Do national borders slow down knowledge diffusion within new technological fields? The case of big data in Europe
Big data technologies enhance the storage, processing, and analysis of large data sets and can be applied economy-wide. Despite this potential, only one percent of big data patents come from Europe.
CPB Discussion Paper 330 | 7 July 2016
28 pages | pdf document, 1.9 MB
ISBN 978-90-5833-737-5 | Go to publication
Cyber Security Risk Assessment for the Economy
This cyber security risk assessment (CSRA) in intended to provide insight into the underlying causes, consequences and magnitude of cyber risks; thus, helping policymakers and businesses to understand and prioritise those risks.
CPB Communication | 6 July 2016
64 pages | pdf document, 2.1 MB
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The political economy of tax reforms
In the Netherlands, major tax reform proposals sometimes are adopted and converted into policy, but often they are not. This CPB Policy Brief focuses on why this is so.
CPB Policy Brief 2016/08 | 30 June 2016
22 pages | pdf document, 3.2 MB
ISBN 978-90-5833-735-1 | Go to publication
The CPB World Trade Monitor: technical description
The CPB World Trade Monitor (WTM) is an instrument for bringing together, aggregating, and summarizing worldwide monthly data on international trade and industrial production.
CPB Background Document | 23 June 2016
40 pages | pdf document, 1.7 MB
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Brexit costs for the Netherlands arise from reduced trade
By 2030, the costs for the Netherlands could run up to 1.2% of GDP, or 10 billion euros.
CPB Policy Brief 2016/07 | 9 June 2016
pdf document, 5.9 MB
ISBN 978-90-5833-733-7 | Go to publication
Trade effects of Brexit for the Netherlands
On June 23th the United Kingdom (UK) will hold a referendum on its European Union’s (EU) membership. Brexit will occur in the event of a leave vote and this will have far-reaching consequences.
CPB Background Document | 9 June 2016
32 pages | pdf document, 1.3 MB
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Determinants of long-term interest rates
The nominal long-term interest rate decreased in the past decades due to the decrease in (expected) inflation and in potential growth and due to changes in the age structure of the population.
CPB Background Document | 27 May 2016
34 pages | pdf document, 1.9 MB
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Internet searches and transactions on the housing market
We use Google searches of the word “mortgage” to explain housing transactions in the Netherlands in the period from 2004 until 2015.
CPB Discussion Paper 325 | 11 May 2016
12 pages | pdf document, 1.3 MB
ISBN 978-90-5833-720-7 | Go to publication
Literature survey on the economic impact of TTIP
In this paper we review, compare and assess the CGE- and SG-based studies on TTIP in order to draw conclusions on the expected economic effects of TTIP.
CPB Background Document | 10 May 2016
56 pages | pdf document, 2.8 MB
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What are the wage effects of extending collective labour agreements? Evidence from the Netherlands
This CPB Background Document estimates the effect of mandatory extensions of industry-level collective labour agreements (CLA’s) on wages using a large linked employer-employee database.
CPB Background Document | 2 May 2016
26 pages | pdf document, 1.5 MB
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The Dutch medium-term outlook and the European budgetary rules
This Backgrounddocument makes available in English work recently published in Dutch on structural budget balances in a medium-term framework.
CPB Background Document | 22 April 2016
12 pages | pdf document, 1.1 MB
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Impact of funding targeted pre-school interventions on school readiness: Evidence from the Netherlands
We analyze the effectiveness of the early childhood programme (ECP) in the Netherlands. The programme is designed for 2.5 to 4 year olds from disadvantaged backgrounds.
CPB Discussion Paper 328 | 29 March 2016
32 pages | pdf document, 1.6 MB
ISBN 978-90-5833-726-9 | Go to publication
Presentation: Scenarios on social participation and healthy life years
Presentation used by Bert Smid during the MOPACT Active Ageing Forum, Vienna, March 15th 2016.
CPB Presentation | 24 March 2016
11 pages | pdf document, 445.4 KB
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Does independent needs assessment limit supply-side moral hazard in long-term care?
