Panu Poutvaara

University of Helsinki - Department of Economics

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FIN-00014 Helsinki

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http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/blogs/poutvaar/

Helsinki Center of Economic Research (HECER)

FI-00014 Helsinki

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CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute)

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IZA Institute of Labor Economics

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  • University of Helsinki - Department of Economics

  • Helsinki Center of Economic Research (HECER)

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1.

Student Flows and Migration: An Empirical Analysis

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1612, CESifo Working Paper Series No. 1490
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 01 Jun 2005
Axel Dreher and Panu Poutvaara
Heidelberg University and University of Helsinki - Department of Economics
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migration, education, student flows, brain drain

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The Looks of a Winner: Beauty, Gender, and Electoral Success

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The Looks of a Winner: Beauty, Gender, and Electoral Success

CESifo Working Paper No. 2002
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 12 Jun 2007
Niclas Berggren, Henrik Jordahl and Panu Poutvaara
Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN), Örebro University - School of Business and University of Helsinki - Department of Economics
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beauty, gender, elections, political candidates, beauty premium

The Looks of a Winner: Beauty, Gender and Electoral Success

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2311
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 29 Sep 2006
Panu Poutvaara, Niclas Berggren and Henrik Jordahl
University of Helsinki - Department of Economics, Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN) and Örebro University - School of Business
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beauty, gender, elections, political candidates, beauty premium

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School Shootings and Student Performance

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School Shootings and Student Performance

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 3114
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 12 Jul 2010
Panu Poutvaara and Olli Tapani Ropponen
University of Helsinki - Department of Economics and Government of the Republic of Finland - VATT Institute for Economic Research
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school shootings, school performance, shocking news, gender differences, treatment effect models

School Shootings and Student Performance

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5009
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 29 Jun 2010
Panu Poutvaara and Olli Tapani Ropponen
University of Helsinki - Department of Economics and Government of the Republic of Finland - VATT Institute for Economic Research
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school shootings, school performance, shocking news, gender differences, treatment effect models

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Does Military Draft Discourage Enrollment in Higher Education? Evidence from OECD Countries

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Does Military Draft Discourage Enrollment in Higher Education? Evidence from OECD Countries

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4399
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 15 Oct 2009
Katarina R. I. Keller, Panu Poutvaara and Andreas Wagener
Susquehanna University, University of Helsinki - Department of Economics and Leibniz Universität Hannover - Economics and Business Administration Area
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human capital, conscription

Does Military Draft Discourage Enrollment in Higher Education? Evidence from OECD Countries

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 2838
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 06 Nov 2009
Katarina R. I. Keller, Panu Poutvaara and Andreas Wagener
Susquehanna University, University of Helsinki - Department of Economics and Leibniz Universität Hannover - Economics and Business Administration Area
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conscription, human capital

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Selfish and Prospective: Theory and Evidence of Pocketbook Voting

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Selfish and Prospective: Theory and Evidence of Pocketbook Voting

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 2489
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 08 Dec 2008
Mikael Elinder, Henrik Jordahl and Panu Poutvaara
Uppsala University - Department of Economics, Örebro University - School of Business and University of Helsinki - Department of Economics
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elections, economic voting, pocketbook voting, self-interest, prospective voting, retrospective voting, child care

Selfish and Prospective: Theory and Evidence of Pocketbook Voting

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3763
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 19 Oct 2008
Mikael Elinder, Henrik Jordahl and Panu Poutvaara
Uppsala University - Department of Economics, Örebro University - School of Business and University of Helsinki - Department of Economics
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elections, economic voting, pocketbook voting, self-interest, prospective voting, retrospective voting, child care

Selfish and Prospective: Theory and Evidence of Pocketbook Voting

Published as "Promises, policies and pocketbook voting" in European Economic Review, 75 (April), 177-194, 2015, IFN Working Paper No. 770
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 20 Oct 2008 Last Revised: 02 Feb 2017
Mikael Elinder, Panu Poutvaara and Henrik Jordahl
Uppsala University - Department of Economics, University of Helsinki - Department of Economics and Örebro University - School of Business
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Elections, Economic voting, Pocketbook voting, Self-interest, Prospective voting, Retrospective voting, Child care

