Curriculum Vitae Claus Thustrup Kreiner November 2014

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1 Curriculum Vitae Claus Thustrup Kreiner November 2014 Contact Information Department of Economics Tel: (45) University of Copenhagen Fax: (45) Øster Farimagsgade 5, building 26 E mail: ctk@econ.ku.dk DK 1353 Copenhagen K URL: Denmark Personal Details Date of birth: November 7, 1969 Citizenship: Danish Marital Status: Married, two children Name: Change of last name in spring 2000 from Hansen to Kreiner Education Ph.D. in Economics, University of Copenhagen, 1998 Visiting Ph.D. student, University of York, 1996 M.Sc. in Economics, University of Copenhagen, 1994 B.Sc. in Economics, University of Copenhagen, 1991 Professional Experience (after Ph.D.) Director, Economic Policy Research Unit (EPRU), 2005 to present Director, WEST, Research Centre of Excellence at the University of Copenhagen, Professor, University of Copenhagen, 2005 to present Visiting Scholar, University of California, Berkeley, 2003 Associate Professor, University of Copenhagen, 1999 to 2004 Assistant Professor, University of Copenhagen, Professional Affiliations Research Fellow, Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), London, since 2009 Research Fellow, CESifo Research Network, University of Münich, since 2000 Advisory Board Member Centre of Public Economics, Oslo University, since 2012 Other Professional Activities Chairman of the Danish Economic Council (vismand), since 2010 Deputy Member of The Danish Competition Council, 2009 Member of the Danish Tax Commission, Member of the committee to advise the Danish National Bank as to inhabitants at the visitors' apartment house in Nyhavn 18

2 Research Area Primary: Public Economics Secondary: Labor Economics, Macro Economics Research Grants Grant from the University of Copenhagen, Program of excellence, Economic Policy in the Modern Welfare State, Economic Policy Research Network (EPRN) Research Grants, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013 Grant from the Danish Council for Independent Research in Social Sciences (FSE), 2003, 2009 Grant from the International Growth Center (IGC), Grant from the Danish National Research Foundation received in cooperation with other EPRU members to finance applied economic policy research, Awards The Invisible Hand Award (granted by the Society of Social Economics to the best teacher at Institute of Economics, University of Copenhagen), 2006 Best Teacher Award (granted by the Study Board of Economics at University of Copenhagen), 2002 The Invisible Hand Award (granted by the Society of Social Economics to the best teacher at Institute of Economics, University of Copenhagen), 2001 Zeuthen Award (granted to the best Master Thesis in Economics at University of Copenhagen), 1994 Teaching Experience Lecturing, Public Economics, 3rd year B.Sc., 2012 to present Lecturing, Principles of Economics, 1st year B.Sc., 2005 to present Lecturing, Macroeconomics, 1st year B.Sc., Lecturing, Microeconomics, 1st year B.Sc., BA Thesis Coordinator, Macroeconomics, Lecturing, Macro Economics, 3rd year B.Sc, Graduate Seminar, New Keynesian Economics, 1998 Teaching Assistant, Micro and Macro Economics, 1st year B.Sc., Teaching Assistant, Macro Economics, 3rd year B.Sc., Editorial Service Co editor: Journal of Public Economics, 2014 to present. Danish Journal of Economics (Nationaløkonomisk Tidsskrift), 2000 to present. Associate Editor: Scandinavian journal of Economics, 2013 to present. Journal of Public Economics, Refereeing: American Economic Review, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, Bulletin of Economic Research, Danish Journal of Economics, Economic Journal, Economic Systems, Economica, European Economic Review, Finanzarchiv, Fiscal Studies, German Economic Review, International Economic Review, International Journal of Industrial Organization, International Journal of Tax and Public Finance, Journal of Economic Growth, Journal of Economics, Journal of the European Economic Association, Journal of Macroeconomics, Journal of Political Economy, Journal of Public Economics, Journal of Public Economic Theory, Labour Economics, Macroeconomic Dynamics, The Manchester School of Economics, Quarterly Journal of Economics, RAND Journal of Economics, Review of Economic Studies, Scandinavian Journal of Economics 2

