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5.12.2019
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The hype has eclipsed the limitations of third-wave artificial intelligence
Nitzberg Mark
Seppälä Timo
Zysman John
The near-term potential of “artificial intelligence” is often overestimated.¹ The potential may be exaggerated in discourse and company
strategy,
04.12.2019
Publications
Reports
97
Business Angel Investment, Public Innovation Funding and Firm Growth
Ali-Yrkkö Jyrki
Pajarinen Mika
Ylhäinen Ilkka
In recent years, business angels have invested in a few hundred Finnish firms annually. The target firms are
mainly
02.12.2019
Publications
Reports
96
Investment Expensing, Investment and Public Finances
Määttänen Niku
At present, businesses in Finland can deduct the cost of many investment goods from taxable income only gradually
over
19.11.2019
Publications
Working Papers
72
Data Markets in Making: The Role of Technology Giants
Koski Heli
Pantzar Mika
This paper focuses on the role of large technology companies’ entry and expansion to the data-intensive market areas
via
30.10.2019
Publications
Working Papers
71
Emerging Trade Battlefield with China: Export Competition and Firm’s Coping Strategies
Nilsson Hakkala Katariina
Pan Yao
This paper analyzes how intensified Chinese export competition affects the exports and product ranges of firms from Finland.
Using
30.10.2019
Publications
Working Papers
70
Service Imports, Workforce Composition, and Firm Performance: Evidence from Finnish Microdata
Ariu Andrea
Nilsson Hakkala Katariina
Jensen J. Bradford
Tamminen Saara
This paper uses unique Finnish firm-level micro data on service imports, workforce composition, and firm characteristics to examine
changes
17.10.2019
Publications
Reports
94
Workers in Declining Occupations: Modest Participation in Adult Education
Asplund Rita
Kauhanen Antti
Vanhala Pekka
Occupational restructuring means that worker skills need to be updated, broadened or totally renewed. This report focuses on
persons
23.09.2019
Publications
Working Papers
69
Management Practises in Finnish Manufacturing Establishments: Evidence from FMOP
Ohlsbom Roope
Maliranta Mika
Data collected by the recently conducted Finnish Management and Organizational Practices Survey (FMOP) by Statistics Finland is used
to
19.09.2019
Publications
Reports
93
What Are the Benefits of Data Sharing? Uniting Supply Chain and Platform Economy Perspectives
Huttunen Henri
Seppälä Timo
Lähteenmäki Ilkka
Mattila Juri
Data as a resource and data sharing enable competitive supply chains and present-day digital platform business models. The
recipe
16.9.2019
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Etla forecast: Finland’s growth slowing down while public finance balance weakens
Finnish economy Finland's economic growth will slow down markedly this year and next. We expect GDP to grow
by
30.08.2019
Briefs
Publications
82
Deregulation of the Finnish Long-distance Bus Market
Valmari Nelli
A new law on public transport came into effect in Finland in December 2009. According to the new
law,
20.08.2019
Publications
Working Papers
68
Artificial Intelligence Applications & Venture Funding in Healthcare
Halminen Olli
Tenhunen Henni
Heliste Antti
Seppälä Timo
Venture Capital (VC) funding raised by companies producing Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions is on the rise. In healthcare,
VC
12.08.2019
Publications
Reports
92
Working Time, Employment and Competitiveness
Kauhanen Antti
Lehmus Markku
This report studies working time and competitiveness. The first part of the report compares working time in Finland
to
06.08.2019
Briefs
Publications
81
Vocational or General Education? The Effect Upper Secondary Education Track Choice
Virtanen Hanna
In response to recent technological changes and the worsening outcomes of non-college educated workers, governments around the world
are
9.7.2019
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Unlocking housing wealth to foster the silver economy
Many elderly households could improve their living standards markedly by releasing part of their housing equity. However, that
would
12.06.2019
Briefs
Publications
80
Is the Digital Future Sustainable?
Seppälä Timo
Mattila Juri
Rajala Risto
It is predicted that in 2030, the energy consumption of the ICT sector will be 21% of the
world’s
6.6.2019
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News and press releases
EtlaTalks: What is nowcasting?
In the last episode of the EtlaTalks spring season the topic of discussion is nowcasting and how does
it
14.05.2019
Publications
Reports
91
Immigrant-owned, Local and Global Firms in the Finnish Job and Production Restructuring
Maliranta Mika
Nurmi Satu
We examine the growth of real value added, labour input and labour productivity of immigrant-owned firms in Finland
in
11.05.2019
Briefs
Publications
79
Government’s Employment Challenge: 75 Percent Employment Rate Target Requires Both Structural Reforms and Better Competitiveness
Kangasharju Aki
Kauhanen Antti
In the 2019 electoral campaigns, basically all election platforms set a 75 percent employment rate target by the
end
18.04.2019
Publications
Working Papers
67
The Influence of Old-age Retirement on Health: Causal Evidence from the Finnish Register Data
Kuusi Tero
Martikainen Pekka
Valkonen Tarmo
We quantify the impact of old-age retirement on health using longitudinal Finnish register data for the period 2000–2012,
which
12.4.2019
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Special Theme: Uncertainty of Forecasts
Anttonen Jetro
Lehmus Markku
Uncertainty of Forecasts and Estimation of Uncertainty In the case of economic forecasts, we often talk about, for
example,
02.04.2019
Publications
Working Papers
66
Top 3: Pension Systems in Denmark, Finland, and the Netherlands
Hougaard Jensen Svend E.
Lassila Jukka
Määttänen Niku
Valkonen Tarmo
Westerhout Ed
According to the 2018 Mercer Global Pension index, the pension systems of Denmark, Finland and the Netherlands are
the
22.03.2019
Briefs
Publications
77
Challenge: To Raise the Employment Rate
Asplund Rita
Vanhala Pekka
The government reached its 2019 goal of 72% for the employment rate. Yet, the policymaking arena has already
rushed
19.3.2019
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Etla forecast: Finland’s growth slowing down, increased economic risks
Finnish economy Finland's economic rate of growth will slow down clearly this year and remain modest also next
year.
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