Mogens Fosgerau

Mogens Fosgerau is a Professor at the Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen, with a research focus on discrete choice theory, rational inattention, transportation and urban economics, congestion modeling, and entropy-based frameworks. He has held an ERC Advanced Grant (2017-2023) and completed a Grand Solutions project for the Innovation Fund Denmark (2016-20).

• Education: Mathematical Economics (Aarhus University, 1990), PhD in Mathematics (University College London, 1992).
• Current affiliations: Department of Economics (University of Copenhagen), Faculty of Social Sciences.
• Former roles: Guest Professor at DTU (2022-2023), member of the Commission for Green Transition of Passenger Cars (2019-2021).

His research explores the intersection of information theory and discrete choice models, addressing complex substitution patterns and endogeneity issues through generalized entropy frameworks. He applies these models to transportation planning, urban economics, and climate policy analysis.

Recent publications focus on perturbed utility models, inverse product differentiation logit, and rational inattention in spatial choice contexts. His work bridges theoretical econometrics with practical transport and environmental policy challenges.

Awards: Recipient of the 2021 Transportation Science Meritorious Service Award. Former Editor-in-Chief of Economics of Transportation (2012-2020).

Advising and Grants: Leads research projects funded by the European Research Council and Innovation Fund Denmark. Has participated in policy committees including the Danish Environmental Economic Council (2019-2025) and the Committee on Public Transport Mobility (2023-24).