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ALMP
MWP
LABTAX
JOBPROT
WTO
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SLSOLD
WAGEBARG
IMMIG
LABMOB
LS
COMPET
SECTOR
ENTR
STARTUP
FINANCE
OPEN
RD
EDUC
ICT
SUSTAIN
MACRO
Full name
Labour market
Active labour market policies
Making work-pay: interplay of tax and benefit system
Labour taxation to stimulate labour demand
Job protection and labour market segmentation/dualisation
Policies increasing working time
Specific labour supply measures for women
Specific labour supply measures for older-workers
Wage bargaining and wage-setting policies
Immigration and integration policies
Labour market mismatch and labour mobility
Labour supply
Product and capital market
Competition policy framework
Sector specific regulation (telecom, energy)
Business environment - Regulatory barriers to entrepreneurship
Business Dynamics - Start-up conditions
Financial markets and access to finance
Market integration - Openness to trade and investment
Innovation and knowledge
R&D and Innovation
Education and life long learning
ICT
Macroeconomy
Orientation and sustainability of public finances
Macroeconomic background information
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Table 1. GDP accounting scores
Table 1: Relative performance of GDP components vis-àvis the EU15 both in level and growth (scores)
I II III
Absolute
GDP decomposition contribution Qualificati Overall
scores to annual on assessment
growth
Level Growth
Demographic components 3 13 1.2
Fertility / Native Population -6 11 0.3
Share of foreign population / Net Migration -14 1 0.5
Share of Working age Population 30 24 0.4
Labour market components -5 16 0.8
Youth Participation 3 -23 -0.5
25-54 Male Participation 7 -14 -0.3
25-54 Female Participation -30 28 0.9
55-64 Participation -19 -27 -0.1
Unemployment Rate 2 1 0.1
Average Hours Worked 16 30 0.7
Labour productivity components -23 -22 -0.2
Capital Deepening -30 -6 0.4
Total Factor Productivity -10 -29 -1.4
Initial education of labour (Labour quality) -29 30 0.8
GDP per capita (level) / GDP (growth) -29 1 1.9
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Gap with EU15 in level in 2008 Growth decomposition 2001-2008 Relative growth gap vis-à-vis EU15 2001-2008
MT€ MT EU15 EU15 MT
GDP GDP per capita -31 GDP GDP 1.869834 1.822152 1.822152 GDP 0.047682
Demographic components 1 1.237893
Demographic components 0.482467 0.482467 0.755427
Demographic components
Labour market components -5 0.840046
Labour market components 0.213874 0.213874 0.626172
Labour market components
LP Labour Productivity -31 LP Labour Productivity
-0.20811 1.125811 1.125811 -1.33392
Labour Productivity
Npop Fertility 0 Npop Native Population
0.346836 0.106265 0.106265 0.240572
Native Population
MI Share of foreign population -4 MI Net Migration 0.475111 0.454738 0.454738 0.020373
Net Migration
SWP 5
Share of Working age Population SWP Share of Working age Population
0.415946 -0.07854 -0.07854 0.494483
Share of Working age Population
YP Youth Participation 1 YP Youth Participation
-0.49391 -0.04431 -0.04431 -0.4496
Youth Participation
MP 25-54 Male Participation 0 MP 25-54 Male Participation
-0.27 -0.09 -0.09 -0.17439
25-54 Male Participation
FP 25-54 Female Participation -13 FP 25-54 Female Participation
0.92 0.20 0.20 0.712936
25-54 Female Participation
OP 55-64 Participation -7 OP 55-64 Participation
-0.11487 0.385125 0.385125 55-64 Participation-0.5
Unempl Unemployment Rate 1 Unempl Unemployment Rate0.107921 0.079067 0.079067 0.028853
Unemployment Rate
HW Average Hours Worked 16 HW Average Hours Worked
0.692223 -0.31614 -0.31614 1.008366
Average Hours Worked
CI Capital Deepening -18 CI Capital Deepening 0.412975 0.518462 0.518462 -0.10549
Capital Deepening
TFP Total Factor Productivity -8 TFP Total Factor Productivity
-1.43128 0.311623 0.311623 -1.7429
Total Factor Productivity
LQ -9
Initial education (Labour quality) LQ Initial education (Labour quality)
0.810197 0.295726 0.295726 0.51447
Initial education (Labour quality)
Gap with EU15 in level in 2008 Absolute growth decomposition 2001-2008 Growth differences vis
GDP per capita GDP
Demographic components Demographic components Demographic components
Labour market components Labour market components Labour market components
Labour Productivity Labour Productivity Labour Productivity
Fertility Native Population
Share of foreign population Net Migration
Share of Working age Population Share of Working age Population Share of Working age Population
Youth Participation Youth Participation Youth Participation
25-54 Male Participation 25-54 Male Participation 25-54 Male Participation
25-54 Female Participation 25-54 Female Participation 25-54 Female Participation
55-64 Participation 55-64 Participation 55
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate
Average Hours Worked Average Hours Worked Average Hours Worked
Capital Deepening Capital Deepening Capital Deepening
Total Factor Productivity Total Factor Productivity Total Factor Productivity
Initial education (Labour quality) Initial education (Labour quality) Initial education (Labour quality)
-40 -20 0 20 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
Relative growth gap vis-à-vis benchmark 2001-2008
MT
GDP 0.047682
0.755427
Demographic components
0.626172
Labour market components
-1.33392
Labour Productivity
0.240572
Native Population
0.020373
Net Migration
0.494483
Share of Working age Population
-0.4496
Youth Participation
-0.17439
25-54 Male Participation
0.712936
25-54 Female Participation
55-64 Participation-0.5
0.028853
Unemployment Rate
1.008366
Average Hours Worked
-0.10549
Capital Deepening
-1.7429
Total Factor Productivity
0.51447
Initial education (Labour quality)
Growth differences vis-à-vis the EU15 2001-2008 Growth differences vis-à-vis ??? 2001-2008
GDP GDP
Demographic components Demographic components
Labour market components Labour market components
Labour Productivity Labour Productivity
Native Population Native Population
Net Migration Net Migration
Share of Working age Population Share of Working age Population
Youth Participation Youth Participation
-54 Male Participation 25-54 Male Participation
54 Female Participation 25-54 Female Participation
55-64 Participation 55-64 Participation
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate
Average Hours Worked Average Hours Worked
Capital Deepening Capital Deepening
Total Factor Productivity Total Factor Productivity
Initial education (Labour quality) Initial education (Labour quality)
-2 -1 0 1 2 -2 -1 0 1 2
Table 2. Aggregate score
MT
Indicator-based assessment Number of indicators below
(LAF) or equal than -15
I
Policy areas -- Aggregate scores for MT Level Change benchmark Level
Labour market
Active labour market policies** -5 -4 Relative EU15 2
Making work-pay: interplay of tax and benefit system***
4 8 Relative EU15
Labour taxation to stimulate labour demand *** 27 -5 Relative EU15
Job protection and labour market
segmentation/dualisation** 11 7 Relative EU15
Policies increasing working time*** 15 13 Relative EU15
Specific labour supply measures for women*** -4 5 Relative EU15 5
Specific labour supply measures for older-workers*** -10 -8 Relative EU15 2
Wage bargaining and wage-setting policies** -6 -9 Relative EU15
Wage moderation -6 -9
Wage differentiation
Immigration and integration policies*** 13 -9 Relative EU15
Labour market mismatch and labour mobility** Relative EU15
Product and capital market regulations
Competition policy framework* 2 16 Relative EU15 1
Sector specific regulation (telecom, energy)** -6 Relative EU15 7
