In Belgium, questions on the wage-setting system also interfere with the "regionaiisation" debate. Among the suggested reforms, the regionaiisation of the collective bargaining system turns out frequently. It relies on the assumption that the productivity differences between regions are not...

In order to facilitate employment adjustment by firms and to reduce the unemployment rate, legislation regarding temporary employment has been relaxed in Belgium (as in most European countries) over the last 20 years. Accordingly, the share of temporary employment as a percentage of total...