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Etla released its new CO2 emissions forecast: the required average speed for greenhouse-gas-emission reduction lowered

Etla released its new CO2 emissions forecast: the required average speed for greenhouse-gas-emission reduction lowered
According to Etla’s new CO2 emissions forecast published today, the required average speed for greenhouse-gas-emission reduction in Finland is
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Ahead of the game, but for how long? – Insights from a benchmarking study on Finland’s cybersecurity landscape

Seppälä TimoMattila Juri
Ahead of the game, but for how long? – Insights from a benchmarking study on Finland’s cybersecurity landscape
For seven years, the annual Digibarometer study has evaluated how well individual countries utilize digitalization and ranked them accordingly.
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Etla researcher Paolo Fornaro’s research has been published in an academic journal

Etla researcher Paolo Fornaro’s research has been published in an academic journal
Etla Economic Research researcher Paolo Fornaro’s research has been published in a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal European Journal of
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Etla: Finnish industry collapsed less than in the rest of EU, now clear decline in exports

Etla: Finnish industry collapsed less than in the rest of EU, now clear decline in exports
In May 2020, the total industrial output in Finland was only four per cent lower than a year ago.
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Etla establishes a content partnership with the World Economic Forum

Etla establishes a content partnership with the World Economic Forum
Etla Economic Research has established a content partnership with the World Economic Forum's (WEF) Strategic Intelligence. Within framework of
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Digital labour platforms allow for knowledge-intensive work outside of cities – and the jobs are better paid

Digital labour platforms allow for knowledge-intensive work outside of cities – and the jobs are better paid
Knowledge-intensive work has traditionally been heavily concentrated on urban centres. Online labour markets and digital intermediaries can disrupt this
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Quantum computing is coming – will cybersecurity be compromised?

Mattila JuriSeppälä Timo
Quantum computing is coming – will cybersecurity be compromised?
In 1980, American physicist Paul Benioff published a theoretical model of a machine capable of performing mathematical calculations by
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The EU should sharpen its sanctions policy; implications for Finland have been relatively minor

The EU should sharpen its sanctions policy; implications for Finland have been relatively minor
In a world of intensifying geopolitical competition, the EU must sharpen its sanctions policy so that Europe can promote
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Etla has updated its forecast: Finland’s GDP will shrink by 8 per cent this year

Etla has updated its forecast: Finland’s GDP will shrink by 8 per cent this year
Etla has updated its forecast in May and now estimates that Finland's GDP will shrink by 8 per cent
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Truck traffic-based nowcasts predict a fall in real output for April and May

Truck traffic-based nowcasts predict a fall in real output for April and May
The model developed by ETLA and Statistics Finland, based on data on truck traffic volumes observed by automatic measurement
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Finland’s GDP likely to shrink by almost 10 percent this year

Lehmus Markku
Finland’s GDP likely to shrink by almost 10 percent this year
On March 17th we estimated that Finland's GDP will shrink by 1–5 per cent this year because of the
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Artificial Intelligence: Trust and Excellence

Seppälä Timo
Artificial Intelligence: Trust and Excellence
No technology is universally applicable. There is no single technology that can act as a master key to unlock
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Artificial intelligence calls for regulatory perceptiveness

Mattila JuriSeppälä Timo
Artificial intelligence calls for regulatory perceptiveness
The regulatory approach towards artificial intelligence is currently the subject of heated debate among policy makers. This regulatory debate is,
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Artificial Intelligence Platforms: Case Google Maps

Artificial Intelligence Platforms: Case Google Maps
Companies from all sectors and across different value chains stand to benefit from digital and nascent artificial intelligence platforms.
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Etla’s Research Director appointed professor at the Helsinki Graduate School of Economics

Etla’s Research Director appointed professor at the Helsinki Graduate School of Economics
Etla's long-term Research Director Niku Määttänen has been appointed Professor of Macroeconomics at Helsinki GSE. The professorship is located
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APIDE Workshop Notes – Growing the Digital Economy

Participiants & Discussants The digital revolution is transforming how we buy, sell, learn, work and play, creating new ways
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Etla Economic Research released its first ever CO2 emissions forecast: Carbon neutral Finland by 2035 is under threat

Etla Economic Research released its first ever CO2 emissions forecast: Carbon neutral Finland by 2035 is under threat
The required average speed for greenhouse-gas-emission reduction in Finland is 7.6 percent a year if the government's carbon neutrality
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The hype has eclipsed the limitations of third-wave artificial intelligence

Nitzberg MarkSeppälä TimoZysman John
The hype has eclipsed the limitations of third-wave artificial intelligence
The near-term potential of “artificial intelligence” is often overestimated.¹  The potential may be exaggerated in discourse and company strategy,
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Half of the Finnish firms share data – despite the risks, there are clear benefits for companies

Half of the Finnish firms share data – despite the risks, there are clear benefits for companies
An estimated 49 % of the Finnish firms already share data with others. Data as a resource and data
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Etla forecast: Finland’s growth slowing down while public finance balance weakens

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
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Unlocking housing wealth to foster the silver economy

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
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Etla: Digitalization is testing the sufficiency of resources

Etla: Digitalization is testing the sufficiency of resources
It is predicted that in 2030, energy consumption in the ICT sector will be 21% of the world's energy
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EtlaTalks: What is nowcasting?

EtlaTalks: What is nowcasting?
In the last episode of the EtlaTalks spring season the topic of discussion is nowcasting and how does it
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EtlaKeyNote: Daron Acemoglu

EtlaKeyNote: Daron Acemoglu
Daron Acemoglu, one of the most cited and awarded professor of economics at MIT, gave his lecture on democracy

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