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Viitteet 11-20 / 21
The (Displacement) Effects of Spatially Targeted Enterprise Initiatives: Evidence from UK LEGI
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 2016-03-07)
We investigate the impacts of a significant area-based intervention (LEGI) that aimed to increase employment and entrepreneurial activity in 30 disadvantaged areas across England. We examine the spatial pattern of effects ...
The Effect of Job Displacement on Couples' Fertility Decisions
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 2012-03-22)
This paper analyzes the effects of job displacement on fertility using Finnish longitudinal employer-employee data (FLEED) matched to birth records. We distinguish between male and female job losses. We focus on couples ...
Informational Efficiency of the EU ETS market – a study of price predictability and profitable trading
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 2012-03-22)
We study the informational efficiency of the European Emissions Trading Scheme, EU ETS market by simulating the trading in this emerging market. If the market is efficient, profitable trading should only exist locally in ...
What are the benefits of the Water Framework Directive? Lessons learned for policy design from preference revelation
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 2015-10-21)
The Water Framework Directive (WFD) seeks to achieve good ecological status of surface waters across the European Union by 2027. The WFD guidelines explicitly recognize the economics of water management by providing ...
Institutional rules, labour demand and retirement through disability programme participation
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 2010-09-27)
We use matched employer-employee data from Finland to model transitions out of work into sick leave and disability retirement. To identify the role of institutional factors we exploit reforms that changed medical requirements ...
The labour market impacts of a youth guarantee: lessons for Europe?
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 2014-12-18)
This paper examines the youth guarantee programme introduced in Finland 2005. The reform consisted of early intervention, monitoring and individualized job search plans that guarantee activation measures for unemployed ...
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 ...