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Mikko Silliman

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Taloustieteen Laitos
Kauppakorkeakoulu
Aalto-yliopisto

Helsinki, Finland
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Working papers

  1. David Deming & Mikko Silliman, 2025. "Skills and human capital in the labor market," RFBerlin Discussion Paper Series 2520, ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin (RFBerlin).
  2. Mikko Silliman & Alexander L.P. Willén, 2025. "Beyond Training: Worker Agency, Informal Learning, and Competition," CESifo Working Paper Series 12114, CESifo.
  3. Mikko Silliman & Alexander Willén & Alexander L.P. Willén, 2024. "Worker Power, Immigrant Sorting, and Firm Dynamics," CESifo Working Paper Series 11281, CESifo.
  4. Matthew A. Lenard & Mikko Silliman, 2024. "Informal Social Interactions, Academic Achievement and Behaviour: Evidence from Peers on the School Bus," CESifo Working Paper Series 11115, CESifo.
  5. Hanna Virtanen & Mikko Silliman & Tiina Kuuppelomaki & Kristiina Huttunen, 2024. "Education, gender and family formation," CEP Discussion Papers dp2011, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE.
  6. Ellen Sahlström & Mikko Silliman, 2024. "The Extent and Consequences of Teacher Biases against Immigrants," CESifo Working Paper Series 11050, CESifo.
  7. Silliman, Mikko & Virtanen, Hanna, 2019. "Labor Market Returns to Vocational Secondary Education," ETLA Working Papers 65, The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy.
  8. Silliman, Mikko, 2017. "Targeted Funding, Immigrant Background, and Educational Outcomes: Evidence from Helsinki's “Positive Discrimination†Policy," Working Papers 91, VATT Institute for Economic Research.

Articles

  1. Felipe Barrera-Osorio & Adriana Kugler & Mikko Silliman, 2023. "Hard and Soft Skills in Vocational Training: Experimental Evidence from Colombia," The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank, vol. 37(3), pages 409-436.
  2. Mikko Silliman & Hanna Virtanen, 2022. "Labor Market Returns to Vocational Secondary Education," American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association, vol. 14(1), pages 197-224, January.

Citations

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Working papers

  1. David Deming & Mikko Silliman, 2025. "Skills and human capital in the labor market," RFBerlin Discussion Paper Series 2520, ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin (RFBerlin).

    Cited by:

    1. Silliman, Mikko & Willén, Alexander, 2025. "Beyond Training: Worker Agency, Informal Learning, and Competition," IZA Discussion Papers 18109, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    2. Carol Bisieri Onsomu & John Njenga Macharia & Stephie Muthoni Mwangi, 2025. "From Classroom to Workplace: The Combined Effects of Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Skills on Youth Labor Market Outcomes in Kenya," Economies, MDPI, vol. 13(4), pages 1-17, March.
    3. Katharina Hartinger & Erik Sarrazin & David J. Streich, 2025. "Banking for Boomers – A Field Experiment on Technology Adoption in Financial Services," Working Papers 2505, Gutenberg School of Management and Economics, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, revised 02 Sep 2025.

  2. Matthew A. Lenard & Mikko Silliman, 2024. "Informal Social Interactions, Academic Achievement and Behaviour: Evidence from Peers on the School Bus," CESifo Working Paper Series 11115, CESifo.

    Cited by:

    1. David Deming & Mikko Silliman, 2025. "Skills and human capital in the labor market," RFBerlin Discussion Paper Series 2520, ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin (RFBerlin).

  3. Hanna Virtanen & Mikko Silliman & Tiina Kuuppelomaki & Kristiina Huttunen, 2024. "Education, gender and family formation," CEP Discussion Papers dp2011, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE.

    Cited by:

    1. Carnicelli, Lauro & Morando, Greta, 2025. "The Unequal Motherhood Penalty: Maternal Preferences and Education," IZA Discussion Papers 18140, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    2. David Deming & Mikko Silliman, 2025. "Skills and human capital in the labor market," RFBerlin Discussion Paper Series 2520, ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin (RFBerlin).
    3. Adrian Farner Rogne & Agnes Fauske & Rannveig Kaldager Hart, 2025. "Educational Expansions and Fertility: Evidence from Norwegian College Reforms," European Journal of Population, Springer;European Association for Population Studies, vol. 41(1), pages 1-30, December.

