Roope Uusitalo

Uppsala University - Department of Economics

Box 513

SE-75120 Uppsala

Sweden

IFAU - Institute for Labour Market Policy Evaluation

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751 20 Uppsala

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Government of the Republic of Finland - VATT Institute for Economic Research

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Helsinki, FIN-00531

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1.

Education Policy and Intergenerational Income Mobility: Evidence from the Finnish Comprehensive School Reform

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2204
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 31 Jul 2006
Tuomas Pekkarinen, Roope Uusitalo and Sari Pekkala
Aalto University, Uppsala University - Department of Economics and Government of the Republic of Finland - VATT Institute for Economic Research
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generational mobility, education, comprehensive school reform

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Long-Term Effects of Forced Migration

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4003
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 02 Mar 2009
Matti Sarvimäki, Roope Uusitalo and Markus Jantti
Aalto University - Department of Economics, Uppsala University - Department of Economics and Stockholm University
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regional labor markets, displaced persons, migration

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School Tracking and Development of Cognitive Skills

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4058
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 30 Mar 2009
Tuomas Pekkarinen, Roope Uusitalo and Sari Pekkala Kerr
Aalto University, Uppsala University - Department of Economics and Charles River Associates (CRA)
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education, school system, tracking, comprehensive school, test scores

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Habit Formation and the Misallocation of Labor: Evidence from Forced Migrations

Number of pages: 67 Posted: 21 May 2019 Last Revised: 22 Apr 2020
Matti Sarvimäki, Roope Uusitalo and Markus Jäntti
Aalto University - Department of Economics, Uppsala University - Department of Economics and Stockholm University
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Aging and Productivity: Evidence from Piece Rates

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6909
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 20 Oct 2012
Tuomas Pekkarinen and Roope Uusitalo
Aalto University and Uppsala University - Department of Economics
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piece rates, productivity, aging

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The Employment Effects of Low-Wage Subsidies

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The Employment Effects of Low-Wage Subsidies

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 3043
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 14 May 2010
Kristiina Huttunen, Jukka Pirttila and Roope Uusitalo
Uppsala University, United Nations - World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU/WIDER) and Uppsala University - Department of Economics
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Low-Wage Subsidies, Employment, Social Security Contributions

The Employment Effects of Low-Wage Subsidies

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4931
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 29 Jun 2010
Kristiina Huttunen, Jukka Pirttila and Roope Uusitalo
Uppsala University, United Nations - World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU/WIDER) and Uppsala University - Department of Economics
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low-wage subsidies, employment, social security contributions

The Employment Effects of Low-Wage Subsidies

Journal of Public Economics 97, 49-60. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2012.09.007
Posted: 22 Aug 2014
Jukka Pirttila, Kristiina Huttunen and Roope Uusitalo
United Nations - World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU/WIDER), Uppsala University and Uppsala University - Department of Economics

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The Un-Intended Convergence: How the Finnish Unemployment Reached the European Level

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 10 Mar 2003
Erkki Koskela and Roope Uusitalo
University of Helsinki - Department of Political and Economic Studies and Uppsala University - Department of Economics
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Unemployment, Labour Market Institutions

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Post-Secondary Education and Information on Labor Market Prospects: A Randomized Field Experiment

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9372
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 12 Oct 2015
Sari Pekkala Kerr, Tuomas Pekkarinen, Matti Sarvimäki and Roope Uusitalo
Charles River Associates (CRA), Aalto University, Aalto University - Department of Economics and Uppsala University - Department of Economics
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education, information, earnings, randomized field experiments

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Leaky Bucket in the Real World: Estimating Inequality Aversion Using Survey Data

CESifo Working Paper No. 2026
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 26 Jun 2007
Jukka Pirttila and Roope Uusitalo
United Nations - World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU/WIDER) and Uppsala University - Department of Economics
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inequality aversion, social welfare functions, welfare state

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Lost Boys: Access to Secondary Education and Crime

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12084
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 28 Jan 2019
Kristiina Huttunen, Tuomas Pekkarinen, Roope Uusitalo and Hanna Virtanen
Uppsala University, Aalto University, Uppsala University - Department of Economics and ETLA, Research Institute of the Finnish Economy
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crime, education, school admission, incapacitation, human capital

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Changes in Job Stability: Evidence from Lifetime Job Histories

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4721
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 01 Feb 2010
Miikka Rokkanen and Roope Uusitalo
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and Uppsala University - Department of Economics
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job stability, duration model

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Minimum Wages and Youth Employment: Evidence from the Finnish Retail Trade Sector

