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Best Education Money Can Buy? Capitalization of School Quality in Finland
(Oxford University Press, 2018)
By international comparison, Finnish pupil achievement is high and school achievement differences small. The Finnish education system is unusual also because there are no national testing programmes, and information on ...
Effects of Carbon Reduction Labels: Evidence from Scanner Data
(Wiley, 2016)
We investigate the effects of carbon reduction labels using a detailed scanner data set. Using a difference-in-differences estimation strategy, we find that having a carbon label has no impact on detergent prices or demand. ...
The environmental Kuznets curve at different levels of economic development: a counterfactual quantile regression analysis for CO2 emissions
(Taylor & Francis, 2015)
This paper applies the quantile fixed effects technique in exploring the CO2 environmental Kuznets curve within two groups of economic development (OECD and non-OECD countries) and six geographical regions – West, East ...
Do Urban Neighborhoods Benefit from Homeowners? Evidence from Housing Prices
(Wiley, 2015)
Homeownership is heavily subsidized in most countries. The adverse effects of this policy on economic efficiency and income distribution are well documented in the economics literature. The main argument in favor of ...
Opportunity Cost Estimation of Ecosystem Services
(Springer Verlag, 2017)
Land-use changes rank among the most significant drivers of change in ecosystem services worldwide. The enhancement of important services such as biodiversity and carbon sequestration requires modifications in land-use ...
Effectiveness of clinical exome sequencing in adult patients with difficult-to-diagnose neurological disorders
(Wiley, 2021)
Objectives:
Clinical diagnostics in adults with hereditary neurological diseases is complicated by clinical and genetic heterogeneity, as well as lifestyle effects. Here, we evaluate the effectiveness of exome sequencing ...
When does money stick in education? Evidence from a kinked grant rule
(MIT Press, 2020)
We study the effects of intergovernmental grants on school spending within the Finnish system of high school education funding. The system allocates lump-sum intergovernmental grants to local high school education providers ...
Attitudes towards genetic testing and information: does parenthood shape the views?
(Springer, 2020)
This study examines how parents of pediatric patients might differ in their views and attitudes towards genetic technology and information when compared to adult patients. There is surprisingly little evidence on how parents ...
Cost-effectiveness of whole-exome sequencing in progressive neurological disorders of children
(Elsevier, 2022)
Objectives:
To clarify the diagnostic utility and the cost-effectiveness of whole-exome sequencing (WES) as a routine early-diagnostic tool in children with progressive neurological disorders.
Methods:
Patients with ...
The indirect effect of mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccination on healthcare workers’ unvaccinated household members
(Nature Research, 2022-03)
Mass vaccination is effective in reducing SARS-CoV-2 infections among vaccinated individuals. However, it remains unclear how effectively COVID-19 vaccines prevent people from spreading the virus to their close contacts. ...