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RD, investment and structural change in Finland: Is low investment a problem?
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 2009-06-10)
Low aggregate investment in Finland has been argued to merely reflect structural change to an innovation economy, with high R&D levels adequately compensating for reduced physical investment. This paper briefly reviews the ...
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 ...
Modelling state dependence and feedback effects between poverty, employment and parental home emancipation among European youth
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 2009-10-30)
Youth is one of the phases in the life-cycle when some of the most decisive life transitions take place. Entering the labour market or leaving parental home are events with important consequences for the economic well-being ...
Multinational firms and job tasks
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 2009-07-22)
We analyze the impact of multinational and foreign ownership on the demand for job tasks and educational skills. By using Swedish matched employer-employee data, we find that both foreign and domestic multinational firms ...
School tracking and development of cognitive skills
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 2009-03-30)
The Finnish comprehensive school reform replaced the old two-track school system with a uniform nine-year comprehensive school and significantly reduced the degree of heterogeneity in the Finnish primary and secondary ...