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Tinbergen institute Job market Dutch Ministry of Finance

Tinbergen institute Job market Dutch Ministry of Finance. Charles Wijnker 16 May 2003. The topics. What does the Ministry of Finance look like&do?. What do I do there? What’s the environment and culture? Some examples Job opportunities. What does the ministry look like?. Minister

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Tinbergen institute Job market Dutch Ministry of Finance

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  1. Tinbergen institute Job marketDutch Ministry of Finance Charles Wijnker 16 May 2003

  2. The topics • What does the Ministry of Finance look like&do? • What do I do there? • What’s the environment and culture? • Some examples • Job opportunities

  3. What does the ministry look like? Minister Hans Hoogervorst Secretary ofstate Steven van Eijck Secretary general Directorat-General of Tax collection Directorat- General of the budget Directorat-General for Tax affairs Treasury

  4. What will it soon look like? Secretary general Directorat-General of Tax collection Directorat- General of the budget Directorat-General for Tax affairs Treasury

  5. What does it do? • National and international financial policy (supervision on fin markets, EMU) • Budget guard dog (budget rules, keeping eye on all government parts) not just saying no • Tax policy (tax change 2001) • Tax collection (blue envelopes)

  6. What do I do? • In Treasury, Financial and economic policy directorate • auctions (not UMTS!) • labour market • health care reform: towards managed competition

  7. What culture? • Formal looks but informal atmosphere. • Direct contact with politicians • Down to earth • Young

  8. What context: fun for an economist? • Depends a lot on function • Large part of ministry: no accounting but economics • Bridging the gap between research and decision making • Political context • Variety of subjects: from taxes to health care • Relations in the Hague, but also abroad (Brussels, Washington)

  9. An example: auction of petrol stations • Lack of competition due to wrong gov policy • Highly concentrated market • legal complications (given rights, EU) • Political constraints • Looking for third best • Chosen solution: obliged reduction of market share of G4 • Auction design which limits strategic behaviour

  10. Another one: health care reform • Current central budgetting system seems out of control • New system needed: probably coalition agreement will decide on that • Managed competition • To avoid adverse selection: one insurance and compensation for risks • Key to succes: higher price sensitivity of demand

  11. Job opportunities • New government: spending cuts, less civil servants • However: dynamic internal job market

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