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Moderate growth in an uncertain world

The Dutch economy is set for moderate growth in the years ahead. Geopolitical unrest is currently causing additional uncertainty. The current expectations are that purchasing power will grow in 2025 and 2026 and poverty will decline.

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World Trade Monitor January 2025

CPB World Trade Monitor February 2025

The CPB World Trade Monitor shows that the volume of world trade in February remained unchanged, having increased 0.7% in January.

Pieter Hasekamp

Pieter Hasekamp chair European Fiscal Board

The European Commission has appointed Pieter Hasekamp, director of the Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis, as chair of the European Fiscal Board (EFB).

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The Inequality of Labor and Health Risks

This study decomposes the risk of labor and health shocks into their likelihood and impact.

Long Term Report to Dick Schoof

Choosing for the future: four scenarios for 2050

The choices we make now are decisive for the Netherlands of 2050. In the long-term report, CPB outlines four scenarios to aid politicians in making these choices.

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National Productivity Board 2024

Labour productivity in the market sector declined by 1.4% in 2023.

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Cycling cities: Mode choice, car congestion, and urban structure

This study examines the impact of cycling on urban spatial structure and welfare through the development of a quantitative spatial model that incorporates mode choice and car congestion....

Projections and figures

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Calendar

May 6Hybrid seminar: How Can Environmental Psychologists Help Modelers to Better Represent Human Behaviour in Climate Models? Introducing the Motivation, Agency, and Past Behaviour (MAP) FrameworkMay 1Hybrid seminar: Multilateral Trade or Bilateral Labour Agreements: What Matters More for Migration?May 8Hybrid seminar: How Can Environmental Psychologists Help Modelers to Better Represent Human Behaviour in Climate Models? Introducing the Motivation, Agency, and Past Behaviour (MAP) FrameworkJun 12Hybrid seminar: Which products (at detailed level) are traded in the supply chain of a domestic industry?Jun 17Hybrid seminar: On Track to Success? Returns to Vocational Education against different AlternativesMay 20Hybrid seminar: The Illusion Cyclicality in Entry Wages

Current

CPB projections: moderate growth in an uncertain worldThe Inequality of Labor and Health RisksPieter Hasekamp chair European Fiscal BoardResponses to cost-sharing: Do socio-demographic characteristics matter?Cycling cities: Mode choice, car congestion, and urban structureChoosing for the future: four scenarios for 2050Growth picks up and purchasing power recovers, public finances deteriorate Promoting diversity among student populations is possible without lottery selection