Commercialization of academic research. A comparison between researchers in the U.S. and Finland

This paper aims to identify factors that relate to scientists’ propensity to make commercially significant scientific discoveries (inventions) and to describe how these inventions are commercialized. Based on a large survey of academics active in different fields of science at U.S. universities, the paper benchmarks the top 20 universities against the rest, identifying the impact […]

Firm lifecycles and evolution of industry productivity

Research Policy Vol. 42:5, June 2013, pp. 1080–1098

Population aging and sustainability of public finances

The Yearbook of the Finnish Statistical Society 2011-2012, pp. 9-20

Globalization, occupational restructuring and firm performance

In this study, the patterns of occupational restructuring and their micro-level mechanisms are examined by applying standard measures of job and worker flows at the occupation and firm levels using longitudinal employeremployee data from the Finnish business sector for the years 2000-2006. Special attention is given to determining how global firms (i.e., multinational enterprises and […]

Vesa Vihriälä in Government Gazette: Towards a Functioning Monetary Union – a Finnish Point of View

The euro has undoubtedly promoted integration and spurred growth. It has also kept the promise of monetary stability as measured by consumer price inflation. There are some “buts”, however.

Chance for a turnaround

According to the April estimate of the Eurogrowth indicator, conceived by Euroframe, the real GDP growth in the euro area could turn positive in the first quarter of 2013. However, this rebound, which may partially compensate for the steep decline at the end of last year, could be short-lived since the growth rate is expected […]

Commercialization of academic research. A comparison between researchers in the U.S. and Finland

This paper aims to identify factors that relate to scientists’ propensity to make commercially significant scientific discoveries (inventions) and to describe how these inventions are commercialized. Based on a large survey of academics active in different fields of science at U.S. universities, the paper benchmarks the top 20 universities against the rest, identifying the impact […]

Firm lifecycles and evolution of industry productivity

Research Policy Vol. 42:5, June 2013, pp. 1080–1098

Population aging and sustainability of public finances

The Yearbook of the Finnish Statistical Society 2011-2012, pp. 9-20

Globalization, occupational restructuring and firm performance

In this study, the patterns of occupational restructuring and their micro-level mechanisms are examined by applying standard measures of job and worker flows at the occupation and firm levels using longitudinal employeremployee data from the Finnish business sector for the years 2000-2006. Special attention is given to determining how global firms (i.e., multinational enterprises and […]

Vesa Vihriälä in Government Gazette: Towards a Functioning Monetary Union – a Finnish Point of View

The euro has undoubtedly promoted integration and spurred growth. It has also kept the promise of monetary stability as measured by consumer price inflation. There are some “buts”, however.

Chance for a turnaround

According to the April estimate of the Eurogrowth indicator, conceived by Euroframe, the real GDP growth in the euro area could turn positive in the first quarter of 2013. However, this rebound, which may partially compensate for the steep decline at the end of last year, could be short-lived since the growth rate is expected […]