Sub-aggregate I: telecommunications -17 6
Sub-aggregate II: energy -21 -17
Sub-aggregate III: others
Business environment - Regulatory barriers to
entrepreneurship** Relative EU15
Business Dynamics - Start-up conditions*** 2 Relative EU15
Financial markets and access to finance* -6 Relative EU15 3
Sub-aggregate I: competition-efficiency 0
Sub-aggregate II: financial market integration 5
Sub-aggregate III: Competition on financial retail markets
-15
Market integration - Openness to trade and investment**
13 1 Relative EU15 1
Innovation and knowledge
R&D and Innovation*** -7 1 Relative EU15 5
ICT** 4 2 Relative EU15
Education and life long learning*** -14 13 Relative EU15 5
Sub-aggregate I: education -19 17
Sub-aggregate II: life-long-learning -3 -5
Macroeconomy
Orientation and sustainability of public finances *** -4 -5 Relative EU15 1
Sub-aggregate I: consolidation of pf -4 2
Sub-aggregate II: sustainability -5 -26
Not applicable
Qualifications
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Table 2. Aggregate score
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Table 2. Aggregate score
Number of indicators below Number of indicators from Number of
Qualification of Overall
or equal than -15 the Narrow list below or indicators in the
aggregate score assessment
equal than -4 narrow list
II III
Change Level Change
1 3 2 6
10
3 4
1 1 5
1 1 3
3 8 3 12
3 6 3 8
2 2 4
2 1 6
4
3 1 5
5 10
8
4
7 20
3 1 5
2 3 1 4
1 1 5
8 2 11
2 5 3 6
Not applicable Not applicable
Statistical issues
Specific indicator
Country-specific information
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Table 2. Aggregate score
Recent reforms
Benchmark issue
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Table 2. Aggregate score
Aggregate performance
Aggregate policy score
score
Policy areas -- Aggregate scores for MT Level Change Level Change
Labour market
Active labour market policies** -11 -3 -1 -4
Making work-pay: interplay of tax and benefit system***
8 14 1 3
Labour taxation to stimulate labour demand *** 27 -5
Job protection and labour market
segmentation/dualisation** 11 7
Policies increasing working time*** 15 -4 15 30
Specific labour supply measures for women*** -2 -3 -6 13
Specific labour supply measures for older-workers*** -6 0 -14 -13
Wage bargaining and wage-setting policies** -6 -9
Immigration and integration policies*** 13 -9
Labour market mismatch and labour mobility**
Product and capital market regulations
Competition policy framework* -13 30 30 -11
Sector specific regulation (telecom, energy)** -6
Business environment - Regulatory barriers to entrepreneurship**
Business Dynamics - Start-up conditions*** 2
Financial markets and access to finance* -6
Market integration - Openness to trade and investment**
13 1
Innovation and knowledge
R&D and Innovation*** -7 1
ICT** 23 -2 2
Education and life long learning*** -17 8 -12 16
Macroeconomy
Orientation and sustainability of public finances *** -6 4 -4 -10
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Table 2. Aggregate score
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0.001 ↑ = ↓ -4 -15
Active labour market policies
Characteristics of indicator Results
Aggregati Level Change
counting of negative performance -4
Type Time period on relative to
Relative Number of
weights EU15 Absolute Level Growth Ecart type Average direction of performance
EU15 indicators in the
narrow list
1 ALMP expenditure as % of GDP (+) pol 2000-2007 -17 ↓ 2 0 0 0 0 Good performance
Number of participants in LMP (categories from
2-7) measures divided by the number of persons pol 2004-2007 1/3 -10 11 4 Good performance
2 wanting to work (+) 1 1 0
Active LMP expenditure per person wanting to
pol 2004-2007 1/3 -12 ↓ -3 0 0 Good performance
3 work (+) 1 1 0
4 Passive LMP expenditures as % of GDP (-) pol 2004-2007 13 ↑ 6 0 0 0 0 Bad performance
Passive LMP expenditures per person wanting
pol 2004-2007 14 ↑ 11 0 0 Bad performance
5 to work (-) 0 0
Employment service expenditure per person
pol 2004-2007 -10 ↓ -10 0 0 Good performance
6 wanting to work (+) 0 0
Proportion of the unemployed in education and
pol 2000-2008 0 0 Good performance
7 training (+) 0 0
Proportion of the inactive in education and
pol 2000-2008 -7 ↑ 6 0 0 Good performance
8 training (+) 0 0
9 Long-term unemployment rate (-) perf 1999-2008 1/3 1 ↑ 6 1 0 0 0 0 Bad performance
10 Youth unemployment ratio (-) perf 2000-2008 1/3 5 ↓ -10 1 0 1 1 -1 Bad performance
Employment rate - 15-64 age group-Pre-
primary, primary and lower secondary education - perf 1999-2008 1/3 -8 ↓ -7 1 0 Good performance
levels 0-2 (ISCED 1997) (LFS) (%) (+)
11 1 1 1
Ratio of active to passive LMP expenditures (+) pol 2000-2007 -20 ↓ -23 0 0 Good performance
12 0 0
Regular activation in training (EMCO 19M2) (+) pol 2006-2007 1/3 2 -1 Good performance
13 1 0 0
Aggregate score (based on the
-5 -4
Narrow list) 3 2
6
Making work-pay: interplay of tax and benefit system
Characteristics of indicator Results
Aggregati Level Change Number of
counting of negative performance
Type Time period on relative to indicators in the
weights EU15 Relative narrow list
Absolute Level Growth
EU15
Unemployment benefit duration, months (-
pol 2004 10 n.a. Bad performance
1 median of the min-max range) (-) 0 0
Unemployment benefit duration, months (Taxing
Wages Report (2006) and MISSOC database pol 2004 13 n.a. Bad performance
2 2004 -max range) (-) 0 0
Average unemployment benefit duration (years)
pol 2003 n.a. Bad performance
3 (OECD) (-) 0 0
Job availability requirement index (Søren
Hasselpflug, "Availability criteria in 25 countries",
pol 2004 -7 n.a. Good performance
Danish Finance Ministry Working Paper
4 n°12/2005) (+) 0 0
Unemployment trap (low wage-earner): Marginal
effective tax rate for an unemployed person pol 2001-2008 1/8 28 ↑ 4 1 0 Bad performance
(67% AW, single person) (-)
5 1 0 0
Unemployment trap (average wage-earner):
Marginal effective tax rate for an unemployed pol 2001-2008 1/8 14 ↑ 18 1 0 Bad performance
person (100% AW, single person) (-)
6 1 0 0
Inactivity trap (low wage-earner): Marginal
effective tax rate when moving from social pol 2001-2008 1/8 -2 ↑ 18 0 0 Bad performance
assistance to work (67% AW, single person) (-)
7 1 0 0
Inactivity trap (average wage-earner): Marginal
effective tax rate when moving from social
pol 2001-2008 1/8 -1 ↑ 24 0 0 Bad performance
assistance to work (100% AW, single person) (-
8 ) 1 0 0
Net Replacement Rates for unemployed persons
pol 2001-2008 13 ↑ 9 1 0 Bad performance
9 (67% AW, single person) (-) 0 0
Net Replacement Rates for unemployed persons
pol 2001-2008 15 ↑ 4 4 0 Bad performance
(100% AW, single person, after 7 months) (-)
10 0 0
Average unemployment benefit replacement rate
pol 2003 n.a. Bad performance
11 (%) (OECD) (-) 0 0
12 Long-term unemployment rate (-) perf 1999-2008 1/2 1 ↑ 6 1 0 0 0 0 Bad performance
Unemployment rate - 15-64 age group- Pre-
primary, primary and lower secondary education - perf 1999-2008 9 ↓ -10 0 0 Bad performance
13 levels 0-2 (ISCED 1997) (%) (-) 0 0
Employment rate - 15-64 age group-Pre-
primary, primary and lower secondary education - perf 1999-2008 -8 ↓ -7 1 0 Good performance
levels 0-2 (ISCED 1997) (LFS) (%) (+)
14 0 0
15 Labour reserve (total) EMCO19A7 (-) perf 2005-2008 1/2 1 ↑ 0 1 0 0 1 0 Bad performance
Net Replacement Rates for unemployed persons
pol 2001-2008 2 ↑ -1 1 -1 Bad performance
(100% AW, single person, after 13 months) (-)
16 0 0
Unemployment trap (low wage-earner): Marginal
effective tax rate for an unemployed person pol 2001-2008 1/8 9 ↑ 15 1 1 Bad performance
