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Employment and Skills in Finland

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  • Jon Pareliussen

    (OECD)

  • Christophe André

    (OECD)

  • Thomas Chalaux

    (OECD)

  • Vincent Koen

    (OECD)

Abstract

Employment fosters equity and economic inclusiveness because those out of work face the highest risk of poverty, and it generates the tax receipts on which the social safety net depends. Further enhancing education and life-long learning would lower hurdles to employment, which are high for the low-skilled. Policies to speed up tertiary graduation, improve work incentives and activation of the unemployed and postpone labour market exit are necessary to bring the employment rate closer to the level of other Nordics. Easing employment regulations and allowing more flexible wage setting would increase both employment and productivity. This working paper relates to the 2016 OECD Economic Survey of Finland (www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/economic-survey-finland.htm). Emploi et Compétences en Finlande L’emploi est facteur d’équité et d’inclusion économique car ceux qui en sont exclus sont les plus exposés au risque de pauvreté ; il est également générateur de recettes dont dépend le financement du filet de protection sociale. De nouvelles mesures en faveur de l’éducation et de la formation tout au long de la vie permettraient d’abaisser les obstacles à l’emploi, plus difficiles à surmonter pour les moins qualifiés. Il faut mettre en place des mesures pour accélérer les délais d’obtention des diplômes dans l’enseignement supérieur, améliorer les incitations à travailler et l’activation des chômeurs et retarder la sortie du marché du travail pour rapprocher les taux d’emploi avec ceux des autres pays nordiques. Enfin, l’assouplissement de la législation sur l’emploi et la mise en place de procédures plus souples de fixation des salaires devraient permettre des gains en termes à la fois d’emplois et de productivité. Ce Document de travail se rapporte à l’Étude économique de l’OCDE de la Finlande 2016 (www.oecd.org/fr/eco/etudes/etude-economique-finlande.htm).

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  • Jon Pareliussen & Christophe André & Thomas Chalaux & Vincent Koen, 2016. "Employment and Skills in Finland," OECD Economics Department Working Papers 1320, OECD Publishing.
  • Handle: RePEc:oec:ecoaaa:1320-en
    DOI: 10.1787/5jlv239kcq9r-en
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    Keywords

    compétences; education; emploi; employment; inequality; inégalité; négociation salariale; skills; wage bargaining; éducation;
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    JEL classification:

    • I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
    • I28 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Government Policy
    • J08 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - General - - - Labor Economics Policies
    • J11 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Demographic Trends, Macroeconomic Effects, and Forecasts
    • J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
    • J52 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining - - - Dispute Resolution: Strikes, Arbitration, and Mediation

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