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Estimating Equilibrium Search Models from Finnish Data
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 2001-05-31)
Empirical equilibrium search models have attracted a growing interest in recent years. Estimation of such models has not been completely successful, however. This has led researchers to develop more sophisticated versions ...
What Lies Behind the Unprecedented Increase in Income Inequality in Finland During the 1990's
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 2001-02-27)
This study uses a decomposition analysis of income inequality by income groups and income sources to understand and explain the inequality increase in Finland during the 1990's. Several conclusions can be drawn from our ...
Let's Make a Deal - the Impact of Social Security Provisions and Firm Liabilities on Early Retirement
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 2001-11-09)
Literature on early retirement has generally ignored firms' role in the labour market withdrawals. Yet, as it is shown in this paper, employee incentives alone cannot explain the increase in unemployment at the end of the ...
Unemployment Insurance with Limited Duration and Variable Replacement Ratio - Effects on Optimal Search
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 2001-04-30)
This paper analyses the effects of an unemployment insurance with limited potential duration in a job search model with endogenous effort. Both constant and declining time sequence of benefits are considered. The model ...
Regional Economic Repercussions of an Economic Crisis: A Sectoral Analysis
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 2001-03-12)
This paper investigates the evolution of regional disparities in Finland between 1988 and 1997. The analysis focuses on per capita GDP and its subcomponents, particularly labour productivity, jobs and population. The results ...
Labour Taxation and the Degree of Centralisation in a Trade Union Model with Endogenous Labour Supply
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 2001-03-30)
This paper considers the effect of labour taxation on wages and employment in a trade union model with endogenous working hours. In the model, individuals choose working hours with a given wage rate, competitive firms ...
Retirement Round-bout: Early Exit Channels and Disability Applications
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 2001-10-31)
Disability pension benefits are governed by an application-approval procedure. Therefore, explanatory variables can have different effects on the application probability and on the actual disability transition probability. ...