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In retail, unit price is the price for a single unit of measure of a product sold in more or less than the single unit. The "unit price" tells you the cost per unit of weight or volume of a food package. It is usually posted on the shelf below the food. The figures in this dataset refer to the price per tonne.

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E-Government Development Index (EGDI)

E-Government Development Index (EGDI) compares all UN Member States in regards to their national e-government effectiveness in the delivery of public services.

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Tax Subsidy Rates on R&D Expenditures (1-B-Index)

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The tax subsidy rate is calculated as 1 minus the B-index, a measure of the before-tax income needed to break even on USD 1 of R&D outlays (Warda, 2001). It is based on responses from national finance/tax/innovation authorities and R&D statistical agencies to the OECD questionnaire on R&D tax incentives and also draws on other publicly available information.

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Admissibility Asylum Procedure

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Overview of countries that have used the admissibility interview to examine applications under the Dublin procedure. Data were reported in 2016.

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Asylum Reception: Access to Labor, Education and Health Care

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Asylum seekers are entitled to reception conditions as defined in the Asylum Seekers' Benefits Act from the moment they arrive at the reception centre to which they have been assigned and where they are issued an “arrival certificate”. Data reported in 2016.

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Minimum Wage Exemptions

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Exemptions of the statutory minimum wage for the Eurozone Member States in 2018.

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ICT Development

ICT Development Index (IDI) monitors developments in information and communication technology between countries and over time. It is provided by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU).

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Industrial Robots

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Industrial robots per 10,000 employees and annual shipments of industrial robots

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International Migration (Inflows, Outflows, Stock)

The international migration dataset contains the flows and stocks of the total "immigrant", i.e. foreign-born, population in each country as well as information on acquisition of nationality. These data have not been standardised and are therefore not fully comparable across countries. In particular, the process of registering the foreign-born population and the process of granting residence permission vary across coutries.

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Population and Net Migration

Data are collected by Eurostat using the recommended definition of 'usually resident population'. Data represent the number of inhabitants of a given area on 1 January of the year in question (or, in some cases, on 31st December of the previous year). Population numbers are either based on data from the most recent census or on population registers.

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Government Deficit/Surplus

Eurostat
General government deficit/surplus as a share of GDP (%)

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Innovation Effort Indicators

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The dataset contains indicators for public and private innovation efforts. It is difficult to make a thorough distinction between R&D and innovation. However, R&D is considered to be the underlying source of inventions that drive innovation. More information is available in the ifo DICE Report 4/2019: Innovation Policy. Note: BERD = R&D expenditure of the business sector

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Harmonised Unemployment Rates (monthly)

Eurostat
The (harmonised) unemployment rate is the number of people unemployed as a percentage of the labor force. The datasset contains monthly data.

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Personal Remittances

World Bank Group
The World Bank defines personal remittances as the sum of personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers include all current transfers in cash or in kind between resident and non-resident individuals, independent of the source of income of the sender and the relationship between the households.

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Health Workforce Migration

OECD
Health Workforce Migration in different aspects

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Curfew

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This dataset includes curfews as a policy response to Covid-19 at the national level.

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Regulation and Closure of Schools

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This dataset includes the regulation and closure of schools as a policy response to Covid-19 at the national level.

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External Border Restrictions

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This dataset includes external border restrictions as a policy response to Covid-19 at the national level.

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Unemployment Rates

World Bank Group
The unemployment rate is the number of people unemployed as a percentage of the labor force.

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Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

Eurostat
GDP at market prices is the final result of the production activity of resident producer units. The data set contains GDP at current prices in euro, GDP in purchasing power standards and GDP euro per capita.

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Asylum Applicants by Sex

Eurostat
Asylum and first time asylum applicants since 2007, distinguished by sex (annual data).

