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Characteristics of Economic Growth in the Netherlands During the Post-war Period

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  • de Haan, Jakob
  • de Jong, Herman
  • Van Ark, Bart
Abstract
This paper provides a description of the economic growth process and its major characteristics in the Netherlands from the 1930s up to the present. The first part presents some main characteristics of the long-run growth performance of the Dutch economy. It is shown that the Netherlands has gradually fallen behind the rest of northwestern Europe in terms of per capita income, whereas its labour productivity level -- notably in manufacturing -- remained relatively high. The Dutch economy is characterized as very capital intensive. The second part of the paper provides a chronological account of post-war growth.The final part of the paper deals in detail with three specific aspects of the Dutch economy: (1) the labour market; (2) the dependency on the performance of the external sector; and (3) the relatively high level of public spending and taxation. It is shown that the centralized wage policy in the Netherlands of the 1950s and the 1960s gradually evolved into a system in which free wage negotiations prevailed. Exports are shown to be an important source of growth throughout the period under consideration. The evidence of a negative effect of a large government sector on economic growth is weak in terms of its effect on the supply of labour and capital in the Netherlands.

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  • de Haan, Jakob & de Jong, Herman & Van Ark, Bart, 1994. "Characteristics of Economic Growth in the Netherlands During the Post-war Period," CEPR Discussion Papers 932, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
    • Handle: RePEc:cpr:ceprdp:932
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    1. repec:dgr:rugggd:199626 is not listed on IDEAS
    2. Ark, Bart van & Jong, Herman de, 1996. "Accounting for economic growth in the Netherlands since 1913," GGDC Research Memorandum 199626, Groningen Growth and Development Centre, University of Groningen.

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    Keywords

    Economic Growth; External Sector; Government Sector; Labour Market; Per Capita Income; Productivity;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • N14 - Economic History - - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics; Industrial Structure; Growth; Fluctuations - - - Europe: 1913-
    • N24 - Economic History - - Financial Markets and Institutions - - - Europe: 1913-
    • N44 - Economic History - - Government, War, Law, International Relations, and Regulation - - - Europe: 1913-
    • O11 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
    • O47 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - Empirical Studies of Economic Growth; Aggregate Productivity; Cross-Country Output Convergence
    • O52 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Europe

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