01593cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF009520 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451813272 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Finland : Selected Issues. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2007. 1 online resource (37 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 This Selected Issues paper investigates the possible contribution of activation strategies-in a broad sense-to improve employment rates in Finland. It summarizes recent labor market developments in Finland, and investigates respectively the limitation of current unemployment and disability benefit schemes. The paper identifies possible strategies to activate recipients, and focuses on strategies to boost youth employment rates. The paper also discusses the possibility of using in-work benefit systems to create incentives to work at the low-skilled end of the labor market. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2007/278 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2007/278/002.2007.issue-278-en.xml IMF e-Library