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Rent-sharing under different bargaining regimes: Evidence from linked employer-employee data
Rusinek, Michael; Rycx, François - 2008
. The authors of this paper use unique linked employer-employee data from a 2003 survey in Belgium to examine how these …
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The production function approach to the Belgian output gap, Estimation of a Multivariate Structural Time Series Model
Moës, Philippe - 2006
A multivariate structural time series model is applied to the factor inputs of a production function (or components thereof) to estimate the Belgian output gap. The usefulness of capacity utilization is also investigated but the variable is not given a prominent status. The number of independent...
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Import competition, productivity and multi-product firms
Dhyne, Emmanuel; Petrin, Amil; Smeets, Valerie; … - 2014
Using detailed firm-product level quarterly data, we develop an estimation framework of a Multi-Product Production Function (MPPF) and analyse firm-product level TFP estimations at various levels (industries, products). After documenting our estimation results, we relate productivity estimates...
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The incidence of nominal and real wage rigidity: An individual-based sectoral approach
Messina, Julián; Du Caju, Philip; Duarte, Cláudia Filipa - 2010
sectors in Belgium, Denmark, Spain and Portugal. Our methodology follows the approach recently developed for the International …
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The process of European monetary integration: a comparison of the Belgian and Italian approaches
Maes, Ivo; Quaglia, Lucia - 2003
This paper analyses and compares the roles which Belgium and Italy have played in the process of European monetary … of the Belgian and Italian EMU strategies and the concrete contributions made by Belgium and Italy. Overall, these two … to be skilful negotiators. The main difference is that Belgium has been a constant and consistent "pace-setter" in …
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The spread of Keynesian economics: a comparison of the Belgian and Italian experiences
Maes, Ivo - 2007
European countries: Belgium and Italy. We focus on the post-World War II period, taking as the main message of Keynesian …. The study shows that Belgium and Italy were two countries were Keynesian economics gained ground only relatively late. The … countries was the strong position of fundamentalist Keynesianism in the academic world in Italy, while in Belgium …
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The young Lamfalussy: an empirical and policy-oriented growth theorist
Maes, Ivo - 2009
Alexandre Lamfalussy has been highly influential in the process of European monetary and financial unification. In this paper we will analyse the work of the "Young Lamfalussy" (from the mid 1950s to the mid 1960s). Lamfalussy started his career as an academic, focusing on growth theory and...
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Trade crisis? What trade crisis?
Behrens, Kristian; Corcos, Gregory; Mion, Giordano - 2010
We provide an analysis of the 2008-2009 trade collapse using microdata from a small open economy, Belgium. First, we …
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Institutional features of wage bargaining in 23 European countries, the US and Japan
Du Caju, Philip; Gautier, Erwan; Momferatou, Daphné; … - 2008
This paper presents information on wage-bargaining institutions, collected for 23 European countries, plus the US and Japan using a standardised questionnaire. Our data provide information from the years 1995 and 2006, for four sectors of activity and the aggregate economy. The main findings...
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