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Helsinki GSE Discussion Papers

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Helsinki GSE Discussion Papers

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  • Childhood Gender Nonconformity and Gender Gaps in Life Outcomes

    Abigail R. Banan, Torsten Santavirta, and Miguel Sarzosa

    We study the role of childhood gender conformity in generating gender gaps. We present a conceptual framework that uses gender norms to explain why some women make less profitable choices than …

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  • Who Benefits from Faster Public Transit?

    Prottoy Akbar

    Lower income commuters are more likely to ride and reside near public transit within cities, but do they also benefit more from faster transit travel? Combining survey data on travel behavior with …

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  • Furlough unemployment

    Heikki Korpela

    I examine the long-established scheme of furloughs in Finland, using detailed data on unemployment spells from 1999 to 2021. Furloughs allow employers in financial difficulty to suspend wages and …

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