01639cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF001159 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451803143 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Belgium : Selected Background Issues. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1996. 1 online resource (64 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This Selected Background Issues paper analyzes sectoral wage differentiation and labor cost issues in Belgium. The paper discusses wage dispersion across sectors in Belgium and compares it with the pattern in other European countries. It analyzes the data for the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development used in the Central Economic Council assessment of competitiveness, underscoring the role of social security contributions and restrictions on part-time work in the evolution of labor costs per employee. The paper also examines trends in saving and investment, and the pension reform in Belgium. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 1996/026 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/1996/026/002.1996.issue-026-en.xml IMF e-Library