Publications

Migration is largely driven by labour demand. This implies that, beyond direct migration policies, economic policies can also play a significant role in shaping migration to and from the Netherlands. This is the conclusion of the report “Economic Dynamics and Migration” that the CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis published on 9 April, of which an English version is now available. →

The CPB will use a new time series model to support the forecast of GDP growth. →

The introduction of widespread trade restrictions between the West and both Russia and China (referred to as decoupling) precipitates significant short-term shifts in trade flows. →

Purchasing power restored, public finances need a course correction. →

The role of the Dutch economy in global value chains for manufactured goods. →

We investigate how public housing in the Netherlands is distributed among households, and explore the role of the applied non-market allocation mechanism →

Setbacks such as dismissal or illness can turn the lives of people upside down. This study shows that such adverse events can be anticipated in advance and that their occurrence is strongly interrelated. →

The Temporary Support Scheme for Self-Employed Persons (Tozo) supported self-employed entrepreneurs during the coronavirus crisis. This is the conclusion from a CPB study. →

Recently developed heterogeneity-robust two-way fixed effects (TWFE) estimators do not quantify the full heterogeneity in treatment effects in a difference-in-differences research design.... →

The report, 'Charted Choices' provides an overview of the budgetary and economic consequences of the policy choices made by eight Dutch political parties. →