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The Political Economy of Conscription

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The Political Economy of Conscription

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 2821
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 21 Oct 2009
Panu Poutvaara and Andreas Wagener
University of Helsinki - Department of Economics and Leibniz Universität Hannover - Economics and Business Administration Area
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military draft, public choice, taxation, dynamic costs, fairness

The Political Economy of Conscription

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4429
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 15 Oct 2009
Panu Poutvaara and Andreas Wagener
University of Helsinki - Department of Economics and Leibniz Universität Hannover - Economics and Business Administration Area
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fairness, dynamic costs, military draft, public choice, taxation

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Imperfect Transmission of Tacit Knowledge and Other Barriers to Entrepreneurship

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Imperfect Transmission of Tacit Knowledge and Other Barriers to Entrepreneurship

Comparative Labor Law & Policy Journal, Vol. 28, No. 4, 2007
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 12 Aug 2007 Last Revised: 10 May 2008
Vesa Kanniainen and Panu Poutvaara
University of Helsinki - Department of Political and Economic Studies and University of Helsinki - Department of Economics
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barriers to entrepreneurship, tacit knowledge

Imperfect Transmission of Tacit Knowledge and Other Barriers to Entrepreneurship

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2859, CESifo Working Paper No. 2053
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 18 Jul 2007
Panu Poutvaara and Vesa Kanniainen
University of Helsinki - Department of Economics and University of Helsinki - Department of Political and Economic Studies
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barriers to entrepreneurship, tacit knowledge, occupational choice

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Immigration, Search, and Redistribution: A Quantitative Assessment of Native Welfare

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Immigration, Search, and Redistribution: A Quantitative Assessment of Native Welfare

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8574
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 25 Oct 2014 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Michele Battisti, Gabriel J. Felbermayr, Giovanni Peri and Panu Poutvaara
University of Glasgow, University of Stuttgart-Hohenheim, University of California, Davis - Department of Economics and University of Helsinki - Department of Economics
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search, labor market frictions, fiscal redistribution, immigration, cross-country comparisons

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The Right Look: Conservative Politicians Look Better and Their Voters Reward It

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The Right Look: Conservative Politicians Look Better and Their Voters Reward It

Published as: Berggren, Niclas, Jordahl, Henrik and Poutvaara, Panu (2017). "The Right Look: Conservative Politicians Look Better and Voters Reward It". Journal of Public Economics, 146 (February): 79-86, IFN Working Paper No. 855
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 20 Dec 2010 Last Revised: 03 Feb 2017
Niclas Berggren, Henrik Jordahl and Panu Poutvaara
Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN), Örebro University - School of Business and University of Helsinki - Department of Economics
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Beauty, Elections, Political candidates, Appearance, Ideology, Parties

The Right Look: Conservative Politicians Look Better and Their Voters Reward it

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 3310
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 20 Jan 2011
Niclas Berggren, Henrik Jordahl and Panu Poutvaara
Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN), Örebro University - School of Business and University of Helsinki - Department of Economics
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beauty, elections, political candidates, appearance, ideology, parties

The Right Look: Conservative Politicians Look Better and Their Voters Reward it

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5513
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 21 Feb 2011
Niclas Berggren, Henrik Jordahl and Panu Poutvaara
Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN), Örebro University - School of Business and University of Helsinki - Department of Economics
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beauty, elections, political candidates, appearance, ideology, parties

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Smoking and Social Interaction

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Smoking and Social Interaction

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 1956
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 18 Apr 2007
Panu Poutvaara and Lars H.R. Siemers
University of Helsinki - Department of Economics and University of Siegen
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smoking policy, social norms, guilt aversion, deviant behavior, social interaction

Smoking and Social Interaction

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2666
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 01 Apr 2007
Panu Poutvaara and Lars H.R. Siemers
University of Helsinki - Department of Economics and University of Siegen
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smoking policy, social norms, guilt aversion, deviant behavior, social interaction

