Scandinavian Working Papers in Economics

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Husholdningsstrukturen i Danmark under forvandling: Betyder det noget for de offentlige udgifter?

2011, Volume 2011, issue 1, pp. 109-125

Rasmus Højbjerg Jacobsen (), Svend E. Hougaard Jensen () and Stephanie Koefoed Rebbe ()
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Rasmus Højbjerg Jacobsen: Centre for Economic and Business Research, Copenhagen Business School, Postal: Porcelænshaven, 1st Floor, Porcelænshaven 16A, 2000 Frederiksberg, Danmark
Svend E. Hougaard Jensen: Department of Economics, Copenhagen Business School, Postal: Porcelænshaven, 1st Floor, Porcelænshaven 16A, 2000 Frederiksberg, Danmark
Stephanie Koefoed Rebbe: DREAM,, Postal: Landgreven 4, 7. sal, 1301 København, Danmark

Abstract: This paper considers the magnitudes of changes in household structures in Denmark over the period 1981-2007. It is found that most transition probabilities display trends, thus indicating that population projections based on an assumption of constant transition probabilities could be seriously flawed. The paper also offers a tentative assessment of what the observed changes in household structures have im - plied for welfare expenditures over the past 25 years. Focusing on components of welfare services with noticeable differences in unit costs between individuals living as singles and couples, respectively, it is found that the gross fiscal effects of changing household structures may be substantial. However, the net effects are minor yet nonnegligible.

Keywords: Husholdningsstruktur; trends; velfærdsudgifter; familiemønstre

JEL-codes: A10

Language: Danish

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