  4. Ellen Sahlström & Mikko Silliman, 2024. "The Extent and Consequences of Teacher Biases against Immigrants," CESifo Working Paper Series 11050, CESifo.

    Cited by:

    1. Silliman, Mikko & Willén, Alexander, 2024. "Worker Power, Immigrant Sorting, and Firm Dynamics," IZA Discussion Papers 17208, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    2. Bredtmann, Julia & Otten, Sebastian & Vonnahme, Christina, 2024. "Discrimination in grading? Evidence on teachers' evaluation bias towards minority students," Ruhr Economic Papers 1122, RWI - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Ruhr-University Bochum, TU Dortmund University, University of Duisburg-Essen.

  5. Silliman, Mikko & Virtanen, Hanna, 2019. "Labor Market Returns to Vocational Secondary Education," ETLA Working Papers 65, The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy.

    Cited by:

    1. Virtanen, Hanna & Silliman, Mikko & Kuuppelomäki, Tiina & Huttunen, Kristiina, 2024. "Education, Gender, and Family Formation," ETLA Working Papers 116, The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy.
    2. Wongmonta, Sasiwooth, 2023. "Revisiting the wage effects of vocational education and training (VET) over the life cycle: The case of Thailand," International Journal of Educational Development, Elsevier, vol. 103(C).
    3. N. Luotonen & V. Puttonen & E. Rantapuska, 2022. "Ability, Educational Attainment, and Household Financial Distress," Journal of Consumer Policy, Springer, vol. 45(4), pages 655-672, December.
    4. Ollikainen, Jani-Petteri, 2021. "Comprehensive school reform and labor market outcomes over the lifecycle: Evidence from Finland," Labour Economics, Elsevier, vol. 68(C).
    5. Sönke Hendrik Matthewes & Guglielmo Ventura, 2022. "On Track to Success? Returns to vocational education against different alternatives," CVER Research Papers 038, Centre for Vocational Education Research.
    6. Bald, Anthony, 2025. "The Birth of an Occupation: Professional Nursing in the Era of Public Health," SocArXiv s6t5r_v1, Center for Open Science.
    7. Anton B Andersson & Carlo Barone & Martin Hällsten, 2023. "Are upper-secondary track decisions risky? Evidence from Sweden on the assumptions of risk-aversion models," Rationality and Society, , vol. 35(3), pages 311-337, August.
    8. Langen, Henrika & Laine, Liisa, 2025. "Heterogeneous Effects of a Teacher Strike on Education and Labor Market Outcomes," IZA Discussion Papers 17937, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    9. Nicolò Dalvit & Rafael De Hoyos & Leonardo Iacovone & Ioanna Pantelaiou & Iván Torre, 2023. "The Future of Work," World Bank Publications - Reports 40714, The World Bank Group.
    10. Serena Canaan, 2024. "The Impact of Delaying Early School Tracking on Fertility and Marriage Outcomes," Upjohn Working Papers 24-403, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research.
    11. Manon Garrouste & Camille Hémet, 2024. "Neighbor Effects and Early Track Choices," PSE Working Papers halshs-04655509, HAL.
    12. Anna-Maria Kanzola, 2024. "The Knowledge Content of the Greek Production Structure in the Aftermath of the Greek Crisis," Journal of the Knowledge Economy, Springer;Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET), vol. 15(1), pages 936-957, March.
    13. Leighton, Margaret & Speer, Jamin D., 2020. "Labor market returns to college major specificity," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 128(C).
    14. Christina Langer & Simon Wiederhold, 2023. "The Value of Early-Career Skills," Working Papers 222, Bavarian Graduate Program in Economics (BGPE).
    15. Felipe Barrera-Osorio & Adriana D. Kugler & Mikko I. Silliman, 2020. "Hard and Soft Skills in Vocational Training: Experimental Evidence from Colombia," NBER Working Papers 27548, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    16. Luo, Ximing & Dong, Cong & Dong, Xiucheng, 2024. "How economic transformation influence the employment of resource-based cities: Evidence from Shanxi Province, China," Resources Policy, Elsevier, vol. 89(C).
    17. Patrick Bennett & Kelly Foley & David A. Green & Kjell G. Salvanes, 2024. "Education and inequality: an international perspective," Fiscal Studies, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 45(3), pages 429-454, September.
    18. Didier Nibbering & Matthijs Oosterveen, 2023. "Instrument-based estimation of full treatment effects with movers," Papers 2306.07018, arXiv.org.
    19. Ollikainen, Jani-Petteri & Pekkarinen, Tuomas & Uusitalo, Roope & Virtanen, Hanna, 2024. "Effect of secondary education on cognitive and non-cognitive skills," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 126238, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
