Analyses and Notes
CEPOS's analyses and notes supports the wish to create and disseminate new knowledge regarding the organization of society. CEPOS will independently deliver notes that describe the organization of the welfare society. CEPOS also supplies policy proposals that contribute to a freer and wealthier society.
Monday, March 14th 2011
Private hospitals are 19 pct. cheaper than the most efficient public hospitals
Wedensday, March 2nd 2011
The European Arrest Warrant is a threat to the rule of law
Wedensday, February 9th 2011
New bill heralds Internet censorship
Tuesday, Febrary 8th 2010
Negative netcontribution on 16 billion DKK on the public finances from immigrants and descendants from less developed countries – a need for reforms
Tuesday, December 28th 2010
Six notes published by CEPOS on early retirement benefits in 2010
Tuesday, December 21st 2010
ECB-study shows that lower taxes on capital entails greater tax revenue
Thursday, December 9th 2010
New bill threatens Freedom of Association
Monday, November 29th 2010
Denmark has the second highest wage rate of 33 countries – but are only the 13th most productive
Wedensday, November 24th 2010
2 million people on transfer payment in 2015
Friday, November 12th 2010
Cameron-plan in Denmark would imply 44.000 fewer employed in the public sector
Thursday, November 4th 2010
Health insurances slightly improves the public finances
Friday, October 15th 2010
S and SF increase the taxes by 33 billion DKK from 2011-13
Friday, October 15th 2010
One out of three says "no" to a tax on health insurances
Monday, October 11th 2010
Bill on the Central Tax Administration's access to data mirroring without court warrant conflicts with the ECHR
Friday, October 8th 2010
Free choice between public and private childcare calls for revision of the day-care law
Thursday, October 7th 2010
The Ministry of Justice's statement on the terror law is one-sided and uncritical
Friday, October 1st 2010
Repeal of age of early retirement benefit for young ones below the age of 40 gives a latitude of 12 billion DKK today
Friday, September 17th 2010
Majority supports lower corporation tax in 2011
Friday, September 3rd 2010
Considerable level of self-financing by lowering the corporation tax
Tuesday, July 20th 2010
The Data retention act is a failure
Thursday, July 15th 2010
World class seniors by dismantling the early retirement benefit
Wedesday, July 14th 2010
Dismantling of the early retirement benefit and increase of the age of retirement to 67 years will increase employment by 137.000 persons
Tuesday, July 13th 2010
The Danes private consumption is low– nine percent below EU15-average
Monday, July12th 2010
Denmark and Rumania are the only two EU-countries with a declining age at retirement since 2001
Tuesday, June 29th 2010
Denmark faces the second lowest economic growth in OECD through 2025
Wedensday, May 19th 2010
The Danish Competition Authority's inspections violate companies' fundamental rights and poses serious questions in regards to the European Convention on Human Rights
Monday, May 10th 200
Demographic time-out in the municipalities from 2011 to 2013
Wedensday, May 5th 2010
New calculation: Dismantling of the early retirement benefit improves the public finances by 16 ½ billion DKK, increases employment by 100.000 persons and increases the wealth by 60 billion DKK
Monday, April 26th 2010
VK-expenditure growth through 2020 will cause a 57 billion DKK sustainability problem – the early retirement benefit must be removed 3 times
Friday, April 23rd 2010
Significant growth in the public sector in 2009 – another 12 billion DKK and 15.000 employees
Wedensday, April 21st 2010
Zero growth is possible – Schlüter undertook minus growth in the public sector in 1988-90
Friday, March 19th 2010
Internet freedom is under pressure in Denmark and the Western world
Friday, March 12th 2010
Limited revenue by abolishing the tax-freeze
Thursday, March 11th 2010
Majority supports zero-growth in the public consumption
Tuesday, March 2nd 2010
Public authorities have continued wide access to conduct coercive measures in private homes and corporations
Monday, March 1st 2010
EU rules can lead to limitations of freedom of speech
Monday, February 22nd 2010
More than half of the voters believe there have been spending cuts in the public sector
Monday, February 22nd 2010
Revision of the Competition Act undermines the rule of law
Tuesday, February 16th 2010
Significant growth in the public work hours during the VK-administration
Thursday, February 11th 2010
