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# **OECD**

# **Australia**

Paid employment in non-agricultural activities is drawn from the ILO's Yearbook of Labor Statistics 1995 and refers to 1994.

Data on Central Government, Non central, Education and Health employment are taken from Public Management: OECD Country profiles, OECD 1992 and relate to December 1991. In our data, federal employees correspond to central govemment, whereas non-central government employees include employees of both the state government and of municipalities. Although education and health care in Australia are states' responsibilities, the federal government contributes heavily in providing funding. Accordingly, we have subtracted education and health employees from non-central government employment.

Data on wages in manufacturing (monthly basis) is taken from the International Labor Office's Yearbook of Labor Statistics 1995 and refers to 1994.

# **Austria**

Paid employment in non-agricultural activities is drawn from the ILO's Yearbook of Labor Statistics 1995 and refers to 1993.

Data on Central Government, Non Central Government, Education and Health employment are taken from Public Management: OECD Country profiles, OECD 1992 and relate to 1990. In our data, federal employees correspond to central government, whereas non-central government employees include employees of both the state government and of municipalities. Responsibility for education is shared between the Lander and the federal government. Teachers (for primary and secondary education) are Lander employees but are paid by the federal government. Teachers of general and secondary education are the responsibility of the federal government. According to our definition, therefore, they are considered central government.

Consolidated Central Government wages and salaries are for 1993 and are taken from IMF Government Finance Statistics Yearbook, 1995. Data on wages in manufacturing (monthly basis) are taken from the International Labor Office's Yearbook of Labor Statistics 1995 and refer to 1994.

# **Belgium**

Paid employment in non-agricultural activities is drawn from the ILO's Yearbook of Labor Statistics 1995 and refers to 1992. Data on Central Government, Non-central Government, Education, Health and State-owned enterprise employment are taken from IMF Report No. SM/94/289 of December 7, 1994 and relate to 1/1/ 94. In Belgium, education is exclusively the right of non-central government. Health services responsibilities are shared between the central government and the communities.

Consolidated Central Government wages and salaries are for 1993 and are taken from IMF Government Finance Statistics Yearbook, 1995. Data on wages in manufacturing (monthly basis) are taken from the Intemational Labor Office's Yearbook of Labor Statistics 1995 and refer to 1993.

# **Canada**

Paid employment in non-agricultural activities is drawn from the ILO's Yearbook of Labor Statistics 1995 and refers to 1994.

Data on Central and Non Central Government employment are taken from IMF Report No. SM/95/62 of April 7, 1995 and relate to 1994. In our data, federal employees correspond to central government, whereas non-central government employees include employees of both the county governments and of municipalities. Data on Education and Health employment are from Public Management: OECD Country profiles, OECD 1992 and relate to 1990. Responsibility for education is essentially with the county government. The federal government contributes financially, but salaries are paid by the provincial government. Health services are also mainly the responsibility of non-central government. Data on State-owned enterprises are also from Public Manaaement: OECD Country profiles, OECD 1992 and relate to 1990. Military employment data exclude personnel of paramilitary units, i.e., the Coast Guard (5,200).

Consolidated Central Government wages and salaries are for 1991 and are taken from IMF Government Finance Statistics Yearbook, 1995. Data on wages in manufacturing (monthly basis) is taken from the International Labor Office's Yearbook of Labor Statistics 1995 and refers to 1993.

# **Denmark**

Paid employment in non-agricultural activities is drawn from the ILO's Yearbook of Labor Statistics 1995 and refers to 1994. Data on Central Government, Non central Govemment, Education and Health employment are taken from Publi Management: OECD Country orofiles, OECD 1992 and relate to 1990. Responsibility for education is shared between three levels of government. Primary schooling is assigned to municipalities, secondary schools are funded by the counties, whereas the central government is responsible for the higher education. Vocational training is also funded by the central government. Health care is exclusively the responsibility of non-central government. Data on military employment are taken from the International Institute for Strategic Studies: The Military Balance Survey of 1995-96. Data include conscripts (8,300), but exclude personnel of paramilitary units.