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Efficiency of Finnish Upper Secondary Schools: An Application of Stochastic Frontier Analysis with Panel Data
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 2007-11-08)
In this study the efficiency of Finnish upper secondary schools is evaluated with stochastic frontier analysis. Different stochastic frontier models for panel data are used to estimate education production functions. The ...
Evaluating tax and benefit reforms in 1996-2001
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 2002-07-02)
This report evaluates the tax-benefit reforms in 1996?2001. The Government appointed a working group in 1995 to plan the tax-benefit reforms. The proposals of the group were first implemented in 1997 and all the measures ...
Determinants of Health Care Expenditures in Finnish Hospital Districts 1993-2005
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 2007-11-08)
This study assesses which factors explain the development of health care expenditures in Finnish hospital districts during 1993–2005. According to the results, real health care expenditures in hospital districts during the ...
Comparative Analysis on the Job-Broking Market in Japan and Finland
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 2005-11-30)
This study compares the job-broking market of Japan and Finland. The study is based on statistical and literature analysis and interviews at the Public Employment Service. The Japanese labour market can be divided into a ...
Health Centre Productivity in Finland: Productivity change from 1980 to 1990 and productivity differences in 1990
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 1992-01-01)
Secessions of Municipal Health Centre Federations: Expenditure and Productivity Effects
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 2007-09-13)
We examine the expenditure and efficiency effects of secessions of health centre federations between 1990 and 2003. Using both regression and matching techniques we find statistically significant effects. According to ...
Productivity Changes in Finnish Health Centres: A Malmquist Index Approach
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 2000-04-19)
This paper studies productivity development of Finnish health centres in 1988-95 by applying different specifications of Malmquist index. As input variables we use operating costs or the number of personnel by employee ...
What Kind of Job-broker is the Public Employment Service? Evidence from Finnish Job Vacancy Midrodata in 2002-2003
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 2005-01-14)
This study analyses the job-broking function of the Finnish Public Employment Service (PES). The empirical analysis is based on the Finnish job vacancy microdata in 2002 and 2003 including information on over 320,000 job ...
Finnish Experiences in Measuring and Promoting Productivity in the Public Sector
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 1997-01-01)
This paper presents a survey of the studies that have investigated productivity and efficiency in the Finnish public sector. The paper outlines methods that have been used in these studies and presents summaries of main ...
School Resources and Student Achievement Revisited: New Evidence Using Panel Data
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 2000-08-22)
In this study we analyse the effects of the changes in the school spending on the matriculation examination results. We use a large sample of Finnish senior secondary school students from the years 1990-1998. Teaching ...