The Contribution of Migration to Economic Development in Holland 1570–1800

Péter Földvári, Bas van Leeuwen and Jan Zanden

De Economist, 2013, vol. 161, issue 1, 18 pages

Abstract: Migration always played an important role in Dutch society. However, little quantitative evidence on its effect on economic development is known for the period before the twentieth century even though some stories exist about their effect on the Golden Age. Applying a VAR analysis on a new dataset on migration and growth for the period 1570–1800, we find that migration had a positive effect on factor accumulation during the whole period, and a positive direct effect on the per capita income during the Golden Age. This seems to confirm those studies that claim that the Dutch economy during its Golden Age at least partially benefitted from immigration. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013

Keywords: Economic growth; Immigration; Holland; Endogenous development; Human capital; J15; N13; N33 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1007/s10645-012-9197-6

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