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Military Draft and Economic Growth in OECD Countries

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2022
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 21 Mar 2006
Katarina R. I. Keller, Panu Poutvaara and Andreas Wagener
Susquehanna University, University of Helsinki - Department of Economics and Leibniz Universität Hannover - Economics and Business Administration Area
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growth, military draft, augmented Solow model

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Social Security Incentives and Human Capital Investment

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 01 May 2001
Panu Poutvaara and Morten I. Lau
University of Helsinki - Department of Economics and Durham Business School
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Social Security, Retirement, Education, Human Capital, Labor Supply

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Firms' Ethics, Consumer Boycotts, and Signalling

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Firms' Ethics, Consumer Boycotts, and Signalling

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 2323
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 13 Jun 2008
Amihai Glazer, Vesa Kanniainen and Panu Poutvaara
University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics, University of Helsinki - Department of Political and Economic Studies and University of Helsinki - Department of Economics
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firm's ethical code, consumer morality, boycotts

Firms' Ethics, Consumer Boycotts, and Signalling

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3498
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 05 Jun 2008
Amihai Glazer, Vesa Kanniainen and Panu Poutvaara
University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics, University of Helsinki - Department of Political and Economic Studies and University of Helsinki - Department of Economics
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firm's ethical code, consumer morality, boycotts

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Unemployment and Gang Crime: Could Prosperity Backfire?

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 1944, IZA Discussion Paper No. 2710
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 28 Mar 2007
Panu Poutvaara and Mikael Priks
University of Helsinki - Department of Economics and Stockholm University - Department of Economics
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violence, crime, gangs, unemployment, identity

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The Dynamic Cost of the Draft

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 774
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 29 Nov 2002
Morten I. Lau, Panu Poutvaara and Andreas Wagener
Durham Business School, University of Helsinki - Department of Economics and Leibniz Universität Hannover - Economics and Business Administration Area
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Conscription, Draft, Time Allocation, Distortionary Taxation, Computable General Equilibrium Models

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To Draft or Not to Draft? Efficiency, Generational Incidence, and Political Economy of Military Conscription

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1559; CESifo Working Paper Series No. 1454
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 19 Apr 2005
Panu Poutvaara and Andreas Wagener
University of Helsinki - Department of Economics and Leibniz Universität Hannover - Economics and Business Administration Area
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draft, conscription, education, intergenerational fairness

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Public Education in an Integrated Europe: Studying to Migrate and Teaching to Stay?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2478, CESifo Working Paper Series No. 1369
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 10 Jan 2005
Panu Poutvaara
University of Helsinki - Department of Economics
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graduate taxes, public education, European Union, migration, brain drain and brain gain

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On the Political Economy of Social Security and Public Education

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 22 Nov 2004
Panu Poutvaara
University of Helsinki - Department of Economics
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International Migration of Couples

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International Migration of Couples

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8352
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 02 Aug 2014
Martin Junge, Martin Munk and Panu Poutvaara
University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics, Danish National Institute of Social Research (SFI) and University of Helsinki - Department of Economics
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international migration, family migration, education, gender differences, dual-earner couples

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Hooliganism in the Shadow of the 9/11 Terrorist Attack and the Tsunami: Do Police Reduce Group Violence?

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 1882
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 12 Jan 2007
Panu Poutvaara and Mikael Priks
University of Helsinki - Department of Economics and Stockholm University - Department of Economics
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police, violence, hooliganism, natural experiments

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Income Taxes, Property Values, and Migration

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Income Taxes, Property Values, and Migration

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 10 Nov 2003
Amihai Glazer, Vesa Kanniainen and Panu Poutvaara
University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics, University of Helsinki - Department of Political and Economic Studies and University of Helsinki - Department of Economics
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taxes, land rents, property values, migration, redistribution

