Harro van Heuvelen

wetenschappelijk medewerker, Sector 2 Macro en internationale economie
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Centraal Planbureau

Bezuidenhoutseweg 30
2594 AV Den Haag

  • PhD Economics, Erasmus University-Tinbergen Institute
  • MSc Econometrics, Erasmus University

Publications

April 26, 2023

Instrumentarium voor waardeketenonderzoek

We introduceren twee nieuwe instrumenten om internationale handel beter te begrijpen. Met de handelskostenindex berekenen we de totale handelskosten van een waardeketen. Met het nieuwe zwaartekrachtmodel, dat ook handel...

April 26, 2023

Nederland gebaat bij internationaal beleid over tariefkosten in waardeketens

Bedrijven hebben te maken met verschillende handelskosten die hun internationale concurrentiepositie beïnvloeden. Naast directe tariefkosten op importen en exporten zijn er ook indirecte tariefkosten die elders in de...

September 7, 2021

Optimal capital ratios for banks in the euro area

Capital buffers help banks to absorb financial shocks. This reduces the risk of a banking crisis. However, on the other hand capital requirements for banks can also lead to social costs, as rising financing costs can lead to higher interest rates for customers. In this research we make an exploratory analysis of the costs and benefits of capital buffers for groups of European countries.

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August 10, 2021

The contribution of business dynamics to productivity growth in the Netherlands

This paper analyses the declining firm dynamism in the Netherlands, which may explain part of the slowdown in productivity growth. We use a rich microdata set including nearly all corporations in the Netherlands during...

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July 27, 2021

Increased trade with China and Eastern Europe hardly affects Dutch workers

Contrary to other studies, we find no robust effect of an increase in trade with China and Central European (CEE) countries on local employment, wages and inequality in the Netherlands....

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