Two Decades of Income Evolution in Belgium: Regional Disparities and the Impact of Covid-19
by Carmen Petrovici, (LIS)
This article analyses the evolution of household disposable income across Belgium’s three regions (Brussels, Flanders, and Wallonia) over the period 2004–2024, with a particular focus on the Covid-19 crisis. It examines how disposable income, social benefits, and market income evolved differently across regions, and explores the extent to which government measures, notably temporary unemployment schemes, may have cushioned the impact of the crisis on household living standards.
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