The financial sector and its regulators have an obligation to explore the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning. These technologies hold the potential of sharpening business processes and improving the resiliency of both individual financial institutions and the financial...

House prices increased considerably in Denmark during the pandemic, while consumption remained moderate. This memo explores the nature of the muted consumption response based on a unique data set with estimates of the value of almost all single- and multi-family houses in Denmark obtained from a...

We assess the solidity and debt servicing capacity of Danish homeowners by simulating the impact on household budgets of inflation, rising interest rates and a potential unemployment shock, and calculating the remaining economic margin. A negative economic margins means the household would not...

I document trends in emissions and emission disclosure for a sample of 141 large firms that were active within the EU Emissions Trading System during its third phase (2013-2019). Using text from annual reports, I document a rising share of emissions-related information. However, my measure of...

We use data for nearly 800,000 Danish families to examine whether high household leverage prior to the financial crisis may have amplified the reduction in household spending over the course of the crisis. We find a strong negative correlation between pre-crisis leverage and the change in...

We study a run on uninsured deposits in Danish banks triggered by a reform that limited deposit insurance coverage. Using a unique dataset with information about all individual accounts in Danish banks, we show that the reform caused a 50% decrease in deposits above the insurance limit in...