Observance of spending target in Nyrup’s 2010-plan would have contributed with 37 billion DKK lower expenditures than today
Tuesday, February 9th 2010
Expected convergence programme – 20 billion DKK sustainability problem
Monday, February 8th 2010
Another 8.500 administrative employees after municipal reform
Thursday, February 4th 2010
Public level of consumption: Expenditures during VK administration are 41 billion DKK above Nyrup-level
Monday, February 1st 2010
Zero growth in the public sector will benefit Danish business and wealth
Friday, January 18th 2010
Low age of retirement in Denmark
Monday, January 4th 2010
Health as a human right: A Criticism
Friday, December 18th 2009
Risk of great delays when advancing public investments
Wedensday, December 16th 2009
140 educations do not pay off before age of early retirement benefit
Wedensday, December 16th 2009
Reflections on user charge, education and tax
Wedensday, December 16th 2009
The reward of education in Denmark
Tuesday, December 15th 2009
A newborn baby costs 600.000 DKK on the public finances through a lifetime
Tuesday, December 8th 2009
Ranking of productivity in OECD for 2008 – the lowest rating in 27 years
Saturday, November 14th 2009
"Bully-package" raises questions in relation to the European Convention on Human Rights
Monday, November 9th 2009
Budgetary discipline in the municipalities
Monday, November 2nd 2009
Public job hoarding pressurizes private business
Thursday, October 22th 2009
Perceived municipal cuts and the welfare coalition
Friday, October 9th 2009
The Danes' attitude regarding immigration
Tuesday, October 20th 2009
Major fiscal challenges after the crisis
Friday, October 9th 2009
The Danes' attitude regarding immigration
Friday, September 25th 2009
The ban on marihuana should be repealed
Thursday, September 24th 2009
Poll: Majority against fiscal expansion through expenditures
Monday, September 21th 2009
The expenditure level in public and private production of hospital services
Friday, September 18th 2009
Social Democrat's and Socialist's hike in corporate tax costs wage laborer DKK 3000 in the long run
Tuesday, September 15th 2009
The true condition of wind energy and the hidden costs
Tuesday, September 8th 2009
The connection between municipal expenditures for school operations and the school's teaching performance
Friday, September 7th 2009
Crisis beats inequality
Friday, September 4th 2009
Proposal for higher corporate tax sends tax rate to 11th highest in OECD
Friday, August 28th 2009
Social Democrat's millionaire tax sends tax rate above 70 per cent
Thursday, August 20th 2009
Renovation subsidies cost jobs
Tuesday, July 14th 2009
Public expenditure's share of GDP at the level of former Prime Minister Anker Jørgensen
Tuesday, July 7th 2009
Crisis sends government's 2015 plan back to scratch
Tuesday, July 7th 2009
Denmark set for fourth lowest growth rate in OECD from 2011 to 2017
Friday, June 29th 2009
The crisis cost DKK 150 billion in increased public debt
Friday, June 26th 2009
The effect of automatic stabilizers
Monday, June 22th 2009
The legal and parliamentary oversight of the intelligence services is to weak and should be strenghtened
Tuesday, June 9th 2009
Short-term focues on the debate regarding public support for construction industries
Wednesday, May 29th 2009
Discrimination of immigrants and descendants increases dissatisfaction
Wednesday, May 20th 2009
Planned expenditures and realized expenditures in the municipalities
Tuesday, May 12th 2009
Large majority of Danes want ban on expropriation for private purposes
Tuesday, May 12th 2009
The effect of immigrants and Danes on the public finances - A change of policy is needed
Friday, April 3rd 2009
Delegation and announcements in Denmark - a national security problem?
Sunday, 29 March 2009
Trust between Danes and immigrants – it is greater than we think
Monday, 23 March 2009
Bill on extended access to monitoring is disturbing in terms of national security.
Monday, 23 March 2009
Immigrant and newcomers’ from Muslim countries are satisfied with Denmark
Friday, 20 March 2009
Muslim immigrant and newcomers’ attitude to freedom rights
Tuesday, 17 March 2009
After spring package: Education still taxed hard
Tuesday, 17 March 2009
Study: Personal finances of significance in choice of education
Wednesday, 11 March 2009
The prize of education in Denmark
Wednesday, 11 March 2009
Financial benefits of 15 different educations
Thursday, 26 February 2009
The Court of Human Rights completely disallows the concealment of evidence in matters of national security.
