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The Finnish view on policy proposals to improve labor’s adaptability to the digital economy

Policy	Good idea (%)	Neither good nor bad idea (%)	Bad idea (%)	No opinion (%)
Increasing economic incentives to participate in the labor market	90	5	2	3
Increasing adult education	89	8	3	1
Increasing entrepreneurial education	86	10	3	2
Emphasizing creativity and social skills in education	85	11	3	2
Active finance policies (state investments that increase employment)	82	10	4	4
Increasing current activation measures (e.g. work trials, internships, courses through an employment office, subsidized work, independent studies, rehabilitative work activities)	79	11	8	2
Increasing local agreements without weakening collective agreements	78	10	8	4
Participation income that provides eligibility for social assistance or basic security benefits based on more autonomous activation measures (e.g. voluntary work, studying, caring for close relatives, or certain hobbies)	78	11	7	5
Using unemployment benefits more independently for studying	77	12	6	4
Reducing bureaucracy traps (payment delays due to benefits’ means and income testing, reporting and meeting obligations, repayment of benefits)	74	12	8	6
Guaranteed job program (public sector guarantees a job based on individual’s existing skills and provides additional skill development)	69	14	12	4
Re-educating unemployed for occupations expected to require a larger workforce in the future (e.g. care occupations)	68	15	1	1
Voluntary employee funds	63	19	9	9
Increasing employment subsidies (public sector pays a portion of employee’s pay, either to employer or directly to employee)	62	18	18	5
Using unemployment benefits as start-up grants	60	19	15	6
A basic income that would correspond to the current net level of basic security benefits (approximately €560 a month) and retain eligibility for housing allowances and earnings-related benefits	51	20	21	9
Obligatory employee funds for large companies (shares of companies are bought for employees by a proportion of company profits so that employees can earn some of their incomes as a capital income)	50	21	21	9
Limiting immigration	45	19	32	4
Work sharing	43	21	31	4
Tightening the obligation to accept a job	43	18	36	4
Increasing sanctions of unemployed benefits (e.g. canceling eligibility for benefits or cutting the level of a benefit upon refusal of activation measures or job offers)	37	18	41	4
Raising the level of unemployment benefits	34	26	35	6
A basic income that would raise the net level of current basic security benefits (higher than €560 a month) and retain eligibility for housing allowances and earnings-related benefits	33	20	39	8
A basic income that would weaken the net level of current basic security benefits (lower than €560 a month) and retain eligibility for housing allowances and earnings-related benefits	27	27	37	9
Extending the eligibility period for unemployment benefits	26	26	42	6
A basic income of €1500 that would replace housing allowances and earnings-related benefits	25	17	66	9
A basic income of €1000 that would retain eligibility for housing allowances and earnings-related benefits	24	17	51	8
Increasing local agreements by weakening the significance of collective agreements	21	17	56	6
A basic income of €1000 that would replace housing allowances and earnings-related benefits	20	20	51	9
Cutting the eligibility period for unemployment benefits	19	23	53	6
Lowering the level of unemployment benefits	10	20	66	5

Policy	Good idea (%)	Neither good nor bad idea (%)	Bad idea (%)	No opinion (%)
Increasing economic incentives to participate in the labor market	90	5	2	3
Increasing adult education	89	8	3	1
Increasing entrepreneurial education	86	10	3	2
Emphasizing creativity and social skills in education	85	11	3	2
Active finance policies (state investments that increase employment)	82	10	4	4
Increasing current activation measures (e.g. work trials, internships, courses through an employment office, subsidized work, independent studies, rehabilitative work activities)	79	11	8	2
Increasing local agreements without weakening collective agreements	78	10	8	4
Participation income that provides eligibility for social assistance or basic security benefits based on more autonomous activation measures (e.g. voluntary work, studying, caring for close relatives, or certain hobbies)	78	11	7	5
Using unemployment benefits more independently for studying	77	12	6	4
Reducing bureaucracy traps (payment delays due to benefits’ means and income testing, reporting and meeting obligations, repayment of benefits)	74	12	8	6
Guaranteed job program (public sector guarantees a job based on individual’s existing skills and provides additional skill development)	69	14	12	4
Re-educating unemployed for occupations expected to require a larger workforce in the future (e.g. care occupations)	68	15	1	1
Voluntary employee funds	63	19	9	9
Increasing employment subsidies (public sector pays a portion of employee’s pay, either to employer or directly to employee)	62	18	18	5
Using unemployment benefits as start-up grants	60	19	15	6
A basic income that would correspond to the current net level of basic security benefits (approximately €560 a month) and retain eligibility for housing allowances and earnings-related benefits	51	20	21	9
Obligatory employee funds for large companies (shares of companies are bought for employees by a proportion of company profits so that employees can earn some of their incomes as a capital income)	50	21	21	9
Limiting immigration	45	19	32	4
Work sharing	43	21	31	4
Tightening the obligation to accept a job	43	18	36	4
Increasing sanctions of unemployed benefits (e.g. canceling eligibility for benefits or cutting the level of a benefit upon refusal of activation measures or job offers)	37	18	41	4
Raising the level of unemployment benefits	34	26	35	6
A basic income that would raise the net level of current basic security benefits (higher than €560 a month) and retain eligibility for housing allowances and earnings-related benefits	33	20	39	8
A basic income that would weaken the net level of current basic security benefits (lower than €560 a month) and retain eligibility for housing allowances and earnings-related benefits	27	27	37	9
Extending the eligibility period for unemployment benefits	26	26	42	6
A basic income of €1500 that would replace housing allowances and earnings-related benefits	25	17	66	9
A basic income of €1000 that would retain eligibility for housing allowances and earnings-related benefits	24	17	51	8
Increasing local agreements by weakening the significance of collective agreements	21	17	56	6
A basic income of €1000 that would replace housing allowances and earnings-related benefits	20	20	51	9
Cutting the eligibility period for unemployment benefits	19	23	53	6
Lowering the level of unemployment benefits	10	20	66	5

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