Over the coming years, the workingage population of native Danes is expected to fall substantially, and tailwinds from past labour market reforms will, to some extent, die down. As the structural labour force is expected to increase at a slower pace, international recruitments may come to play...

Since the beginning of the covid-19 pandemic, matching in the Danish labour market seems to have been dampened: Fewer workers are being hired than the number of unemployed job seekers and open vacancies would lead to believe. Furthermore, employers report a stark increase in failed recruiting...

While the pandemic initially halted the ongoing upswing of the Danish labour market and reduced employment substantially, the recovery has taken place at an unprecedented pace, which inevitably has led to substantial pressure on the labour market. Transitory pandemic-related labour demand can...

Since 2022 the European Central Bank and Danmarks Nationalbank have increased their key monetary policy rates at a record pace. This study shows that the pass-through to retail rates has been stronger in Denmark than in the euro area so far. Interest rate fixation periods are shorter in Denmark,...