CEFAU Chronicle: AI Can Increase Productivity, but It Wont Happen by Itself

Marie Møller Kjeldsen — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:22:03 +0200

The use of AI in Danish companies is growing rapidly and is already widespread. However, it is not a given that we will reap all the potential productivity gains from AI.

Research from CEFAU shows that AI is continuously changing the content of jobs and the skills in demand. The right competencies are a prerequisite for companies, public workplaces, and society as a whole to realize all of AI's productivity benefits. In a new column in JP Finans, Associate Professor Michael Koch and Senior Analyst Marie Møller Kjeldsen highlight what is needed. It requires action from several sides:

Companies must provide targeted upskilling and organize work around tasks that are constantly evolving
Educational institutions must ensure updated and relevant education and continuing training opportunities
Politically, mobility and skills development must be supported.

The column can be read at JP Finanshere.

The full text is freely available on CEFAU's website here.

Op-Ed: Uncertainty is the Biggest Trade Barrier not Tariffs

Tine Jeppesen — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 11:54:50 +0100

Tariffs and threats of tariff increases most recently in connection with the Greenland crisis have featured prominently in the public debate. However, economic research shows that trade barriers are far more complex than tariffs alone. They include everything from regulatory differences, technical standards, legislative and subsidybased discrimination, quotas, and cultural and linguistic differences and, increasingly, political and commercial uncertainty.

The current uncertainty surrounding U.S. tariff rates functions as an invisible trade barrier and may cost Danish firms access to the American market.

This is the topic of an oped in Finans written by CEFAU Centre Director Professor Phillip Schröder and Senior Analyst Tine Jeppesen. They point out, among other things, that there is significant potential for increased trade both within and beyond Europe if policymakers work to dismantle barriers. They further argue in favour of export promotion initiatives such as export credit guarantees, which can support Danish exporters in a world where uncertainty has become the norm.

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CEFAU Chronicle: AI Can Increase Productivity, but It Wont Happen by Itself

Op-Ed: Uncertainty is the Biggest Trade Barrier not Tariffs