Tuesday, 24 February 2009
Growth package: The survey shows a majority in favour of lower taxes
Tuesday, 17 February 2009
A majority of the population reject a restriction of the “free choice of school”
Tuesday, 17 February 2009
Growth package: Tax breaks hit public expenditure
Tuesday, 17 February 2009
Danes support the option of opting out of Danmarks Radio products and exemption from payment of a licence fee
Friday, 30 January 2009
Section 17 of the Danish Defence Act (Forsvarsloven) is in contravention of the European Human Rights Convention.
Wednesday, 21 January 2009
Fall in interest rates could reduce unemployment by up to 30,000
Monday, 19 January 2009
New bill on the strengthening of private property rights does not go far enough
Saturday, 17 January 2009
The Copenhagen police have set up search zones in contravention of the Police Act (politiloven)
Friday, 16 January 2009
The public authorities’ access to forcibly enter into private homes and companies constitutes a national security problem and should be restricted
Thursday, 8 January 2009
Public spending has increased – but many people believe that services have deteriorated
Tuesday, 30 December 2008
ECB investigation: A large public sector reduces growth
Tuesday, 30 December 2008
For the first time in twenty years the public sector is more expansive in Denmark than in Sweden
Monday, 29 December 2008
The removal of early retirement benefits for people aged thirty and below provides scope for DKK 6 million
Saturday, 27 December 2008
A shortfall of DKK 5 billion in the financing of rising medicine costs in 2015
Thursday, 18 December 2008
The UN should no longer be the primary forum for Danish human rights policy
Friday, 12 December 2008
Low interest rates behind the boom in the property market
Friday, 12 December 2008
Increased rate of unemployment benefit – A wrong move
Wednesday, 10 December 2008
Shortfall in financing can be managed by scaling down increase in expenditure to the Nyrup increase
Thursday, 4 December 2008
Admission to Denmark – conditions and policy options
Wednesday, 3 December 2008
A newly-born baby costs the public finances DKK 600,000 throughout the course of its life
Monday, 1 December 2008
The Ministry of Taxation (Skatteministeriet): Lower top rate of tax could bring more young people into university
Friday, 28 November 2008
Appropriate monetary policy – A contributory cause of the financial crisis
Friday, 14 November 2008
13 percent of voters would pay the price for the early retirement scheme
Wednesday, 12 November 2008
OECD: Denmark has the highest tax burden in the world
Friday, 7 November 2008
International comparison of compounded marginal taxes: Denmark takes third place with 72 percent
Monday, 3 November 2008
Denmark and the EU should boycott Durban II
Wednesday, 29 October 2008
Small employment potential of investment in traffic
Friday, 10 October 2008
Denmark should abstain from voting for and ratifying the Supplementary Protocol to the International Convention on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Tuesday, 30 September 2008
The latitude available to the municipalities
Friday, 29 August 2008
The government set to breach the 2015 plan
Monday, 25 August 2008
Danes support less political regulations of society
Wednesday, 30 July 2008
Latest figures from OECD and Eurostat: Denmark has the highest tax burden in the world
Monday, 28 July 2008
81 percent of Danes believe that a greater level of service for the money spent is possible in the public sector
Monday, 21 July 2008
Prosperity among OECD countries: Denmark on its way to mid positioning
Thursday, 17 July 2008
Inappropriate use of the flexible job scheme
Friday, 11 July 2008
The expression “the American Condition” is thriving
Saturday, 28 June 2008
Immigrant and black work – an overview
Friday, 20 June 2008
Discrimination experienced in the job market
Wednesday, 18 June 2008
Danes are well-disposed towards their Muslim colleagues
Thursday, 12 June 2008
Great outsourcing potential of DDK 15 billion in the municipal sector
Friday, 9 May 2008
Denmark has had the fifth lowest economic growth between 1996 and 2006
Wednesday, 7 May 2008
Repetition of Nyrup’s early retirement reform could increase employment
Thursday, 24 April 2008
Largest output gap in over twenty years – prospect of many years of low growth
Thursday, 10 April 2008
Almost two out of three Danes: Cutbacks have been made in public sector employment
Thursday, 10 April 2008
Employment in the public sector has increased under the VK government
Thursday, 3 April 2008
Immigration policy regimes
Thursday, 3 April 2008
The position of the political parties to immigration and integration over time
Thursday, 3 April 2008
Immigrants believe that tax is too high
Tuesday, 18 Mars 2008
150,000 more people will be in employment if economic growth reaches normal growth - need for 21 new job packages
Thursday, 28 February 2008
Budget slide of DDK 64 million since 1993, or could be a marginal tax of 39 percent
Thursday, 21 February 2008
Teaching efficiency model 2006 – Methods and results
Thursday, 21 February 2008
www.undervisningseffekt.dk – What is teaching efficiency?