The decision about the amount and type of care that a patient needs may be entrusted to health care providers or be delegated to an independent assessor.
CPB Discussion Paper 327 | 24 March 2016
20 pages | pdf document, 1.3 MB
ISBN 978-90-5833-725-2 | Go to publication
Sorting around the discontinuity threshold: The case of a neighbourhood investment programme
In the Netherlands, a neighbourhood investment programme was implemented in 2008.
CPB Discussion Paper 329 | 22 March 2016
38 pages | pdf document, 1.5 MB
ISBN 978-90-5833-724-5 | Go to publication
Central Economic Plan (CEP) 2016
The moderate rate of economic recovery is continuing, on a global level, with a 2.9% growth in the world economy projected for this year, and 3.2% for the next.
CEP 2016 | 21 March 2016
pdf document, 1.9 MB
ISBN 978-90-1239-758-2 | Go to publication
Tax bunching by owners of small corporations
In the Netherlands owners of small corporations face taxation of corporate, labour and capital income. Taxation of the latter may be deferred. We study their options for income shifting using bunching techniques.
CPB Discussion Paper 326 | 16 March 2016
38 pages | pdf document, 2 MB
ISBN 978-90-5833-723-8 | Go to publication
Presentation: Contribution of investments to a competitive Europe: Opportunities and restrictions
Presentation used by Laura van Geest during the "Interparliamentary Conference on Stability, Economic Coordination and Governance in the European Union (IPC SECG)", European Parliament, Brussels, 17 February 2016.
CPB Presentation | 18 February 2016
16 pages | pdf document, 1 MB
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Tackling Spillovers by Taxing Corporate Income in the European Union at Source
This paper surveys and evaluates the corporation tax (CT) systems of the Member States of the European Union on the basis of a comprehensive taxonomy of actual and potential regimes.
CPB Discussion Paper 324 | 18 February 2016
38 pages | pdf document, 927.6 KB
ISBN 978-90-5833-719-4 | Go to publication
Negative Home Equity and Household Mobility: Evidence from Administrative Data
We investigate the impact of negative home equity on household mobility.
CPB Discussion Paper 323 | 11 February 2016
42 pages | pdf document, 1.1 MB
ISBN 978-90-5833-717-7 | Go to publication
House prices and accessibility: Evidence from a natural experiment in transport infrastructure
This paper studies the impact of accessibility on house prices, based on a natural experiment in the Netherlands: the Westerscheldetunnel.
CPB Discussion Paper 322 | 26 January 2016
28 pages | pdf document, 2.1 MB
ISBN 978-90-5833-715-3 | Go to publication
The ability to pay for long-term care in the Netherlands: a life-cycle perspective
This paper uses synthetic life-cycle paths at the individual level to analyze the distribution of long-term care expenditures in the Netherlands.
CPB Discussion Paper 321 | 20 January 2016
28 pages | pdf document, 1.9 MB
ISBN 978-90-5833-714-6 | Go to publication
Credit Supply Shocks in the Netherlands
This study looks at the effects of credit supply shocks in the Netherlands and provides estimates of how important credit supply disturbances have been for explaining the recent disappointing economic growth.
CPB Discussion Paper 320 | 12 January 2016
44 pages | pdf document, 900.5 KB
ISBN 978-90-5833-713-9 | Go to publication
Do Extrinsically Motivated Mental Health Care Providers Have Better Treatment Outcomes?
This study compares different responses to financial incentives between self-employed providers in Dutch mental health care.
CPB Discussion Paper 319 | 23 December 2015
44 pages | pdf document, 1.5 MB
ISBN 978-90-5833-712-2 | Go to publication
Home Ownership and Household Portfolio Choice
We study the effect of home equity and indebtedness on financial portfolio choices of Dutch households during the period 2006-2012.
CPB Discussion Paper 318 | 22 December 2015
40 pages | pdf document, 2.8 MB
ISBN 978-90-5833-711-5 | Go to publication