3 Other Referee Activity National Science Foundation, United States Organization of Conferences/Workshops EPRN conference on economic policy challenges of the Danish economy, June 2014 Workshop on Intergenerational Mobility (with Wojciech Kopczuk), June 2013 EPRN conference on New economic analyses of the Danish economy, June 2013 Workshop on Public Economics and Public Policy, (with Niels Johannesen), January 2013 EPRN conference on the Current Stance of the Danish Economy and Economic Policy (with David Dreyer Lassen), June 2012 Workshop on Stabilization Policies (with Søren Leth Petersen), June 2011 EPRN conference on Current Challenges for the Danish Economy, June 2011 Nordic Workshop on Tax Policy and Public Economics (with Marko Koethenbuerger), January 2011 EPRN conference on Economic Policy Challenges in a Modern Economy, June 2010 CEPR conference on Economic Policy in the Modern Welfare State (with Emmanuel Saez and Thomas Piketty), June 2009 EPRN conference on Economic Policy in the Danish Welfare State, June 2009 Zeuthen Lectures with Joel Slemrod and Zeuthen Workshop on Tax Policy (with Peter Birch Sørensen), October 2008 EPRN conference on Economic Growth, Labour Market Performance and Public Policy (with Peter Birch Sørensen), November 2007 EPRN conference on Income Distribution and Welfare State Policies in a Globalizing Economy (with Peter Birch Sørensen), November 2006 Research Presented at the following Conferences/Workshops/Seminars Year 2015: Keynote lecture, ZEW Public Finance 2015 Conference. Year 2014: Annual Meeting of the American Economic Association, Philadelphia; Seminar, Columbia University, New York; Seminar at IAB, Barcelona; Annual Meeting of the Danish Economic Society, Koldingfjord; Workshop, The Danish Central Bank, Copenhagen. Year 2013: CEPR Public Policy Symposium, Vienna; Keynote Lecture at Nordic workshop on tax policy and public economics, Helsinki; Seminar at Stockholm University; Keynote Lecture at Nordic workshop on tax evasion, Stockholm. Year 2012: CEPR Conference on Design and Impact of Tax Reform, Advanced Studies in Vienna; Conference on the Nordic Model, Oslo University; Seminar at the European Central Bank; Seminar at the Copenhagen Business School Year 2011: Conference on Public Finance Issues in China, Tsinghua University, Beijing; Seminar at Columbia University; Seminar at University of Michigan; Seminar at Uppsala University; Danish Economic Society seminar Year 2010: CEPR Public Policy Symposium, London; Annual Meeting of the Danish Economic Society, Koldingfjord. Year 2009: NBER Public Economics Meeting, Cambridge, MA; Seminar at the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), London; Seminar at Erasmus University, Rotterdam; Seminar at University of Copenhagen. Year 2008: CESifo Conference on Public Sector Economics in Munich; Seminar at UC Berkeley; Seminar at Stockholm University. Year 2007: CESifo Conference on Public Sector Economics in Munich; Seminar at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. Year 2006: Seminar at Dortmund University; Workshop at University of Copenhagen. 3

