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Studies on Wage Differentials and Labour Market Transitions
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 2007-04-10)
This thesis consists of four studies. The first study examines wage differentials between women and men in the Finnish manufacturing sector. A matched employer-employee data set is used to decompose the overall gender wage ...
Partial Unemployment Insurance Benefits and the Transition Rate to Regular Work
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 2008-03-19)
In Finland, unemployed workers who are looking for a full-time job but take up a part-time or very short full-time job may qualify for partial unemployment benefits. In exchange for partial benefits, these applicants must ...
Does experience rating reduce disability inflow?
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 2013-04-25)
This study explores whether the experience rating of employers' disability insurance premiums affects the inflow of older employees to disability benefits in Finland. To identify the causal effect of experience rating, we ...
To Search or Not to Search? The Effects of UI Benefit Extension for the Elderly Unemployed
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 2006-10-20)
In Finland the older unemployed can collect unemployment insurance (UI) benefits until retirement, while the entitlement period for younger groups is two years. In 1997 the eligibility age of persons benefiting from extended ...
The effect of receiving supplementary UI benefits on unemployment duration
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 2009-02-23)
We consider the consequences of working part-time on supplementary unemployment insurance benefits in the Danish labour market. Following the 'timing-of-events' approach we estimate causal effects of subsidized part-time ...
Reduction in the Long-Term Unemployment of the Elderly: A Success Story from Finland Revised
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 2006-06-28)
In several European countries the elderly unemployed are allowed to collect unemployment benefits up to a certain age limit, after which they can retire via some early retirement scheme. In Finland the eligibility age of ...
Reduction in the Long-Term Unemployment of the Elderly: A Success Story from Finland
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 2004-10-15)
In Finland the elderly unemployed are allowed to collect unemployment benefits up to the age of 60, when they can retire via a particular unemployment pension. In 1997 the eligibility age of persons benefiting from this ...
Early retirement policy in the presence of competing exit pathways: Evidence from policy reforms in Finland
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 2010-11-12)
A majority of older Finns withdraw from employment via early retirement schemes years before the statutory retirement age. Over the past 15 years, a series of policy reforms have been introduced to reduce the widespread ...