As an open economy with a strong dependence on trade and activities of multinational firms, Belgium is one of the countries most sensitive to the economic globalisation process. We show how imports of intermediate products have risen strongly, especially in those industries where local...

De ongelijke productiviteitsontwikkeling tussen industrie en diensten blijkt de belangrijkste verklaring te vormen voor het afnemend belang van de industriële sector in de totale werkgelegenheid van geïndustrialiseerde landen. Dit desindustrialisatieproces heeft zich over de periode 1970-1995...

This article develops and presents a “Composite Indicator of the Creative Economy” (CICE). The CICE is a summary measure of an entity’s (e.g., a region’s) creative capacity or capability in three key dimensions: Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Openness. To develop the CICE we use an...