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Long-term effects of extended unemployment benefits for older workers
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus, 2017-05-31)
This paper examines the long-term effects of extended unemployment benefits that older unemployed can collect until retirement in Finland. We consider a reform that increased the age threshold of this scheme from 55 to 57 ...
The spike at benefit exhaustion in the Finnish labor market
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus, 2017-05-31)
Many studies have found that the exit rate from unemployment increases in the vicinity of the exhaustion day of unemployment insurance benefits. The extent to which this spike is driven by job search behavior is important ...
The effects of UI benefits on unemployment and subsequent outcomes: Evidence from a kinked benefit rule
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus, 2016-12-12)
This paper analyzes the effects of unemployment insurance (UI) benefits on unemployment exits and subsequent labor market outcomes. We exploit a piecewise linear relationship between the previous wage and UI benefits in ...
The Effects of Unemployment Assistance on Unemployment Exits
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus, 2021-03-19)
Many countries have a two-tiered unemployment compensation system which provides earnings-related unemployment insurance for a limited period of time and less generous unemployment assistance thereafter. This study evaluates ...
Estimating the effects of potential benefit duration without variation in the maximum duration of unemployment benefits
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus, 2017-05-31)
This paper examines the effects of unemployment benefit duration in Finland. To overcome the problem that the maximum duration of benefits is the same for all unemployed we exploit two observations. First, despite the ...
Using a Kinked Policy Rule to Estimate the Effect of Experience Rating on Disability Inflow
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus, 2018-03-23)
We study whether the experience rating of employers’ disability insurance premiums affects the inflow to disability benefits in Finland. To identify the causal effect of experience rating, we exploit “kinks” in the rule ...
Technology, Labour Market Institutions and Early Retirement: Evidence from Finland
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus, 2020-12-23)
There are two major barriers to increasing employment of older workers. First, older workers engaged in codifiable, routine tasks are particularly prone to the risk of being displaced by computers and robots. Second, several ...
Combining Part-time Work and Social Benefits: Empirical Evidence from Finland
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus, 2023-11-09)
We use detailed, population-wide data from Finland to provide evidence of the impact of earnings disregard policies on part-time work during unemployment spells, and describe the longer-run trends in combining part-time ...