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Information Economics and Policy Vol. 22:1, March 2010, pp. 42-50 Publication year: 2010 Pages: 9 Language: English Other articles 511

In this study, we review the connection between individuals’ private wealth and their timing of the retirement. The study begins with a review of related international literature. In the second section, we describe how Finnish citizens have responded when asked about the impact of their wealth on the timing of their retirement. In the third

Labor. Review of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations. 2010, Vol. 24:1, pp. 55 – 73 This paper investigates the effects of children on women\’s wages in the Finnish private sector. The paper finds evidence of the motherhood wage penalty, the penalty varying with the length of the child-related career break. Mothers staying at home no

Labour Institute for Economic Research. Discussion Papers no. 258 In the paper, structural change in the Finnish manufacturing industries is studied by means of the theory of the aggregation of production functions and longitudinal plant-level data for the period from 1980 until 2005. The nature of structural change in twelve industries is characterised by examination

This study analyzes trends in specialization of the Finnish industry since the 1980s. Low technology industries, such as pulp and paper, have had traditionally a large proportion of the Finnish industrial output. During the recent decades their share of output has decreased significantly and Finland has specialized more and more in high technology industries, especially

The study analyses the price formation and market functionality of the Finnish food chain. A significant portion of the report consists of international comparisons. The main comparison countries are the so-called old EU countries (EU15) of Western Europe, the new EU countries (EU12) and the United States. Comparisons are also made with individual countries. After