[eng] The Creation and Axing of Jobs and Unemployment : The Belgian Case, . by Benoît Mulkay and Marc A. Van Audenrode.. . This article uses a sample of over one thousand firms to present a number of results concerning the creation and axing of jobs in Belgium. These levels are lower than those...

Dans cet article, nous dérivons et testons quelques implications sur l'emploi et la formation des salaires de la théorie Insiders-Outsiders. On dérive un modèle de demande de travail et de formation de salaires des entreprises en supposant qu'elles déterminent l'emploi, alors que les...

This paper examines the curious group of unemployed person who are eligible for unemployment insurance benefits but do not receive them. The characteristics of the group are illustrated and factors linked to the decision to take up benefits are identified. A measure is provided for the...

This paper examines the links between the unemployment rate gap and wage inequality in the US and Canada. Survey data for displaced workers from the early 1980s are compared for the two countries to examine differenes in wages obtained after displacement. We look at all workers and subgroups of...

In this paper, we analyze the impact on Quebec’s economy, and more specifically on Quebec’s labor market, from the massive expected retirement of the Baby-boomers generation. We show that as the result of the increased average age of the population, health care costs will significantly...

In this paper we examine the persistent effects of past wages of displaced workers on the probability of finding a new job and on wages in the new job. We use a new database looking at the post-displacement experience of a sample of Belgian workers who have lost their jobs because of a sizeable...