We highlight whether society’s gains equal the costs of new policies, investments or regulatory changes.
For unge med særlige behov er vejen til uddannelse og beskæftigelse udfordret. Foreningsfællesskabet Ligeværd har med Joballiancen udviklet en ny model, der forbedrer arbejdsmarkedstilknytningen for unge, som gennemfører en særligt tilrettelagt ungdomsuddannelse (stu). I denne analyse undersøger vi de økonomiske … Read more
HBS Economics har i forbindelse med det foreslåede Yderhavnsprojekt på Aarhus Havn afdækket potentialer og konsekvenser ved fire konkrete alternativer til Yderhavnen. Det drejer sig om alternativerne: Bedre udnyttelse af eksisterende arealer på Aarhus Havn Etablering af tørhavn ved Framlev … Read more
HBS Economics har foretaget en effektevaluering af ordningen, der giver ret til seks ugers jobrettet uddannelse for udvalgte dagpengemodtagere. Effektevalueringen er baseret på et matching-design, hvor deltagere i ordningen sammenlignes med en kontrolgruppe. Grupperne sammenlignes på en række effektmål, som … Read more
To prevent energy companies to benefit extraordinarily from the increasing energy prices, a windfall tax can be implemented to tax extraordinary profits arising from external factors such as an energy shortage in Europe. In this report, HBS Economics examine the … Read more
Since the winter of 2020, the spread of covid-19 has affected economic activity in the Nordic region. All the Nordic countries introduced fiscal policy measures to counteract the economic downturn and the negative effects the lockdown has on economic output … Read more
During the period 2017-2021, Glad Fonden (a Danish social enterprise) has developed and tested a new education where young people with cognitive disabilities acquire vocational skills, become more independent and obtain a closer attachment to the labour market. In Danish, … Read more
In this study, we investigate how good hand hygiene in the workplace can reduce sickness absence in Denmark and thereby increase the effective labour supply and create greater economic value. In this study, good hand hygiene is regular use of … Read more
In 2029, the Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link will be completed. The link consists of a newly constructed tunnel for road and rail traffic between Rødby (Denmark) and Fehmarn (Germany), and an upgraded railway connection between Rødby and Copenhagen. The link … Read more
HBS Economics helped the Danish Ministry of Employment build a data-driven tool that maps standard ways in and out of different public benefits using register data from Statistics Denmark. The tool is flexible and allows the user to choose between … Read more
The level of education in Southwest Jutland (the municipalities of Esbjerg, Fanø, Tønder and Varde) is lower than in the rest of the Region of Southern Denmark and the average of the whole country. The low proportion of highly educated … Read more