Martin Ågerup (born 1966) is a Danish economist who founded and served as the first president of the think tank CEPOS from 2004 to 2023. He is a Fellow of the

International Policy Network The International Policy Network (IPN) was a neoliberal think tank based in the City of London, founded 1971, and closed in September 2011. The think tank said it was a non-partisan, non-profit organization, although critics argued that it was ...

Early life and education

Ågerup was born in the town of

Birkerød Birkerød () is a town in Rudersdal Municipality in the northern outskirts of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is surrounded by several lakes and small woodlands. Birkerød station is located on the Nordbanen, Hillerød radial of the S-train suburban networ ...

in the northern outskirts of

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in 1966. He graduated from the European School of Luxembourg IN 1982 and obtained a master's degree in economy and economic history from the

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in 1991.

Career

From 1992 until 1998 he worked as a researcher at the

Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies The Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies ( Danish: ''Instituttet for Fremtidsforskning'') is a Danish not-for-profit, independent futures think tank founded in 1969 by Thorkil Kristensen, former OECD Secretary-General for the betterment of our ...

and he then worked as a management consultant at connector a/s from 1998 until 2002. Between 2002 and 2004, he was an independent consultant associated with GCI Future. He is a former member of the Danish European Movement's Executive Committee and a member of its think tank "Yes to Europe". He became president of Cepos in 2004.

Private life

Martin Ågerup is married to Ulla Ågerup with whom he has two children. The family lives in Svogerslev outside

Roskilde Roskilde ( , ) is a city west of Copenhagen on the Danish island of Zealand. With a population of 53,354 (), the city is a business and educational centre for the region and the 10th largest city in Denmark. It is governed by the administrative ...

Publications

Ågerup has authored a number of debate books: * "''Dommedag er aflyst – velstand og fremgang i det 21. århundrede''",

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, 1998. * "''Enerne – om at leve og arbejde i det 21. århundredes første årti''". Borgen, 2001. * "''Den retfærdige ulighed''". CEPOS, 2007.

References

20th-century Danish economists People from Rudersdal Municipality People from Roskilde Municipality 1966 births Living people 21st-century Danish economists {{Denmark-economist-stub