Kingdom of the Netherlands: Netherlands: Selected Issues
IMF Staff Country Reports, June 3, 2008
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Bibliographic details
- Published: June 3, 2008
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451829594.002
Key findings and summary
- Overall competitiveness of the Dutch economy seems adequate.
- Domestically produced exports have lost market share recently.
- In its descriptive part, this study concludes that Dutch export competitiveness is not a problem so far.
- The Netherlands is relatively more exposed to supply-driven shocks while Germany is more exposed to demand-driven shocks.
Globalization, business cycles, and shock transmission
- Over the past three decades, globalization has greatly influenced economies as countries have become more integrated.
- Empirical studies on business cycles synchronization and transmission of shocks among countries have provided conflicting results.
Subjects and keywords covered
- Subjects: Corporate income tax, Corporate taxes, Economic theory, Exports, Income tax systems, International trade, Supply shocks, Taxes
- Keywords: Asia and Pacific, CIT base, CIT rate, CIT revenue, Corporate income tax, Corporate taxes, CR, export, Exports, Germany, growth advantage, harmonization in the EU, Income tax systems, ISCR, market destination, Netherlands, rate harmonization, rate-revenue puzzle, SITC, Supply shocks, Western Europe
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- Kingdom of the Netherlands—Netherlands: Selected Issues; IMF Country Report 08/172; April 28, 2008