Jan Børsen Bentzen

Research Interests

• Energy economics
• Alcohol consumption analyses
• Factor productivity analyses 

Teaching Area

• Micro Economics, Macro Economics and Descriptive Economics at the bachelor level.
• Macroeconometric Modelling at the master level.    

Publications 

• Does OPEC influence crude oil prices? Testing for co-movements and causality between regional crude oil prices. Applied Economics, vol. 39, 1375-1385, 2007.
• The military action in Iraq 2003: Did the US consumers' boycott of French wines have any economic effects? (with V. Smith). Journal of Wine Economics, vol. 2, no. 1, 75-83, 2007.
• Guidelines for Writing Papers in Descriptive Economics (with H. Linderoth). ASB, material K no. 44, 2007.
• The Growth Opportunities for SMC? (with V. Smith and E.S. Madsen). Journal of Business Economics and Management, vol. VII, no. 3, 139-145, 2006.
• Do the Scandinavian consumers pay a 'fair' price for premium German white wines? (with V. Smith). Agrarwirtschaft, vol. 55, no. 8, 343-352, 2006.
• Udarbejdelse af rapporter i beskrivende økonomi (with H. Linderoth). HandelsVidenskab, 2006. 97 p.
• EU-midler til Århus Regionen 2001-2003 (with V. Smith). 2005.
• Testing for catching-up periods in time-series convergence. Economics Letters, vol. 88, 323-328, 2005.
• Short-run and long-run relationships in the consumption of alcohol in the Scandinavian countries (with V. Smith), Nationaløkonomisk Tidsskrift, vol. 143, 65-80, 2005.
• Persistence in Corporate Performance? Empirical Evidence from Panel Unit Root Tests (with Erik S. Madsen, Mogens D.-Hansen, V. Smith), EMPIRICA vol. 32, 217-230, 2005.
• A comparative study of wine auction prices: Mouton Rothschild Premier Cru Classé (with V. Smith). International Journal of Wine Marketing, vol. 16, 74-90, 2004.
• Estimating the rebound effect in US manufacturing energy consumption. Energy Economics, vol. 26, pp. 123-134, 2004.
• Wine in the Nordic countries: Historical and recent trends in the development of wine consumption, prices and taxation (with V. Smith). In: The World’s Wine Markets, K. Anderson (ed.). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2004.
• Udarbejdelse af rapporter i beskrivende økonomi (medf. H. Linderoth). Forlaget HandelsVidenskab, 2004
• Danske energiplaners prognosefejl i internationalt perspektiv (medforf. H. Linderoth). Nationaløkonomisk Tidsskrift, vol. 141, 415-21, 2003.
• Iværksættere og jobskabelse i Danmark - en registerbaseret analyse (medf. M. D.-Hansen, V. Smith). I: Symposium i Anvendt Statistik 2003 (pp. 61-72), Niels Kærgaard (red.), Kgl. Veterinær- og Landbohøjskole, Kbhvn.
• Opgørelse af omfanget af EU-midler til Århus-regionen (medf. M. D.-Hansen, V. Smith). Rapport til Århus Amt og Århus Kommune, 2003.
• Vækst i Århus - Status og udviklingstendenser (medf. M. D.-Hansen, V. Smith). Rapport til Århus Kommune, Erhvervsafdelingen, 2003.
• French Nuclear Testings and Consumption of French Wine in Denmark (with V. Smith). International Journal of Wine Marketing, vol. 14, pp. 20-36, 2002.
• Iværksættere i Århus Kommune (medf. M. D.-Hansen, V. Smith). Rapport til Århus Kommune, Erhvervsafdelingen, 2002.
• Rapport fra Kulbrintebeskatningsudvalget, Betænkning nr. 1408, Skatteministeriet. Anmeldelse. I: Nationaløkonomisk Tidsskrift, 140, pp. 79-80, 2002.
• Alcohol consumption in European countries: time series based tests of convergence (with T. Eriksson and V. Smith). Cahiers d’Economie et Sociologie Rurales, vol. 60-61, 2001.
• Has the accuracy of energy projections in the OECD countries improved since the 1970s? (with H. Linderoth).  Opec Review, 2001, vol. XXV, no. 2, pp. 105-116.
• The Energy-Income Relationship in Asian-Pacific Countries. Pakistan Journal of Applied Sciences, 2001, vol. 1, no. 4, pp. 428-431.
• The short-run impact of business sector R&D activities on total factor productivity: Empirical evidence from the Danish economy (with V. Smith). Journal of Global Business, 2001, vol. 12, no. 23, pp.5-14.
