Belgium : Selected Issues-Regional Labor Markets in Belgium.

This Selected Issues paper analyzes the regional labor markets for Belgium. The paper examines labor market performance, and argues that a number of factors-poor worker-job matching, a compressed wage structure, and low geographical mobility-contribute to economic disparities. The paper describes th...

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Corporate Author: International Monetary Fund
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2002.
Series:IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2002/043
Online Access:Full text available on IMF
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Summary:This Selected Issues paper analyzes the regional labor markets for Belgium. The paper examines labor market performance, and argues that a number of factors-poor worker-job matching, a compressed wage structure, and low geographical mobility-contribute to economic disparities. The paper describes the divergences in local labor markets, and offers potential explanations for them, including an analysis of variations in the relationship between regional unemployment rates and regional vacancy rates. The paper also describes how labor markets adjust in Belgium and in its two main regions.
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Physical Description:1 online resource (43 pages)
Format:Mode of access: Internet
ISSN:1934-7685
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