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Evaluation and Monitoring of Business Aid in Finland. Applicant Enterprises Projects and Distributors of Aid in Industrially Declining Regions. A Quantitative Approach
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 1998-01-01)
The study examines comprehensively the three entities involved when state aid is distributed to enterprises in Finland, namely the applicant enterprises, the projects financed and the distributors of funds. It demonstrates ...
Fiscal Policy Coordination in OECD Countries
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 1998-01-01)
This paper deals with fiscal policy coordination. In specifically it focuses on the question of how fiscal policy can be coordinated in the world where countries differ a lot in terms of cyclical behaviour and importance ...
Redistribution and Risk Sharing in EMU
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 1998-01-01)
This study analyses possibilities for independent national redistribution and risk sharing policy in EMU by reviewing literature on fiscal federalism. The currency union will not directly affect the national welfare policy. ...
Land Prices in Finland - Information System and Price Developments
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 1998-01-01)
This study describes the land information systems, their evolution, and the market for land information in Finland. We describe the availability and quality of price information both in urban (residential, office and ...
Testing the "Natural Rate of Suicide" Hypothesis
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 1998-01-01)
This paper analyses the economic determinants of suicide. More specifically, we test the hypothesis that suicide is related to shocks or news concerning income growth. Testing is based on an error correction model of suicide ...
Employment Growth and Labour Market Flexibility in OECD Countries
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 1998-01-01)
This paper investigates the adjustment of employment to population shocks in 22 OECD countries over the period 1960 - 1997. Most of the countries have experienced significant population shocks during that period. The speed ...
OECD Forecasts for the G7 Countries in 1969 - 1997
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 1998-01-01)
This paper presents a review of OECD forecasts for the G7 countries for the period 1969 - 1997. The analysis deals with the magnitude,
auto-correlation and eventual bias of the errors. In addition, we scrutinize the cyclical ...
Social Capital and Economic Growth
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 1998-01-01)
It is argued in order to explain large differences in the level of the development and the growth of economies cannot be adequately explained only by looking the traditional inputs of labour, capital and natural resources. ...
Finland as a Member of European Union - First Experiences
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 1998-01-01)
In 1992 we published estimations about the probable effects of the EU membership on the Finnish economy. The profound economic shock of the early 1990s has made the assessment of the economic impact of Finland?s EU membership ...
Regional Income Differences in Finland, 1966-96
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 1998-01-01)
Household Survey data is used to study income differences between and within regions in Finland during 1966-1996. We have five major (NUTS2) regions and apply four income concepts: factor income, gross income, disposable ...