(67% AW, one-earner couple with 2 children) (-)
17 1 0 0
Unemployment trap (average wage-earner):
Marginal effective tax rate for an unemployed
pol 2001-2008 1/8 17 ↑ 8 1 0 Bad performance
person (100% AW, one-earner couple with 2
18 children) (-) 1 0 0
Inactivity trap (low wage-earner): Marginal
effective tax rate when moving from social
pol 2001-2008 1/8 -1 ↑ 16 1 1 Bad performance
assistance to work (67% AW, one-earner couple
19 with 2 children) (-) 1 0 0
Inactivity trap (average wage-earner): Marginal
effective tax rate when moving from social
pol 2001-2008 1/8 -2 ↑ 10 1 1 Bad performance
assistance to work (100% AW, one-earner
20 couple with 2 children) (-) 1 0 0
Aggregate score (based on the
4 8
Narrow list) 0 0
10
Labour taxation to stimulate labour demand
Characteristics of indicator Results
Aggregati Level Change
counting of negative performance
Type Time period on relative to
Relative Number of
weights EU15 Absolute Level Growth
EU15 indicators in the
narrow list
Tax rate on low wage earners: Tax wedge on
pol 1999-2008 1/4 30 ↓ -10 0 0 Bad performance
1 labour cost (single earner) (-) 1 0 1
2 Implicit tax rate on employed labour (-) pol 1999-2007 1/4 27 ↓ -7 1 0 1 0 0 Bad performance
Social security paid by employer as a % of total
labour costs . Industry and services (excluding pol 1999-2007 30 0 0 Bad performance
3 public administration) (-) 0 0
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Undeclared work (national sources-early 2000s )
perf 2003 n.a. Bad performance
4 (-) 0 0
Unemployment rate - 15-64 age group- Pre-
primary, primary and lower secondary education - perf 1999-2008 9 ↓ -10 0 0 Bad performance
5 levels 0-2 (ISCED 1997) (%) (-) 0 0
6 Youth unemployment ratio (-) perf 2000-2008 5 ↓ -10 0 0 1 -1 Bad performance
7 Long-term unemployment rate (-) pol 1999-2008 1 ↑ 6 0 0 0 0 Bad performance
Tax rate on average wage earners: Tax wedge
pol 2001-2008 1/4 24 ↑ 1 1 0 Bad performance
8 on labour cost (single earner) (-) 1 0 0
Total tax wedge (including employers SSC)
Married couple with 2 children, 100% and 67% pol 2001-2008 1/4 27 ↓ -5 0 0 Bad performance
9 of AW (OECD) (-) 1 0 1
Aggregate score (based on the
27 -5
Narrow list) 0 3
4
Job protection and labour market segmentation/dualisation
Characteristics of indicator Results
Aggregati Level Change
counting of negative performance
Type Time period on relative to
Relative Number of
weights EU15 Absolute Level Growth
EU15 indicators in the
narrow list
Regular EPL (Overall strictness of protection
pol 2003;2008 n.a. Bad performance
1 against dismissals) (-) 0 0
Temporary EPL (Overall strictness of regulation)
pol 2003;2008 n.a. Bad performance
2 (-) 0 0
3 Youth unemployment ratio (-) perf 2000-2008 1/2 5 ↓ -10 1 0 1 1 -1 Bad performance
Indicator of fluidity in the labour market :
Proportion of the Long term unemployed over perf 2000-2008 1/2 -4 ↑ 30 0 0 Bad performance
4 total unemployment (-) 1 1 0
Unemployment rate - 15-64 age group- Pre-
primary, primary and lower secondary education - perf 1999-2008 9 ↓ -10 0 0 Bad performance
5 levels 0-2 (ISCED 1997) (%) (-) 0 0
Share of employees with a contract of limited
perf 1999-2008 15 ↓ 3 0 0 Bad performance
6 duration (annual average) (-) 0 0
Involuntary temporary employment (who could
not find permanent job) as % of total perf 1999-2008 1 9 ↓ 2 0 0 Bad performance
7 employment (LFS) (-) 1 0 0
Involuntary Part-Time employment as % of total
perf 1999-2008 1 21 ↓ 7 0 0 Bad performance
8 employment (LFS) (-) 1 0 0
Transition from fixed-term employment to
perf 2005-2007 30 5 -1 Good performance
9 permanent employment (%) (+) 0 0
10 In-work-poverty risk (-) perf 2003-2008 1 15 = 12 1 0 0 0 1 Bad performance
Undeclared work (national sources-early 2000s )
perf 2003 n.a. Bad performance
11 (-) 0 0
Aggregate score (based on the
11 7
Narrow list) 1 1
5
Policies increasing working time
Characteristics of indicator Results
Aggregati Level Change
counting of negative performance
Type Time period on relative to
Relative Number of
weights EU15 Absolute Level Growth
EU15 indicators in the
narrow list
Low-wage (poverty) trap : disincentives to work
longer or earn more (One earner couple with two
pol 2001-2008 1/2 10 ↓ -5 2 1 Bad performance
children) (EMCO 19M6, STRIND ) 2001-2007
1 (-) 1 0 1
Low-wage trap : disincentives to work longer or
earn more (Single person with no children) pol 2001-2008 20 ↓ -3 1 0 Bad performance
2 (EMCO 19M6, STRIND) 2001-2007 (-) 1 0 0
Low-wage trap for second-earner income (first
pol 2001-2008 1/2 10 ↓ -9 1 0 Bad performance
3 earner: 67% APW; second earner: 33% to 67%) 0 0
4 (-)
Weekly usual working time (men) (+) perf 1999-2008 -1 ↓ -15 0 0 0 0 Good performance
5 Weekly usual working time (women) (+) perf 1999-2008 -1 ↓ -12 0 0 0 0 Good performance
6 Annual average working time (+) perf 2000-2008 15 ↑ 30 1 0 0 0 0 Good performance
7 Share of overtime workers (men) (+) perf 2000-2008 0 ↑ 0 0 0 95 2 Good performance
8 Share of overtime workers (women) (+) perf 2000-2008 1 -4 0 0 48 3 Good performance
9 Serious accidents at work (-) perf 1999-2006 -10 ↑ 2 0 0 1 -4 Bad performance
10 Fatal accidents at work (-) perf 1999-2006 8 ↑ -1 0 0 2 -3 Bad performance
Aggregate score (based on the
15 13
Narrow list) 0 1
3
Specific labour supply measures for women
Characteristics of indicator Results
Aggregati Level Change
counting of negative performance
Type Time period on relative to
Relative Number of
weights EU15 Absolute Level Growth
EU15 indicators in the
narrow list
Childcare (0-2 years) for less than 30 hours (+) pol 2004-2008 1/4 -9 ↑ 0 6 2 Good performance
1 1 1 0
Childcare (0-2 years) for 30 hours and more (+) pol 2004-2008 1/4 -10 ↑ 11 1 1 Good performance
2 1 1 0
Childcare (3 years to compulsory school age) for
pol 2004-2008 -13 ↓ -2 8 -1 Good performance
3 less than 30 hours (+) 0 0
Childcare (3 years to compulsory school age) for
pol 2004-2008 1/4 4 ↑ 27 3 2 Good performance
4 30 hours and more (+) 1 0 0
Childcare (compulsory school age up to 12
pol 2005-2008 -15 ↓ -18 2 -1 Good performance
5 years) for less than 30 hours (+) 0 0
Childcare (compulsory school age up to 12
pol 2005-2008 1/4 19 ↑ 11 6 -1 Good performance
6 years) for 30 hours and more (+) 1 0 0
Number of months of
pol 2005-2007 -7 = -5 97 51 Good performance
7 maternity/paternity/parental leave with benefits 0 0
replacing trap for the second member of a
Inactivity at least 2/3 of salary (+)
pol 2001-2008 1/2 -8 ↓ -30 2 -1 Bad performance
8 couple (first earner: 67% APW; second earner: 1 1 1
social assistance to 33%) (-)
Low-wage trap for second-earner income (first
earner: 67% APW; second earner: 33% to 67%) pol 2001-2008 1/2 10 ↓ -9 1 0 Bad performance
9 (-) 1 0 1
10 Life-long learning. For women (+) pol 1999-2008 1 -7 ↑ -2 1 1 0 0 0 Good performance
11 Female employment rate (%) (+) perf 1999-2008 1/3 -30 ↑ -6 1 1 1 0 1 Good performance
12 Gender pay gap in unadjusted form (-) perf 1999-2007 1 20 ↑ 21 1 0 0 1 0 Bad performance
13 Gender segregation in occupations (-) perf 2000-2008 7 ↓ -30 0 0 0 0 Bad performance
14 Gender segregation in sectors (-) perf 2000-2008 22 ↑ 13 0 0 0 0 Bad performance
15 Unemployment gender gap (-) perf 2000-2008 0 ↑ -7 0 0 0 0 Bad performance
Employment impact of parenthood for women (-) perf 2000-2007 -1 ↑ 30 0 0 Bad performance
16 0 0
Employment gender gap in full-time equivalent (-
perf 2000-2008 1/3 -30 ↑ 15 0 -1 Bad performance
17 ) 1 1 0
Female part-time workers in % of total female
perf 1999-2007 1 -9 ↑ 14 1 0 Good performance
18 employment (+) 1 1 0
Involuntary female part-time employment as a
