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    • Long-term effects of extended unemployment benefits for older workers 

      Kyyrä, Tomi; Pesola, Hanna
      VATT Working Papers : 89 (Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus, 31.05.2017)
      This paper examines the long-term effects of extended unemployment benefits that older unemployed can collect until retirement in Finland. We consider a reform that increased the age threshold of this scheme from 55 to 57 ...
    • Political Representation and Effects of Municipal Mergers 

      Harjunen, Oskari; Saarimaa, Tuukka; Tukiainen, Janne
      VATT Working Papers : 98 (Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus, 18.10.2017)
      We study the effects of municipal mergers using novel geocoded data on public sector jobs, housing transactions and local politicians’ place of residence. We find that total municipal expenditures evolve in the same way ...
    • Screening through Activation? Differential Effects of a Youth Activation Programme 

      Hall, Caroline; Kotakorpi, Kaisa; Liljeberg, Linus; Pirttilä, Jukka
      VATT Working Papers : 101 (Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus, 19.12.2017)
      We study the dual role of active labour market policies: First, ALMP may perform a screening role by increasing the incentives for job search especially among individuals with good labour market prospects, already prior ...