Thursday, 21 February 2008
Technical note on the method behind the teaching efficiency
Thursday, 21 February 2008
Danes would like to see stricter measures against young troublemakers
Tuesday, 12 February 2008
The VK government’s expenditure ceiling requires reforms and sanction mechanisms against the municipalities
Monday, 14 January 2008
Danes support a reduction of the duration of the unemployment benefit period
Tuesday, 8 January 2008
200,000 additional people in employment with the discontinuation of early retirement and an increase in the retirement age
Monday, 10 December 2007
Additional employment equivalent to 300,000 people if the Danes were to work an equal number of hours and the OECD average
Monday, 27 November 2007
This is how we get more hands – an insight into the Danes’ attitude as to whether we are providing more workforce
Wednesday, 21 November 2007
“The Plan for the Century” is relevant in 2007
Wednesday, 14 November 2007
It is acceptable to report sick even if there is nothing wrong with you!
Wednesday, 14 November 2007
Danes do not believe that a withdrawal of the tax cut will increase public welfare significantly.
Monday, 5 November 2007
No majority for public employee’s wage demands – but public employees are positive
Monday, 22 October 2007
Growth in consumption on a par with the 2002-2007 period could result in a 20-year record in the proportion of public consumption of GNP.
Monday, 15 October 2007
The upper compounded marginal tax is 71 percent
Monday, 15 October 2007
International comparison of compounded marginal taxes: Over 71 percent in Denmark and 46 percent in the USA
Friday, 12 October 2007
Danes attitude to private financing of health services
Monday, 1 October 2007
Spain is implementing tax reforms – lowering the upper marginal tax to 43 percent
Monday, 24 September 2007
The VK government is using the latitude of a larger public sector – the alternative was a marginal tax of 42 percent
Monday, 17 September 2007
The increase in expenditure is awaiting financing for DDK 14 billion – need for new Welfare Commission?
Monday, 3 September 2007
Danes want a welfare system, but also tax cuts
Friday, 3 August 2007
Reform proposal: No supplementary benefit to people on permanently reduced working hours during a boom
Monday, 30 July 2007
Growth in welfare services as in the 2002-06 period will mean a tax rise of DDK 115 billion
Thursday, 21 June 2007
“We can manage by ourselves” – the Danes’ attitude to welfare and tax
Wednesday, 13 June 2007
Increased competition in the public sector
Wednesday, 30 May 2007
Denmark has the third highest marginal tax in the OECD for high-earners
Wednesday, 25 April 2007
A liberal egalitarian defence for freedom of speech
Monday, 2 April 2007
The Swedish government’s plan for the privatisation of state-owned companies
Monday, 2 April 2007
Privatisations under the VK and SR governments
Thursday, 29 Mars 2007
Great privatisation potential in the municipalities: 161 municipal companies to a value of DDK 26.6 billion
Friday, 23 Mach 2007
Quality reform: Competition and increase in quality within the care of the elderly and childcare
Friday, 9 Mach 2007
The International Property Rights Index (IPRI) 2007
Monday, 12 February 2007
Budget slide of 100 percent under the Fogh government
Saturday, 3 February 2007
Support for the publication of school statistics
Saturday, 3 February 2007
Grade point average 2000 - 2006
Sunday, 21 January 2007
Economic freedom and entrepreneurial activity – a national survey
Wednesday, 17 January 2007
A newly-born baby costs the public finances DKK 800,000 throughout the course of its life
Sunday, 14 January 2007
Economic Freedom of the World 2006
Sunday, 7 January 2007
30,000 people in employment with the reduction of the unemployment benefit period to one year
Sunday, 7 January 2007
Denmark is likely to have the lowest growth in the OECD for the 2008-12 period
Monday, 18 December 2006
Tax, human capital and education
Monday, 18 December 2006
The voters’ attitudes to tax and expenditure The Danes as rational and self-seeking welfare opportunists
Thursday, 14 December 2006
What is democracy?
