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Population Size and the Size of Government
Krieger, Tim - 2019
We examine the effect of population size on government size for a panel of 130 countries for the period between 1970 … and 2014. We show that previous analyses of the nexus between population size and government size are incorrectly … time-series approach that adequately accounts for these issues, we find that population size has a positive long-run effect …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012889229
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Collective labor supply of native dutch and immigrant households in the Netherlands
van Klaveren, Chris; van Praag, Bernard M. S.; Maassen … - 2009
We estimate a collective time allocation model, where Dutch, Surinamese/Antillean and Turkish households behave as if both spouses maximize a household utility function. We assume that paid labor and housework are the endogenous choice variables and furthermore consider household production....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010276984
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The effects of school competition on academic achievement and grading standards
Himmler, Oliver - 2009
Nationwide school choice and fixed per-student governmental funding provide incentives for Dutch schools to perform well. Roughly one third of Dutch pre-university schools are of catholic denomination. Acknowledging this widely available outside option to public and other schools, this paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010265979
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Dynamics and Endogeneity of Firms' Recruitment Behaviour
Ehrenfried, Felix - 2019
Models of random search, directed search, or stock-ow matching differ substantially in the way they assume that job seekers and firms behave during the recruitment process. In this paper we identify new patterns about the recruitment behaviour of firms using the entropy balancing technique and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012892289
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What Kind of EU Fiscal Capacity? Evidence from a Randomized Survey Experiment in Five European Countries in Times of Corona
Beetsma, Roel - 2020
Based on a conjoint survey experiment we explore the support among European citizens for a European Union (EU) budgetary assistance instrument to combat adverse temporary or permanent economic shocks hitting Member States. Suitably designed, there is quite substantial support for such an EU...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012825998
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Are Dutch Old-Age Pensions Taxed Fairly and Efficiently?
Genser, Bernd - 2020
these problems, as well as other minor problems in Dutch pension taxation, could be solved by replacing the Netherlands …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012827115
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FDI and the Relevance of Spatial Linkages : Do Third Country Effects Matter for Dutch FDI?
Garretsen, Harry - 2013
The aim of this paper is to test for the relevance of spatial linkages for Dutch (outbound) FDI. To do so, and based on recent FDI theories, we estimate a spatial lag model to assess the importance of spatial linkages for Dutch FDI to 18 host countries. As a determinant of FDI, space or...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012753723
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The Comparative Advantage of Dutch Cities
Brakman, Steven; Hendrich, Tijl; Marrewijk, Charles van; … - 2021
advantage patterns for 22 cities and 4 regions for (a selection of) 83 sectors within The Netherlands. Our findings are as … the Netherlands also have a strong comparative (dis-) advantage relative to the world. Only a few locations house sectors …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013315052
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The Intergenerational Transmission of Cognitive Skills : An Investigation of the Causal Impact of Families on Student Outcomes
Hanushek, Eric A.; Jacobs, Babs; Schwerdt, Guido; … - 2021
The extensive literature on intergenerational mobility highlights the importance of family linkages but fails to provide credible evidence about the underlying family factors that drive the pervasive correlations. We employ a unique combination of Dutch survey and registry data that links math...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013322018
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Firm level productivity under imperfect competition in output and labor markets
Amoroso, Sara; Kort, Peter M.; Melenberg, Bertrand; … - 2010
This article examines the role of the interaction between product market and labor market imperfections in determining total factor productivity growth (TFPG). Embedding Dobbelaere and Mairesse's (2009) generalization of Hall's (1990) approach, allowing for the possibility that wages are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010270642