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Economics Passivity in financial choices is not due to specific personality traits - but depends on the context. This is the conclusion reached by researchers from CEBI and Danmarks Nationalbank in a new study. Are people who fail to adjust their pension contributions in response to policy reforms the same people who do refinance their mortgages when interest rates fall? The answer is clear: No, they are.

Economics Although the average cash holdings (bank deposits) have increased in Denmark since 1996, almost half of the population still only has cash equivalent to one or two months of income. This is not just a temporary situation, according to research from the University of Copenhagen. Danes' low cash holdings are remarkably persistent.

Groceries A new study reveals an unfortunate effect of supermarkets' popular "2 for 1" offers: Not only do they make us buy more, these offers also lead to food waste at home. Food waste is a huge global problem - both economically and climatically. The UN estimates that one third of all food goes to waste.