perf 1999-2007 9 ↑ 30 1 1 Bad performance
percentage of female part-time employment (-)
19 0 0
Female Activity rate (15 to 64 years) (Eurostat)
perf 1999-2007 -30 ↑ -3 0 1 Good performance
20 1999-2007 (+) 0 0
The difference in employment rates between
perf 2000-2008 1/3 -30 ↑ 7 0 -1 Bad performance
21 men and women in % (-) 1 1 0
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Specific labour supply measures for older-workers
Characteristics of indicator Results
Aggregati Level Change
counting of negative performance
Type Time period on relative to
Relative Number of
weights EU15 Absolute Level Growth
EU15 indicators in the
narrow list
Implicit tax on continued work in regular old-age
pol 2005;2007 1 0 Bad performance
1 pension systems, for 60-year-olds (-) 1 0 0
2 Coverage of early retirement (-) pol 1999-2007 1 1 0 0 0 0 Bad performance
Life-long learning: Participation of the population
pol 2000-2008 1/2 -5 0 0 Good performance
aged 55-64 in education and training(+)
3 1 1 0
Life-long learning: Participation of the population
aged 45-54 in education and training (EMCO pol 2000-2008 1/4 -7 ↑ 0 23 6 Good performance
4 23M4)(+) 1 1 0
Difference between employment rate of older
perf 1999-2008 1/4 -12 ↓ -20 0 1 Good performance
workers aged 55 to 64 and total 15-64- Men (+)
5 1 1 1
Difference between employment rate of older
workers aged 55 to 64 and total 15-64- Women perf 1999-2008 1/4 -10 ↓ -7 1 0 Good performance
6 (+) 1 1 1
Average exit age from the labour force- total(+) perf 2001-2008 1/2 -13 ↑ 1 0 0 Good performance
7 1 1 0
Activity rate (55 to 64 years) (Eurostat) 1999-
perf 1999-2008 -19 ↑ -22 0 1 Good performance
8 2006 (+) 0 0
Employment rate of older workers aged 55 to 64-
perf 1999-2008 1/4 -19 ↑ -24 0 1 Good performance
9 Total (+) 1 1 1
Aggregate score (based on the
-10 -8
Narrow list) 6 3
8
Wage bargaining and wage-setting policies
Characteristics of indicator Results
Aggregati Level Change
counting of negative performance
Type Time period on relative to
Relative Number of
weights EU15 Absolute Level Growth
EU15 indicators in the
narrow list
Wage moderation
1 Real unit labour cost growth ( %) (-) perf 19999-2008 1/2 -5 ↓ -7 1 1 1 0 0 Bad performance
2 Nominal unit labour cost growth (-) perf 2000-2008 1/2 -6 ↓ -11 1 1 1 0 0 Bad performance
Wage differentiation
Minimum monthly wage as a proportion of
average monthly earnings in industry and pol 2000-2009 -13 ↑ 12 1 1 Bad performance
3 services (%)(-) 0 0
Nominal unit wage cost gap between services
perf 2007 0 Bad performance
4 and manufacturing industry (-) 0 0
Low-skilled unemployment gap relative to the
perf 1999-2008 1/2 0 0 Bad performance
5 high-skilled unemployment rate (-) 1 0 0
Dispersion of regional (NUTS level 3)
perf 2000-2008 1/2 1 -1 Bad performance
6 unemployment rates of age group 15-64 (%) (-) 1 0 0
4
Aggregate score (based on the
-6 -9
Narrow list) 2 2
Sub aggregate I -6 -9
Sub aggregate II
Immigration and integration policies
Characteristics of indicator Results
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Type Time period on relative to
Relative Number of
weights EU15 Absolute Level Growth
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narrow list
Share of employed foreign-born population over
perf 2005-2007 1 0 0 Good performance
total population (+) (OECD-Eurostat-2009)
1 1 0 0
Share of foreign population over total population
perf 1999-2008 -12 ↑ -5 0 0 Good performance
2 (Citizenship criterion) (+) 0 0
Share of foreign-born population over total
perf 1999-2007 0 0 Good performance
3 population (Birth Place criterion) (+) 0 0
Employment rate gap between non EU and EU
perf 2005-2008 1/2 8 ↓ -19 2 -1 Bad performance
4 nationals (EMCO 19.M5)(-) 1 0 1
Difference between unemployment rates of
perf 2005-2008 16 -3 Bad performance
5 nationals and non-EU nationals (-) 0 0
Difference between nationals and non-EU25
perf 2005-2008 3 ↓ -30 21 -12 Good performance
6 nationals participation rates(+) 0 0
Difference between foreigners and nationals in
the share of those with less than upper perf 2003 n.a. Good performance
7 secondary education(+) 0 0
Employment rate gap between EU born and non-
perf 2005-2008 1/2 18 ↑ 1 1 -1 Bad performance
8 EU born (EMCO19.M5) (-) 1 0 0
Employment rate of foreign-born (% foreign-born
perf 2005-2008 1/2 1 1 Good performance
9 population) (OECD, 2009) (+) 1 0 0
Proportion of foreign-born population with
primary education (% total foreign-born perf 2005 1/4 n.a. Bad performance
10 population) (OECD 2008) (-) 1 0 0
Proportion of foreign-born population with tertiary
education (% total foreign-born population) perf 2005 1/4 n.a. Good performance
11 (OECD 2008) (+) 1 0 0
Crude rate of net migration (including
perf 1999-2008 7 ↑ 13 0 0 Good performance
12 corrections)(+) 0 0
Difference between native-borns and foreign-
born of the share of those with primary perf 2005 n.a. Bad performance
13 education (-) 0 0
Aggregate score (based on the
13 -9
Narrow list) 6 0 1
Labour market mismatch and labour mobility
Characteristics of indicator Results
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Type Time period on relative to
Relative Number of
weights EU15 Absolute Level Growth
EU15 indicators in the
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Change in the sectoral employment shares
(Shift-share indicator based on 10 sectors: half
perf 2001-2008 1 0 0 Good performance
the sum of the absolute changes of the
employment shares across all sectors). (+)
1 1 0 0
Mismatch by education (Variance of relative
unemployment rate by educational attainment - perf 1999-2008 1 0.02 0.01 Bad performance
2 ISCED decomposition)(-) 1 0 0
Dispersion of regional employment rates, male
perf 2000-2008 0 0 Bad performance
3 15-64, NUTS2 (-) 0 0
Dispersion of regional employment rates, female
perf 2000-2008 0 0 Bad performance
4 15-64, NUTS2 (-) 0 0
Dispersion of regional (NUTS level 2)
perf 2000-2008 1 -1 Bad performance
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5 0 0
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7 1 0 0
Change in sectoral composition of
unemployment (shift share) between 2008 and
perf 2008 n.a. Unclear
2000 - Men (Eurostat, 3 sectors: services,
8 industry and agriculture) 0 0
Change in sectoral composition of
unemployment (shift share) between 2008 and
perf 2008 n.a. Unclear
2000 - Women (Eurostat, 3 sectors services:
9 industry and agriculture) 0 0
Aggregate score (based on the
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Competition policy framework
Characteristics of indicator Results
Aggregati Level Change
counting of negative performance
Type Time period on relative to
Relative Number of
weights EU15 Absolute Level Growth Ecart type Average direction of performance
EU15 indicators in
the narrow
Total State aid - as a percentage of GDP
pol 1999-2007 1/2 -10 ↑ 30 0 0 Bad performance
1 (STRIND tsier100) (-) 1 1 0
Sectoral and ad hoc State aid - as a percentage
pol 1999-2007 1/2 -30 ↑ 30 0 0 Bad performance
2 of GDP (STRIND tsier100) (-) 1 1 0
Public procurement - Value of public
pol 1999-2007 1/2 -7 ↑ 30 0 0 Good performance
3 procurement which is openly advertised, % GDP 1 1 0
(STRIND tsier090) (+)
Public procurement - Value of public
procurement which is openly advertised, as a pol 1999-2007 1/2 -3 ↑ 30 0 1 Good performance
percentage of total public procurement (+)
4 1 0 0
Barriers to competition - Legal barriers (OECD) (-
pol 2003; 2008 n.a. Bad performance
5 ) 0 0
Barriers to competition - antitrust exemptions
pol 2003; 2008 n.a. Bad performance
6 (OECD) (-) 0 0
State control - Involvement in business operation