Friday, 3 November 2006
Tax-financed rise in public consumption will result in a fall in prosperity and employment
Thursday, 19 October 2006
The next welfare contract
Monday, 9 October 2006
Great employment potential if the Danes were to work as the OECD average
Friday, 6 October 2006
Denmark has almost twice as many public sector employees as the EU average
Monday, 2 October 2006
Freedom of Speech: Halal or Haram?
Friday, 29 September 2006
The VK government will increase public consumption by DKK 10,000 per family
Sunday, 24 September 2006
Note concerning the Council for Socially Marginalised People (Rådet for Socialt Udsatte)
Sunday, 17 September 2006
Anders Fogh Rasmussen’s view on the state, religion and politics
Friday, 15 September 2006
Unification of diversity
Sunday, 13 August 2006
www.undervisningseffekt.dk – What is the education effect?
Saturday, 12 August 2006
Analysis of basic school data
Thursday, 27 July 2006
Financed tax cuts are beneficial to the Danish economy at the current time
Friday, 21 July 2006
Public consumption constitutes a greater proportion of GNP in 2005 than in 2001
Tuesday, 18 July 2006
Majority for change to regulation of the State Education Grant (SU)
Monday, 12 June 2006
Robert J. Barro's "Denmark Notes": Tax Reform and Economic Growth
Sunday, 11 June 2006
Dynamic effects: Twice the effect in the cutting in the top rate of tax in relation to employment relief
Sunday, 11 June 2006
Today Denmark is the most equal country in the world and after the discontinuation of the top rate of tax, Denmark will continue to be the most equal country in the world
Tuesday, 23 May 2006
The state school seen in a new light
Wednesday, 10 May 2006
Private property rights as human rights
Saturday, 15 April 2006
The alternative to the budget slide since 1993 could be a marginal tax of 40 percent for everybody
Sunday, 2 April 2006
What would you give for early retirement benefit? Fact and fiction about the Danes’ view of the reform of the early retirement scheme
Thursday, 30 Mars 2006
Support for sunset clauses in the government’s anti-terror package
Tuesday, 28 March 2006
OECD's “Taxing Wages”: High marginal tax for payers of the top rate of tax
Friday, 24 March 2006
Immigration policy and the expansion of the EU
Monday, 13 March 2006
The voters’ attitudes and the parties’ initiatives: Some perspectives for the centre right-liberal fight for culture and values
Friday, 17 February 2006
Public consumption constitutes a higher proportion of macro-economics under the VK government than under the SR government
Tuesday, 14 February 2006
Danes’ working hours at the bottom of the OECD
Friday, 20 January 2006
Privatisation report:
Monday, 16 January 2006
Change to regulation of rates: Significant potential with regards to tax policy scope and finance policy consolidation
Saturday, 31 December 2005
International comparison: High marginal tax in DK for payers of top rate of tax
Saturday, 10 December 2005
www.karakter.dk – More openness and transparency
Saturday, 10 December 2005
www.karakter.dk – what do the figures show in 2005?
Wednesday, 30 November 2005
Job growth in the public sector without popular support
Friday, 18 November 2005
Danish private consumption per inhabitant
Tuesday, 8 November 2005
The myth about municipal cutbacks
Friday, 21 October 2005
Equality versus justice
Monday, 17 October 2005
Share and capital income taxation
Saturday, 1 October 2005
New note concerning the Danes’ dependence on public funds
Wednesday, 28 September 2005
Inequality and growth
Wednesday, 28 September 2005
Contentment with life
Thursday, 8 September 2005
Economic effects of introducing the service directive
Thursday, 8 September 2005
Economic Freedom of the World
Saturday, 13 August 2005
It's not the Economy, Stupid!
Saturday, 13 August 2005
www.karakter.dk – freedom of choice and transparency
Saturday, 13 August 2005
What does the grade average show
Thursday, 30 June 2005
Productive destruction: Breaking up, building and environmental improvement
Tuesday, 28 June 2005
The facts about flat tax
Monday, 27 June 2005
Flat tax: Some definitions and considerations
Friday, 24 June 2005
Essay: It’s my responsibility, not yours
Monday, 2 May 2005
CEPOS' note concerning the Danes’ dependence on public funds
Monday, 11 April 2005
CEPOS' note concerning the discontinuation of early retirement benefit
Wednesday, 9 Mars 2005
Ten sound principles for good policies
Tuesday, 8 March 2005