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ICT Personnel

Eurostat
Percentage of ICT personnel of total employment

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ICT Sector in GDP

Eurostat
Percentage of the ICT sector in GDP (manufacturing, services, total)

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Strength of Legal Rights Index

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Strength of legal rights index measures the degree to which collateral and bankruptcy laws protect the rights of borrowers and lenders and thus facilitate lending. The index ranges from 0 to 10, with higher scores indicating that these laws are better designed to expand access to credit.

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Asylum Detention Conditions

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Persons suspected of having infringed visas, of having entered illegally or of having entered without authorisation, until the immigration authorities decide to issue a visa or return them to their country of origin.

Annual Shipments of Multipurpose Industrial Robots

Source: Various Unit: Number

Appeal (1/3): Does the law provide for an appeal against the decision in the admissibility procedure? (admissibility)

Source: Various Unit: 0=no; 1=yes

Appeal (2/3): Type of Appeal (Admissibility)

Source: Various Unit: Categorical

Appeal (3/3): Is it suspensive? (Admissibility)

Source: Various Unit: 0=no; 1=yes

Are asylum seekers ever detained in practice in prisons for the purpose of the asylum procedures?

Source: Various Unit: 0=no; 1=yes

Asylum applicants - females

Source: Eurostat Unit: Persons

Asylum applicants - females

Asylum applicants - males

Source: Eurostat Unit: Persons

Asylum applicants - males

Asylum applicants - total

Source: Eurostat Unit: Persons

Asylum applicants - Total

Closure and Regulation of Schools

Source: Various Unit: Policy duration per month

The following dataset contains information on the regulation and closure of schools as a policy response to Covid-19 at the national level.

Curfew

Source: Various Unit: Policy duration per month

The following dataset contains information on curfews as a policy response to Covid-19 at the national level.

Direct Government Funding of BERD

Source: Various Unit: % of GDP

Do asylum seekers have effective access to free legal assistance in practice?

Source: Various Unit: 0=no; 1=yes

Do detainees have access to health care in practice?

Source: Various Unit: 0=no; 1=yes

Does the law provide for access to free legal assistance for the review of detention?

Source: Various Unit: 0=no; 1=yes

Domestically-trained Doctors

Source: OECD Unit: Persons

E-Government Development Index (EGDI): Rank

Source: Various Unit: Rank

E-Government Development Index (EGDI): Score

Source: Various Unit: Index (0-1)

Ease of Doing Business: Starting a Company

Source: Various Unit: Score 0-100

Education: Are children able to access education in practice?

Source: Various Unit: 0=no; 1=yes

External Border Restrictions

Source: Various Unit: Policy duration per month

The following dataset contains information on external border restrictions as a policy response to Covid-19 at the national level.

First time asylum applicants - females

Source: Eurostat Unit: Persons

Asylum and first time asylum applicants by citizenship, age and sex - annual aggregated data (rounded), FREQ: Annual, CITIZEN: Total, SEX: Females, UNIT: Person, AGE: Total, ASYL_APP: First time ap

First time asylum applicants - males

Source: Eurostat Unit: Persons

First time asylum applicants: Males

First time asylum applicants - total

Source: Eurostat Unit: Persons

First time asylum applicants - Total

Foreign-trained Doctors

Source: OECD Unit: Persons

Foreign-trained Doctors - Annual Inflow

Source: OECD Unit: Persons

GDP and main components (output, expenditure and income), FREQ: Annual, UNIT: Current prices, million euro, NA_ITEM: Gross domestic product at market prices

Source: Eurostat

GDP and main components (output, expenditure and income), FREQ: Annual, UNIT: Current prices, million euro, NA_ITEM: Gross domestic product at market prices

GDP and main components (output, expenditure and income), FREQ: Annual, UNIT: Current prices, million units of national currency, NA_ITEM: Gross domestic product at market prices

Source: Eurostat

GDP and main components (output, expenditure and income), FREQ: Annual, UNIT: Current prices, million units of national currency, NA_ITEM: Gross domestic product at market prices

Government Deficit/Surplus (% of GDP)

Source: Eurostat Unit: Percent JEL Code: H62

General government deficit/surplus as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).

