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76: The evolution of social mobility: Norway over the 20th century

Matti Sarvimäki, Tuomas Pekkarinen and Kjell G Salvanes

75: The effects of size-based regulation on small firms: evidence from VAT threshold

Timo Rauhanen, Jarkko Harju and Tuomas Matikka

74: Worker-level consequences of import shocks

Katariina Nilsson Hakkala and Kristiina Huttunen

73: Do tax incentives for research increase firm innovation? An RD Design for RD

Antoine Dechezleprêtre, Elias Einiö, Ralf Martin, Kieu-Trang Nguyen and John van Reenen

72: Slipping through the Cracks of a Welfare State: Children of Immigrants in Finland

Matti Sarvimäki, Laura Ansala and Ulla Hämäläinen

71: The (Displacement) Effects of Spatially Targeted Enterprise Initiatives: Evidence from UK LEGI

Elias Einiö and Henry Overman

70: Firm types, price-setting strategies, and consumption-tax incidence

Tuomas Kosonen, Jarkko Harju and Oskar Skans

69: The Elasticity of Taxable Income: Evidence from Changes in Municipal Income Tax Rates in Finland

Tuomas Matikka

68: Who Benefits from Public Housing?

Essi Eerola and Tuukka Saarimaa

67: Self-Selection of Emigrants: Theory and Evidence on Stochastic Dominance in Observable and Unobservable Characteristics

George Borjas, Ilpo Kauppinen and Panu Poutvaara

66: What are the benefits of the Water Framework Directive? Lessons learned for policy design from preference revelation

Anni Huhtala and Janne Artell

65: One or Two Tiers of Local Government? – The Cost Effects of a Regional Experiment

Antti Moisio and Kari Hämäläinen

64: Local Representation and Strategic Voting: Evidence from Electoral Boundary Reforms

Janne Tukiainen and Tuukka Saarimaa

63: The impact of school closures on student achievement - evidence from rural Finland

Ramin Izadi

62: Corporate tax in an international environment - Problems and possible remedies

Seppo Kari

61: The Loss of Production Work: Identification of Demand Shifts Based on Local Soviet Trade Shocks

Elias Einiö

60: The labour market impacts of a youth guarantee: lessons for Europe?

Juha Tuomala, Kari Hämäläinen and Ulla Hämäläinen

59: Does Regression Discontinuity Design Work? Evidence from Random Election Outcomes

Ari Hyytinen, Jaakko Meriläinen, Tuukka Saarimaa, Otto Toivanen and Janne Tukiainen

58: Best Education Money Can Buy? Capitalization of School Quality in Finland

Tuukka Saarimaa, Oskari Harjunen and Mika Kortelainen

57: Dimming Hopes for Nuclear Power: Quantifying the Social Costs of Perceptions of Risks

Anni Huhtala and Piia Remes (née Aatola)

56: The Elasticity of Taxable Income and Income-shifting: What is "Real" and What is Not?

Jarkko Harju and Tuomas Matikka

55: Taxable Income Elasticity and the Anatomy of Behavioral Response: Evidence from Finland

Tuomas Matikka

54: Multinationals, Competition and Productivity Spillovers through Worker Mobility

Katariina Nilsson Hakkala and Alessandro Sembenelli

53: Common Pool Problems in Voluntary Municipal Mergers

Tuukka Saarimaa and Janne Tukiainen

52: Restaurant VAT cut: Cheaper meal and more service?

Tuomas Kosonen and Jarkko Harju

51: Do Single-Party and Coalition Governments Differ in their Economic Outcomes? Evidence from Finnish Municipalities

Jaakko Meriläinen

50: Are Voters Rational?

Teemu Lyytikäinen and Janne Tukiainen

49: More haircut after VAT cut? On the efficiency of service sector consumption taxes

Tuomas Kosonen

48: The role of information in tax compliance: Evidence from a natural field experiment

Tuomas Kosonen and Olli Ropponen

47: Housing transfer taxes and household mobility: Distortion on the housing or labour market?

Teemu Lyytikäinen and Christian Hilber

46: Does experience rating reduce disability inflow?

Tomi Kyyrä and Juha Tuomala

45: Regionalization and its effects in Finland – a regional AGE modelling analysis

Juha Honkatukia, Jouko Kinnunen, Jussi Ahokas, Antti Simola and Saara Tamminen

44: Effects of minimum bid increment in internet auctions: Evidence from a field experiment

Janne Tukiainen

43: Entrepreneurs and income-shifting: Empirical evidence from a Finnish tax reform

Jarkko Harju and Tuomas Matikka

42: The impact of tax incentives on the economic activity of entrepreneurs

Tuomas Kosonen and Jarkko Harju

41: Non-linear dividend tax and dynamics of the firm

Seppo Kari and Jussi Laitila

40: Evaluating greening farm policies: A structural model for assessing agri-environmental subsidies

Marita Laukkanen and Celine Nauges

39: The estimation of LES demand elasticities for CGE models

Mira Jussila, Saara Tamminen and Jouko Kinnunen

38: Seat competitiveness and redistricting: Evidence from voting on municipal mergers

Janne Tukiainen, Tuukka Saarimaa and Ari Hyytinen

37: Global trade and climate policy scenarios – Impact on Finland

Juha Honkatukia, Ville Kaitila, Markku Kotilainen and Janne Niemi

36: Do homeowners benefit urban neighborhoods? Evidence from housing prices

Tuukka Saarimaa and Mika Kortelainen

35: Generic substitution policy, prices and market structure: evidence from a quasi-experiment in Finland

Joni Hokkanen, Aki Kangasharju, Ismo Linnosmaa and Hannu Valtonen

34: Variation in price and substitution elasticities between sectors – A microdata analysis

Saara Tamminen and Eljas Tuomaala

33: Voluntary pension savings and tax incentives: Evidence from Finland

Jarkko Harju

32: Company heterogeneity and mark-up variability

Saara Tamminen and Han-Hsin Chang

31: Dimensions of health care system quality in Finland

Jenni Pääkkönen and Timo Seppälä

30: On the role of public price information in housing markets

Teemu Lyytikäinen and Essi Eerola

29: The Effect of Job Displacement on Couples' Fertility Decisions

Kristiina Huttunen and Jenni Kellokumpu

28: Informational Efficiency of the EU ETS market – a study of price predictability and profitable trading

Piia Remes (née Aatola), Kimmo Ollikka and Markku Ollikainen

27: Dividend taxes and decisions of MNEs: Evidence from a Finnish tax reform

Seppo Kari and Jarkko Harju