4 Year 2005: The 61st congress of the International Institute of Public Finance, Jeju Island, South Korea; Workshop at University of Helsinki. Year 2004: NBER Public Economics Meeting, Cambridge, MA; CEPR Public Policy Conference on Family, Gender and Work, Bergen, Norway; Conference on Welfare State Reform in Europe, organized jointly be the Danish Welfare Commission (Velfærdskommisionen) and EPRU, Copenhagen, Denmark Year 2003: CEPR Public Policy Symposium, Paris, France; NBER Public Economics Meeting, Cambridge, MA; CESifo Summer Institute on Tax Policy and Labour Market Performance, Venice, Italy; Seminar at the Danish Economics Council, Seminar at University of Copenhagen. Year 2002: Seminar at University of Southern Denmark, Seminar at University of Copenhagen. Year 2001: Workshop on Competition in the Media and Advertising Markets, Aix en Provence; Seminar at University of Aarhus, Seminar at Copenhagen Business School. Year 2000: Royal Economic Society Conference; Danish Economic Society Conference, Kolding; Conference on the Perspectives on Danish and European Economic Policy, Copenhagen; Seminar at the Centre for Economic and Business Research, Copenhagen; Seminar at University of York, Toronto; Seminar at University of Helsinki. Year 1999: European Economic Association Congress; Royal Economic Society Conference; Seminar at University of Copenhagen; Seminar at IFAU, Uppsala. Year 1998: Royal Economic Society Conference; Seminar at University of Copenhagen. Year 1997: European Economic Association Congress; Royal Economic Society Conference; Seminar at Institute for Finance, Copenhagen Business School. Year 1996: European Economic Association Congress; CEPR workshop in London; Seminar at University of York; International Workshop on Taxation and Unemployment in Copenhagen; Seminar at University of Copenhagen; Workshop on Search Theory at University of Copenhagen. Year 1995: Seminar at University of Aarhus; Workshop on Labour Economics at University of Jyväskylä; Seminar at University of Copenhagen; Workshop on Imperfect Markets and Macroeconomics at University of Copenhagen. Invited Popular Lectures Lecture on Household Financial Problems at the Annual Meeting of the Danish Economic Association, Kolding Lecture on the European Sovereign Debt Crisis and the Implications for Danish Fiscal Policy, DJØF, Copenhagen Lecture on Tax Compliance at SAS Institute, Copenhagen Lecture on Tax Compliance at ECFIN Workshop, EU Commission, Brussels Lecture on the European Sovereign Debt Crisis, the Danish Insurance Association Lecture on Fiscal Policy and Long Run Sustainability at Rigsrevisionen (Audit of the State Accounts). Lecture on Fiscal Policy and the Proposals of the Danish Economic Council. Danish Economic Society Meeting, Copenhagen. Lecture on the Threats to Corporate Tax Revenue, The Tax Academy, University of Copenhagen. Lecture on the Proposal of the Danish Tax Commission, the Research Forum on Taxation, Bergen, Norway. Lecture on the Proposal of the Danish Tax Commission, Danske Bank (the largest bank in Denmark) Lecture on the Proposal of the Danish Tax Commission, Confederation of Danish Industry Lecture on the Proposal of the Danish Tax Commission, Danish Metalworkers Union Lecture on the Proposal of the Danish Tax Commission, Society of Social Economics Lecture on the Proposal of the Danish Tax Commission, CEPOS 4

5 Lecture on the Proposal of the Danish Tax Commission, Centre for Pension Law Lecture on the Proposal of the Danish Tax Commission, Rotary Copenhagen Lecture on the Proposal of the Danish Tax Commission, Roundtable Lecture on Tax Theory and Tax Policy in Practice, Danish Ministry of Finance Lecture on Danish Tax Policy in Denmark at the Swedish Fiscal policy Council Lecture on Policy Evaluation Methods and Tax Compliance at a Nordic Meeting for Employees in the Nordic Tax Administrations. Lecture on Danish Tax Policy at the Danish Association of Lawyers and Economists (DJØF) Lecture on Redistribution Policy at a CEPOS conference. Lecture on Danish Tax Policy at the Danish Ministry of Taxation Lecture on Danish Tax Policy in the Danish Central Bank (Nationalbanken) Lecture on Danish Tax Policy at a Press Meeting organized by the Rockwool Foundation Research Unit Panel discussion on Mainstream Economics at the annual meeting of The Danish Economic Association (Nationaløkonomisk Forening) Lecture on Redistribution Policy arranged by the Society of Social Economics. Lecture on Jobless Recovery at a meeting arranged by Erik Hoffmeyer (former governor of the Danish Central bank). Lecture on Modern Business Cycle Theory for employees at Bankinvest (mutual fund). Lecture on Globalization at a conference arranged by Foreningen af Handelsskolelærere i International Økonomi (the Association for Business College Teachers in International Economics) Lecture on New Economy for employees at Nykredit (mortgage credit institute) Lecture on New Economy at a Conference arranged by Akademikernes Centralorganisation (The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations). Lecture on New Economy at a seminar arranged by The Danish Economic Association 5