    20. Dai, Li & Martins, Pedro S., 2024. "Does vocational education pay off in China? Evidence from city-level education supply shocks," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 140(C).
    21. Comi, Simona Lorena & Grasseni, Mara & Origo, Federica, 2022. "Sometimes It Works! The Effect of a Reform of the Short Vocational Track on School-to-Work Transition," IZA Discussion Papers 15176, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    22. Aghion, Philippe & Bergeaud, Antonin & Blundell, Richard & Griffith, Rachel, 2023. "Social Skills and the Individual Wage Growth of Less Educated Workers," IZA Discussion Papers 16456, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    23. Huttunen, Kristiina & Pekkarinen, Tuomas & Uusitalo, Roope & Virtanen, Hanna, 2023. "Lost boys? Secondary education and crime," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 218(C).
    24. Tobback, Ilse & Verhaest, Dieter & De Witte, Kristof, 2025. "The impact of work-based versus school-based learning on cognitive and non-cognitive outcomes in vocational secondary education," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 107(C).
    25. Celeste K. Carruthers & Christopher Jepsen, 2020. "Vocational Education: An International Perspective," CESifo Working Paper Series 8718, CESifo.
    26. Bellés-Obrero, Cristina & Duchini, Emma, 2021. "Who benefits from general knowledge?," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 85(C).
    27. Larsson Taghizadeh, Jonas & Österman, Marcus, 2025. "Choosing the right path: The effects of pursuing general versus vocational secondary education on dropout risk and youth inactivity," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 106(C).
    28. Chowdhury, Shyamal & Hasan, Syed & Sharma, Uttam, 2024. "The Role of Trainee Selection in the Effectiveness of Vocational Training: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Nepal," IZA Discussion Papers 16705, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    29. Xuan Hoang, Trung, 2024. "The Long-Term and Gender-Equalizing Impacts of the Islamic Republic of Iran-Iraq War in 1980–88 on School Access and Labor Market Performance," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10691, The World Bank.
    30. Dai, Li & Martins, Pedro S., 2024. "The Wage Effects of Polytechnic Degrees: Evidence from the 1999 China Higher Education Expansion," GLO Discussion Paper Series 1399, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
    31. Kemper, Johanna & Renold, Ursula, 2024. "Evaluating the impact of general versus vocational education on labor market outcomes in Egypt by means of a regression discontinuity design," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 166(C).
    32. Sönke Hendrik Matthewes & Guglielmo Ventura, 2022. "On Track to Success? Returns to Vocational Education Against Different Alternatives," CEPA Discussion Papers 58, Center for Economic Policy Analysis.
    33. David Deming & Mikko Silliman, 2025. "Skills and human capital in the labor market," RFBerlin Discussion Paper Series 2520, ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin (RFBerlin).
    34. Akanksha Negi & Didier Nibbering, 2025. "Identification of dynamic treatment effects when treatment histories are partially observed," Papers 2501.04853, arXiv.org, revised Jun 2025.
    35. Chen, Ji & Wu, Liudan & Hao, Lili & Yu, Xiao & Streimikiene, Dalia, 2024. "Does the import of green products encourage green technology innovation? Empirical evidence from China," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 200(C).
    36. Felipe Barrera-Osorio & Adriana D. Kugler & Mikko I. Silliman, 2021. "Job Training Through Turmoil," NBER Working Papers 29565, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    37. Benedicte Dalmeida Ngah Atangana & Henri Ngoa Tabi, 2024. "Technical Education, Vocational Training and Industrialisation in Sub-Saharan Africa(SSA)," Journal of Sustainable Development, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 15(1), pages 1-65, July.
    38. McGuinness, Seamus & Kelly, Lorcan & Devlin, Anne & Whelan, Adele, 2025. "Vocational Education, Earnings and Job Satisfaction in Europe," IZA Discussion Papers 18134, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    39. Machin, Stephen & McNally, Sandra & Terrier, Camille & Ventura, Guglielmo, 2025. "Closing the gap between vocational and general education? Evidence from University Technical Colleges in England," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 128193, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
    40. Stenberg, Anders & Tudor, Simona, 2024. "Field of Study and Mental Health in Adulthood," Working Paper Series 1/2024, Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research.

  6. Silliman, Mikko, 2017. "Targeted Funding, Immigrant Background, and Educational Outcomes: Evidence from Helsinki's “Positive Discrimination†Policy," Working Papers 91, VATT Institute for Economic Research.

    Cited by:

    1. Kivinen, Aapo, 2018. "The Effect of Relative School Starting Age on Having an Individualized Curriculum in Finland," Working Papers 104, VATT Institute for Economic Research.

Articles

  1. Felipe Barrera-Osorio & Adriana Kugler & Mikko Silliman, 2023. "Hard and Soft Skills in Vocational Training: Experimental Evidence from Colombia," The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank, vol. 37(3), pages 409-436.

    Cited by:

    1. Amanda Chuan & Christian Lyhne Ibsen, 2022. "Skills for the Future? A Life Cycle Perspective on Systems of Vocational Education and Training," ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School, vol. 75(3), pages 638-664, May.
    2. Mikko Silliman & Hanna Virtanen, 2022. "Labor Market Returns to Vocational Secondary Education," American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association, vol. 14(1), pages 197-224, January.
    3. Philippe Aghion & Antonin Bergeaud & Richard Blundell & Rachel Griffith, 2023. "Social skills and the individual wage growth of less educated workers," IFS Working Papers W23/25, Institute for Fiscal Studies.
    4. Hanushek, Eric A. & Jacobs, Babs & Schwerdt, Guido & Van der Velden, Rolf & Vermeulen, Stan & Wiederhold, Simon, 2023. "Where Do STEM Graduates Stem From? The Intergenerational Transmission of Comparative Skill Advantages," IZA Discussion Papers 16117, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    5. Harry Moroz & Mariana Viollaz, 2024. "The Future of Work in Central America and the Dominican Republic," World Bank Publications - Reports 42043, The World Bank Group.
    6. Calderone, Margherita & Fiala, Nathan & Melyoki, Lemayon Lemilia & Schoofs, Annekathrin & Steinacher, Rachel, 2022. "Making intense skills training work at scale: Evidence on business and labor market outcomes in Tanzania," Ruhr Economic Papers 950, RWI - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Ruhr-University Bochum, TU Dortmund University, University of Duisburg-Essen.
    7. Lenard, Matthew A. & Silliman, Mikko, 2024. "Informal Social Interactions, Academic Achievement and Behavior: Evidence from Peers on the School Bus," IZA Discussion Papers 16982, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    8. Chowdhury, Shyamal & Hasan, Syed & Sharma, Uttam, 2024. "The Role of Trainee Selection in the Effectiveness of Vocational Training: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Nepal," IZA Discussion Papers 16705, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    9. Da Mata, Daniel & Oliveira, Rodrigo & Silva, Diana, 2025. "Who benefits from job training programs? Evidence from a high-dosage program in Brazil," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 175(C).
    10. Brudevold-Newman,Andrew Peter & Ubfal,Diego Javier, 2023. "Returns to Soft Skills Training in Rwanda," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10489, The World Bank.
    11. Gómez, Maria Fernanda & González-Velosa, Carolina, 2023. "Can a Pay-for- Performance Program Help the Vulnerable find Jobs during a Pandemic?: Experimental Evidence from Empleate in Colombia," IDB Publications (Working Papers) 12982, Inter-American Development Bank.
    12. Mehmood, Sultan & Naseer, Shaheen & Chen, Daniel L., 2024. "Altruism in governance: Insights from randomized training for Pakistan's junior ministers," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 170(C).
    13. Nicole McDonald & Jennifer Luke & Amy Cosby, 2024. "Non-Technical Skills Needed for the Current and Next-Generation Agricultural Workforce," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 14(7), pages 1-11, July.
    14. Adriana Lleras-Muney & Matthew Miller & Shuyang Sheng & Veronica Sovero, 2022. "Party On: The Labor Market Returns to Social Networks in Adolescence," Papers 2210.09426, arXiv.org, revised Mar 2024.
    15. Felipe Barrera-Osorio & Adriana D. Kugler & Mikko I. Silliman, 2021. "Job Training Through Turmoil," NBER Working Papers 29565, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    16. Afridi, Farzana & Gupta, Tanu & Heath, Rachel & Mahajan, Kanika, 2025. "Smart Skilling: Experimental Evidence on Vocational Training Design," IZA Discussion Papers 18272, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    17. Brudevold-Newman, Andrew & Ubfal, Diego, 2024. "Soft-skills, networking, and workforce entry: Impacts of a training program for recent graduates in Rwanda," Labour Economics, Elsevier, vol. 91(C).
    18. Beber, Bernd & Frohnweiler, Sarah & Lakemann, Tabea & Anti Partey, Peter & Schnars, Regina & Lay, Jann, 2025. "Skills trainings and Bayesian learning: A multisite randomized controlled trial in Ghana," Ruhr Economic Papers 1170, RWI - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Ruhr-University Bochum, TU Dortmund University, University of Duisburg-Essen.
    19. Lordan, Grace & Josten, Cecily, 2021. "The accelerated value of social skills in knowledge work and the COVID-19 pandemic," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 113364, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
    20. Aramburu,Julian & Goicoechea,Ana & Mobarak,Ahmed Mushfiq, 2021. "Coding Bootcamps for Female Digital Employment : Evidence from an RCT in Argentina and Colombia," Policy Research Working Paper Series 9721, The World Bank.

