30.03.2020 Other publications Publications Structural competitiveness Ylhäinen IlkkaAli-Yrkkö JyrkiFornaro PaoloPajarinen Mika This report introduces a new framework and index for structural competitiveness that can be used to analyze the preconditions
26.03.2020 Briefs Publications Corona-shock Hits the Economy – To What Extent Finland Is Dependent on Global Value Chains? Ali-Yrkkö JyrkiKuusi Tero The spread of Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has caused distortions to global value chains. This report studies how dependent Finnish companies
12.03.2020 Publications Reports 99 Innovation Promotion Rationales and Impacts – A Review Aalto EeroGustafsson Robin We review the extant research on the government innovation promotion rationales and impacts. Based on the research literature, the
06.03.2020 Briefs Publications Weak Economic Conditions and the Objective of the Government Programme Anttonen JetroLehmus MarkkuVihriälä Vesa The key economic objectives of the current Finnish government are valid only in normal international economic conditions. However, weaker
25.02.2020 Publications Working Papers 77 Short-term Impacts of the GDPR on Firm Performance Koski HeliValmari Nelli This paper uses extensive firm-level data on European and US companies from 2014–2018 to explore the short-term impacts of
18.02.2020 Briefs Publications The Labor Market Impacts of the Transport System – A Proposal for an Evaluation Framework Kauhanen AnttiRiukula KristaMetsäranta Heikki The labor market impacts of transport system, as well as other so-called wider economic benefits, are debated widely. The
06.02.2020 Publications Working Papers 76 Artificial Intelligence Platforms – A New Research Agenda for Digital Platform Economy Mucha TomaszSeppälä Timo Three out of nine of S&P500 digital platform companies stand out as building own artificial intelligence (AI) platforms. There
31.01.2020 Other publications Publications Digital Work and the Platform Economy – Understanding Tasks, Skills and Capabilities in the New Era Poutanen Seppo (Editor)Kovalainen Anne (Editor)Rouvinen Petri (Editor) "Uberization," "digitalization," "platform economy," "gig economy," and "sharing economy" are some of the buzzwords that characterize the current intense
21.01.2020 Briefs Publications CO2 Emissions in Finland 2019–2023 and the Carbon Neutrality Objective Kaitila Ville In order to fight the climate change, the European Union and Finland as its member country are seeking carbon
16.01.2020 Academic Publications Publications Within and Between Firm Trends in Job Polarization: The Roles of Globalization and Technology Kerr SariMaczulskij TerhiMaliranta Mika We analyze occupational polarization within and across firms using a census of matched employer–employee panel data from Finland in
15.01.2020 Publications Reports 98 Complementing Tax-financed Long-term Care with Private Insurance Määttänen NikuValkonen Tarmo Many elderly people in Finland could increase they standard of living and receive more freedom of choice regarding long-term
09.01.2020 Briefs Publications Chinese Export Competition Affects the Exports of Firms from Finland Nilsson Hakkala Katariina China’s export competition has decreased the total export value of Finnish firms’ products, primarily through price cuts. Firm-level analysis
30.12.2019 Publications Working Papers 75 Losing a Job and (Dis)incentives to Move Maczulskij TerhiBöckerman Petri We examine the economic determinants of interregional mobility. Using plant closures and mass lay-offs for identification, we show that
20.12.2019 Publications Working Papers 74 Alternative Demography-based Projection Approaches for Public Health and Long-term Care Expenditure Lassila JukkaValkonen Tarmo Ageing populations pose a major challenge for long-term sustainability of public finances. The respond has been a wave of
16.12.2019 Other publications Publications The Economic Impact of EU Free Trade Agreements on Finland and the EU Nilsson Hakkala KatariinaKaitila VilleKuusi TeroLehmus MarkkuWang Maria Economic policies of the European Union (EU) are based on promoting open and predictable international trade. EU Free Trade
13.12.2019 Other publications Publications The Impacts of Transport System Changes on Labor Market and Their Evaluation Metsäranta HeikkiRiukula KristaKauhanen AnttiFornaro Paolo In this project, we study how changes in transport can affect labour markets, how these effects can be analysed
09.12.2019 Publications Working Papers 73 The Costs of Job Loss and Task Usage Kauhanen AnttiRiukula Krista This study examines the degree to which the effects of job loss depend on task usage and task distance
05.12.2019 Other publications Publications Diffusion of Artificial Intelligence Technologies through S&P500 Companies Mucha TomaszSeppälä TimoNiemi Rasmus Description of the demo Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies have been recognized as having the potential to change the workings
04.12.2019 Publications Reports 97 Business Angel Investment, Public Innovation Funding and Firm Growth Ali-Yrkkö JyrkiPajarinen MikaYlhäinen 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
27.11.2019 Other publications Publications The Resource Dependency of Data: A Prospective on Data Sharing in Supply Chains Seppälä TimoHakanen EskoLähteenmäki IlkkaMattila JuriNiemi Rasmus In addition to traditional production factors, such as capital and labor, data can also be considered a similar resource.
19.11.2019 Publications Working Papers 72 Data Markets in Making: The Role of Technology Giants Koski HeliPantzar Mika This paper focuses on the role of large technology companies’ entry and expansion to the data-intensive market areas via
11.11.2019 Publications Reports 95 The Impact of EU’s Trade Sanctions Against Russia on Western Countries Exports Berg-Andersson Birgitta EU’s trade sanctions against Russia came into force 1.8.2014. Sanctioned products were exported to Russia at a value of
30.10.2019 Publications Working Papers 71 Emerging Trade Battlefield with China: Export Competition and Firm’s Coping Strategies Nilsson Hakkala KatariinaPan Yao This paper analyzes how intensified Chinese export competition affects the exports and product ranges of firms from Finland. Using