6 Research Publications International Refereed Journals Taxation and the Long Run Allocation of Labor. (with Jakob Roland Munch and Hans Jørgen Whitta Jacobsen). Forthcoming in Journal of Public Economics. Year End Tax Planning of Top Management: Evidence from High Frequency Payroll Data. (with Søren Leth Petersen and Peer Ebbesen Skov). Papers and proceedings, American Economic Review 105(4), "Optimal Provision of Public Goods: A Synthesis" (with Nicolaj Verdelin). Scandinavian Journal of Economics 114, 2012, "Unwilling or Unable to Cheat? Evidence from a Tax Audit Experiment in Denmark" (with Henrik Kleven, Martik Knudsen, Søren Pedersen and Emmanuel Saez). Econometrica 79, 2011, "Optimal Tax and Transfer Programs for Couples with Extensive Labor Supply Responses" (with Herwig Immervoll, Henrik Kleven and Nicolaj Verdelin). Journal of Public Economics 95, 2011, "Optimal Income Taxation of Couples" (with Henrik Jacobsen Kleven, London School of Economics and CEPR, and Emmanuel Saez, UC Berkeley and NBER). Econometrica 77, 2009, "Evaluation of Four Tax Reforms in the United States: Labor Supply and Welfare Effects for Single Mothers" (with Nada Eissa, Georgetown University and NBER and Henrik Jacobsen Kleven, London School of Economics and CEPR). Journal of Public Economics 92, 2008, "Optimal Taxation of Married Couples with Household Production" (with Henrik Jacobsen Kleven, London School of Economics and CEPR). FinanzArchiv 63, 2007, "Welfare Reform in European Countries: A Micro Simulation Analysis" (with Herwig Immervoll, University of Cambridge and OECD, Henrik Jacobsen Kleven, University of Copenhagen, and Emmanuel Saez, UC Berkeley and NBER). Economic Journal 117, 2007, 1 44 "The Marginal Cost of Public Funds: Hours of Work vs. Labor Force Participation" (with Henrik Jacobsen Kleven, University of Copenhagen). Journal of Public Economics 90, 2006, "Optimal Workfare with Voluntary and Involuntary Unemployment" (with Torben Tranæs, Rockwool Foundation Research Unit and IZA). Scandinavian Journal of Economics 107, 2005, pp "The Role of Taxes as Automatic Destabilizers in New Keynesian Economics" (with Henrik Jacobsen Kleven, University of Copenhagen). Journal of Public Economics 87, 2003, pp "Endogenous Growth: A Knife Edge or the Razor=s Edge" (with Carl Johan Dalgaard, University of Copenhagen). Scandinavian Journal of Economics 105, 2003, pp "Do the New Keynesian Microfoundations Rationalise Stabilisation Policy?" Economic Journal 112, 2002, pp "Dual Labour Markets and Nominal Rigidity " (with Huw Dixon, University of York, UK and Henrik Jacobsen Kleven, University of Copenhagen). Oxford Economic Papers 54, 2002, pp "Duration Dependent Unemployment Benefits in Trade Union Theory" (with Hans Jørgen Jacobsen, University of Copenhagen). European Economic Review 46, 2002, pp "Fixed Production Capacity, Menu Costs and the Output Inflation Relationship" (with Leif Danziger, York University, Canada). Economica 69, 2002, pp

7 "Is Declining Productivity Inevitable?" (with Carl Johan Dalgaard, University of Copenhagen). Journal of Economic Growth 6, 2001, pp "Pay per view Broadcasting of Outstanding Events: Consequences of a Ban" (with Søren Kyhl, University of Copenhagen). International Journal of Industrial Organization 19, 2001, pp "Ambiguous Effects of Tax Progressivity Theory and Danish Evidence" (with Lars Haagen Pedersen, Statistics Denmark and Torsten Sløk, IMF). Labour Economics 7, 2000, pp "A Mixed Industrial Structure Magnifies the Importance of Menu Costs" (with Huw Dixon, University of York, UK). European Economic Review 43, 1999, pp "Lower Tax Progression, Longer Hours and Higher Wages." Scandinavian Journal of Economics 101(1), 1999, pp "Second Best Antitrust in General Equilibrium A Special Case." Economics Letters 63(2), 1999, pp "Long Run Impact of Increased Wage Pressure." Journal of Economics 69(2), 1999, pp Contributions to International Books/Collections "Measuring the Accuracy of Survey Responses using Administrative Register Data: Evidence from Denmark." Forthcoming in "Improving the Measurement of Household Consumption Expenditures," eds. Christopher Carroll, Thomas Crossley, John Sabelhaus, (NBER Book Series Studies in Income and Wealth). "Is Declining Productivity Inevitable?" (with Carl Johan Dalgaard), in J. Creedy, T. Williams and R. Guest (eds.), New Developments in the Economics of Population Ageing/The International Library of Critical Writings in Economics, Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar. Reprint of Journal of Economic Growth 6, 2001, pp "Evaluating Tax Reform: Labor Supply at the Intensive and Extensive Margins" (with Nada Eissa, Georgetown University and NBER, and Henrik Jacobsen Kleven, University of Copenhagen). Tax Policy and Labour Market Performance (eds. Jonas Agell and Peter Birch Sørensen), 2006, MIT Press "Effort Commitment in Active Labour Market Policy" (with Torben Tranæs, University of Copenhagen), in Macroeconomic Perspectives on the Danish Economy, T. M. Andersen, S. E. H. Jensen, and O. Risager (ed.), 1999, MacMilian Press, London Danish Refereed Journals "Labor Supply Behavior and the Design of Tax and Transfer Policy" (with Henrik Jacobsen Kleven, University of Copenhagen). Danish Journal of Economics 143, 2005, "Global Income Disparity in a Growth Theoretic Perspective an Introduction to the Convergence Controversy" (with Carl Johan Dalgaard, University of Copenhagen). Danish Journal of Economics 137, 1999, pp "On the Relationship Between Marginal Taxes and Wages: Theory and Danish Evidence" (with Lars Haagen Pedersen, Statistics Denmark and Torsten Sløk, IMF). Danish Journal of Economics 134, 1996, pp

