Sukupuolierot työmarkkinasiirtymissä 1990-luvulla

2000

Gender differences in unemployment in Finland

2006

This thesis reports four empirical studies analysing gender differences in unemployment in Finland. The studies are preceded by an introductory chapter providing a brief look at the theoretical background of these studies, outlining the content and presenting the main results of the thesis. The main purpose of this thesis is to shed light on gender related differences in unemployment, particularly in labour market transitions of the unemployed, in the duration of unemployment and in the success of active labour market programmes.The first study documents the magnitude and evolution of worker flows in the Finnish labour market and investigates the dynamic properties of worker flows and stock…