Macroeconomic perspectives on the Danish economy: problems, policies and prospects

Arbeitspapier

Over the last 25 years the Danish economy has had difficulties in growing as fast as other EU countries and the United States. While the average growth difference is small, it signals that if this trend persists into the next century, Denmark will not be able to maintain its high position in the world income hierarchy. Moreover, during these years, the number of individuals living on transfer incomes have increased dramatically. Although we interpret both tendencies as signals of structural weaknesses, we are also aware that these developments may reflect that other goals in economic policy have been pursued, such as protecting the environment and/or achieving certain redistributive objectives. This paper analyzes this and other broad policy issues of importance for Denmark.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: Working paper ; No. 18-98

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; General Financial Markets: General (includes Measurement and Data)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Andersen, Torben M. ; Hougaard Jensen, Svend E. ; Risager, Ole
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Copenhagen Business School (CBS), Department of Economics
• (where): Frederiksberg
• (when): 1998

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/208411
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET