This paper evaluates the labour market effects of the introduction of the polytechnic education system in Finland. The polytechnic reform gradually transformed former vocational colleges into polytechnics. Since the timing of the reform differed across schools, we can compare the performance of...

This paper evaluates the labour market effects of the introduction of the polytechnic education system in Finland. The polytechnic reform gradually transformed former vocational colleges into polytechnics. Since the timing of the reform differed across schools, we can compare the performance of...

Die Einzelhandelsumsätze konnten 2010 im Vergleich zum Vorjahr gesteigert werden. Für 2011 erwarten die Einzelhandelsbetriebe einen weiteren Anstieg der Umsätze und beabsichtigen vermehrt, den Personalstand zu erweitern. Zudem planen die Unternehmen häufiger, ihre Ausgaben für Bauten,...