We consider the taxation of non-listed companies and their owners in Finland. We analyse how the current highly non-linear dividend taxation influences the allocation of labour and capital across different firms, average labour productivity and the equilibrium wage level. To this end, we use a...

This paper reviews the theoretical and empirical literature on job market signalling and on education as a job market signal. Possible economic implications of educational job market signalling to an individual and the society are represented based on existing theories. The paper also reviews...

We study the effects of compulsory military service in Finland on the conscripts' future labour market behaviour. This is measured in three ways: first, the time it takes to complete civil education and the level of education acquired; second, how the conscripts will find employment; and third,...

Euroopan maat eroavat työmarkkinakäytäntöjensä suhteen. Muutokset ovat olleet huomattavia 1980-luvun alusta lähtien. Iso-Britanniassa työntekijöiden järjestäytymisaste on laskenut merkittävästi ja yrityksillä on itsenäinen asema palkanasetannassa. Saksassa liittotason...