[open-economics] [getthedata.org] New question: Average wages worldwide on Get the Data

Mon May 9 20:55:48 UTC 2011

Hi Rufus,

Just answered the question - wouldnt mind acting as "editor" - I'm
mining and keeping a look at different econ datasets anyway so no
problem here.

Thanks,

Guo

On 9 May 2011 18:36, Rufus Pollock <rufus.pollock at okfn.org> wrote:
> Just saw this question posted on GetTheData which people may be able to answer:
>
> <http://getthedata.org/questions/602/average-wages-worldwide>
>
> <quote>
> I'm looking for a list of the average annual wage in as many countries
> as possible. Importantly, I'm looking for figures that are NOT
> adjusted, using PPP or converted into international dollars, or
> anything like that. This is because I'm not looking to directly
> compare these figures - they will be used feed into a larger piece of
> research on tax rates worldwide, and I want to know the income tax
> rate paid by the average earner in each country.
>
> I have seen the wikipedia (Eurostat) and OECD tables, which aren't
> very useful for the above reasons
> </quote>
>
> Rufus
>
> PS: is there anyone on list who'd volunteer to act as a GetTheData
> "editor" for economics related stuff?
> <http://wiki.okfn.org/Community_Roles#Get_the_Data_Editor>
>
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