This survey of Belgium's economy takes a comprehensive look at the country's most pressing economic problem: population ageing. After looking at the economic and budget consequences of ageing, the report examines a number of responses including putting public finances on a sustainable path, constraining health expenditure growth, increasing the employment rate, enhancing the economic impact of migration, raising achievement in secondary education, and increasing productivity growth.
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Table of contents Assessment and recommendations The policy challenge: preparing for population ageing Putting public finances on a sustainable path Constraining public health expenditure growth Increasing the employment rate Enhancing the economic impact of migration Raising achievement in secondary education Increasing productivity growth Annex
