We use micro (Household Survey and Income Distribution Statistics) data to study income differences both between and within four major regions (Helsinki region, Southern, Middle and Northern Finland) during 1971-2000. The former is related to regional income convergence vs. divergence and the...

We use micro (Household Survey and Income Distribution Statistics) data to study income differences both between and within four major regions (Helsinki region, Southern, Middle and Northern Finland) during 1971-2000. The former is related to regional income convergence vs. divergence and the...

This study measures efficiency differences and productivity changes of Finnish municipalities providing comprehensive school education during 1998-2004 by estimating both production and cost functions. The average inefficiency was approximately 6-10 percent during 1998-2004 based on both...

This study analyses the views of the staff members of nine upper secondary schools in Finland that were in the upper or lower tails of the efficiency distribution measured with stochastic frontier analysis. Teachers and principals were interviewed on their views about the students, staff...