This paper investigates the links between statistical discrimination, mobility, tenure, and wage profiles in the early career of workers. The model assumes that female workers’ productivity is noisier and that the noise/signal ratio tapers off more rapidly for male workers. These two...

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...

The objective of the Compendium of sources of earnings statistics is to provide a means of information for assessing earnings statistics’ comparability across OECD countries. However, the Compendium is also designed to be a source of information on any earnings-related matter, especially...

Existing multi-country earnings statistics generally relate to only a fraction of the economy's industries and occupations, often to manual workers in manufacturing industry. This paper discusses the annual basis of measurement, which has particular advantages when aggregations or comparisons of...

This dataset on remuneration of employment contains data on average annual wages per full-time and full-year equivalent employee in the total economy. Data are expressed in different units and are available starting from 1990.

This dataset on remuneration of employment contains data on average annual wages per full-time and full-year equivalent employee in the total economy. Data are expressed in different units and are available starting from 1990.

Average wages are obtained by dividing the national-accounts-based total wage bill by the average number of employees in the total economy, which is then multiplied by the ratio of the average usual weekly hours per full-time employee to the average usually weekly hours for all employees. This...

This dataset on remuneration of employment contains data on average annual wages per full-time and full-year equivalent employee in the total economy. Data are expressed in different units and are available starting from 1990.