Publications
Independent assessment of the AGRI3 Fund proposal
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands commissioned SEO to carry out a Mid-Term Review of 2SCALE, an incubator and accelerator programme in agricultural food sectors in Africa.
2019-76
A letter experiment to increase take-up of wage subsidies by employers
This paper analyzes the effect of a large-scale randomized letter experiment nudging employers to take up a wage subsidy for previously older unemployed.
98
The Price of Net Zero
Flying NetZero-CO2 by 2050 increases aviation sector expenditures by €820 million in sustainable aviation fuels, operations, air traffic management, new technologies and planes.
2023-17
Mid-term evaluation of the Global Tax Program (GTP)
The World Bank (WB) commissioned SEO Amsterdam Economics to conduct a mid-term evaluation (MTE) of its Global Tax Program (GTP). The evaluation team concluded that the GTP is a well-managed programme and has thus far performed well against the OECD-DAC evaluation criteria, despite operational challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
2022-150
Mid-term evaluation Revenue Mobilization Thematic Fund (RMTF)
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) commissioned SEO Amsterdam Economics to conduct a mid-term evaluation (MTE) of its Revenue Mobilization Thematic Fund (RMTF). The evaluation team concluded that the RMTF is well-managed and has thus far performed well against the OECD-DAC evaluation criteria, despite operational challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
2022-129
Mid-Term Review of 2SCALE
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands commissioned SEO to carry out a Mid-Term Review of 2SCALE, an incubator and accelerator programme in agricultural food sectors in Africa.
2022-118
The automatic transfer of inactive small pensions
The automatic transfer of inactive small pensions (less than approx. 500 euros per year) to the current active pension provider failed in 50 percent of the cases. This happened mostly because the individual was not employed in the Netherlands. Transferring entitlement to the largest ‘inactive entitlement' is the best policy option for 60 percent of people with non-transferable small pensions.
2022-42
Evaluation of the Cocoa Rehabilitation and Intensification Programme (CORIP)
The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Accra commissioned SEO Amsterdam Economics to conduct the final evaluation of the Cocoa Rehabilitation and Intensification Programme’s second phase (CORIP II).
2022-45
Evaluation of the HortiFresh West Africa Programme
The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Accra commissioned SEO Amsterdam Economics to conduct the final evaluation of the HortiFresh West Africa programme.
2022-47
Evaluation of the Sustainable West Africa Palm Oil Programme (SWAPP)
The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Accra commissioned SEO Amsterdam Economics to conduct the final evaluation of the Sustainable West Africa Palm Oil Programme (SWAPP).
2022-46