Employment protection and the consequences for displaced workers: a comparison of Belgium and Denmark.

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Belgium and Denmark offer marked contrasts in many of their labour market institutions. Belgium has long been considered by many as exemplifying the economic problem known as Eurosclerosis. Indeed, Belgium did have (and to some extent still has) almost all of the negative institutional characteristics often associated with poor economic performance: high job protection, rigid wages and generous unemployment insurance compensation. Denmark, on the other hand, has long been considered as an example of a country that has successfully achieved a good balance between social protection and economic growth.

Authors: Albæk, K; Audenrode, M; Browning, M

• Publisher: W.E.Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
• Host title: Losing work, moving on: International perspectives on worker displacement
• Pages: 471 - 512
• Place of publication: Kalamazoo, Mich.
• Publication date: 2002-01-01
• Language: English