Income Taxes, Property Values and Migration

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1889
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 13 Jan 2006
Amihai Glazer, Vesa Kanniainen and Panu Poutvaara
University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics, University of Helsinki - Department of Political and Economic Studies and University of Helsinki - Department of Economics
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taxes, land rents, property values, migration, redistribution

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The Invisible Hand Plays Dice: Eventualities in Religious Markets

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 1238
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 06 Aug 2004
Panu Poutvaara and Andreas Wagener
University of Helsinki - Department of Economics and Leibniz Universität Hannover - Economics and Business Administration Area
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sects, religion, tithes, religious markets

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Initial Luck, Status-Seeking and Snowballs Lead to Corporate Success and Failure

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 29 Jun 2004
Amihai Glazer, Vesa Kanniainen and Panu Poutvaara
University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics, University of Helsinki - Department of Political and Economic Studies and University of Helsinki - Department of Economics
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industry equilibrium, initial luck, status effects

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Hooliganism and Police Tactics: Should Tear Gas Make Crime Preventers Cry?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2812
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 22 Jun 2007
Panu Poutvaara and Mikael Priks
University of Helsinki - Department of Economics and Stockholm University - Department of Economics
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violence, hooliganism, identity, police

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Why is the Public Sector More Labor-Intensive? A Distortionary Tax Argument

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1413; CESifo Working Paper Series No. 1259
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 27 Sep 2004
Andreas Wagener and Panu Poutvaara
Leibniz Universität Hannover - Economics and Business Administration Area and University of Helsinki - Department of Economics
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public sector, labor intensity, taxation

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Educating Europe

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 06 Feb 2004
Panu Poutvaara
University of Helsinki - Department of Economics
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graduate taxes, European Union, individual accounts, income-contingent loans, migration

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Pay for Politicians and Candidate Selection: An Empirical Analysis

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Pay for Politicians and Candidate Selection: An Empirical Analysis

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 3126
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 17 Jul 2010
Kaisa Kotakorpi and Panu Poutvaara
University of Turku - Department of Economics and University of Helsinki - Department of Economics
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pay for politicians, candidate selection, gender differences in politics

Pay for Politicians and Candidate Selection: An Empirical Analysis

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4235
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 21 Jun 2009
Kaisa Kotakorpi and Panu Poutvaara
University of Turku - Department of Economics and University of Helsinki - Department of Economics
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pay for politicians, candidate selection, gender differences in politics

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Political Parties and Network Formation

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1918, CESifo Working Paper Series No. 1663
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 25 Jan 2006
Topi Miettinen and Panu Poutvaara
Hanken School of Economics - Helsinki Graduate School of Economics and University of Helsinki - Department of Economics
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political parties, two-sided platforms, rent-seeking, network formation

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Self-Selection of Emigrants: Theory and Evidence on Stochastic Dominance in Observable and Unobservable Characteristics

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Self‐Selection of Emigrants: Theory and Evidence on Stochastic Dominance in Observable and Unobservable Characteristics

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9434
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 02 Nov 2015
George J. Borjas, Ilpo Kauppinen and Panu Poutvaara
Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), Government of the Republic of Finland - VATT Institute for Economic Research and University of Helsinki - Department of Economics
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international migration, Roy model, self-selection

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Candidate Quality

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 28 Jan 2004
Panu Poutvaara and Tuomas Takalo
University of Helsinki - Department of Economics and Bank of Finland
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Outsourcing and Labor Taxation in Dual Labor Markets

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Outsourcing and Labor Taxation in Dual Labor Markets

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 2333
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 07 Jul 2008
Erkki Koskela and Panu Poutvaara
University of Helsinki - Department of Political and Economic Studies and University of Helsinki - Department of Economics
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outsourcing, dual labor markets, labor taxation, equilibrium unemployment

Outsourcing and Labor Taxation in Dual Labor Markets

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3522
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 05 Jun 2008
Erkki Koskela and Panu Poutvaara
University of Helsinki - Department of Political and Economic Studies and University of Helsinki - Department of Economics
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outsourcing, dual labor markets, labor taxation, equilibrium unemployment

