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The Labor Market in Belgium, 2000-2016

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Bodart, Vincent [UCL] Dejemeppe, Muriel [UCL] Van der Linden, Bruno [UCL]

Might the Belgian labor market be included in the gallery of “Belgian surrealism”? At first sight, Belgium with its 11 million inhabitants has withstood the Great Recession and the euro area debt crisis relatively well, quickly getting back on track toward growth and employment, apparently without rising earnings inequality. But if one digs a little deeper, Belgium appears to be a strongly segmented labor market, first and foremost in an astounding north–south regional (linguistic) dimension. This extreme heterogeneity,along with several demographic challenges, should serve as a warning for the future.

Document type Article de périodique (Journal article) – Article de recherche
Access type Accès libre
Publication date 2018
Language Anglais
Journal information "IZA World of Labor" - , no.484, p. 1-12 (2018)
Peer reviewed yes
Publisher IZA (Bonn)
issn 2054-9571
Publication status Publié
Affiliation UCL - SSH/LIDAM/IRES - Institut de recherches économiques et sociales
Keywords Labor market ; Segmentation ; Earnings ; Belgium
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Bibliographic reference Bodart, Vincent ; Dejemeppe, Muriel ; Van der Linden, Bruno. The Labor Market in Belgium, 2000-2016. In: IZA World of Labor, , no.484, p. 1-12 (2018)
Permanent URL http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/196375