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Danes are increasingly pessimistic about the economy, and new data reveals that much of this pessimism stems from fear that inflation will rise again soon. But there’s a contradiction in this, an economist points out.

To the surprise of economists, many of us are still terrified of inflation

Tegning Philip Ytournel
Tegning Philip Ytournel
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A strange phenomenon has recently puzzled economists. Danes are swimming in jobs and pay raises, and the state treasury is overflowing with money – yet many Danes believe that things are downright going to rack and ruin.

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