Mads Lundby Hansen (21 September 1969 – 5 June 2023) was a Danish economist, liberal debater and chief economist at the think tank Cepos.
Mads Lundby Hansen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 September 1969 |
| Died | 5 June 2023 (aged 53) |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Occupation | Economist |
| Children | 2 |
| Academic career | |
| Alma mater | Bornholms Amtsgymnasium, University of Copenhagen |
Education edit
Mads Lundby Hansen graduated from Bornholms Amtsgymnasium in 1989.[1] During his high gymnasium years, together with later commentator and debater Jarl Cordua, he was active in Venstres Ungdom on Bornholm.[2] Lundby Hansen was educated as a Master of Political Science from the University of Copenhagen in 1996.
Career edit
Lundby Hansen then got work as an economist in the Ministry of Economy's international office and in 1998 took a similar position in the Ministry of Finance's tax policy office.[3] From 2001 to 2005, he was chief economist in Venstre at Christiansborg during Anders Fogh Rasmussen's prime ministership.[3] From 2005 he switched to the newly founded right wing-liberal (Danish: borgerlig-liberale) think tank Cepos, where he was a carrying force in his function as chief economist and deputy director until his death in 2023.[3] He taught at the economics department at the University of Copenhagen for a number of years in the 2000s.[4]
Lundby Hansen was considered among Denmark's most influential and prominent economists and was widely recognised for his ability to communicate economic issues to the public and shape the agenda.[5][6] His topissue was to abolish the Danish top tax (topskat), which he argued for eagerly in various contexts. In the years 2012 until 2014, he was according to Dagbladet Børsen the most quoted economist in the Danish media,[7][8][9] as well as the 2021 most quoted expert by the Danish press.[10] From 2017 to 2023 he was a member of Det Økonomiske Råd (The Economic Council).[11] In 2020, Lundby Hansen was nominated by the newspaper Berlingske for the Fonsmark Award awarded to agenda-setting right-wing personalities.[12]
Death edit
On 5 June 2023, Mads Lundby Hansen died due to cancer following long-time illness at the age of 53 at Herlev Hospital.[13] He left behind a wife and two children.[13] Lundby Hansen was interred at Sorgenfri Church on 10 June.[14]
References edit
- ^ Jensen, Jesper Ransborg (5 June 2023). "Mads Lundby Hansen er død". TV 2/Bornholm. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ Kirkebæk-Johansson, Laura (5 June 2023). "'Folk gør sig ingen forestilling om, hvor stor indflydelse han har haft på borgerlige regeringers økonomiske politik'". DR. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ a b c Ganderup, Mads Bager (5 June 2023). "Mads Lundby Hansen er død". Berlingske. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ "Cheføkonom og vicedirektør i tænketanken Cepos, Mads Lundby Hansen, er død". Se & Hør. Ritzau. 5 June 2023. Archived from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
Ved siden af sit job i Cepos har Mads Lundby Hansen også undervist på Københavns Universitet
- ^ Wiingaard, Lucas Stevns (5 June 2023). "Enig eller ej, alle havde respekt for Mads Lundby Hansen". Jyllands-Posten. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ Cepos-cheføkonom Mads Lundby Hansen er død 5. juni 2023. Hentet 5. juni 2023
- ^ Tænketanke: Erhvervslivets nye våben, Cepos-kriger igen den mest citerede økonom, Tænketanke og professorer tryner lobbyister
- ^ Wiingaard, Lucas Stevns (5 June 2023). "Enig eller ej, alle havde respekt for Mads Lundby Hansen". Jyllands-Posten. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ Cepos-cheføkonom Mads Lundby Hansen er død 5 June 2023. Hentet 5 June 2023
- ^ Claus Baggersgaard (28 January 2021). "Universitetsforskere dominerer: Er de mest populære eksperter". Forskerforum (in Danish). Wikidata Q105317644.
- ^ Wiingaard, Lucas Stevns (5 June 2023). "Cheføkonom Mads Lundby Hansen er død". Finans. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ "Mads Lundby Hansen er en velsmurt maskine for analyser, som borgerlige politikere kan spille bold op ad, når beslutninger skal tages og politik formes". Berlingske. 30 May 2020. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ a b Mørk, Mads Biener (5 June 2023). "Cheføkonom i Cepos er død". TV 2. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ Alstrup, Johan Auken (5 June 2023). "Cepos-cheføkonom Mads Lundby Hansen er død". Altinget. Archived from the original on 15 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.