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Positive effects of forests can offset greenhouse gas emissions

The hidden carbon markets: how forests can balance emissions

How OECD Economic Surveys reveal the drivers of deforestation, and the policy tools to stop it
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Laying the foundations for strong, sustainable growth in Finland

After a large drop in the first half of 2020, Finland regained its pre-COVID-19 GDP level by mid-2021. Policies to support incomes during and after the pandemic contributed to the powerful economic rebound. However, Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine has boosted inflation, slashing household spending power and consumer confidence.

Finland’s Zero Homeless Strategy: Lessons from a Success Story

By Laurence Boone, Boris Cournède, OECD Economics Department; and Marissa Plouin, OECD Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs  Following a period when homelessness… Read More »Finland’s Zero Homeless Strategy: Lessons from a Success Story

Technology, Labour Market Institutions and Early Retirement: Evidence From Finland

by Naomitsu Yashiro*, Tomi KyyräƗ, Hyunjeong Hwang* and Juha Tuomalaǂ Across OECD countries, promoting longer working lives is an important… Read More »Technology, Labour Market Institutions and Early Retirement: Evidence From Finland

Boosting employment in post-COVID Finland

by Naomitsu Yashiro, OECD Economics Department In the context of the large economic contraction and debt build-up in the wake… Read More »Boosting employment in post-COVID Finland

Finland: Recovering from the COVID-19 crisis

By David Carey, Economics Department. The COVID-19 pandemic has plunged Finland into a deep recession, albeit milder than in most… Read More »Finland: Recovering from the COVID-19 crisis

A balancing act: Why inequality increased in the Nordics

Mr. Jon Pareliussen, Economist, Sweden/Finland desk, Economics Department The Nordics are rightly renowned for being inclusive societies with low inequality compared to… Read More »A balancing act: Why inequality increased in the Nordics

Finland: growing and reforming, but no time for complacency

By Christophe André and Jon Kristian Pareliussen, OECD Economics Department After a long period of lacklustre economic performance, robust growth… Read More »Finland: growing and reforming, but no time for complacency

Why would a universal credit be better than a basic income for Finland?

By Jon Kristian Pareliussen, Economist, OECD Economics Department “If you don’t know where you are going, you might wind up… Read More »Why would a universal credit be better than a basic income for Finland?