Recent publications

Articles

R. Uusitalo & J. Verho (2010): The effect of unemployment benefits on re-employment rates: Evidence from the Finnish unemployment insurance reform, Labour Economics, (forthcoming) [article] [dp]

M. Söderström & R. Uusitalo (2010): School choice and segregation: Evidence from an admission reform, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 112(1), pp. 55-76 [article] [dp]

J. Pirttilä & Roope Uusitalo (2010): Leaky bucket in the real world: Estimating inequality aversion using survey data, Economica, 77, pp. 60–76 [article] [dp] 

T. Pekkarinen, T. Uusitalo & S. Kerr (2009): School tracking and intergenerational income mobility: Evidence from the Finnish comprehensive school reform, Journal of Public Economics, Vol 93, Issues 7-8, pp. 965-973. [article] [dp] 

P. Böckerman, U. Hämäläinen & R. Uusitalo (2009): Labour Market Effects of the Polytechnic Education Reform: The Finnish Experience, Economics of Education Review, Volume 28, Issue 6, December 2009, pp. 672-681 [article] [dp]

O. Korkeamäki & R. Uusitalo (2009): Employment and wage effects of a payroll-tax cut: Evidence from a regional experiment, International Tax and Public Finance, 16(6), pp. 753-772 [article] [dp]

P. Böckerman & R. Uusitalo (2008): Minimum wages and youth employment: Evidence from the Finnish retail trade sector, British Journal of Industrial Relations, 47:2, pp. 388–405 [article] [dp]

K. Hämäläinen, R. Uusitalo & J. Vuori (2008): Varying biases in matching estimates: Evidence from two randomised job search training experiments, Labour Economics 15, pp. 604-618.  [article] [dp]

U. Hämäläisen & R. Uusitalo (2008): Signalling or human capital: Evidence from the Finnish polytechnic school reform, Scandinavian Journal of Economics 110, pp. 755-775. [article] [dp]

P. Böckerman & R. Uusitalo (2006): Union membership and the erosion of the Ghent system: Lessons from Finland, British Journal of Industrial Relations 44:2, pp. 283–303. [article] [dp]

T. Hakola & R. Uusitalo (2005): Not so voluntary retirement decisions? Evidence from a pension reform, Journal of Public Economics, 89, pp. 2121–2136. [article] [dp]

I. Häkkinen, T. Kirjavainen & R. Uusitalo (2003): School resources and student achievement revisited: New evidence from panel data, Economics of Education Review 22, pp. 329–335.  [article] [dp]

R. Uusitalo (2002): Changes in the Finnish wage structure - Will demand and supply do? Scandinavian Journal of Economics 104, pp. 69–85. [article]

R. Uusitalo (2001): Homo entreprenaurus, Applied Economics 33, pp. 1631–1638. [article] [dp]

R. Uusitalo (1999): Returns to education in Finland , Labour Economics 6, pp. 569–580.  [article]

Books

S. Honkapohja, E. Koskela, W. Leibfritz & R. Uusitalo (2009): Economic Prosperity Recaptured: The Finnish Path from Crisis to Rapid Growth, MIT Press

Contributions to edited volumes

R. Uusitalo & J. Vartiainen (2008): Finland: Firm Factors in Wages and Wage Changes E. Lazear & K. Shaw (eds.) The Structure of Wages: An International Comparison, University of Chicago Press.

E. Koskela & R. Uusitalo (2006): The Un-Intended Convergence: How the Finnish Unemployment Reached the European Level, Werding, Martin (ed.), Structural Unemployment in Western Europe: Reasons and Remedies, Cambridge MA, London UK: MIT Press.

R. Uusitalo (2004): Do centralized bargains lead to wage moderation? Time-series evidence from Finland, Piekkola & Snellman (eds.) Collective bargaining and wage formation, Physica-Verlag

T. Hakola & R. Uusitalo (2002): Role of the firm in early retirement, International Studies on Social Security, Ashgate.

Recent working papers

M. Söderström and R. Uusitalo (2005): School choice and segregation – Evidence from an admission reform, IFAU Working Paper, 2005:7. Labour Insititute for Economic Research Working paper 215

T. Pekkarinen, R. Uusitalo and S. Pekkala (2006): Education policy and intergenerational income mobility: Evidence from the Finnish comprehensive school reform IFAU Working Papers 2006:13; IZA Discussion Paper 2204

O. Korkeamäki and R. Uusitalo (2006): Employment effects of a payroll tax cut – Evidence from a regional tax exemption experiment, IFAU Working Paper 2006:10

R. Uusitalo and J. Verho (2007): The effect of unemployment benefits on re-employment rates: Evidence from the Finnish UI-benefit reform Labour Institute for Economic Research, Working Paper 229; IFAU Working Papers 2007:21

J. Pirttilä and R. Uusitalo (2007): Leaky Bucket in the Real World: Estimating Inequality Aversion Using Survey Data, Labour Institute for Economic Research, Working Paper 231

P. Böckerman, U. Hämäläinen and R. Uusitalo (2007): Labour Market Effects of Polytechnic Education Reform: The Finnish Experience, Labour Institute for Economic Research, Working Paper 233

U. Hämäläinen and R. Uusitalo (2007): Signaling or human capital: Evidence from the Finnish polytechnic school reform, Labour Institute for Economic Research, Working Paper 234

P. Böckerman and R. Uusitalo(2007): Minimum wages and youth employment: Evidence from the Finnish retail trade sector, Labour Inst. for Economic Research, Working Paper 238

K. Hämäläinen, R. Uusitalo and J. Vuori (2008): Varying bias in the matching estimates: Evidence from two randomized job search training experiments, VATT Discussion Paper 438

O. Korkeamäki & R. Uusitalo (2008): Employment and wage effects of a payroll tax cut – Evidence from a regional experiment, VATT Discussion Paper 443

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