Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/177805 
Year of Publication: 
2018
Citation: 
[Journal:] IZA World of Labor [ISSN:] 2054-9571 [Article No.:] 428 [Publisher:] Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) [Place:] Bonn [Year:] 2018
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
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.
Subjects: 
labor market
segmentation
earnings
Belgium
JEL: 
J21
J24
J31
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Document Type: 
Article

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