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A Note on the Robustness of Card and Krueger (1994) and Neumark and Wascher (2000)
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 2011-06-14)
This note adds to the discussion originating from David Card and Alan B. Krueger (1994; CK) and David Neumark and William Wascher (2000; NW). It re-evaluates their results by using the semiparametric difference-in-differences ...
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 ...
Matching inefficiencies, regional disparities and unemployment
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 2009-05-28)
In this paper we apply a stochastic frontier approach to examine how matching efficiency and regional differences in structural factors contribute to regional and aggregate unemployment. Our results suggest that there would ...
Technological changes, wage inequality and skill premiums: Evidence over three centuries
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 2009-06-10)
This study analyses the evolution of wages and occupational composition of labour over three centuries, from 1755 to 1914, using worker-workplace data. The data from one industry offers a unique view on long-term trends ...
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 ...