The central question in this paper is how many small-business owners employ fewer personnel than they really need, and what factors can provide an explanetion for this phenomenon. Data on more than 300 Dutch small-business owners show that about 18% of them hire fewer personnel than needed.

Using disaggregated data for Dutch manufacturing industries over the period 1975-1986 we find considerable evidence that the price-cost margins of small firms do not tend to follow those of large firms. These findings support the theory that small firms pursue a strategy of producing in distinct...

This paper investigates the impact of union coverage on sectoral wages in the Netherlands. The estimates imply that wages are around 5 per cent higher if all workers are covered by a collective agreement that if non is covered.

It is generally acknowledged that the size-class distribution of enterprises in a country is an important characteristic of its economy. The EU countries are increasingly co-operating and adjusting to each other's needs in order to achieve optimal joint output. However, country differences -at...

Female and male entrepreneurs differ in the way they finance their businesses. This can be aatributed to the type of business female and male entrepreneurs start and their type of management and experience *the female versus the male profile).

In this study, PRISMA'98 -EIM's model for medium-term forecasting, policy analysis and scenario-building- is presented. PRISMA'98 is a macro-sectoral model of the Dutch economy; special feature of the model if the disaggregation of sectors of industry into groups of enterprises of different size.

The purpose of this paper is to examine whether the dynamics of industrial organization differ in the Netherlands from what has emerged as a Stylized Fact in other countries. Because the Netherlands has pursued a unique set of institutions and policies comprising what has become known as the...

The goal of this papr was to investigate whether contestability has an impact on prices in Dutch manufacturing industries. The major finding were: 1- Estimating the price equation in long differences appeared to be the best technique. 2- The variables capital intensity, import penetration and...