1. Dutch Economy 2012
and
Labor Market
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R.C.W. van der Voort

2. Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth:
Europe gdp/cap 1000-2000 (Maddison, 2001)
18400
16400
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14400
12400
10400
8400
6400
4400
2400
400
1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000
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3. Some Data
GDP growth: 0.0%
GDP: $827bn (PPP: $743bn)
Inflation: 1.9%
Population: 16.7m
GDP per head: $50,960 (PPP: $43,570)
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NNI: 1980-2010: * 2.5
Besteedbaar Ink: 2000-10 + 34%
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4. Financial Revolution: > 1980
Banks
 Producers of innovative financial products:
 Securitization
Banks
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 Financing households
o Financial market versus domestic saving
 Financing Enterprises
o Sale of Dutch Enterprises
 Financing Countries
o Story of ABP
o Dependency of International Financial Market
o Impact of Trust
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5. Dutch Prospect
Economic Crisis and Economic Growth
 No fiscal policy to Stimulate Growth
o European Regulation
o Deficit 3%
o Debt: max 60% GDP
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 No Monetary Policy to boost Growth
o Euro
 Only Labor Market:
o Flexibilty
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6. Reflections on the Labor Market
Discussion ZZP versus Institutions
 Individual Entrepreneurship
 Frame Work and Limits
Is there a limit on Flexibility
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Case: Cleaning Business
Values and Social Responsibility
 Anselm Grün/Hein Pieper: Plezier in je werk
 Rotarians as Entrepreneurs
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