Competitiveness

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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12th December 2016 / Competitiveness / Technology, R&D and Innovation

OECD Science, Technology and Innovation Outlook 2016: Czech Republic: In spite of efforts to move to a more knowledge-intensive economy and some improvement, innovation performance is lagging | PISA 2015 report

While aspects of the Czech science, technology and innovation system are catching up with the OECD standard, the system as a whole is still lagging behind, recently published OECD Science, Technology and Innovation Outlook 2016 says. The OECD PISA 2015 report shows that Czech15-year-olds got worse at natural sciences.

7th December 2016 / Competitiveness / Employment and Social Affairs

Radio Praha: International survey suggests Czech employees have high work satisfaction

The Czech Republic has some of the happiest employees in the world, according to a survey released by the Swedish firm Universum. The country ranks 10th on the chart of work satisfaction in 57 states the world over, Radio Praha writes.

7th December 2016 / Competitiveness / Employment and Social Affairs

OECD: Income Inequality Update: Income inequality in the Czech Republic rising, still the gap remains relatively narrow

The income inequality has been increasing despite declining unemployment, recently published OECD's Income Inequality Update says.