Researcher salaries vs. GDP per capita in 2006 (PPP, EU25=100)
180.00
Japan
US
160.00
140.00
Spain
UK
120.00
Researcher
Salaries
Sweden
100.00
80.00
60.00
Italy
40.00
20.00
0.00
0.00
20.00
40.00
60.00
80.00
100.00
120.00
140.00
160.00
180.00
200.00
GDP per capita
Source: Marimon, R. (2004). “Competition, Innovation and Growth.” BEPA Policy Advisers Conference, Brussels, 4 December 2007.