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Why are More Redistributive Social Security Systems Smaller? A Median Voter Approach

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Why are More Redistributive Social Security Systems Smaller? A Median Voter Approach

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 1397, IZA Discussion Paper No. 1831, Econpubblica Working Paper No. 103
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 04 Feb 2005
Marko Köthenbürger, Panu Poutvaara and Paola Profeta
ETH Zurich - Department of Management, Technology and Economics, University of Helsinki - Department of Economics and Bocconi University - Department of Policy Analysis and Public Management
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Earnings-related and flat-rate benefits, social security, public pensions

Why are More Redistributive Social Security Systems Smaller? A Median Voter Approach

Oxford Economic Papers, Vol. 60, Issue 2, pp. 275-292, 2008
Posted: 24 Jun 2008
Marko Köthenbürger and Panu Poutvaara
ETH Zurich - Department of Management, Technology and Economics and University of Helsinki - Department of Economics

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Pareto-Improving Bequest Taxation

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 1515, IZA Discussion Paper No. 2277
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 02 Sep 2005
Volker Grossmann and Panu Poutvaara
University of Fribourg - Faculty of Economics and Social Science and University of Helsinki - Department of Economics
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bequest taxation, bequests, education, Pareto improvement

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Flexible Outsourcing and the Impacts of Labour Taxation in European Welfare States

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Flexible Outsourcing and the Impacts of Labour Taxation in European Welfare States

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 2440
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 31 Oct 2008
Erkki Koskela and Panu Poutvaara
University of Helsinki - Department of Political and Economic Studies and University of Helsinki - Department of Economics
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flexible outsourcing, dual labour market, impacts of labour taxation, welfare state

Flexible Outsourcing and the Impacts of Labour Taxation in European Welfare States

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3699
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 14 Sep 2008
Erkki Koskela and Panu Poutvaara
University of Helsinki - Department of Political and Economic Studies and University of Helsinki - Department of Economics
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flexible outsourcing, dual labour market, impacts of labour taxation, welfare state

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Violent Groups and Police Tactics: Should Tear Gas Make Crime Preventers Cry?

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 1639
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 18 Jan 2006
Panu Poutvaara and Mikael Priks
University of Helsinki - Department of Economics and Stockholm University - Department of Economics
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violence, terrorism, gangs, hooliganism, supporter clubs

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Social Security Reform and Intergenerational Trade: Is There Scope for a Pareto-Improvement?

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 11 Nov 2002
Marko Köthenbürger and Panu Poutvaara
ETH Zurich - Department of Management, Technology and Economics and University of Helsinki - Department of Economics
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Social Security Reform, Fixed Factor, Pay-as-you-go System, Capital Gains Taxation

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Should Old-Age Benefits Be Earnings-Tested?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2616
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 08 Mar 2007
Niku Määttänen and Panu Poutvaara
ETLA, Research Institute of the Finnish Economy and University of Helsinki - Department of Economics
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social security, retirement, means-testing

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Social Security Incentives, Human Capital Investment and Mobility of Labor

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1729, CESifo Working Paper Series No. 1544
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 08 Sep 2005
Panu Poutvaara
University of Helsinki - Department of Economics
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social security, education, migration, earnings-related and flat-rate pensions

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Faces of Politicians: Babyfacedness Predicts Inferred Competence but Not Electoral Success

IFN Working Paper No. 803, Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, Vol. 45, No. 5, pp. 1132-1135, 2009
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 19 Oct 2009 Last Revised: 30 Nov 2009
Panu Poutvaara, Henrik Jordahl and Niclas Berggren
University of Helsinki - Department of Economics, Örebro University - School of Business and Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN)
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Babyfacedness, Competence, Beauty, Trustworthiness, Elections

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Returns to Office in National and Local Politics

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Returns to Office in National and Local Politics

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10003
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 07 Jul 2016
Kaisa Kotakorpi, Panu Poutvaara and Marko Terviö
University of Turku - Department of Economics, University of Helsinki - Department of Economics and Aalto University
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returns to office, elections, regression discontinuity

