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I study a tax policy in Finland in 1976 that changed the basis for income taxation from couple’s joint income to individual income. Following the shift from family taxation to individual taxation, …
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Finland offers a subsidy to employers for hiring individuals with low employment prospects. In 2015, changes to the subsidy’s funding caused some regions to unexpectedly suspend new subsidy grants. I …
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We study how labeling of neighborhoods affects the performance and sorting of young residents at the junction of enrolling in high school. Exploiting the release of a much publicized official …
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