• Does aging affect preferences for welfare spending? A study of peoples’ spending preferences in 22 countries, 1985-2006 

      Sørensen, Rune Jørgen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      A recurrent assertion is that aging will intensify age-related conflict over public budget allocation. If people are led by their self-interest, the young will prioritize public education services, while the elderly will ...
    • Interpersonal trust and welfare state support 

      Daniele, Gianmarco; Geys, Benny (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)
      The economic importance of the welfare state has increased strongly over time, which has generated a vast academic literature studying the determinants of (preferences towards) redistribution. This article argues that ...
    • The form of government and fiscal dynamics 

      Andersen, Jørgen Juel (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)
      Using a combination of time-series variation in oil prices and cross-section variation in the oil intensity of countries, this paper investigates whether exogenous shifts in the government revenues a¤ect the government ...