pol 2003; 2008 n.a. Bad performance
7 (OECD) (-) 0 0
Regulation impact - average impact of regulation
pol 1999-2003 n.a. Bad performance
8 in non-manufacturing sectors (post and telecom 0 0
; energy, finance, transport, distribution, -
The competition law and policy indicator
Indicator scale of 0-6 with 6 designating an
pol 2003 n.a. Bad performance
overall framework least conducive to
9 competition.(OECD: Høj et al., 2007) (-) 0 0
Comparative price levels - comparative price
levels of final consumption by private
perf 1999-2008 1 30 ↓ -11 1 0 Bad performance
households including indirect taxes (EU-27=100)
(STRIND tsier010) (-)
10 1 0 1
Average Mark up - Total industry based on
perf 2004 n.a. Bad performance
11 Euklems data (DG ECFIN) (-) 0 0
Aggregate score (based on the
2 16
Narrow list) 3 1
5
Sector specific regulation (telecom, energy)
Characteristics of indicator Results
Change counting of negative performance
Aggregati Level Number of
Type Time period on relative to Relative indicators in
Absolute Level Growth
weights EU15 EU15 the narrow
list
Telecom
Market share of the incumbent in fixed
telecommunications - local calls (including calls
perf 2001-2005 -29 n.a. Bad performance
to the Internet) - as a percentage of the total
1 market (STRIND tsier070) (-) 0 0
Market share of the incumbent in fixed
telecommunications - long distance calls - as a
perf 2001-2005 -30 n.a. Bad performance
percentage of the total market (STRIND
2 tsier070) (-) 0 0
Market share of the incumbent in fixed
telecommunications - international calls - as a
perf 2001-2005 -30 n.a. Bad performance
percentage of the total market (STRIND
3 tsier070) (-) 0 0
Average of the market share of the incumbent in
fixed telecom (local, national, international) own perf 2001-2005 1 -30 n.a. Bad performance
calculations using STRIND indicators (-)
4 1 1 0
Market share of the leading operator in mobile
telecommunication - as a percentage of the total perf 2001-2006 1 -18 n.a. Bad performance
market (STRIND tsier080) (-)
5 1 1 0
Price of telecommunications - local calls - Price
level and evolution in the telecommunications
perf 1999-2008 1/3 11 ↓ -4 2 -1 Bad performance
market (in Euro per 10 min call) (STRIND
6 tsier030) (-) 1 0 1
Price of telecommunications - national calls -
Price level and evolution in the
perf 1999-2008 1/3 3 -9 Bad performance
telecommunications market (in Euro per 10 min
7 call) (STRIND tsier030) (-) 1 0 0
Price of telecommunications - calls to USA -
Price level and evolution in the
perf 1999-2008 1/3 -2 ↑ 17 4 -7 Bad performance
telecommunications market (in Euro per 10 min
8 call) (STRIND tsier030) (-) 1 0 0
Energy
Market share of the largest generator in the
electricity market - as a percentage of the total perf 1999-2007 1 -22 = -10 2 -2 Bad performance
9 generation (STRIND tsier060) (-) 1 1 1
Electricity prices - industrial users - Price level
and evolution in the electricity market (in Euro perf 1999-2009 1/2 -28 ↓ -17 3 4 Bad performance
10 per kWh) (STRIND tsier040) (-) 1 1 1
Electricity prices - households - Price level and
evolution in the electricity market (in Euro per perf 1999-2009 1/2 -10 ↓ -30 2 2 Bad performance
11 kWh) (STRIND tsier040) (-) 1 1 1
Gas prices - industrial users - Price level and
evolution in the gas market (in Euro per perf 1999-2009 1/2 2 14 Bad performance
12 Gigajoule) (STRIND tsier050)(-) 1 0 0
Gas prices - households - Price level and
evolution in the gas market (in Euro per perf 1999-2009 1/2 2 8 Bad performance
13 Gigajoule) (STRIND tsier050)(-) 1 0 0
Other
Indicator of regulatory conditions in retail
pol 2003; 2008 n.a. Bad performance
14 distribution - Barriers to entry - (OECD) (-) 0 0
Indicator of regulatory conditions in retail
distribution - Operational restrictions - (OECD) (- pol 2003; 2008 n.a. Bad performance
15 ) 0 0
Indicator of regulatory conditions in retail
pol 2003; 2008 n.a. Bad performance
16 distribution - Price controls - (OECD) (-) 0 0
Regulatory conditions in professional services
sectors (Accounting, Architect, Engineer, Legal) pol 2003; 2008 n.a. Bad performance
17 (OECD) (-) 0 0
Aggregate score (based on the
-19 -11
Narrow list) 10 5 4
Sub aggregate I -17 6
Sub aggregate II -21 -17
Sub aggregate II
Market integration - Openness to trade and investment
Characteristics of indicator Results
Aggregati Level Change
counting of negative performance
Type Time period on relative to
Relative Number of
weights EU15 Absolute Level Growth
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the narrow
Barriers to trade and investment indicators -
pol 2003; 2008 n.a. Bad performance
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Barriers to trade and investment indicators -
pol 2003; 2008 n.a. Bad performance
2 Discriminatory procedures (OECD) (-) 0 0
Barriers to trade and investment indicators -
pol 2003; 2008 n.a. Bad performance
3 Regulatory barriers (OECD) (-) 0 0
Barriers to trade and investment indicators -
pol 2003; 2008 n.a. Bad performance
4 Tariffs (OECD) (-) 0 0
Foreign direct investment restrictiveness
indicator - Indicator scale of 0-1 from least to pol 2006 n.a. Bad performance
5 most restrictive (OECD) (-) 0 0
Number of infringements cases open - Open
infringement cases for misapplication of Internal pol 2005-2008 19 ↓ -30 5 -4 Bad performance
Market rules (DG MARKT, IM Scoreboard) (-)
6 0 0
Average transposition delay in months for
overdue directives - in months (DG MARKT, IM pol 2005-2007 16 ↑ 6 17 -10 Bad performance
7 Scoreboard) (-) 0 0
Single market directives - % implemented (DG
pol 1999-2008 22 ↑ 30 0 0 Good performance
8 MARKT, IM Scoreboard) (+) 0 0
Number of 2 years overdue directives (DG
pol 2002-2008 8 ↑ 29 29 -17 Bad performance
9 MARKT, IM Scoreboard) (-) 0 0
Trading Across Borders - Documents for import
pol 2005-2009 11 -5 Bad performance
(number) (World Bank Doing Business) (-)
10 0 0
Trading Across Borders - Cost to import (US$
pol 2005-2009 1/2 5 6 Bad performance
per container) (World Bank Doing Business) (-)
11 1 0 0
Trading Across Borders - Time for import (days)
pol 2005-2009 1/2 5 -4 Bad performance
12 (World Bank Doing Business) (-) 1 0 0
Protecting Investors - Disclosure Index (World
pol 2005-2009 0 0 Good performance
13 Bank Doing Business) (+) 0 0
Protecting Investors - Director Liability Index
pol 2005-2009 0 0 Good performance
14 (World Bank Doing Business) (+) 0 0
Protecting Investors - Shareholder Suits Index
pol 2005-2009 0 0 Good performance
15 (World Bank Doing Business) (+) 0 0
Protecting Investors - Investor Protection Index
pol 2005-2009 0 0 Good performance
16 (World Bank Doing Business) (+) 0 0
Market integration - trade integration of goods -
Average value of imports and exports of goods
perf 1999-2008 1/2 16 ↓ -20 1 0 Good performance
divided by GDP, multiplied by 100 (STRIND
17 tsier120) (+) 1 0 1
Market integration - Trade integration of services
- Average value of imports and exports of
perf 1999-2008 1/2 30 ↑ 27 0 0 Good performance
services divided by GDP, multiplied by 100
18 (STRIND tsier120) (+) 1 0 0
Market integration - Foreign Direct Investment
intensity - Average value of inward and outward
perf 1999-2008 1 3 ↓ -2 3 0 Good performance
Foreign Direct Investment flows divided by GDP,
multiplied by 100 (STRIND tsier130) (+)
19 1 0 0
Exports of goods and services at 2000 prices -
National currency; annual percentage change perf 1999-2008 -28 ↓ -30 0 -1 Good performance
20 (AMECO) (+) 0 0
Growth of direct investment inward stocks by
main origin of investment, (million ECU/EUR), perf 2000-2008 2 ↓ 1 0 0 Good performance
