In order to understand the employment effects of technological progress, it is useful to separate three types of technologies: 1) automation technologies, 2) technologies that create new tasks, and 3) capital- or labor-augmenting technologies. These different types of technological advances...

In order to understand the employment effects of technological progress, it is useful to separate three types of technologies: 1) automation technologies, 2) technologies that create new tasks, and 3) capital- or labor-augmenting technologies. These different types of technological advances...

We study the extent to which retired households in Finland could supplement their mandatory pension benefits by releasing their equity. We also consider the tax treatment of different financial products that turn wealth into an income stream. In addition, we use a life cycle consumption-savings...

Tuottavuuden nousu on Suomessa ollut erityisesti 1990-luvun alun laman jälkeen kansainvälisesti vertaillen hyvin nopeaa. Koko taloudessa työn tuottavuus on noussut 1980- luvun alusta 75-80 % eli noin 2,5 kertaa nopeammin kuin teollisuusmaissa keskimäärin. Palveluissakin tuottavuuden kasvu...