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What is Left to Residual Claimants? The Empirics of Income Reported by Entrepreneurs and Workers

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 06 Jul 2004
Panu Poutvaara and Juha Tuomala
University of Helsinki - Department of Economics and Government of the Republic of Finland - VATT Institute for Economic Research
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entrepreneurs, workers, Finnish labor market, education

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Self-Selection and Earnings of Emigrants from a Welfare State

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4144
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 28 Apr 2009
Panu Poutvaara, Martin Munk and Martin Junge
University of Helsinki - Department of Economics, Danish National Institute of Social Research (SFI) and University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics
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migration, emigration, redistribution, brain drain, education

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On Human Capital Formation with Exit Options: Comment and New Results

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1903, CESifo Working Paper Series No. 1648
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 20 Jan 2006
Panu Poutvaara
University of Helsinki - Department of Economics
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human capital formation, migration, economic volatility

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Bitterness in Life and Attitudes Towards Immigration

SOEPpaper No. 800
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 03 Dec 2015
Panu Poutvaara and Max Friedrich Steinhardt
University of Helsinki - Department of Economics and Free University of Berlin (FUB) - Department of Business and Economics
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Immigration, bitterness, native attitudes

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The Expansion of Higher Education and Time-Consistent Taxation

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3023, CESifo Working Paper Series No. 2101
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 18 Sep 2007
Panu Poutvaara
University of Helsinki - Department of Economics
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education, time-consistency problem, voting, subsidies to education

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Gerontocracy Revisited: Unilateral Transfer to the Young May Benefit the Middle-Aged

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 01 Aug 2001
Panu Poutvaara
University of Helsinki - Department of Economics
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Intergenerational Goods, Education, Land, Gerontocracy

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Comment on Education Returns of Wage Earners and Self-Employed Workers

Published as "Education returns of wage earners and self-employed workers: Comment" in Economics of Education Review 28, 641-644, 2009, IFN Working Paper No. 762
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 05 Sep 2008 Last Revised: 02 Feb 2017
Henrik Jordahl, Panu Poutvaara and Juha Tuomala
Örebro University - School of Business, University of Helsinki - Department of Economics and Government of the Republic of Finland - VATT Institute for Economic Research
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Education, Entrepreneurship, Human capital, EGIV estimator

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Rent Taxation in a Small Open Economy: The Effect on Transitional Generations

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2559
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 24 Jan 2007
Marko Köthenbürger and Panu Poutvaara
ETH Zurich - Department of Management, Technology and Economics and University of Helsinki - Department of Economics
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rent taxes, capitalization, transitional dynamics, labor supply, asset prices

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Rent Taxation and its Intertemporal Welfare Effects in a Small Open Economy

CESifo Working Paper No. 2158
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 12 Dec 2007
Marko Köthenbürger and Panu Poutvaara
ETH Zurich - Department of Management, Technology and Economics and University of Helsinki - Department of Economics
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rent taxes, capitalization, transitional dynamics, labor supply, asset prices

50.

Is There Scope for Gains from Revenue-Neutral Labor Tax Reforms with Flexible Outsourcing?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3984
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 02 Mar 2009
Erkki Koskela and Panu Poutvaara
University of Helsinki - Department of Political and Economic Studies and University of Helsinki - Department of Economics
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flexible outsourcing, wage bargaining, employment, tax-revenue neutral labor tax reforms

51.

Alternative Tax Constitutions and Risky Education in a Federation

Posted: 08 Apr 2003
Panu Poutvaara
University of Helsinki - Department of Economics

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Fiscal federalism, Tax competition, Optimal taxation, Education subsidies, Tax constitution

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Why to Invest in Your Neighbor? Social Contract on Educational Investment

Posted: 18 Jun 2001
Vesa Kanniainen and Panu Poutvaara
University of Helsinki - Department of Political and Economic Studies and University of Helsinki - Department of Economics

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Externalities in education, complementarity, social contract, tax competition