Søren Leth-Petersen

Søren Leth-Petersen is a Professor at the Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen, conducting research on savings behavior, consumption, and labor economics. He teaches Applied Econometric Policy Evaluation and supervises projects in applied microeconometrics.

• Current affiliation: Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen
• Research areas: Applied Economics, Individual Financial Behavior, Consumption, Labor Supply

Research interests focus on consumption and saving patterns, subjective risk assessment, and policy evaluation. Recent work examines inequality aversion, earnings risk perception, and household responses to job loss.

His 15 most recent articles span topics like income inequality dynamics, subjective unemployment expectations, and fiscal stimulus effectiveness, with keywords including Economics, Labor Economics, and Policy Analysis. Subfields cover income redistribution, household finance, and behavioral economics.

Scientific awards:

• Economic Policy Research Network Grant (2014)

Editorial and committee roles:

• Review Editor, Scandinavian Journal of Economics (2016-2019)
• Member, Danish Ministry of Taxation (2013-2014)
• Organized 2018 Workshop on New Consumption Data
• Peer review activities for multiple journals since 2008