partner: All countries of the world (Eurostat) (+)
21 0 0
Aggregate score (based on the
13 1
Narrow list) 5 0 1
Business environment - Regulatory barriers to entrepreneurship
Characteristics of indicator Results
Aggregati Level Change
counting of negative performance
Type Time period on relative to
Relative Number of
weights EU15 Absolute Level Growth
EU15 indicators in
the narrow
Registering Property - Procedures (number)
pol 2004-2009 1/3 2 -1 Bad performance
1 (World bank doing business) (-) 1 0 0
Registering Property - Time (days) (World bank
pol 2004-2009 1/3 6 -5 Bad performance
2 doing business) (-) 1 0 0
Registering Property - Cost (% of property
pol 2004-2009 1/3 0 0 Bad performance
3 value) (World bank doing business) (-) 1 0 0
Paying Taxes - Payments (number) (World bank
pol 2005-2009 7 -3 Bad performance
4 doing business) (-) 0 0
Paying Taxes - Time (hours) (World bank doing
pol 2005-2009 8 0 Bad performance
5 business) (-) 0 0
Paying Taxes -Total tax rate (% profit) (World
pol 2005-2009 1 -1 Bad performance
6 bank doing business) (-) 0 0
Dealing with Licenses - Procedures (number)
pol 2005-2009 1/2 4 -2 Bad performance
7 (World bank doing business) (-) 1 0 0
Dealing with Licenses - Time (days) (World
pol 2005-2009 3 -4 Bad performance
8 bank doing business) (-) 0 0
Dealing with Licenses - Cost (% of income per
pol 2005-2009 1/2 10 16 Bad performance
9 capita) (World bank doing business) (-) 1 0 0
Enforcing Contracts - Procedures (number)
pol 2003-2009 1/3 0 0 Bad performance
10 (World bank doing business) (-) 1 0 0
Enforcing Contracts - Time (days) (World bank
pol 2003-2009 1/3 1 0 Bad performance
11 doing business) (-) 1 0 0
Enforcing Contracts - Cost (% of debt) (World
pol 2003-2009 1/3 0 0 Bad performance
12 bank doing business) (-) 1 0 0
Regulatory and administrative opacity (OECD) (-
pol 2003; 2008 n.a. Bad performance
13 ) 0 0
Regulation impact - average impact of regulation
in non-manufacturing sectors (post and telecom
; energy, finance, transport, distribution, pol 1999-2003 n.a. Bad performance
business services) on other industries (OECD) (-
14 ) 0 0
Propensity towards entrepreneurship - Total
population considering self-employment (in %)
perf 2004-2007 1 0 Good performance
(European Commission, Flash Eurobarometer)
15 (+) 0 0
Business demography - Survival rate - The
percentage of all real enterprise births of year n
perf 2000-2006 0 1 Good performance
which are still active in year n+2 (STRIND
16 er082) (+) 0 0
Aggregate score (based on the 9 9 -1
Narrow list) 0 0
8
Business Dynamics - Start-up conditions
Characteristics of indicator Results
Aggregati Level Change
counting of negative performance
Type Time period on relative to
Relative Number of
weights EU15 Absolute Level Growth
EU15 indicators in
the narrow
Starting a Business - Reported time (minimum
pol 2006 1 1 n.a. Bad performance
1 in days) (DG ENTR) (-) 1 0 0
Starting a Business - Cost (minimum - Eur) (DG
2006 1 4 n.a. Bad performance
2 ENTR) (-) pol 1 0 0
Closing a Business Time (years) (World bank
2003-2009 1/2 3 1 Bad performance
3 doing business) (-) pol 1 0 0
Closing a Business Cost (% of estate) (World
2003-2009 1/2 0 0 Bad performance
4 bank doing business) (-) pol 1 0 0
Closing a Business Recovery rate (cents on the
pol 2003-2009 1 0 Good performance
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6 pol 0 0
Business demography - Birth rate - Number of
real enterprise births of year n, divided by the
perf 1999-2006 0 0 Good performance
population of active enterprises of year n
7 (STRIND tsier150) (+) 0 0
Business demography - Death rate - Number of
real enterprise deaths of year n, divided by the
perf 1999-2005 n.a. Bad performance
population of active enterprises of year n
8 (STRIND tsier150) (-) 0 0
Prevalence Rates of Entrepreneurial Activity -
Early –stage Entrepreneurial Activity -(% of adult perf 2007 0 Good performance
population between 18-64 years) GEM (+)
9 0 0
Aggregate score (based on the
2
Narrow list) 4 0 0
Financial markets and access to finance
Characteristics of indicator Results
Aggregati Level Change
counting of negative performance
Type Time period on relative to
Relative Number of
weights EU15 Absolute Level Growth
EU15 indicators in
the narrow
Competition - efficiency
1 Financial market size (ECB, Eurostat) (+) perf 2007 1 1 1 0 0 0 Good performance
Value added in the financial sector (National
perf 2007 -3 0 Good performance
2 accounts) (+) 0 0
3 Stock market liquidity (Eurostat) (+) perf 2007 1 -30 1 1 0 0 Good performance
Efficiency of the banking system: Cost to
perf 2006 1 29 n.a. Bad performance
4 income ratio (ECB) (-) 1 0 0
Venture capital investments - early stage -
perf 1999-2008 1 0 0 Good performance
5 relative to GDP, breakdown by investment 1 0 0
stages (STRIND tsiir080) (+) Index (World bank
Getting Credit - Legal Rights
pol 2004-2009 1 0 0 Good performance
6 doing business) (+) 1 0 0
Financial market integration
7 Activity of foreign bank (ECB) (+) perf 2007 1 16 1 0 0 0 Good performance
Interest rate spreads: Retail spreads (ECB) (-) perf 2007 1 0 n.a. Bad performance
8 1 0 0
Share of foreign listed companies on equity
perf 2007 1 0 Good performance
9 exchanges (World Federation of Exchanges) (+) 1 0 0
Financial openness: out and inflowing portfolio
perf 2007 1/2 -3 0 Good performance
10 capital (Eurostat) (+) 1 0 0
Financial openness: stock of portfolio
perf 2006 1/2 2 n.a. Good performance
11 investments (IMF) (+) 1 0 0
Competition on financial retail markets
Market concentration in the banking system:
perf 2007 1 -15 0 Bad performance
12 highest 5 (ECB) (-) 1 1 0
Market concentration in the banking system:
perf 2007 1 -11 0 Bad performance
13 Herfindahl index (ECB) (-) 1 1 0
Tying of retail banking products (DG COMP) (+) perf 2006 -2 n.a. Good performance
14 0 0
Access to financial services: density of banks'
perf 2006 1 -9 n.a. Bad performance
15 branch network (ECB) (-) 1 1 0
Access to financial services: financial inclusion
perf 2006 1 -24 n.a. Bad performance
16 (Eurobarameter survey 2008) (-) 1 1 0
Access to financial services: penetration with
perf 2007 1 -29 0 Bad performance
17 ATMs (ECB) (-) 1 1 0
The use of technical advances: cashless
perf 2006 1 -7 n.a. Good performance
transactions (ECB) (+)
18 1 1 0
The use of technical advances: internet banking
0 Good performance
19 (Eurostat) (+) perf 2007 1 2 1 0 0
Aggregate score (based on the
-6
Narrow list) 20 7 0
Sub aggregate I 0
Sub aggregate II 5
Sub aggregate II -15
R&D and Innovation
Characteristics of indicator Results Number of counting of negative performance
indicators in
Aggregati Level Change the narrow Level Growth
Type Time period on relative to list
Relative
weights EU15 Absolute
EU15
Summary Innovation Index (2008 scoreboard)
perf 2003-2007 -18 ↑ 13 0 0 Good performance
1 (+) 0 0
Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (GERD) -
perf 1999-2008 1 -22 ↑ 12 0 0 Good performance
2 Percentage of GDP (STRIND tsiir 020)(+) 1 1 0
Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (GERD) by
source of funds - industry - Percentage of GDP perf 1999-2008 -15 ↑ -1 0 0 Good performance
3 (STRIND tsiir030)(+) 0 0
Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (GERD) by
source of funds - government - Percentage of pol 1999-2008 -30 ↑ 2 0 0 Good performance
4 GDP (STRIND tsiir030)(+) 0 0
Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (GERD) by
source of funds - abroad - Percentage of GDP perf 1999-2008 -6 ↓ -30 0 0 Good performance
5 (STRIND tsiir030) (+) 0 0
Science and technology graduates - total -
