Main Economic Indicators [electronic resource] : Comparative Methodological Analysis
Publishing, OECD.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development StaffCorporate Author
Paris : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development,
2003.
This publication compares key aspects of statistical methodologies used by OECD member countries in the compilation of wage related statistics. Such statistics comprise: wages and earnings; minimum wages; costs and prices; unit labour costs; and; household income. The focus of the publication is data comparability in the context of international guidelines and recommendations published by the OECD and other international organisations. The publication also outlines the conceptual relationship between each of the wage related statistics covered.
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FOREWORD; CONTENTS; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. OVERVIEW OF WAGE RELATED STATISTICS; 3. WAGES AND EARNINGS; 4. MINIMUM WAGES; 5. LABOR COSTS; 6. LABOUR PRICE INDEX; 7. UNIT LABOUR COSTS; 8. HOUSEHOLD INCOME; 9. HOURS OF WORK; 10. CONCLUDING REMARKS AND FUTURE WORK; BIBLIOGRAPHY; ANNEX TABLES: METHODOLOGY SUMMARIES
This publication compares key aspects of statistical methodologies used by OECD member countries in the compilation of wage related statistics. Such statistics comprise: wages and earnings; minimum wages; costs and prices; unit labour costs; and; household income. The focus of the publication is data comparability in the context of international guidelines and recommendations published by the OECD and other international organisations. The publication also outlines the conceptual relationship between each of the wage related statistics covered.
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