However, this will not be enough because the problem of lack of ambition and maternal guilt still hangs over the women that choose not to work. Through advertisement, the government should show successful women in the workforce enjoying themselves along with true stories from women who feel productive and that they are making a difference, alongside the men, in the Dutch economy. It needs to be presented to the Dutch community, especially to women, that times are changing and the idea of workingwomen does not need to be looked down upon.
In the economy of the Netherlands, there is a positive balance of payment, meaning that they are experiencing a current account surplus as they are exporting significantly more than they are importing. This shows that the Netherlands is a very productive country in that they do not have a total reliance on the economies of other countries. Due to the current account surplus of $62.8 billion in the Netherlands, the Dutch government should consider strategies to alter this balance that will help its economy.
If inflation starts to increase to a point in which the government feels they need shift their number one macroeconomic objective to price stability at the expense of unemployment, they can use this situation of a high current account surplus to tackle inflation. This can occur if the protective barriers on the goods imported into the country, such as tariffs, are decreased. Because of this, more goods will be imported into the Netherlands, which will bring down inflation. The cheaper prices of the imported goods will slightly decrease the prices of goods supplied by domestic producers due to competitive reasons, which will reduce inflation. Therefore, the government does not have to go back into defic ...