Olavi Rantala

Abstract: The study evaluates the impacts of EU climate policy on the emission allowance price, electricity prices, the competitiveness of industry and macroeconomic developments in the third EU emissions trading period 2013-2020. The economic impacts of climate policy on Finland are compared to the impacts on the entire EU area. It turns out that due

Abstract: The study evaluates the impacts of EU climate policy on emission allowance price, electricity prices, the competitiveness of industry and macroeconomic developments in the third EU emission trading period 2013-2020. The economic impacts of climate policy on Finland are compared to the impacts on the entire EU area. It turns out that due to

Selvityksessä arvioidaan kansainvälisen matkustajaliikenteen palveluiden arvonlisäverotuksen käyttöönoton vaikutuksia laiva- ja lentoliikenteen kannattavuuteen ja työllisyyteen Suomesta käsin toimivien yritysten näkökulmasta. Kyseisten palveluiden saattaminen arvonlisäverotuksen piiriin johtaa palveluiden kuluttajahintojen nousuun, tuottajahintojen laskuun sekä yritysten kannattavuuden ja työllisyyden heikkenemiseen. Koska EU-maiden välisen liikenteen arvonlisäverotukseen on tarkoitus soveltaa lähtömaaperiaatetta, vaikutukset riippuvat liikenteen lähtömaiden arvonlisäverokannoista. Selvityksessä arvioidaan euromääräisiä menetyksiä ja

The study analyses the price formation and market functionality of the Finnish food chain. A significant portion of the report consists of international comparisons. The main comparison countries are the so-called old EU countries (EU15) of Western Europe, the new EU countries (EU12) and the United States. Comparisons are also made with individual countries. After

This paper describes the main features of a model developed for forecasting economic developments, energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions in the EU area and Finland as well as for simulating the economic impacts of EU climate policy. Climate policy analysis necessitates a model of the whole EU area, because CO2 emissions of the EU

This study analyses the economic impacts of R&D inputs. In the model employed, sectoral TFP growth is determined by the direct impact of R&D inputs on the volume of production via the improvement in the quality of production as well as by the diffusion of new technology through purchases of investment goods both domestically and