Monthly Report No. 11/2014

Graph of the month Inequalities in hourly earnings at PPP measured by the Gini index, 2002-2010 (p. 1) Opinion corner Presidential election in Romania will the new broom sweep cleaner? (by Gábor Hunya; pp. 2-3) Earnings levels, inequality and coverage rates of collective agreements (by Sebastian Leitner; pp. 4-6) Determinants of earnings inequalities in Europe (by Sebastian Leitner and Robert Stehrer; pp. 7-10) Developments of the gender wage gap in the European Union – reason for hope? (by Sandra M. Leitner and Robert Stehrer; pp. 11-13) Recommended reading (p. 14) Statistical Annex Monthly and quarterly statistics for Central, East and Southeast Europe (pp. 15-35)