  2. Mikko Silliman & Hanna Virtanen, 2022. "Labor Market Returns to Vocational Secondary Education," American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association, vol. 14(1), pages 197-224, January.
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NEP is an announcement service for new working papers, with a weekly report in each of many fields. This author has had 15 papers announced in NEP. These are the fields, ordered by number of announcements, along with their dates. If the author is listed in the directory of specialists for this field, a link is also provided.
  1. NEP-BEC: Business Economics (5) 2024-08-19 2024-09-23 2024-11-25 2025-09-15 2025-09-22. Author is listed
  2. NEP-LAB: Labour Economics (5) 2024-02-26 2024-04-08 2024-08-19 2024-09-23 2024-11-25. Author is listed
  3. NEP-LMA: Labor Markets - Supply, Demand, and Wages (4) 2019-03-25 2025-08-18 2025-09-15 2025-09-22. Author is listed
  4. NEP-URE: Urban and Real Estate Economics (4) 2018-03-26 2024-05-13 2024-05-20 2024-06-24. Author is listed
  5. NEP-EDU: Education (3) 2018-03-26 2024-05-13 2024-06-24
  6. NEP-HRM: Human Capital and Human Resource Management (3) 2025-08-18 2025-09-15 2025-09-22
  7. NEP-COM: Industrial Competition (2) 2025-09-15 2025-09-22
  8. NEP-DEM: Demographic Economics (2) 2024-02-26 2024-08-26
  9. NEP-MIG: Economics of Human Migration (2) 2024-05-13 2024-08-19
  10. NEP-GEN: Gender (1) 2024-02-26
  11. NEP-SBM: Small Business Management (1) 2024-08-19
  12. NEP-SOC: Social Norms and Social Capital (1) 2024-06-24

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