Publications
Economic assessment of EU enlargement: Western Balkans and the Enlargement Trio (Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia)
The report assesses the economic effects of EU accession by the Western Balkans and the Enlargement Trio (Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia). Model estimates indicate that the accession of the nine countries would generate small but positive welfare effects for the Dutch economy and the EU overall.
2025-74
Effects of the EU–Mercosur free trade agreement on the Dutch economy
The report assesses the economic impact of the upcoming EU–Mercosur Agreement on the Dutch economy, using SEO’s structural gravity model of international trade. It concludes that the agreement will lead to modest increases in Dutch exports and imports, resulting in small but positive welfare gains. The report is complemented by detailed trade profiles for the Mercosur countries and selected partners, with a focus on trade in critical raw materials.
2025-114A, 2025-115
Strategic board decision-making. A pilot classroom experiment in executive compensation
Pay incentives affect group strategy discussions and decisions. Using a pilot classroom experiment with MBA students, we find that boards change their strategies based on incentives.
2024-15
Pay, preference, and pressure: Experimental test of CEO pay models
Compensation packages, shareholder focus, and CEO preferences contribute to long-term financial and non-financial value creation. This laboratory experiment documents the effect of CEO compensation models on firm outcomes in the context of shareholder views and CEO characteristics. Investment in R&D and clean production is highest when these three value drivers all focus on the long term or on clean production.
2022-67
Spurring entrepreneurship in Sint Maarten
In December 2020, Sint Maarten and the Netherlands agreed on the Sint Maarten Country Package. Research of SEO Amsterdam Economics (SEO), in collaboration with Amsterdam Bureau for Economics (EBA) and Tackling Law have resulted in five priority policy packages. These packages contain corresponding policy measures that address these bottlenecks and issues that Sint Maarten can take in the short, medium and long term to integrally and substantially improve the ease of doing business.
2022-44
Strengthening tax systems in developing countries: policy evaluation
The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) commissioned SEO to carry out an evaluation of 1) the Dutch (inter)national tax policy as well as 2) the bilateral and multilateral capacity development activities supported by the Netherlands. The evaluation indicates that despite undertaking several reforms, the Netherlands continues to play a role in global tax avoidance.
2021-129, 2021-130
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
Evaluation fiscal entrepreneurship
In the Netherlands there are several fiscal policies with as their primary goal to stimulate entrepreneurship. The Ministry of Economic Affairs has commissioned SEO Amsterdam Economics to analyze the effectiveness and efficiency of eight of such fiscal policies.
2017-17
Impact of the EU-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement on the Dutch Economy
The free trade agreement between the EU and Ukraine is predicted to have a positive effect on trade between the Netherlands and Ukraine. The predicted impact on the overall Dutch economy is positive but small.
2017-08
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