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 …

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 …

We provide an analysis of the 2008-2009 trade collapse using microdata from a small open economy, Belgium. First, we …

This paper investigates whether citizenship acquisition affects immigrants' employment in Belgium. To do so, we rely on … in Belgium. Furthermore, the analysis by type of employment shows that citizenship has a positive effect on migrants … acquisition increases immigrants' employment by 7 percentage points after naturalisation. This effect persists even after …

investigate whether and how employment decisions of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have been affected by credit … counterparts not facing such constraints. Yet, findings also indicate that employment consequences of credit shortages depend … detrimental for employment among SMEs experiencing a negative demand shock or facing severe product market competition. Finally …

The paper describes job flows in Belgium using micro data at the firm level collected through the annual social balance … sheets that companies have to file with the National Bank of Belgium. The coverage of the study is very broad: all industries … broken down by socio-professional status and type of employment contract …

Using firm-level data for Belgium over the period 1997-2005, we evaluate the elasticity of firms' labour and real …

This study assesses the economic importance of air transport and airport activities in Belgium in terms of employment … direct and indirect value added (or 1.8 % of Belgium’s GDP), and provided direct or indirect employment for 80,300 people in … full-time equivalents (or 2 % of domestic employment in FTE). Brussels Airport was the one most affected by the decline in …