Economisch Bureau Amsterdam

The Dutch Council of State has ruled that the municipality of Amsterdam has insufficiently substantiated why non-tourist group transport falls under the same volume policy as tourist group transport by water, partly based on an analysis by Amsterdam Bureau for Economics (EBA). The municipality must revise its tour boat policy and motivate it better in order to develop a fairer and more transparent licensing policy.

As of September 1st, Professor Raymond Gradus has joined Amsterdam Bureau for Economics as associate partner. His extensive knowledge and experience align well with the ambitions of our young and growing organization.

Amsterdam Bureau for Economics evaluated the Lvic and the FTAC in the period 2016-2023 on behalf of the Ministry of Economic Development of Curaçao. The evaluation shows that the FTAC is an active, professional competition watchdog that has done a lot in its young existence in educating the private sector and the population, providing information and developing internal and external procedures. Partly because of its short existence and declining budgets, hard results that are noticeable to the population have so far been limited.

During a lunch seminar at Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties, Paul Tauxe, analyst at Economisch Bureau Amsterdam / Amsterdam Bureau for Economics and student at the Toulouse School of Economics, presented the results of his research into diseconomies of scale/lack of economies of scale in Small Island Developing States.

Although the schemes that encourage home ownership through income tax have been (slightly) phased out in recent years, home ownership remains fiscally attractive. Martijn Mak (Amsterdam Bureau for Economics) shows this with a time series in ESB.

Financial supervision in Aruba has contributed to the socio-economic development of the country and to transparency with regard to public finances. The agreements regarding the details of the subscription by the Netherlands to money loans from Aruba have not been realized. Furthermore, Aruba’s financial management is not in order and is weak.

The Rft makes a significant contribution to controlling the public finances of Curaçao and Sint Maarten, to structurally sound socio-economic development, and to promoting the autonomy of Curaçao and Sint Maarten. The ultimate objectives of the Rft and financial supervision have not been achieved.

Although debt restructuring made an important contribution, the objective of a healthy starting position was achieved to a limited extent. This is because the necessary economic reforms have not been implemented.

Amsterdam Bureau for Economics has presented a new purchasing power model for Aruba to the Council of Ministers of Aruba, the Parliament of Aruba, commercial parties and public stakeholders. This model can be used to study the effect of fiscal and social measures on the purchasing power of households in Aruba.

The proposed priority program for social security reforms in Curaçao focuses on the collective interest of Curaçao and strives for a balanced approach that safeguards the interests of both employees and employers in the long term.