Main Economic Indicators
Subtitle: Comparative Methodological Analysis: Wage related statistics Volume 2002 Supplement 3
By: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]:
Number of pages: 152
ISBN-13: 9789264175785
Subjects: Economics
Description: 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.
Table of contents: title: Foreword; title: 1. Introduction; title: 2. Overview of Wage-Related Statistics; title: 3. Wages and Earnings; title: 4. Minimum Wages; title: 5. Labour Costs; title: 6. Labour Price Index; title: 7. Unit Labour Costs; title: 8. Household Income; title: 9. Hours of Work; title: 10. Concluding Remarks and Future Work; title: Bibliography; title: Annex Tables: Methodology Summaries