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Lifestyle and excess mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic

Excess mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic is higher among individuals with an unhealthy lifestyle. Half of the Dutch population is overweight, and within this group between 70 and 98 percent of excess mortality occurs.

Social security and pensions Healthcare

2023-96B

Discussion paper

Minimum income schemes in Europe

This study describes and compares minimum income schemes in five European countries: Belgium (Flanders), Denmark, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom. It considers minimum income schemes aimed at three groups: persons of working age, pensioners, and households with children. We describe the structure of the minimum income schemes in these countries, their shares of recipients, their non-take-up, and we reconstruct the effective minimum income level that these minimum income schemes provide.

Social security and pensions

101

Report

The position of the Dutch Solar PV Sector in the European Value Chain

This report sheds light on Europe’s and the Netherlands’ positioning in a future solar PV value chain. In order to rebuild a Dutch solar PV supply chain, European collaboration is key. The Netherlands holds a unique position in the integration of PV modules in the built environment.

Sustainability Energy

2023-79

Report

Impact Evaluation of the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative in Sri Lanka

At the request of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), SEO Amsterdam Economics conducted an impact evaluation of activities provided under the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) in Sri Lanka.

Global economics

2023-39

Report

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.

Global economics

2019-76

Discussion paper

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.

Labour market

98

Report

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.

Aviation Competition and regulation Innovation

2023-17

Report

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.

Economics of development

2022-150

Report

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.

Economics of development

2022-129

Report

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.

Global economics

2022-118