IMF Staff Country Reports

Netherlands: Selected Issues

Publication Date:

July 27, 2000

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

This Selected Issues paper on the Kingdom of the Netherlands reviews the cyclical position of the Dutch economy, and provides a comparison of different estimates of the nonaccelerating inflation rate of unemployment and the potential output. The study analyzes the adjustment mechanisms embedded in the central projections of a number of forecasters, and investigates the sensitivity of the outlook to upside demand risks using macroeconometric models. The paper also evaluates the effect of changes in the monetary and fiscal policies, key features of labor, and asset markets.

Series:

Country Report No. 2000/088

Subject:

Inflation Labor Labor costs Labor markets Prices Unemployment Wages