woensdag 3 november 2010
Wie is bang voor regionale personenbelasting?
Flexible working time arrangements and gender equality - A comparative review of 30 European countries
Read this EC report here.
Le Belge se fait du souci pour sa pension
dinsdag 2 november 2010
* Binnenland 'Integratie heeft niet gewenste effect gehad'
Efficiëntie en effectiviteit van de publieke sector in de weegschaal
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (and the Self-Destructive) of Innovation Policy: A Policymaker’s Guide to Crafting Effective Innovation Policy
France's pension reform: After the protests
As the dust settles, what have the French learned about themselves?
FRANCE has begun to clamber back to its feet after weeks of strikes, demonstrations, blockades, petrol shortages and sporadic violence. Despite delays, this week both houses of parliament voted to raise the legal minimum retirement age from 60 to 62 years; this should become law by mid-November. Oil refineries began to reopen and oil depots were forcibly unblocked on government orders. Rotting rubbish was cleared from the streets in Marseille. Although a further day of strikes was called for October 28th, unions are divided over whether to push their case further. And with schoolchildren on half-term holiday, university students seemed too half-hearted to keep the protests going.
As the French digest the turmoil of recent weeks, and businesses count the cost, what lessons might be drawn about the nature of protest and reform in France? One is that, even though union leaders are still able to draw huge numbers of protesters on to the streets, the disruptive power of strikes is not what it was. This is because the law now guarantees minimum service on public transport and in schools on strike days, and workers who down tools are no longer paid. The strikes have not prevented people getting to work altogether, nor paralysed the country. ...
Read the complete article in The Economist here.
Vrind 2010
The unequal benefits of family activation: an analysis of the social distribution of family policy among families with young children
Microscopic Microeconomics
Immigration and productive tasks: Can immigrant workers benefit native workers?
Pour les employeurs, les salariés ont trop de congés
Les maisons médicales en plein boom
Comment et pourquoi dépenser 222 millions de moins
Les entreprises craignent des "salaires régionaux"
vrijdag 29 oktober 2010
A New Path to a Low-Carbon Economy
Gelukzalige onwetendheid
Gezocht: 300.000 (m/v)
André Antoine veut accélérer le désendettement
Accord de l’UE pour examiner un changement limité de traité
L’inflation belge au-delà de 3 %
Lisez l'article dans LLB ici.
828 000 fonctionnaires belges
donderdag 28 oktober 2010
Faut-il radicalement repenser la fiscalité de la Belgique ?
Sept mille chômeurs bruxellois ont été embauchés en Flandre
Une PME belge sur trois en déficit en 2009
woensdag 27 oktober 2010
Comparaison des composantes de la croissance de la productivité : Belgique, Allemagne, France et Pays-Bas 1996-2007
The EU has not yet solved its banking problem
Unifs cofinancées par le privé : Marcourt y pense
FeBelGen soutient l'utilisation de médicaments génériques
La Belgique accueille 4 fois plus de demandeurs d'asile que la moyenne européenne
A Bruxelles, c’est toujours l’austérité
Lisez l'article dans LLB ici.
dinsdag 26 oktober 2010
De Wever heeft zich 'vergist in gebrek aan intellectuele eerlijkheid'
L'économie sociale, laboratoire de la lutte contre la pauvreté
Les Français pourront téléconsulter un médecin dès 2011
Hôpital : la chambre privée hors de prix
maandag 25 oktober 2010
Discussie over cijfers: Uitmaken wie gelijk heeft is niet zo moeilijk
Tracking progress towards Kyoto and 2020 targets in Europe
Disambiguating Lisbon. Growth, Employment and Social Inclusion in the Investment State
Lees dit CSB rapport hier.