Profitability of Finnish Passenger Ship Traffic

The study will analyze the profitability of the Finnish passenger ship traffic in the coming years. The Finnish passenger ship traffic will face several challenges: 1) potential cuts in subsidies, 2) the EU sulphur emission decision of the EU, 3) possible introduction of value-added tax for the services provided in the passenger ships, 4) possible […]

Possible Free Trade Agreement between the EU and the USA – the Effects for the Finnish Economy

The aim of the study is research the effects of a possible free trade agreement between the EU and the USA for the Finnish economy. We use previous model based studies as a starting point for the evaluation of the effects. Then, we will send a questionnaire to companies that are active in Finnish-USA economic […]

Prospects of Goods and Person Traffic between Finland and Russia until 2030

We participate in a research consortium, the aim of which is to study the prospects of goods and person traffic between Finland and Russia until 2030. The consortium is led by VTT (Technical Research Centre of Finland). ETLAs contribution in the project will be to prepare the macroeconomic and sectoral scenarios that work as inputs […]

Structural Performance of the EU Economies

We participate in an international consortium, led by Ecorys Netherlands that has a framework agreement with the DG ECFIN of the European Commission. The focus of the agreement is the structural performance of the EU economies. At the moment there are two projects under preparation inside this framework. One of them is a follow up […]

Global economic recovery delayed – Finland’s GDP growth remains at 0.5 per cent in 2012

The euro crisis escalated again in the summer and the global economic recovery has been delayed; an upswing is not expected until mid-2013 at the earliest Finland’s GDP will grow 0.5 per cent in 2012; next year growth will remain at 1 per cent due to weak exports and consumption Finland’s consumer prices will rise […]

Municipal Pension Finances And Privatization of Municipal Services

When a municipality chooses whether to produce a service by its own work force or to acquire it from a private producer, it affects the funding of the earnings-related pension system of municipal sector employees, and that has repercussions on all other municipalities and also on the private sector pension system. We study how the […]

Profitability of Finnish Passenger Ship Traffic

The study will analyze the profitability of the Finnish passenger ship traffic in the coming years. The Finnish passenger ship traffic will face several challenges: 1) potential cuts in subsidies, 2) the EU sulphur emission decision of the EU, 3) possible introduction of value-added tax for the services provided in the passenger ships, 4) possible […]

Possible Free Trade Agreement between the EU and the USA – the Effects for the Finnish Economy

The aim of the study is research the effects of a possible free trade agreement between the EU and the USA for the Finnish economy. We use previous model based studies as a starting point for the evaluation of the effects. Then, we will send a questionnaire to companies that are active in Finnish-USA economic […]

Prospects of Goods and Person Traffic between Finland and Russia until 2030

We participate in a research consortium, the aim of which is to study the prospects of goods and person traffic between Finland and Russia until 2030. The consortium is led by VTT (Technical Research Centre of Finland). ETLAs contribution in the project will be to prepare the macroeconomic and sectoral scenarios that work as inputs […]

Structural Performance of the EU Economies

We participate in an international consortium, led by Ecorys Netherlands that has a framework agreement with the DG ECFIN of the European Commission. The focus of the agreement is the structural performance of the EU economies. At the moment there are two projects under preparation inside this framework. One of them is a follow up […]

Global economic recovery delayed – Finland’s GDP growth remains at 0.5 per cent in 2012

The euro crisis escalated again in the summer and the global economic recovery has been delayed; an upswing is not expected until mid-2013 at the earliest Finland’s GDP will grow 0.5 per cent in 2012; next year growth will remain at 1 per cent due to weak exports and consumption Finland’s consumer prices will rise […]

Municipal Pension Finances And Privatization of Municipal Services

When a municipality chooses whether to produce a service by its own work force or to acquire it from a private producer, it affects the funding of the earnings-related pension system of municipal sector employees, and that has repercussions on all other municipalities and also on the private sector pension system. We study how the […]