Svend Torp Jespersen Senior Economist   [Impact assessment, program evaluation, econometrics] Svend Torp Jespersen holds a PhD in economics from University of Aarhus. He specialises in the economic evaluation of public policy: analysis of effects, cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit analysis. He has extensive experience on the analysis in the areas of knowledge economy, education, labour market policy and environmental economics. He has previously worked with the secretariat of the Danish Economic Council, the secretariat of the Danish Welfare Commission and Centre for Economic and Business Research.      Phone: +45 3334 9506 E-mail: stj@copenhageneconomics.com