Recommended by Nobel Laureate Robert C. Merton, this book offers the world a first-hand opportunity to learn why the Dutch pension system is so often praised and how it operates. The book also discusses aspects of the system that are less favorable, such as implicit value transfers from younger...

1. Dutch Industrial Performance in a European Context -- 2. Economic Development in the Netherlands -- 3. Factors in Industrial Retardation -- 4. Case Study I: The Old Staple Industries -- 5. Case Study II: The Engineering Industry -- 6. Case Study III: Cotton Textiles under the Nederlandsche...

This book presents tables which give a virtually complete survey of the direct ship­ ping between the Netherlands and Asia between 1595-1795. This period contains, first, the voyages of the so-called Voorcompagnieen and, then, those for and under control of the Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie...

This book offers insight into the current developments in mathematical economics. The book is intended for a broad audience and technicalities are kept to a minimum. The issues addressed include general equilibrium, price competition, auctions, environmental policy, networks, dynamic...

Newspapers: A Lost Cause? describes the recent history of newspaper firms in the United States and The Netherlands, and attempts to assess the chances of survival of the printed newspaper. The changing competitive media landscape and the challenges of today's newspaper organisations, including...

The provision of retirement income is a dynamic system that needs to be constantly adapted to the ever changing economic and social environment. When incremental adaptations are not sufficient, larger reform steps are necessary. At this juncture of history, almost all industrialized countries...

Challenging Neighbours provides wide coverage of the German and Dutch economies, from an institutional point of view. Pensions, competition policy, labour relations, corporate governance, and health care are among the topics for which the institutional setting and performance of Germany and the...

Econometric Business Cycle Research deals with econometric business cycle research (EBCR), a term introduced by the Nobel-laureate Jan Tinbergen for his econometric method of testing (economic) business cycle theories. EBCR combines economic theory and measurement in the study of business...