Tertiary graduates in science and technology per
perf 1999-2007 1 -15 ↑ 7 0 0 Good performance
1000 of population aged 20-29 (STRIND
6 tsiir050)(+) 1 1 0
Patent applications to the European Patent
Office (EPO) - Number of applications per perf 1999-2006 1 -12 n.a. Good performance
7 million inhabitants (STRIND tsiir060)(+) 1 1 0
Patents granded by the United States Patent
and Trademark Office (USPTO) - Number of
perf 1999-2003 n.a. Good performance
patents per million inhabitants (STRIND
8 tsiir070)(+) 0 0
Triadic patents - Patents all applied for at the
EPO, USPTO and JPO - Number of patents per perf 1999-2006 -11 n.a. Good performance
9 million inhabitants (+) 0 0
Venture capital investments - early stage -
perf 1999-2008 0 0 Good performance
10 Percentage of GDP (STRIND tsiir080)(+) 0 0
High-tech exports - Exports of high technology
products as a share of total exports (STRIND perf 1999-2006 30 n.a. Good performance
11 tsiir 160)(+) 0 0
12 Scientific articles per million population (+) perf 2003; 2005 0 0 n.a. Good performance
Employment in High-tech sectors (high-tech
manufacturing and knowledge-intensive high- perf 1999-2008 1 21 ↓ -15 0 0 Good performance
technology services - % total employment) (+)
13 1 0 1
SMEs innovating in-house (% total smes)
perf 2004;2006 n.a. Good performance
14 (Eurostat CIS)(+) 0 0
15 Innovation expenditures (Eurostat CIS)(+) perf 2004;2006 10 0 0 n.a. Good performance
Sales of new -to-market products (Eurostat
perf 2004;2006 30 n.a. Good performance
16 CIS)(+) 0 0
Sales of new -to-firm products (Eurostat CIS)(+) perf 2004;2006 -13 n.a. Good performance
17 0 0
Aggregate score (based on the
-7 1
Narrow list) 4 3 1
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counting of negative performance
Type Time period on relative to Number of
Relative
weights EU15 Absolute indicators in Level Growth
EU15
the narrow
ICT expenditure - IT - Expenditure on
Information Technology as a percentage of perf 2004-2006 1/2 n.a. Good performance
1 GDP(+) 1 0 0
ICT expenditure - Telecommunications -
Expenditure on Telecommunications Technology perf 2004-2006 1/2 n.a. Good performance
2 as a percentage of GDP(+) 1 0 0
Level of Internet access - households -
Percentage of households who have Internet perf 2002-2009 -3 ↑ 13 1 4 Good performance
3 access at home (+) 0 0
E-commerce via Internet - Percentage of
enterprises' total turnover from e-commerce via perf 2002-2007 1 1 Good performance
4 Internet(+) 0 0
E-government on-line availability - Percentage of
pol 2002-2007 1/2 23 n.a. Good performance
online availability of 20 basic public services(+)
5 1 0 0
E-government usage by enterprises -
Percentage of enterprises which use the Internet perf 2003-2009 1/2 7 ↑ -10 2 5 Good performance
for interaction with public authorities(+)
6 1 0 1
E-government usage by individuals - total -
Percentage of individuals aged 16 to 74 using
perf 2002-2009 -8 ↑ 4 5 -1 Good performance
the Internet for interaction with public authorities
7 (+) 0 0
Broadband penetration rate - Number of
broadband lines subscribed in percentage of the perf 2002-2008 1 -7 ↑ 8 1 4 Good performance
8 population(+) 1 1 0
Aggregate score (based on the
4 2
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0 0
1 0
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Level Growth
0 0
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1 0
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1 0
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1 0
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1 0
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1 0
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0 0
-1
0 0
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1 1
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-1
0 0
-1
0 0
0 0
-1
0 0
-1
0 0
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0 0
-1
0 0
7 2
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Level Growth
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
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0 1
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0 0
1
0 0
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-1
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0 0
1
0 0
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0 0
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0 1
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0 0
1
0 0
1
1 1
1
0 0
1 3
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Level Growth
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0 0
-1
0 0
-1
0 0
-1
0 0
-1
0 0
-1
0 0
-1
0 0
-1
0 0
-1
0 0
-1
0 0
-1
0 0
-1
0 0
-1
0 0
-1
0 0
1
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0 0
0 0
counting of negative performance
Level Growth
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0 0
-1
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-1
0 0
-1
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Level Growth
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0 0
1
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1
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1
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0 0
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0 0
1
0 0
-1
0 0
-1
1 0
-1
1 0
1
0 0
1
0 0
3 0
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Level Growth
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1 0
1
1 0
1
1 0
1
1 0
1
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1
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0 0
1
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1
0 0
1 0 0
1
0 0
1
0 0
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Level Growth
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0 0
1
0 0
1
0 0
1
0 0
1
0 0
1
0 0
1
0 0
1
0 0
0 0
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Characteristics of indicator Results
Change
Aggregati Level
Type Time period on relative to
weights EU15 Absolute
Education
Graduates (ISCED 5-6) aged 20-29 per 1000 of
pol 1999-2007 -1 ↑
1 the corresponding age population(+)
Annual expenditure on public and private
educational institutions per student compared to pol 1999-2006 24
2 GDP per capita, at tertiary level of education
(ISCED 5-6), based on full-time equivalents(+)
Spending on Human Resources - Total public
expenditure on education as a percentage of pol 1999-2006 24
GDP(+)
3
Youth education attainment level - females -
Percentage of the female population aged 20 to
pol 1999-2008 1/2 -30 ↑
24 having completed at least upper secondary
4 education(+)
Youth education attainment level - males -
Percentage of the male population aged 20 to
pol 1999-2008 1/2 -24 ↑
24 having completed at least upper secondary
5 education(+)
Early school-leavers - females - Percentage of
the female population aged 18-24 with at most
perf 1999-2008 1/2 -30 ↑
lower secondary education and not in further
education or training(-)
6
Early school-leavers - males - Percentage of the
male population aged 18-24 with at most lower
perf 1999-2008 1/2 -27 ↑
secondary education and not in further
7 education or training(-)
Share of graduates over working age population
perf 1999-2007 1 -5 =
8 (15-64) (+)
Share of tertiary-educated employment over
perf 1999-2008 1 -16 ↑
9 total employment (LFS)(+)
PISA average score (reading, mathematics and
perf 2003; 2006 1
10 science)(+)
Life-Long Learning
Life-long learning - females - Percentage of the
female population aged 25-64 participating in
pol 1999-2008 1/2 -7 ↑
education and training over the four weeks prior
11 to the survey(+)
Life-long learning - males - Percentage of the
