Claus Thustrup Kreiner

Claus Thustrup Kreiner

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    Claus Thustrup Kreiner is Professor of Economics and Director of the Center for Economic Behavior and Inequality (CEBI) at the University of Copenhagen. He is also co-editor of the Journal of Public Economics and Area Director of Public Economics in the CESifo network. He received the PhD degree in Economics in 1998 and became full professor in 2005. Most of his research has centered on Public Economics, but he has also published research in many other areas. His work with colleagues at CEBI, Columbia University, London School of Economics and UC Berkeley includes articles in American Economic Review, Econometrica, PNAS, Economic Journal, Journal of Public Economics and the American Economic Journal: Economic Policy dealing with inequality in income, wealth and health, optimal redistribution policy and behavioral responses to public policy. Claus Thustrup Kreiner was member of the Danish 2008-2009 Tax Commission and co-chair of the Danish Economic Council (vismand) 2010-2014.

    Research groups

    Center for Economic Behavior and Inequality (CEBI)

    Economic Policy Research Unit (EPRU)

    Behavioral Economics and Labor Market Performance (BELP)

    Center for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

    CESifo network

    Primary fields of research

    Primary specialization: Public Economics
    Secondary specialization: Labor Economics, Household Finance, Applied Microeconometrics, Experimental Economics

    Teaching

    Public Economics (third year undergraduate and graduate) and Principles of Economics (first year undergraduate). Main area of supervision: Public Economics.

    Current research

    See personal website.

    Selected publications

    1. Published

      Tax Reforms and Intertemporal Shifting of Wage Income: Evidence from Danish Monthly Payroll Records

      Kreiner, Claus Thustrup, Leth-Petersen, Søren & Skov, P. E., 2016, In: American Economic Journal: Economic Policy. 8, 3, p. 233-257

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    2. Published

      Taxation and the Long Run Allocation of Labor: Theory and Danish Evidence

      Kreiner, Claus Thustrup, Munch, Jakob Roland & Whitta-Jacobsen, Hans Jørgen, 2015, In: Journal of Public Economics. 127, p. 74–86

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    3. Published

      Year-End Tax Planning of Top Management: Evidence from High-Frequency Payroll Data

      Kreiner, Claus Thustrup, Leth-Petersen, Søren & Skov, P. E., 2014, In: American Economic Review. 104, 5, p. 154-58 4 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    4. Published

      Unwilling or Unable to Cheat? Evidence From a Tax Audit Experiment in Denmark

      Kleven, H. J., Knudsen, M. B., Kreiner, Claus Thustrup, Pedersen, S. & Saez, E., 2011, In: Econometrica. 79, 3, p. 651-692 42 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    5. Published

      The Optimal Income Taxation of Couples

      Kleven, H. J., Kreiner, Claus Thustrup & Saez, E., 2009, In: Econometrica. 77, 2, p. 537-560 24 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    Selected activities

    1. De Økonomiske Råd (External organisation)

      Kreiner, Claus Thustrup (Chair)

      1 Jan 201030 Nov 2014

      Activity: Membership typesMembership in committee, council, board

    2. Skattekommissionen (External organisation)

      Kreiner, Claus Thustrup (Member)

      1 Feb 20082 Feb 2009

      Activity: Membership typesMembership in committee, council, board

    3. Konkurrencerådet (External organisation)

      Kreiner, Claus Thustrup (Member)

      3 Apr 200931 Dec 2009

      Activity: Membership typesMembership in committee, council, board

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