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Generic substitution policy, prices and market structure: evidence from a quasi-experiment in Finland
VATT Working Papers : 35 (Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 24.08.2012)The present paper evaluates the quantitative impact of a pharmaceutical reform on pharmaceutical prices. A generic substitution policy was introduced in Finland in 2003 to contain rising pharmaceutical expenditure. After ... -
Granting public or private consumption? Effects of grants on local public spending and income taxes
VATT Working Papers : 15 (Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 27.09.2010)While the literature on how intergovernmental grants affect the budget of receiving jurisdictions is numerous, the very few studies that explicitly deal with likely endogeneity problems focus on grants targeted towards ... -
Local Representation and Strategic Voting: Evidence from Electoral Boundary Reforms
VATT Working Papers : 64 (Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 11.09.2015)We analyze whether voters value local political representation by exploiting municipal mergers, which increase the number of candidates available to voters and intensify political competition. In the Finnish open-list ...