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The present study analyses migration patterns in Finland to test if microeconomic evidence for the Harris-Todaro model … can be found. The Harris-Todaro hypothesis states that rural-urban migration stems from regional differences in the wage … evidence for the Harris-Todaro model and concludes that rural urban migration is a result of higher wages and, even more so …
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This paper discusses the Finnish experiences of Active Labour Market Policy (ALMP) across the economic cycle, especially in economic downturn. Cuts in unemployment spell duration have been the main factors to contribute in decreasing the unemployment in the recent years. Subsidised employment...
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We examine the growth of real value added, labour input and labour productivity of immigrant-owned firms in Finland in 2007–2016. In our analysis we use the so-called FLOWN (Finnish Longitudinal OWNer-Employer-Employee) data by Statistics Finland that allows linking register information on...
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number of employed immigrants as well as immigrants' employment rate in Finland has increased. We review the economic impacts … of immigration. We show that the fiscal impact of immigration depends heavily on the characteristics of immigrants and …
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number of employed immigrants as well as immigrants' employment rate in Finland has increased. We review the economic impacts … of immigration. We show that the fiscal impact of immigration depends heavily on the characteristics of immigrants and …
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We analyse how alternative reforms of the student financial aid would influence average study duration, government expenditures, and tax revenues. We also consider the reform that has been proposed by the current government (in 2016) which consists of lowering the monthly student grant and...
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We analyze the impact of the Finnish tax-benefit system on the financial incentives to take up a job and to work more. The analysis is conducted with the Finnish microsimulation model SISU in 2015-2021. We analyze the presence of unemployment traps in the population and characterize the...
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We analyze the impact of the Finnish tax-benefit system on the financial incentives to take up a job and to work more. The analysis is conducted with the Finnish microsimulation model SISU in 2015–2021. We analyze the presence of unemployment traps in the population and characterize the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013183827