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Labour Taxation, Tax Progression and Job Matching - Comparative Alternative Models of Wage Setting
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 2002-11-21)
In this paper we consider the effects of labour taxation on wages, unemployment and efficiency in a job matching framework. We derive labour market equilibrium with taxes in a model of endogenous job creation and job ...
Hours of Work and Time Use of Employment People in Estonia and Finland
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 1992-01-01)
On the Efficiency of Job and Income Protection in the Dynamic Labour Markets
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 2000-05-31)
This paper investigates the efficiency implications of two kinds of worker protection, job security and income protection. Both of them have important aggregate efficiency effects in the dynamic labor markets, where worker ...
Belgium as a small open economy in the core of Europe
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 1995-01-01)
Small open economies in Europe share many of the same characteristics, policy choices and economic problems. This paper argues that Belgium is profoundly affected by its position as a small open economy in the core of the ...
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 ...
The Evolution of the Finnish Model in the 1990s: from Depression to High-tech Boom
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 2004-12-15)
Finland has recently got much admiration due to economic success reflected in rankings of competitiveness, technology, education and economic growth. This success has largely been embodied in the growth of Nokia group and ...
Modelling Crime and Punishment
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 2000-12-31)
This paper provides an extended supply of labour model which allows for different intensities of legal and illegal (criminal) activities and in which criminal activities may be considered both as work and leisure. Heterogeneity ...
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 ...
Does Centralised Wage Setting Lead into Higher Taxation?
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 2003-10-22)
This paper studies implications of centralised wage setting for the level of taxation and public expenditure in an analytical model with unionised labour markets. We extend the previous studies by allowing for both demand ...
Social Security Funds, Payroll Tax Adjustment and Real Exchange Rate: The Finnish Model
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 1999-01-01)
This paper presents the Finnish system of EMU buffer funds. The idea of the buffer funds is to finance
temporary reductions of payroll taxes in a case of asymmetric shock facing the economy. It is well-known that by ...