This paper investigates the impact of union coverage on sectoral wages in the Netherlands. The estimates imply that wages are around 5 per cent higher if all workers are covered by a collective agreement that if non is covered.

The purpose of this paper is to examine whether the dynamics of industrial organization differ in the Netherlands from what has emerged as a Stylized Fact in other countries. Because the Netherlands has pursued a unique set of institutions and policies comprising what has become known as the...

Increasingly, the importance of entrepreneurship and self-employment is being acknowledged by both scientists and policy makers. High degrees of entrepreneurship (innovation) and self-employment (the number of independent enterprises) are assumed to contribute to economic growth and job...

Competition and market power have been the focus of much of the empirical research conducted by the EIM in the recent past. This report is concerned with these issues as well, and focuses in particular on the link between market conduct and performance. The background of the model which is...

This report discusses allocative efficiency and focuses on pricing and quantity-setting policies. These can be considered to be the most fundamental aspects of market power. Perfect competition is commonly advocated as optimal. If the price in a certain industry diverges from marginal cost, this...