01690cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF003443 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451813241 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Finland : Selected Issues. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2005. 1 online resource (34 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students The Selected Issues paper on Finland underlies public finances and structural reform. The structural reforms encompassing labor and product markets as well the pension system would substantially improve the outlook for fiscal sustainability. Reductions in labor and product market inefficiencies is estimated, on the basis of a staff computable general equilibrium model, to raise output and employment significantly while reducing the price level. Additional pension reforms could further increase employment, boost economic growth, and improve public finances, as could improved expenditure efficiency, thereby creating room for further reductions in labor income taxation. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2005/036 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2005/036/002.2005.issue-036-en.xml IMF e-Library