
Public Finance, Labor Economics, Applied Microeconometrics, Inequality
Teaching
| Public Finance | Elective BSc 3rd year / MSc. | 2017- | ||
| Seminar in Public Economics | Elective MSc. | 2021- | ||
| Econometrics A (DatØk) | BSc 2nd year | 2021- |
Research
The Division of Parental Leave: Empirical Evidence and Policy Design
Jørgensen, Thomas Høgholm; Søgaard, Jakob Egholt
Working paper. 2022
CESifo WP | Press: JP, To the Moon, Honey | CESifo Summary
Identifying Behavioral Responses to Tax Reforms: New Insights and a New Approach
Jakobsen, Katrine Marie; Søgaard, Jakob Egholt
Journal of Public Economics. August 2022
CEBI WP, CESifo WP | Member of expert group
Does Biology Drive Child Penalties? Evidence from Biological and Adoptive Families
Kleven, Henrik; Landais, Camille; Søgaard, Jakob Egholt
American Economic Review: Insights, vol.3(2), p. 183-198. 2021
NBER WP
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, DJØF, JP, Berlingske | Radio P1, Radio 24syv, Netflix | VoxEU | NBER WP | AEJ Award
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 | SJE Award
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.
Other Media Appearances
Climate Policies and Inequality
CV
Academic positions | |
| Assistant Professor, University of Copenhagen | 08/2020 – |
| Visiting Postdoc, Princeton University | 08/2019 – 07/2020 |
| Postdoc, University of Copenhagen | 01/2018 - 07/2020 |
| 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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Education/Academic qualification
Economics, PhD, Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen
Award Date: 1 Jun 2015
Economics, MSc, Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen
Award Date: 1 Feb 2011
External positions
Senior Economist, Skatteministeriet
1 May 2016 → 31 Dec 2017
Senior Economist, Finansministeriet
1 Jul 2015 → 30 Apr 2016
Economist, Finansministeriet
1 Feb 2011 → 30 Jun 2015
Keywords
- Faculty of Social Sciences
- Offentlig Økonomi
- Arbejdsmarkedsøkonomi
- Anvendt mikroøkonometri
- Ulighed
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Identifying behavioral responses to tax reforms: New insights and a new approach
Jakobsen, K. M. & Søgaard, J. E., Aug 2022, In: Journal of Public Economics. 212, 14 p., 104691.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile2 Citations (Scopus)71 Downloads (Pure) -
Does Biology Drive Child Penalties? Evidence from Biological and Adoptive Families
Søgaard, J. E., Kleven, H. & Landais, C., 2021, In: American Economic Review: Insights. 3, 2, p. 183-198 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Does Biology Drive Child Penalties? Evidence from Biological and Adoptive Families
Kleven, H., Landais, C. & Søgaard, J. E., 8 Jun 2020, 28 p. (CEBI Working Paper Series; No. 15/20).Research output: Working paper › Research
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Identifying behavioral responses to tax reforms: new insights and a new approach
Jakobsen, K. M. T. & Søgaard, J. E., 2020, 60 p. (CEBI Working Paper Series; No. 23/20).Research output: Working paper › Research
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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. 181-209Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile353 Citations (Scopus)306 Downloads (Pure) -
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
Open AccessFile6 Citations (Scopus)183 Downloads (Pure) -
Labor Supply and Optimization Frictions: Evidence from the Danish Student Labor Market
Søgaard, J. E., 29 Jan 2019, 62 p. (SSRN Electronic Journal).Research output: Working paper › Research
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Labor Supply and Optimization Frictions: Evidence from the Danish Student Labor Market
Søgaard, J. E., Jan 2019, 61 p. (CEBI Working Paper Series; No. 01/19).Research output: Working paper › Research
Prizes
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Best Paper of 2016 in The Scandinavian Journal of Economics
Søgaard, Jakob Egholt (Recipient) & Atkinson, T. B. (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Prizes, scholarships, distinctions
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Best Paper of 2019 in American Economic Journal: Applied Economics
Søgaard, Jakob Egholt (Recipient), Kleven, H. (Recipient) & Landais, C. (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Prizes, scholarships, distinctions