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/screening hypothesis. The empirical section of the paper carries out two alternative methods for testing the signalling/sorting hypothesis … schooling choices of those individuals whose behaviour was directly constrained by the reform, whereas under the sorting … post-comprehensive educational attainment as predicted by the sorting hypothesis. However, my results indicate that the …
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We assess Finland’s competitiveness in the light of various, mainly short-term indicators. It turns out that the weak export market performance over the last few years is linked to the deterioration of profitability of production in Finland. A better export and employment performance requires...
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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 study the effects of compulsory military service in Finland on the conscripts' future labour market behaviour. This is measured in three ways: first, the time it takes to complete civil education and the level of education acquired; second, how the conscripts will find employment; and third,...
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This brief provides descriptive evidence on completion of multiple higher education degrees in Finland. In the year 2020, there were altogether 7,100 individuals enrolling in higher education who already had higher education degrees. A quarter of them already had more than one higher education...
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Perhevapaiden vaikutuksesta miesten ja naisten välisiin palkkaeroihin tiedetään hyvin vähän. Tässä katsauksessa pureudutaan empiiriseen kirjallisuuteen koskien perhevapaiden vaikutusta naisten ura- ja palkkakehitykseen. Suomalaisen empiirisen tutkimustiedon puuttuessa, tässä...
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