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Chapter 4: Denmark: Too Good to Be True?

Torben M. Andersen, Giuseppe Bertola, John Driffill, Harold James, Hans-Werner Sinn, Jan-Egbert Sturm, Branko Uroševic
CESifo Group Munich, Munich, 2016

EEAG Report on the European Economy 2016, 85-98

The Danish welfare state and flexicurity labour market model have a reputation for functioning efficiently, but is this assessment justified? How can the strong economic performance of a small, open economy be reconciled with a large public sector and a high tax burden? And how can such an economy cope with challenges like ageing and migration?

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Torben M. Andersen, Giuseppe Bertola, John Driffill, Harold James, Hans-Werner Sinn, Jan-Egbert Sturm, Branko Uroševic
CESifo Group Munich, Munich, 2016