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Cost of labourMinimum wages (Percentage of median wage)Information on item44.744.945.3745.3845.6145.92
Minimum cost of labour (Percentage of labour cost of median worker)Information on item44.0344.4544.5844.4444.6745
Net income replacement rates for unemployment benefits (Percentage of earnings)Information on itemShort-term (first year)65.5565.3864.9666.1665.83..
Long-term (after 5 years)54.8353.4552.5452.1351.92..
Average tax wedge on labour (Percentage of total labour compensation)Information on itemAt 67% of average worker earningsInformation on item33.9333.9933.7133.8933.8633.53
At 100% of average worker earningsInformation on item30.3230.4330.1930.2229.8629.65
Marginal tax wedge on labour (Percentage of total labour compensation)Information on itemAt 100% of average worker earningsInformation on item46.9646.8446.3447.0546.1246.1
At 200% of average worker earningsInformation on item49.4448.8748.548.8848.4648.58
Labour taxation (Percentage of average worker earnings)Information on itemImplicit tax on continued work: early retirementInformation on item31.1..27.75..23.93..
Implicit tax on continued work: old-age pensionInformation on item26.7..26.47..19.98..
Implicit tax on returning to work (Per cent of gross earnings in new job, at 67% of average worker earnings)Information on itemSecond earner: Increase in social contributions and income tax..23.98........
Second earner: Decrease in benefits..2.62........
Second earner: Childcare fees..35.33........
Second earner: Total increase..61.93........
Lone parent: Increase in social contributions and income tax..17.23........
Lone parent: Decrease in benefits..35.17........
Lone parent: Childcare fees..26.53........
Lone parent: Total increase..78.92........
Income support for disability and sicknessPer cent of population aged 20-65 years old receiving disability benefitsInformation on item..6.69..6.74....
Number of weeks per employed person lost due to sickness leaveInformation on item1.111.081.11.031.08..
Employment Protection Legislation (EPL) (Index scale of 0-6 from weakest to strongest protection)Information on itemProtection for regular employment2.122.122.122.122.12.11
Protection for temporary employment1.761.761.781.781.791.77
Protection for collective dismissals2.992.982.982.952.952.96
Difference between coverage rates of collective bargaining agreements and trade union density ratesInformation on item..26.55........
Product market regulation (Index scale of 0-6 from least to most restrictive)Information on itemRestrictiveness of economy-wide product market regulation1.62........1.36
Restrictiveness of of extent of severity of administrative regulationInformation on item1.65........1.31
State control of business operations (Index scale of 0-6 from least to most restrictive)Information on itemExent of public ownershipInformation on item3.22........2.91
Restrictiveness of regulatory burden on business proceduresInformation on item1.55........1.18
Barriers to entrepreneurship (Index scale of 0-6 from least to most restrictive)Information on itemAdministrative burdens on corporations and sole proprietor start-upsInformation on item1.92........1.63
Sector-specific administrative burden1.61........1.36
Barriers to entry (Index scale of 0-6 from least to most restrictive)Information on itemLegal barriers to entry in industries1.41........1.02
Complexity of administrative proceduresInformation on item1.49........1.07
Barriers to foreign direct investmentInformation on item1.62........1.34
Importance of external trade tariffsInformation on item1.21........0.97
Sectoral regulation in the transport sector (Index scale of 0-6 from least to most restrictive)Information on itemAirlines sector1.981.831.661.571.37..
Rail sector4.124.033.673.643.57..
Road sector1.51.51.241.241.26..
Sectoral regulation in the energy sector (Index scale of 0-6 from least to most restrictive)Information on itemElectricity sector2.562.342.242.191.97..
Gas sector3.223.082.692.622.44..
Sectoral regulation in the post and telecommunications sector (Index scale of 0-6 from least to most restrictive)Information on itemTelecommunications sector1.731.71.51.471.37..
Post sector3.093.092.92.842.71..
Sectoral regulation in retail and professionnal services (Index scale of 0-6 from least to most restrictive)Information on itemRetail sector2.33........2.37
Professionnal services2.15........2.03
Educational attainment (Percentage of population aged 25-34 and 45-54)Information on itemUpper-secondary education: Percentage of population aged 25-3475.4577.1176.9877.8979.12..
Upper-secondary education: Percentage of population aged 35-5461.6963.8663.9764.9966.84..
Tertiary education: Percentage of population aged 25-3429.4931.0332.1533.1734.15..
Tertiary education: Percentage of population aged 35-5421.9322.9823.5824.3524.87..
Average of PISA scores in reading, mathematics and scienceInformation on item0....0....
Health expenditureInformation on item8.788.888.98.949.07..
Producer support estimate to agricultureInformation on item30.4330.0328.3226.222.4821.28
Public investmentInformation on item3.113.143.013.063.133.28
Financial support for private R&D investmentInformation on itemDirect public funding of business R&D0.10.110.10.110.11..
Rate of tax subsidies for one dollar of R&DInformation on item..0.11..0.13..0.11

Data extracted on 28 May 2012 16:32 UTC (GMT) from OECD.Stat

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