Publications

The purpose of this document is to put the developments of globalisation into perspective for the Dutch labour market. →

This study shows that constructing a large dataset, which sufficiently covers all firm sizes, is a prerequisite for studying the divergence hypothesis. We merge datasets of individual firm and employee data in the years 20062015 for the Netherlands, resulting in a representative sample of corporations. We find no evidence of diverging productivity between firms on the national frontier and laggard firms. →

This paper analyses how The Netherlands compares to other countries in terms of the productivity slowdown. It also includes a comparison of different sectors and tests possible explanatory variables. →

By 2030, the costs for the Netherlands could run up to 1.2% of GDP, or 10 billion euros. →