The role of small- and medium-sized enterprises in the Dutch economy: An analysis using an extended supply and use table

Firm size is increasingly acknowledged as an important factor for (macro-)economic policy. It is known that the overall importance of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is different relative to large multinationals in terms of their impact on economic growth, exports and innovation. Yet empirical evidence to substantiate the role of firms of different sizes is rare. To tackle this problem, we develop a novel approach by extending the Dutch supply-use framework to firm size. We utilize firm-level data to construct a purpose-built supply-use table distinguishing between SMEs and large en... Mehr ...