• Spillovers in R&D Activities: An Empirical Analysis of the Nordic Countries (with V. Smith). International Advances in Economic Research, 2001, vol. 7 (2), pp 1-14.
• A Revival of the Autoregressive Distributed Lag Model in Estimating Energy Demand Relationships (with T. Engsted).  ENERGY - The International Journal, 2001, vol. 26(1), pp 45-55.
• Alcohol consumption and drunken driving in the Nordic countries (with T. Eriksson and V. Smith). Cahiers Scientifique de l’OCVE, no. 3, 2000.
• Erhvervshandlingsplanen ‘Vækst i Århus II’ (medf. M.D.-Hansen, V. Smith), 5 delrapporter, ialt 145 sider, Århus Kommune, 1999.
• Rational Addiction and Alcohol Consumption: Evidence from the Nordic Countries (with T. Eriksson & V. Smith). Journal of Consumer Policy, vol. 22, pp.257-279, 1999.
• Elasticities in oil demand in developing countries. Pacific and Asian Journal of Energy, vol. 9, pp. 21-30, 1999.
• Husholdningssektorens energiforbrug 1960-1996 (medforfatter T. Engsted).  Nationaløkonomisk Tidsskrift, vol. 137, pp 150-163, 1999.
• Priskonvergens mellem EU landene 1985-1994 (medforfatter H. Linderoth). Økonomi og Politik, 2, pp. 38-48, 1999.
• Influenza og dødelighed i Danmark (medforfatter H. Linderoth). Ugeskrift for Læger, 161,14, p. 2101, 1999.
• An Empirical Analysis of Oil Consumption in OECD-Europe 1970-1996. Oil, Gas & Energy Quarterly, vol. 47, pp. 97-114, 1998.
• Testing the beta convergence hypothesis on the alcohol consumption in the European OECD countries. Cahiers Scientifiques de l’AREV, no. 2, 1998.
• The Impact of Petroleum Taxes on Residential Oil Demand in Denmark. Journal of Energy Finance and Development, vol. 2, pp. 81-96, 1997.
• Regional income effects and renewable fuels (with M. Dilling-Hansen & V. Smith). Energy Policy, vol. 25, pp. 185-191, 1997.
• Dynamic modelling of energy demand: a guided tour through the jungle of unit roots and cointegration (with T. Engsted). Opec Review, vol. XXI (4), pp. 261-293, 1997.
• Common trends in energy consumption in nine OECD countries (with Tom Engsted). OPEC Review, vol XX(2), pp 149-163, 1996.
• On the Estimation of Short- and Long-Run Elasticities in U.S Petroleum Consumption: Comment (with Tom Engsted). Southern Economic Journal, Vol. 62, No. 3, 1996.
• Økonomi, holdninger og barrierer ved indførelse af en bæredygtig energiforsyning (medforfattere: M. Dilling-Hansen og V. Smith). Økonomi og Politik, nr. 4, 1995, s. 52-62.
• Bæredygtig energiforsyning af landområder (projekt finansieret af EFP-93) (medforfattere: V. Smith og M. Dilling-Hansen), november 1996.
• Midtvejsstatus 1995 for erhvervshandlingsplanen “Vækst i Århus” + bilag og resume (medforfattere: M. Dilling-Hansen og V. Smith). Udgivet af Århus Kommune, August 1995.
• Samspillet mellem oliemarkedet og det danske finansielle marked under oliekriser (medforfatter: H. Linderoth). Nationaløkonomisk Tidsskrift, bind 132, no. 3, pp. 335-344, 1994.
• An empirical analysis of gasoline demand in Denmark using cointegration techniques. Energy Economics, vol. 16, pp. 139-143, 1994.
• Udviklingen i fremstillingssektorens elforbrug. Nationaløkonomisk Tidsskrift, vol. 131, pp. 272-74, 1993.
• Short- and long-run elasticities in energy demand. A cointegration approach (with T. Engsted). Energy Economics, vol. 15, pp. 9-16, 1993.
• Expectations, adjustment costs, and energy demand (with T. Engsted). Resources and Energy Economics, vol. 15, pp. 371-385, 1993.
• Samfundsøkonomien i vindkraftudbygningen. Elsam Posten, januar 1993.
• Pris- og indkomstelasticiteter i boligsektorens elforbrug. Nationaløkonomisk Tidsskrift, vol. 130, pp. 511-525, 1992.
• Genanvendelse kontra forbrænding af mælkekartoner - kapitel 6, Samfundsøkonomiske vurderinger. Miljøprojekt nr. 202, Miljøstyrelsen 1992.
• Betalingsbalancehensyn og skyggevalutakurs i samfundsøkonomiske cost benefit analyser. Nationaløkonomisk Tidsskrift, vol. 127, pp. 255-263, 1989.
• Falske toner fra Århus Musikhus (medf. K. R. Petersen), Danske Kommuner nr. 20, 1988.

 

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