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Wage in $\r\nadjusted by purchasing power parity (PPP)\u003C\u002Fstrong> expresses\u003Cstrong> \u003C\u002Fstrong>wage in dollars\r\nthat have the same purchasing power as current U.S. dollar has in the USA.\u003Cstrong> \u003C\u002Fstrong>The second index is more complicated\r\nthan the first one because it takes into account more than 1 commodity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Tab.:\u003C\u002Fstrong> \u003Cem>Median gross and net hourly wage in $ adjusted by PPP [1] and Big Mac wage [2].\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ctable class=\"grid listing\">\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl32\">\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Country\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl39\" colspan=\"6\">\u003Cstrong>Median\r\n  hourly wage in $ adjusted by PPP \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl39\" colspan=\"3\">\u003Cstrong>Big Macs per hour of work\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl25\"> \u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl27\" colspan=\"2\">\u003Cstrong>Car, taxi and van drivers\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\" colspan=\"2\">\u003Cstrong>Bus and tram drivers\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\" colspan=\"2\">\u003Cstrong>Heavy truck and lorry drivers\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl27\">\u003Cstrong>Car, taxi and van drivers\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">\u003Cstrong>Bus and tram drivers\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl24\">\u003Cstrong>Heavy truck and lorry drivers\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl33\"> \u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">\u003Cstrong>Gross\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">\u003Cstrong>Net\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">\u003Cstrong>Gross\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">\u003Cstrong>Net\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">\u003Cstrong>Gross\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">\u003Cstrong>Net\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl28\"> \u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">\u003Cbr\u002F>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl29\"> \u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl32\">Belgium\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl34\">11.6\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl34\">9\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl34\"> \u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl34\"> \u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl34\">13.6\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl34\">11.5\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl27\">2.4\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl34\"> \u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl24\">3\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl33\">Finland\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">\u003Cbr\u002F>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">\u003Cbr\u002F>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">\u003Cbr\u002F>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">\u003Cbr\u002F>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">14.2\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">11.1\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl28\"> \u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">\u003Cbr\u002F>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl29\">3.1\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl33\">Germany\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">11.8\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">8.5\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">13.7\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">10\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">13.3\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">9.6\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl28\">2.1\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">2.4\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl29\">2.3\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl33\">Netherlands\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">14.4\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">10\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">17.1\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">11.4\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">15.5\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">11\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl28\">2.5\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">2.8\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl29\">2.7\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl33\">Spain\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">\u003Cbr\u002F>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">\u003Cbr\u002F>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">\u003Cbr\u002F>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">\u003Cbr\u002F>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">14.1\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">10.9\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl28\"> \u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">\u003Cbr\u002F>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl29\">2.4\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl31\">United Kingdom\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl35\"> \u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl35\"> \u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl35\"> \u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl35\"> \u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl35\">13.3\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl35\">10.2\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl37\"> \u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl35\"> \u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl36\">2.9\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl30\">Czech\r\n  Republic\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl38\">7.4\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl38\">5.7\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl38\">9.1\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl38\">6.8\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl38\">8.7\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl38\">6.8\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl39\">1.1\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl38\">1.4\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl40\">1.4\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl32\">Argentina\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl34\">7.1\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl34\">6\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl34\">10.4\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl34\">8.1\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl34\">12.1\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl34\">8.6\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl27\">0.8\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl34\">1\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl24\">1.1\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl33\">Brazil\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">3.2\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">2.8\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">\u003Cbr\u002F>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">\u003Cbr\u002F>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">3.4\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">2.8\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl28\">0.5\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">\u003Cbr\u002F>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl29\">0.5\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl33\">Guatemala\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">\u003Cbr\u002F>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">\u003Cbr\u002F>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">2.6\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">2.6\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">3\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">2.9\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl28\"> \u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">\u003Cbr\u002F>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl29\"> \u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl31\">Paraguay\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl35\"> \u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl35\"> \u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl35\">3.2\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl35\">2.7\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl35\">3.3\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl35\">2.8\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl37\"> \u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl35\"> \u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl36\"> \u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl33\">Belarus\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">4.8\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">4.2\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">5.5\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">4.3\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">5.1\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">4.3\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl28\"> \u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">\u003Cbr\u002F>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl29\"> \u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl33\">Kazakhstan\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">5.1\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">4.1\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">\u003Cbr\u002F>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">\u003Cbr\u002F>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">4.6\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">3.8\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl28\"> \u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">\u003Cbr\u002F>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl29\"> \u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl33\">Russian Federation\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">7\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">6.2\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">\u003Cbr\u002F>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">\u003Cbr\u002F>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">\u003Cbr\u002F>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">\u003Cbr\u002F>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl28\">1.9\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl26\">\u003Cbr\u002F>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl29\"> \u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl31\">Ukraine\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl35\"> \u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl35\"> \u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl35\"> \u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl35\"> \u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl35\">3.9\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl35\">3.2\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl37\"> \u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl35\"> \u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl36\"> \u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\n\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Note:\u003C\u002Fstrong> Because of different price levels in the \r\ncountries median hourly net and gross wage is presented in dollars that \r\nhave the same purchasing power as current U.S. dollar has in the USA.\u003Cbr\u002F>Statistics\r\n are reported for the occupations with at least 20 observations. \r\nMoreover \"Big Macs per hour of work\" are only reported for countries \r\nwith published Big Mac prices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Source:\u003C\u002Fstrong> WageIndicator 2009-2011; IMF World Economic Outlook Database (September 2011); The Economist (July 2011)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cbr\u002F>\u003Cstrong>[1].\u003C\u002Fstrong> IMF’s estimates of the PPP exchange rates \r\nfor the year 2011 were used \r\n(http:\u002F\u002Fwww.imf.org\u002Fexternal\u002Fpubs\u002Fft\u002Fweo\u002F2011\u002F02\u002Fweodata\u002Findex.aspx)\u003Cbr\u002F>\u003Cstrong>[2].\u003C\u002Fstrong> Big Mac prices were collected in July 2011 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