Publications
Evaluation gift tax exemption for mortgage down-payments or prepayments
Gifts under the gift tax exemption for owner-occupied housing in 2017 and 2018 reduced total Dutch mortgage debt by at most 0.3 percent. Underwater mortgages hardly played a role in these years. Furthermore, the gift tax exemption reaches households with a relatively favourable financial position.
2021-33
Evaluation of the FMO-MASSIF Fund (2015-2019)
At the request of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, SEO conducted the 2015-2019 evaluation of the ‘MASSIF’ investment fund that the Dutch Development Bank (FMO) manages on behalf of the Dutch government.
2020-83
Continuity in the funding of the police, the public prosecution service and the judiciary
SEO, together with AEF, has investigated the effects of cutbacks and extra expenditure at the police, the public prosecution service and the judiciary in the Netherlands in the period 2010 - 2020.
2021-19
Evaluation of FMO-MASSIF investments in four microfinance institutions in Myanmar
At the request of the Dutch development bank FMO, SEO has carried out an evaluation of FMO’s investments in four microfinance institutions (MFIs) in Myanmar during 2014-2020.
2020-63
Independent Evaluation of the FDOV Project “Pro Poor Potato”
Lessons learned from the ‘Pro Poor Potato’ project in Vietnam. Introduction of Dutch potato cultivars and cultivation practices in Vietnam
2019-89
Balance sheets, income and expenditure of special financial institutions (SFIs)
The Dutch government wants to introduce a withholding tax on outgoing interest and royalty flows to low-tax jurisdictions in order to combat tax avoidance. Which part of these payments is affected by this withholding tax?
2018-86
Dutch Export Opportunities in Asia: Is the Netherlands Lagging Behind?
This study identifies the comparative advantages of the Dutch export sectors.
2017-03
Impact of Six EU Free Trade Agreements on the Dutch Economy
The European Union is considering six new Free Trade Agreements. The impact of these on the Dutch economy is positive but small. If all six envisaged FTAs take effect simultaneously, Dutch real GDP grows by 0.5 percent.
2016-96
The value of national commercial radio licences: renewal 2017
The value of Dutch national commercial radio licences in case of renewal from 1 September 2017 to 1 September 2022 was determined to be €8.484 million in total (before tax).
2016-94
Code of the Dutch Pension Funds 2015
This report includes the compliance and in-depth study of the Code of the Dutch Pension Funds, conducted on behalf of the Monitoring Committee for the Code of the Dutch Pension Funds.
2016-92