01620cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF004058 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451803259 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Belgium : Selected Issues. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2006. 1 online resource (47 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 Issues paper for Belgium evaluates whether price increases in Belgium are excessive. It assesses the household and bank balance sheets and their vulnerability to a slowdown in housing prices, and identifies differences in real estate markets between Belgium and other countries. The paper analyzes policy and institutional factors that may have contributed to housing price developments in Belgium. It identifies potential policies that are available to avert a buildup of pressures. The paper also describes the model setup and calibration of some crucial economic relations and parameters. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2006/076 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2006/076/002.2006.issue-076-en.xml IMF e-Library