Gøsta Esping-Andersen
Danish sociologist
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Gøsta Esping-Andersen is a Danish sociologist whose primary focus has been on the welfare state and its place in capitalist economies. Jacob Hacker describes him as the "dean of welfare state scholars." Over the past decade his research has moved... Wikipedia
Place of birth: Næstved, Denmark
Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison and Copenhagen University
Academic advisors: Erik Olin Wright and Aage B. Sørensen
Nationality: Danish
Affiliation: Bocconi University
Research interests: Social demography, Social Stratification, Comparative Social Policy, and more
