Menno Middeldorp is Head of RaboResearch Netherlands and Chief Netherlands Economist.
He leads Rabobank's group analysing the Dutch economy, with staff covering macroeconomics, the housing market, sectors, regions and environmental sustainability.
Menno has twenty years of international experience in economics and finance. Prior to his current role, he was an investment strategist at APG, the asset manager of pension fund ABP. Before that he worked at the Bank of England, New York Fed and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority. Earlier in his career Menno also held various research positions at Rabobank, including Senior Netherlands Economist. He has a doctorate in economics from Utrecht University.
Economic Comment
De dalende arbeidsinkomensquote en het oppotten van winsten door bedrijven vergroten vermogensongelijkheid. Meer aandacht voor vermogensongelijkheid is nodig, samen met een belastingsysteem dat arbeids- en kapitaalinkomen gelijker behandelt.
Economic Update Dutch version
This year will probably see the top of the business cycle in the Netherlands. Real wage and jobs growth will support consumption, but signs of a growth slowdown in the rest of Europe pose a risk to export and GDP-growth.
Special
Innovatie, ondernemersklimaat, menselijk kapitaal en management zijn de vier pijlers onder bedrijvensucces. Maar hoe deze factoren het succes van Nederlandse bedrijven verklaren is niet duidelijk; daarom doet Rabobank nu grootschalig onderzoek hiernaar.
Column
Teleurstelling over inkomensgroei leidt tot ontevredenheid in binnen en buitenland. Ook is er teleurstelling op het gebied van pensioenen. Maar teleurstelling is niet een onderwerp waar economen zich vaak mee bezig houden.
Economic Quarterly Report Dutch version
The Dutch economy is performing well. Simultaneously, the impact of a geopolitical shock in the Middle East or Asia could be substantial. The risk of such an event can also affect growth; current economic growth could have been a half percent higher.
Infographic Dutch version
Infographic accompanying the Outlook 2018.