This work was carried out in the OECD Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs (ELS). The report was drafted by Simona Otrisalova and Leonie Westhoff under the supervision of Shruti Singh (Senior Economist, Ageing and Employment Team). Dana Blumin provided statistical support. Natalie Corry prepared the report for publication. Valuable comments were provided by Christopher Prinz (Senior Economist), Theodora Xenogiani (Head of Division) and Stefano Scarpetta (Director). We also acknowledge the support of the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of the Czech Republic, in particular Eva Němečková and Jana Malá, for facilitating our mission to Czechia and meetings with a wide range of stakeholders. We would like to thank all stakeholders and experts who shared their insights with us during our mission to Prague, Pilsen and Usti and Labem.
This report was prepared with the financial support of Generation and Google.org. The opinions expressed and arguments employed herein do not necessarily reflect the views of these two organisations nor those of the OECD Member countries.