Formation:
1960 B.sc. agriculture, Agricultural University, Copenhagen, Denmark
1966 PhD agricultural economics, Michigan State University
Carrière:
1961-62 Teacher, Lyngby Agricultural College, Hillerød, Denmark
1961-62 Research assistant, Institute of Agricultural Economics, Copenhagen, Denmark
1964-66 Research assistant, Institute of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University, USA
1966-68 Research manager, Institute of Agricultural Economics, Copenhagen, Denmark
1968-70 Researcher and project manager, Interdisciplinary Rural Research project, University of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
1970-73 Economist, Economic Secretariat, Ministry of Economics, Copenhagen, Denmark
1973-77 Economic Advisor, Deputy chef de cabinet for Mr. Finn Gundelach, The European Commission
1977-78 Economic Advisor, Chef de cabinet for Mr. Finn Gundelach, The European Commission
1978-99 Director, Danish Institute of Agricultural and Fisheries Economics, Copenhagen
1987-89 Member of the Council for Promotion of Agricultural Policy Research in the EC
1988-1993 Co-chairman of the Danish Economic Council
1993-94 Chairman of the Danish Economic Council
1988-91 member of the Danish prime Minister’s discussion group
1992-94 Chairman of the EC expert group producing the report : EC Agricultural Policy for the 21st century
1990-93 president for the European Association for Agricultural Economists
1999-2003 Consultancy, Lithuania