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An­ders Sørensen

Professor

Subjects
Statistics Economics Innovation Entrepreneurship Big data Machine learning

Primary research areas

Firm Per­form­ance
Ex­plores how man­age­ment, hu­man cap­it­al, and tech­no­logy ad­op­tion etc. af­fect pro­ductiv­ity, prof­it­ab­il­ity, and growth across firms.
Eco­nom­ics of In­nov­a­tion and Entrepreneur­ship
Stud­ies in­nov­a­tion as a driver of eco­nom­ic per­form­ance, in­clud­ing the role of en­tre­pren­eurs and seri­al entrepreneur­ship.
Em­pir­ic­al Eco­nom­ics
Ap­plies rig­or­ous mi­cro-level data and eco­no­met­ric meth­ods to ana­lyze edu­ca­tion, auto­ma­tion, etc., un­cov­er­ing caus­al links between in­sti­tu­tions, tech­no­logy, and firm out­comes.

I turn data into in­sights for stronger firms and star­tups

Anders Sørensen holds an MSc degree in economics from Aarhus University (1993) and a PhD from Copenhagen Business School (1997). During his doctoral studies he was visiting graduate student at University of California, Berkeley. He is Professor of Empirical Economics at the Department of Economics, CBS (2006-present) and at the Rockwool Foundation (2024-present). Previously, he was Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins University, the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Washington DC, USA (2002-2004) and Associate Professor at CBS (2004-2005). He was a member of the Danish Productivity Commission (2012-2014). Anders Sørensen’s research focuses on innovation, entrepreneurship, human capital, and firm performance. His work examines how education, automation, and ICT drive productivity, while also addressing trade, climate, and the economics of entrepreneurship.