This paper estimates the effect of a major education reform on intergenerational income mobility. The Finnish comprehensive school reform of 1972-1977 replaced the old two-track school system with a uniform nine-year comprehensive school and shifted the selection of students to vocational and...

We evaluate the effects of the school system on mathematical, verbal, and logical reasoning skills using data from the Finnish comprehensive school reform that abolished the two-track school system. We use a difference-in-differences approach that exploits the gradual implementation across the...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the determinants of labour market outcomes after the initial vocational basic education (ISCED 3). Design/methodology/approach – A multinomial logit model is used for examining the effect of school resources and other factors on students'...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the determinants of labour market outcomes after the initial vocational basic education (ISCED 3). Design/methodology/approach – A multinomial logit model is used for examining the effect of school resources and other factors on students'...

This paper, using panel data on Finnish metalworkers for the years 1990–2000, explores gender differences in the allocation of workers across jobs of different complexity. The data provide measures for the complexity of the workers' tasks and for the individual productivity of each...