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This section feature research, opinion and progress reports on how the Czech Republic compares to other EU countries economically. It includes analysis of international rankings such as the WEF and World Bank.

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7th September 2016 / Competitiveness / Employment and Social Affairs

On Czech labor productivity

Czech productivity based on the relation to work hours has fallen; it is even lower than it was in 2007. Low productivity is not to be accounted for by laziness or lack of skills.

17th August 2016 / Competitiveness / Employment and Social Affairs

Eurostat data on young Czechs: Use of internet for entertainment, low share of those neither employed nor in education, high employment rate of recent graduates

According to recent Eurostat data, young Czechs use internet mainly for entertainment. The number of those neither employed nor in education has fallen between 2006 and 2015 and the rate of employment of fresh graduates is above 82%.

24th July 2016 / Competitiveness / Employment and Social Affairs

OECD 2016 Employment Outlook: After crisis hourly real wage in Czech Republic more than 25% below where it could have been

According to the 2016 OECD Employment Outlook published in July 2016, real wages fell sharply during the crisis in Greece, Ireland, Japan, Portugal, Spain, and the Baltic States. Comparing real wage growth during 2000-07 with 2008-15, a number of other countries, including the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, and the United Kingdom, experienced a sharp deceleration.