This paper models the propagation at the macro level of four types of shocks using the SVAR approach. Time series data for the Netherlands on job creation, job destruction, the number of vacancies and labour supply are used to identify aggregate demand and supply shocks, and reallocation demand...

Many models for multivariate data analysis can be seen as special cases of the linear dynamic or state space model. Contrary to the classical approach to linear dynamic systems analysis, the model presented here is developed from the social science framework of approximation, data reduction and...

We discuss the strengths and weaknesses of five alternative innovation indicators: R&D, patent applications, total innovation expenditure and shares in sales taken by imitative and by innovative products as they were measured in the 1992 Community Innovation Survey (CIS) in the Netherlands. We...

This paper seeks to offer an overview in recent issues in sustainable development and environmental security policy, as far as resource management is concerned. The focus is on agricultural policy analysis, with a particular view on the development of an operational decision support system....

International labour mobility is becoming a key feature of a globalizing world. There is an increasing amount of literature on the success and failure conditions of migrant workers. A particular class of foreign workers is formed by so-called expatriates who are sent on a temporary basis...

Currently we are witnessing the disappearance of many man-made borders and an increased international cooperation in the European Union. At the same time, the former communist countries are going through a painful process of economic transformation. Whether these developments lead to an open...

This paper addresses the issue of sustainable land use from two perspectives. First, a substantive and methodological discussion of sustainable development and related environmental security in the context of land use planning is offered. Second, an empirical case study on various land use...

Results from past studies on transport elasticities show a large variance. The aim of this paper is to assess key factors that influence the sensitivity of travellers to transport costs in Europe, by carrying out a comparative analysis of the different elasticity values of demand for transport...

The literature on ethnic entrepreneurship has identified a blend of structural and cultural factors that influence the step towards ethnic entrepreneurship. An important issue is whether ethnic entrepreneurs produce for their own ethnic niches or whether they try to cover a wider market of...