OECD economic surveys Belgium 2020. Belgium 2020.
Belgium performs well in many economic and well-being dimensions, but risks are building up. Maintaining the reform momentum will boost the resilience of the Belgian economy. Rebuilding fiscal buffers should remain a priority to cope with population ageing. Strong mortgage credit growth and easing o...
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| Colección: | OECD Economic Surveys: Belgium
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009704690806719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro
- Basic Statistic of Belgium, 2018
- Executive Summary
- Key Policy Insights
- The moderation in economic growth is set to continue
- The financial system is increasingly exposed to indebtedness risks
- Sustainability of public finances should be strengthened
- Making taxation more efficient and growth friendly
- Boosting public spending efficiency
- Strengthening the fiscal framework
- Continuing reforms to address challenges from population ageing
- Low productivity growth is a major challenge
- Boosting competition
- Enhancing the efficiency of public innovation support Reforming transport infrastructure
- Improving the efficiency of judiciary and insolvency regimes
- There is scope to boost the well-being of vulnerable groups
- Boosting employment for reducing inequalities
- Increasing equity of opportunities in education
- Additional efforts are needed in environment and energy policies
- References
- Annex. Progress on structural reform
- Thematic chapter
- Chapter 1. Addressing labour market challenges
- Key labour market challenges in Belgium
- Low employment reflects worker-related barriers to employment There are large disparities in employment between socio-economic groups and regions
- There is a disconnect between labour productivity and wages
- Labour market transitions are relatively low
- New challenges will emerge as the type and nature of work changes
- The prevalence of non-standard work
- Digitalisation and automation
- Enhancing skills for evolving labour market needs and digitalisation
- Boosting digital skills
- Improving vocational education and training
- Increasing the attractiveness of STEM studies
- Creating a new culture of lifelong learning Labour market reform to boost employment and productivity
- Better targeted activation policies to combat job displacement
- Promoting labour market flexibility through sound regulation
- Enhancing links between wages and productivity at the firm and worker level
- For a tax and benefits system that is fair and incentivises work
- Inclusive social protection that encourages work
- Unemployment benefits
- Pensions
- Sickness and disability benefits
- Fair and efficient taxation
- References.