male population aged 25-64 participating in
pol 1999-2008 1/2 -7 ↑
education and training over the four weeks prior
12 to the survey(+)
13 LLL 25-34(+) pol 2000-2008 -11 ↑
14 LLL 35-44(+) pol 2000-2008 -5 ↑
15 LLL 45-54(+) pol 2000-2008 -7 ↑
16 LLL 55-64(+) pol 2000-2008 -5
17 LLL - Low educational attainment (+) pol 2000-2008 -2 ↑
18 LLL - High educational attainment (+) pol 2000-2008 -2 ↑
19 LLL - Medium educational attainment(+) perf 2000-2008 -2 ↓
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Participation in continuous vocational training
perf 1999-2005 1/2 -3
20 (EMCO 23.A2)(+)
Investment by enterprises in training of adults -
Direct costs and labour costs of participants perf 1999-2005 1/2 4
divided by total labour costs (EMCO 23.A1)(+)
21
Aggregate score (based on the
-14
Narrow list)
Sub aggregate I -19
Sub aggregate II -3
Orientation and sustainability of public finances
Characteristics of indicator Results
Aggregati Level Change
Type Time period on relative to
weights EU15 Absolute
Consolidation of public finance
General Government Gross Debt (% of GDP) (-) pol 1999-2008 1 0 ↓
1
Distance Structural balance from SGP Medium
pol 1999-2008 -13 ↑
2 Term Objective(+)
Fiscal stance: change in Structural budget
pol 2004-2008 1 -4 ↓
3 balance (AMECO)(+)
4 Cyclically Adjusted Balance (AMECO) (+) perf 1999-2008 1/2 -10 ↑
Sustainability indicator: S2 component - the
perf 2005-2008 3 ↓
5 initial budgetary position (IBP)(-)
Nominal long-term interest rate (average,
perf 1999-2008 -20 ↑
6 AMECO)(-)
Net lending (+) or net borrowing (-); general
government - ESA 1995 (Percentage of gross perf 1999-2008 -10 ↑
domestic product at market prices) (+)
7
Primary budget balance as percentage of GDP
perf 1999-2008 1/2 -7 ↑
8 (Net lending excluding interest, general
government - ESA 1995) (+) AMECO
Sustainability
Sustainability indicator: S2 component - long-
perf 2005-2008 1 -5 ↓
term changes in the primary balance (LTC) (-)
9
Projected change in Labour force between 2008
and 2050 (Budgetary projections: AWG baseline perf 2008 1 -4
10 scenario Year: 2009)(+)
11 Sustainability indicator: S2 (overall) (-) perf 2005-2008 -1 ↓
12 Sustainability indicator: S1 (overall)(-) perf 2005-2008 2 ↓
Sustainability indicator: Required Primary
perf 2006-2008 -9 ↓
13 Balance (RPB)(-)
Projected old-age dependency ratio in 2025 =
Population aged 65 and over as a percentage of
pol not aplicable -2
the population aged 15-64 *) (AWG projection
14 2009) (-)
Aggregate score (based on the
-4
Narrow list)
Sub aggregate I -4
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Macroeconomic background information
Characteristics of indicator Results
Aggregati Level Change
Type Time period on relative to
weights EU15 Absolute
HICP (positive difference to the ECB target of
pol 1999-2008 -26 ↓
1 2% means a good performance) (+)
Real Effective Exchange Rate (unit labour
perf 1999-2008 -10 ↓
2 costs) (-)
Average of absolute value of output gap 1999-
perf 2008 24
3 2008 (-)
Real long term interest rate, deflator GDP
perf 1999-2008 -8 ↑
4 (AMECO) (-)
Business investment - Gross fixed capital
formation by the private sector as a percentage perf 1999-2008 -18 ↓
5 of GDP (STRIND er070)) (+)
Trade deficit : Net exports of goods and
services at current prices (National accounts) in perf 1999-2008 -7 ↑
6 % GDP at market prices.(+)
Balance on current transactions with the rest of
the world (National accounts) in % GDP at perf 1999-2008 -9 ↓
7 market prices. (+)
Aggregate score (based on the
not applicable
Narrow list)
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Results
Change counting of negative performance
Number of
Relative
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list
-5 1 2
0 0
n.a.
0 0
n.a.
0 0
30 0 0
1 1 0
13 1 0
1 1 0
30 0 0
1 1 0
26 0 0
1 1 0
-11 0 0
1 1 1
30 0 1
1 1 0
2 -2
1 0 0
-2 0 0
1 1 0
-8 0 0
1 1 1
-11 0 0 0 0
2 0 0 0 0
-7 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
-2 0 0 0 0
-8 0 0 1 1
-14 0 0 0 0
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1 0 0
n.a.
1 0 0
13
11 8 2
17
-5
Results
Change
counting of negative performance
Relative Number of
indicators in Level Growth
EU15
the narrow
-8 1 0
1 0 1
2 0 0
0 0
-5 0 0
1 1 1
21 1 1 0 0 0
1 1 1
0 0
25 0 0
0 0
16 0 0
0 0
17 0 0
1 1 0
-26 1 0
1 1 1
n.a.
1 1 0
-10 0 0 1 1
-3 0 0 1 1
-30 1 0
0 0
n.a.
0 0
-5
6
2 5 3
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Change
Relative
EU15
-5 0 0
-6 11 8
n.a.
-10 0 0
-21 0 0
6 0 0
-3 1 0
not applicable 0 0
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direction of performance Level Growth
Good performance 1
0 0
Good performance 1
0 0
Good performance 1
0 0
Good performance 1
1 0
Good performance 1
1 0
Bad performance -1
1 0
Bad performance -1
1 0
Good performance 1
0 0
Good performance 1
1 0
Good performance 1
0 0
0 0
Good performance 1
0 0
Good performance 1
0 0
Good performance 1 0 0
Good performance 1 0 0
Good performance 1 0 0
Good performance 1 0 0
Good performance 1 0 0
Good performance 1 0 0
Good performance 1 0 0
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0 0
Good performance 1
0 0
5 0
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Level Growth
Bad performance -1
0 0
Good performance 1
0 0
Good performance 1
0 0
Good performance 1 0 0
Bad performance -1
0 0
Bad performance -1
1 0
Good performance 1
0 0
Good performance 1
0 0
Bad performance -1
0 1
Good performance 1
0 0
Bad performance -1 0 0
Bad performance -1 0 0
Bad performance -1
0 1
Bad performance -1
0 0
1 2
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Bad performance -1
Bad performance -1
Bad performance -1
Good performance 1
Good performance 1
Good performance 1
0
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Policy area
Active labour market policies
Making work-pay: interplay of tax and benefit system
Labour taxation to stimulate labour demand
Job protection and labour market segmentation/dualisation
Policies increasing working time
Specific labour supply measures for women
Specific labour supply measures for older-workers
Wage bargaining and wage-setting policies
Immigration and integration policies
Labour market mismatch and labour mobility
Competition policy framework
Sector specific regulation (telecom, energy)
Business environment - Regulatory barriers to entrepreneurship
Business Dynamics - Start-up conditions
Financial markets and access to finance
Market integration - Openness to trade and investment
R&D and Innovation
ICT
Education and life long learning
Orientation and sustainability of public finances
45
Number of negative area
-4
Policy area level growth
Active labour market policies 3 2
Making work-pay: interplay of tax and benefit system
Labour taxation to stimulate labour demand 3
Job protection and labour market segmentation/dualisation 1 1
Policies increasing working time 1
Specific labour supply measures for women 8 3
Specific labour supply measures for older-workers 6 3
Wage bargaining and wage-setting policies 2 2
Immigration and integration policies 1
Labour market mismatch and labour mobility
Competition policy framework 3 1
Sector specific regulation (telecom, energy) 5 4
Business environment - Regulatory barriers to entrepreneurship
Business Dynamics - Start-up conditions
Financial markets and access to finance 7
Market integration - Openness to trade and investment 1
R&D and Innovation 3 1
ICT 1 1
Education and life long learning 8 2
Orientation and sustainability of public finances 5 3
45
Number of negative area
-15
level growth
2 1
1
5 3
2 3
2
1
7 2
3
1 3
5 2
5
1 2
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