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Helsinki GSE Discussion Papers

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Helsinki GSE Discussion Papers

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  • Gender Nonconformity
  • Labor Supply
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  • Family Taxation and Labor Supply

    Juuso Mäkinen

    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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  • 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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  • 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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