employment

Domestic R&D Employment Effects of Offshoring R&D Tasks: Some Empirical Evidence from Finland

Ali-Yrkkö, Jyrki - Deschryvere, Matthias

This study empirically explores whether R&D offshoring affects the domestic R&D employment at the firm level. Overall, the Finnish survey data suggest that the impact of R&D internationalization on domestic R&D employment depends on the mode of internationalization (in-house offshoring vs. offshore outsourcing vs. in-house expansion of R&D abroad). Moreover, manufacturing and service firms are

The Home Country Employment Effects of Internationalisation – A Literature Review

Kotiranta, Annu - Lundan, Sarianna - Ylä-Anttila, Pekka

This report reviews some of the most recent literature examining the home country employment effects of internationalisation. A brief overview of the history of the internationalisation of Finnish firms is also presented. The general conclusion from the literature is that the absolute employment effects are modest, although there are likely to be notable effects on

Tax/benefit Systems and Growth Potential of the EU

Alho, Kari E. O. (ed.)

The EU has ambitious goals in terms of economic performance. The goals are to be reached in combination with social cohesion and sustainable development in terms of environment. The key economic policy instruments to be used by the EU member states are comprised of taxes and benefits. The economic and political framework for carrying out

The Impact of Foreign Ownership on Company Growth

Ali-Yrkkö, Jyrki

This study analyses foreign-owned companies operating in Finland. Between 2001 and 2003 760 foreign companies either established a new site or acquired an existing unit in Finland. The goal of this paper is to study the develop- ment of these units. The results of statistical analyses are two-fold. First, estab- lished foreign-owned units (greenfields) have

Productivity, Employment and Taxes – A SVAR Analysis of Trade-offs and Impacts

Alho, Kari - Nikula, Nuutti

The paper considers time series evidence on the relationships, and possible trade-offs, between productivity and employment, and on the impact of taxes in this connection. First, a theoretical model is built for an open economy leading to the identification of technology, non-technology and labour and capital tax wedge shocks, as based on their long-run effects.

Productivity, Empoyment and Taxes – Evidence on the Potential Trade-offs and Impacts in the EU

Alho, Kari O.E. - Nikula, Nuutti

The paper considers time series evidence on the relationships, and possible trade-offs, between productivity and employment, and on the impact of taxes in this connection. First, a theoretical model is built for an open economy leading to the identification of technology, non-technology and tax shocks. Then structural VAR models are estimated for all the EU-15