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High growth firms receive a lot attention from policy. In many countries, policies to stimulate economic growth target startups -- loosely defined as young firms that often rely on new technology to develop scaleable... →

Toen CPB’er Beau Soederhuizen onderzoek deed naar de optimale bankenbuffers moest hij terugdenken aan die keer dat hij met zijn motor onderuit ging. Er bleken wel parallellen te trekken, vertelt hij in zijn blog. →

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. →

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... →

The railroad tunnelling in Delft (the Netherlands) has led to substantial, additional, increases in residential property prices. Our results show that the price elasticity with respect to the distance to the (tunnelled) railroad would have been about 5 percentage points lower in case Delft would not have tunneled its railroad. →

Het Nederlandse financiële stelsel is vooralsnog stabiel genoeg om de gevolgen van de coronacrisis op te vangen. →

In dit achtergronddocument behorend bij de Risicorapportage Financiële Markten 2021 kwantificeren we de gevolgen van de coronacrisis voor het Nederlandse mkb en... →

The corona crisis has visible consequences for economic activity in the Netherlands. In 2020, 6.5% fewer businesses with at least 2 employees were established. This decline is not limited to the sectors most affected by health restrictions, such as the hotel and catering industry, as almost every sector saw a decrease in the number of starters last year. →

Aanbod ontmoet vraag. De gedwongen sluiting van een deel van het aanbod om het coronavirus in te dammen, laat dat aanbod niet onberoerd. Ondanks de ruimhartige overheidssteun om het getroffen aanbod in de benen te houden, gaat er niets boven de ontmoeting met de vraag. →

Banks often demand collateral for business loans. Apart from business assets, for many small entrepreneurs their own home is the most important security they can offer. The interaction between the housing market and... →