The first aim of this study is to synthesise different contributions from literature in order to come to a working definition of industry clusters. The second aim is to study the aspect of firm size in industry clusters and to develop a preliminary theoretical framework which will form the basis...

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...

The objective of this study entails to identify the determinants of demand for and wages of high- and low-skilled labour in the Netherlands. For this purpose, firstly a model for demand for and wages of high- and low-skilled labour is derived. Subsequently, this model is estiamted for annual...