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The release of the next monthly CPB World Trade Monitor is scheduled tentatively for 25 March 2019, 15:00... →

The CPB World Trade Monitor shows that the volume of world trade decreased 1.7% in December, having decreased 1,8% in November (initial estimate -1.6%), and growth in 2018Q4 was -0.9% (1.3% in 2018Q3).... →

This research re-examines the findings of the existing literature on the effects of unconventional monetary policy. →

The CPB World Trade Monitor shows that the volume of world trade decreased 1.6% in November, having increased 1.2% in October (initial estimate 1.1%). Due to the US shutdown, no data on US import/export values in November are available. The 0.0% import/export volume growth for the US is a technical assumption. →

The Netherlands is an important link in the chain of diverting income flows: broader use of withholding taxes is necessary to combat international tax avoidance. →

Sixty percent of the royalties that flow via the Netherlands go directly to tax haven Bermuda. Outgoing interest flows are diverted less often to tax havens: around 20 percent. In addition, some 25% of the outgoing... →

The CPB World Trade Monitor shows that the volume of world trade increased 1.1% in October, having decreased 1.1% in September (unchanged from initial estimate). →

We estimate the impact of the free movement of people (FMP) principle on bilateral intra-EU migration stocks using a gravity model. Employing a combination of the World Bank and the UN’s global migration databases, with observations between 1960 and 2015, allows us to analyse the impact of the FMP for most EU member states. →

The purpose of this document is to put the developments of globalisation into perspective for the Dutch labour market. →

This article examines whether the productivity spillovers from a large share of highly educated workers occur within regions, sectors and/or firms. To distinguish between these possibilities, I follow a two-stage procedure to estimate a Mincerian wage equation using matched employer-employee panel data on individual earnings and educational attainment. →