8 Books in Danish Skat, arbejde og lighed (with Torben Tranæs (ed.), Henrik Jacobsen Kleven, Niels Kenneth Nielsen and Peder J. Pedersen). The Rockwool Foundation, 2006, Gyldendal, Copenhagen. Book Reviews "Involuntary Unemployment: The Elusive Quest for a Theory" by Michel De Vroey. European Journal of Political Economy 21, 2005, pp "Introduction to Macroeconomic Theory" by Jesper Jespersen. Danish Journal of Economics 1, 2001 Recent Working Papers Intergenerational Wealth Mobility: Evidence from Danish Wealth Records of Three Generations (with Simon Halphen Boserup and Wojciech Kopczuk), Working paper, October Liquidity Constraint Tightness and Consumer Responses to Fiscal Stimulus Policy. (with David Dreyer Lassen and Søren Leth Petersen). Working paper, August Tax Reforms and Intertemporal Shifting of Wage Income: Evidence from Danish Monthly Payroll Records. (with Søren Leth Petersen and Peer Ebbesen Skov). Working paper, July R&R at American Economic Journal: Economic Policy. "Why Can Modern Governments Tax So Much? An Agency Model of Firms as Fiscal Intermediaries" (with Henrik Jacobsen Kleven and Emmanuel Saez). Working paper, April Baumol's cost disease and the sustainability of the welfare state (with Torben M. Andersen). CEPR Discussion Paper no. 9772, December Under revision. Popular Writings What makes tax payers comply? Lessons from a tax audit experiment in Denmark. European Economy. Economic Papers European Commission. October 2012 "Hvorfor tale om skattereform?" (Why talk about a tax reform?). Newspaper article (kronik) published in Politiken, February 2, 2009 "Økonomer tror alt kan måles i penge ik?" (Economists believe that everything may be measured in money right?) (with Henrik Hansen). Article published in Polit en, May 2005 "Misforstået solidaritet" (Solidarity Misunderstod) (with Henrik Jacobsen Kleven and David Dreyer Lassen). Newspaper article published in Weekendavisen, March 18, 2005 "Velfærd på amerikansk?" (Welfare the American Way) (with Henrik Jacobsen Kleven and David Dreyer Lassen). Newspaper article published in Weekendavisen, February 18, 2005 "Hvem skal have skattelettelserne?" (Who should have the tax cuts?) (with Henrik Jacobsen Kleven and Peter Birch Sørensen). Newspaper article (kronik) published in Berlingske Tidende, November 6,

9 "På vej mod Ny Økonomi?" (On the Road to a New Economy?). Samfundsøkonomen 2001:4 (Danish economic journal) "Pay per view Fremtidens TV? (Pay per view the Television of the Future?) (with Søren Kyhl). Newspaper article (kronik) published in Politiken, August 8, 2000 Commissioned Three reports a year from the Danish Economic Council concerning the state and prospects of the Danish Economy, since 2010 Report from the Danish 2010 Tax Commission Numerous newspaper articles as co chairman of the Danish Economic Council 9