Labor Institute for Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 238
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 21 Dec 2007
Petri Bockerman, Petri Bockerman and Roope Uusitalo
University of Turku - Turku School of EconomicsLabour Institute for Economic Research and Uppsala University - Department of Economics
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Minimum wages, employment, labour demand

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Union Membership and the Erosion of the Ghent System: Lessons from Finland

Labour Institute for Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 213
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 12 Oct 2005
Roope Uusitalo, Petri Bockerman and Petri Bockerman
Uppsala University - Department of Economics and University of Turku - Turku School of EconomicsLabour Institute for Economic Research
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Trade unions, Ghent system, union density

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Seniority Rules, Worker Mobility and Wages: Evidence from Multi-Country Linked Employer-Employee Data

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9632
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 18 Jan 2016
Petri Bockerman, Petri Bockerman, Per Skedinger and Roope Uusitalo
University of Turku - Turku School of EconomicsLabour Institute for Economic Research, Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN) and Uppsala University - Department of Economics
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multi-country linked employer-employee data, seniority rules, employment protection legislation

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Labour Market Effects of the Polytechnic Education Reform: The Finnish Experience

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4013
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 02 Mar 2009
Petri Bockerman, Petri Bockerman, Ulla Hamalainen and Roope Uusitalo
University of Turku - Turku School of EconomicsLabour Institute for Economic Research, Social Insurance Institution of Finland and Uppsala University - Department of Economics
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I21, I23

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The Risk and Return of Human Capital Investments

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7752
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 04 Dec 2013
Kristian Koerselman and Roope Uusitalo
Åbo Akademi University and Uppsala University - Department of Economics
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lifetime income, risk, education, human capital

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Erosion of the Ghent System and Union Membership Decline: Lessons from Finland

British Journal of Industrial Relations, Vol. 44, No. 2, pp. 283-303, June 2006
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 25 May 2006
Petri Bockerman, Petri Bockerman and Roope Uusitalo
University of Turku - Turku School of EconomicsLabour Institute for Economic Research and Uppsala University - Department of Economics
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Effect of Secondary Education on Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Skills

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15318
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 26 May 2022
Jani-Petteri Ollikainen, Tuomas Pekkarinen, Roope Uusitalo and Hanna Virtanen
LABORE, Aalto University, Uppsala University - Department of Economics and Etla Economic Research
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non-cognitive skills, regression discontinuity, secondary schooling

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Changes in the Finnish Wage Structure: Will Demand and Supply Do?

Number of pages: 17 Posted: 02 Dec 2002
Roope Uusitalo
Uppsala University - Department of Economics
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Wage dispersion, return to skill

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School Choice and Segregation: Evidence from an Admission Reform

Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Vol. 112, Issue 1, pp. 55-76, March 2010
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 10 Feb 2010
Martin Söderström and Roope Uusitalo
Uppsala University - Department of Economics and Uppsala University - Department of Economics
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A ‘Leaky Bucket’ in the Real World: Estimating Inequality Aversion Using Survey Data

Economica, Vol. 77, No. 305, pp. 60-76, January 2010
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 28 Dec 2009
Jukka Pirttila and Roope Uusitalo
United Nations - World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU/WIDER) and Uppsala University - Department of Economics
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Minimum Wages and Youth Employment: Evidence from the Finnish Retail Trade Sector

British Journal of Industrial Relations, Vol. 47, Issue 2, pp. 388-405, June 2009
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 19 May 2009
Petri Böckerman and Roope Uusitalo
Labour Institute for Economic Research and Uppsala University - Department of Economics
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Signalling or Human Capital: Evidence from the Finnish Polytechnic School Reform

Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Vol. 110, Issue 4, pp. 755-775, December 2008
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 02 Dec 2008
Ulla Hamalainen and Roope Uusitalo
Social Insurance Institution of Finland and Uppsala University - Department of Economics
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A Leaky Bucket in the Real World: Estimating Inequality Aversion Using Survey Data

Economica 77, 60–76 (2010).DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0335.2008.00729.x
Posted: 22 Aug 2014
Jukka Pirttila and Roope Uusitalo
United Nations - World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU/WIDER) and Uppsala University - Department of Economics

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Employment and Wage Effects of a Payroll-Tax Cut-Evidence from a Regional Experiment

Posted: 08 Aug 2009
Ossi Korkeamäki and Roope Uusitalo
Government Institute for Economic Research (VATT) and Uppsala University - Department of Economics

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Payroll-tax, Labor demand, Tax incidence, Propensity score matching