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Determining the environmental effects of indirect subsidies

Beers, Cees van; Bergh, Jeroen C. J. M. van den; Moor, … - 2004

article develops a transparent method to determine the environmental impact of indirect government subsidies and derive policy … transport. The results reveal large environmental effects, which need to be taken seriously by policy makers. The method enables … policy makers to evaluate the environmental impacts of indirect government subsidies. …

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R&D decisions and productivity growth : evidence from Switzerland and the Netherlands

Dobbelaere, Sabien; König, Michael D.; Spescha, Andrin; … - 2023

The fraction of R&D active firms decreased in Switzerland but increased in the Netherlands from 2000-2016. This paper examines reasons for this divergence and its impact on productivity growth. Our micro-data reveal R&D concentration among high-productivity firms in Switzerland. Innovation...

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Tracing the changing measures of unemployment in Dutch unemployment statistics 1900 - 1940

Rodenburg, Peter - 2001

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