Government Deficit/Surplus in Million Euro

Source: Eurostat Unit: Million Euros JEL Code: H62

General government deficit/surplus in million euros.

Gross R&D Expenditures

Source: Various Unit: % of GDP

Harmonised Unemployment Rate

Source: Eurostat Unit: Percent JEL Code: J64

Harmonised unemployment rates in percent - monthly data

Health Care (1/2): In Practice

Source: Various

Health care (2/2): Is specialised treatment for victims of torture or traumatised asylum seekers available in practice?

Source: Various

ICT Development Index (IDI): Rank

Source: Various Unit: Rank

ICT Development Index (IDI): Score

Source: Various Unit: Index (1-10)

ICT Personnel - Manufacturing

Source: Eurostat Unit: Percent JEL Code: O3

Percentage of ICT Personnel of Total Employment - Manufacturing

ICT Personnel - Services

Source: Eurostat Unit: Percent JEL Code: O3

Percentage of ICT Personnel of Total Employment - Services

ICT Personnel - Total

Source: Eurostat Unit: Percent JEL Code: O3

Percentage of ICT Personnel of Total Employment - Total

ICT Sector in GDP - Manufacturing

Source: Eurostat Unit: Percent JEL Code: O3

Percentage of the ICT Sector in GDP - Manufacturing

ICT Sector in GDP - Services

Source: Eurostat Unit: Percent JEL Code: O3

Percentage of the ICT Sector in GDP - Services

ICT Sector in GDP - Total

Source: Eurostat Unit: Percent JEL Code: O3

Percentage of ICT Sector in GDP - Total

Indirect Government Funding of BERD through Tax Advanges

Source: Various Unit: % of GDP

Installed Industrial Robots per 10,000 Employees (Manufacturing)

Source: Various Unit: Number

Is access to detention centres allowed to lawyers?

Source: Various Unit: 0=no; 1=yes

Is access to detention centres allowed to NGOs?

Source: Various Unit: 0=no; 1=yes

Is access to detention centres allowed to UNHCR?

Source: Various Unit: 0=no; 1=yes

Labour Market (1/3): Does the legislation allow for access to the labour market for asylum seekers?

Source: Various Unit: 0=no; 1=yes

Labour Market (2/3): If Applicable

Source: Various Unit: Months

Labour Market (2/3): If Applicable

Source: Various Unit: Days

Labour Market (3/3): Are there restrictions to access employment in practice?

Source: Various Unit: 0=no; 1=yes

Legal Assistance (1/2): Do asylum seekers have access to free legal assistance at first instance in the admissibility procedure in practice? (admissibility)

Source: Various Unit:

Legal Assistance (2/2): Do asylum seekers have access to free legal assistance in the appeal procedure against an inadmissibility decision? (admissibility)

Source: Various

Minimum Wage: Age-specific Exemptions

Source: Various

In a number of countries, age-specific exemptions of the minimum wage apply. In the individual countries, the exemptions vary greatly in their design and structure.

Minimum Wage: Exemptions related to Work Experience

Source: Various

In a number of countries, exemptions of the minimum wage related to work-experience apply. In the individual countries, the exemptions vary greatly in their design and structure.

Minimum Wage: Sector-specific Exemptions

Source: Various

In a number of countries, sector-specific exemptions of the minimum wage apply. In the individual countries, the exemptions vary greatly in their design and structure.

Native-born but Foreign-trained Doctors

Source: OECD Unit: Persons

Number of Doctors - Total

Source: OECD Unit: Persons

Health Workforce Migration, Variable: Total number of doctors, Country of origin: Total

Number of Researchers Employed

Source: Various Unit: per 1000 employed

Percentage of Foreign-trained Doctors

Source: OECD

Percentage of foreign-trained doctors, total from all countries

Personal Interview (1/2): Is a personal interview of the asylum seeker systematically conducted in practice in the admissibility procedure? (admissibility)

Source: Various Unit: 0=no; 1=yes