01741cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF018332 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781484346068 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. European Dept. Belgium : Selected Issues. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2018. 1 online resource (27 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 analyzes productivity growth in Belgium. It highlights that Belgium's subdued productivity growth can be explained by a combination of sectoral employment shifts, barriers to competition, the declining quality of infrastructure, and an aging workforce. The shift of employment toward lower productivity service sectors, common to many advanced economies, has been more pronounced in Belgium and explains half of the productivity gap with neighboring countries. Population aging is another secular factor that has contributed to the productivity slowdown. In addition, barriers to competition in some service sectors have lowered productivity growth and raised rents in these sectors. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2018/072 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2018/072/002.2018.issue-072-en.xml IMF e-Library