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Journalist | Economist | Columnist

drs. Martin Visser

Martin Visser is an economist and journalist. He writes a weekly column in De Financiële Telegraaf and is a regular economic commentator on Nieuws van de Dag and EenVandaag.

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Specialist Subjects

1. Business Climate

The Netherlands is falling on international rankings. In many areas, entrepreneurs feel obstructed. Whether it’s about nitrogen, taxes, grid congestion, or regulatory pressure. But above all, entrepreneurs are driven mad by political capriciousness. Does the Netherlands no longer love its entrepreneurs? Are you still allowed to be successful in this country?

2. Political-economic Analysis

How does politics intervene in our economy? Around Budget Day, elections, and cabinet formations, the question is what new government policy means for entrepreneurs, freelancers, and employees. What does political policy concretely mean for purchasing power or the investment climate?

3. Labour Market

For years, politics has struggled with the organisation of the labour market. In doing so, The Hague is hopelessly lagging behind the facts. Are we encouraging freelancers or do we want to curb that phenomenon? And why do fewer and fewer people want to work in permanent employment and what do employers still think of the collective labour agreement? The flexibilisation of the labour market continues, with all the positive and negative consequences. Meanwhile, entrepreneurs do not know how to find good skilled workers due to the severe shortage in the labour market.

4. Investing in a Politically Unstable World

The impact of geopolitics on investing is enormous. The world is being divided into large power blocs. What does this mean for financial markets? How does this change the world economy and how should investors deal with these uncertainties?

5. Geopolitics and Economy

The world is being divided anew. The era of globalisation and open borders seems to be over. Protectionism is more dominant than free trade. How should the Netherlands and Europe respond to this? What does this mean for politics, for entrepreneurs, and for ordinary Dutch people? Are we too dependent on America and China?

6. Taxes and Allowances: Far Too Complicated

Our tax and allowance system has become a tangle of complicated regulations. No one can see the wood for the trees anymore. The Hague can neither move forward nor backward. What are the consequences of a complicated fiscal system and how did we end up in the quagmire of these allowances?

7. Pension and State Pension

Our old age concerns us. The pension system has been reformed, the state pension is under discussion. How should we make our pension schemes ageing-proof? What is the sense and nonsense of our new pension system? How do we deal with people who have a heavy occupation and still have to continue working past their 67th birthday?

8. Purchasing Power, Inflation, and Wages

We are holding each other in a spiral. Due to high inflation, trade unions demand extra wages, while employers already find wage costs too high. How do we get out of this? The high inflation arose during the energy crisis but persisted for a long time. That had consequences for wages. Meanwhile, companies are reorganising because costs have risen too high.

9. AI as a Solution

Productivity is lagging. The Netherlands wants to be a knowledge economy, but we still rely on cheap labour. Despite the tight labour market, investments in labour-saving technology are lagging. Will AI provide the solution? Is AI a threat or rather a blessing?

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