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This paper studies the impact of fiscal incentives on the choice of organizational form.To determine the fiscal incentive we construct the alternative before-tax income and simulate the tax incentive. →

Recent literature documents the pervasiveness of job polarization in the labor markets of the developed world. However, relatively little is known about polarization on a sub-national level. →

We study the impact of a mandatory activation program for young welfare recipients in the Netherlands. Introduced at the end of 2009, the goal of the program was to prevent so-called NEETs (individuals not in employment, education or training). →

We estimate the effect of graduating during a recession on the early careers of high educated graduates in the Netherlands between 1996 and 2012. Exploiting field-specific differences in un-employment rates, we find that graduates on average suffer a 2.3% lower wage in a typical recession in their first year. →

This Background Document shows the results of a survey among international experts concerning the forecasting method of labour supply by economic research institutes and an analysis of the relation between labour supply and the business cycle. →

We investigate the impact of negative home equity on job mobility. Panel fixed effects estimation is carried out by making use of Dutch administrative panel in the period 2006-2011. →

Vier van de tien werkenden in Nederland hebben geen vast contract. Zowel het aandeel flexibele dienstverbanden als het aandeel zelfstandigen zonder personeel (zzp’ers) ligt hoger dan in het buitenland. De groei van flexibele arbeid is bovendien sterker dan in andere Europese landen. →

Sectoren verschillen substantieel in het gebruik van flexibele arbeid en zzp’ers. Het totaal aan flexibele arbeid is het afgelopen decennium in alle sectoren toegenomen. →

De Nederlandse arbeidsmarkt verandert door technologische vooruitgang, globalisering, migratie en een hoger opgeleide en vergrijzende beroepsbevolking. Daarnaast verblijft een groeiende groep werkenden in de flexibele schil en die heeft daardoor weinig tot geen toegang tot de verworvenheden van de welvaartsstaat. →

Flexible employment constitutes a relatively large and increasing share of the labour market in many countries. In this study, we analyse the extent to which the growth in flexible employment can be related to global economic trends and country-specific institutions. →