Publications

15.01.2019 Other publications Publications

The Overall View of Artificial Intelligence and Finnish Competence in the Area

Ailisto HeikkiNeuvonen AnssiNyman HenrikHalén MarcoSeppälä Timo

Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are seen important for success of nations. Prime Minister’s office initiated this research on overall

14.01.2019 Academic Publications Publications

Skimping on Gas – Reducing Ethereum Transaction Costs in a Blockchain Electricity Market Application

Hukkinen TaneliMattila JuriSeppälä TimoSmolander KariGooden Tobias

In recent years, information systems have not been largely evaluated by their operating costs, but mainly by their strategic

03.01.2019 Briefs Publications

We Need More Useful Basic Knowledge about the Effectiveness of Public Employment Services

Asplund Rita

This Brief first discusses why policy decision-making concerning public employment services (PES) needs to rely also on evidence-based knowledge

18.12.2018 Other publications Publications

The Impact of Wage Subsidies – An Evaluation of the Wage Subsidy System and Its Reforms

Asplund RitaKauhanen AnttiPäällysaho MiikaVanhala Pekka

This report presents the most important results emerging from a research project undertaken within the framework of the joint

17.12.2018 Briefs Publications

Profitability of Industries, Labour Market Flows, and Creative Destruction in Finnish Manufacturing

Maliranta MikaMäättänen Niku

An often-expressed concern is that new technologies related to e.g. automation and robotization accelerate job destruction and increase the

14.12.2018 Other publications Publications

Is Openness Really Free? A Critical Analysis of Switching Costs for Industrial Internet Platforms

Menon KaranKärkkäinen HannuWuest ThorstenSeppälä Timo

The core idea of Industrial Internet, Industry 4.0, Smart Manufacturing and Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) is to utilize Internet

28.11.2018 Briefs Publications

Tariffs and Threats: President Trump’s Trade Policy and Its Consequences to Finland

Nilsson Hakkala KatariinaWang MariaKuusi Tero

This Brief analyzes president Trump’s trade policy and its implications for Finland. We focus on the import tariffs imposed

16.11.2018 Books Publications

Essays on Family Economics and Human Capital Development

Riukula Krista

This dissertation consists of three essays on family economics and human capital development. In the first essay, I estimate

12.11.2018 Publications Reports 87

Finland’s Growth Performance – The Lost Decade and the Prospects in the Near Term

Kaitila VilleKauhanen AnttiKuusi TeroLehmus MarkkuMaliranta MikaVihriälä Vesa

In the report we analyse the reasons for the weakness of Finland’s economic performance over the past decade and

05.11.2018 Publications Working Papers 62

Nowcasting the Unemployment Rate in the EU with Seasonal BVAR and Google Search Data

Anttonen Jetro

In this paper a Bayesian vector autoregressive model for nowcasting the seasonally non-adjusted unemployment rate in EU-countries is developed.

02.11.2018 Publications Reports 86

Who Holds the Reins? – Banks in the Crossfire of Global Platforms

Mattila JuriSeppälä TimoLähteenmäki Ilkka

Banking and financial services have traditionally been a heavily regulated industry where technology alone has not been a sufficient

30.10.2018 Other publications Publications

Robotic Process Automation and Artificial Intelligence – Application Roadmap

Kääriäinen JukkaAihkisalo TommiHalén MarcoHolmström HaraldJurmu PetriMatinmikko TapioSeppälä TimoTihinen MaaritTirronen Justus

This report outlines findings of the RoboÄly project (Public-sector development needs for robotic process automation and artificial intelligence –

30.10.2018 Publications Reports 85

Upworkers in Finland: Survey Results

Pajarinen MikaRouvinen PetriClaussen JörgHakanen JariKovalainen AnneKretschmer TobiasPoutanen SeppoSeifried MareikeSeppänen Laura

Upwork is the world’s largest online labor market platform connecting clients with freelance professionals from various disciplines ranging from

26.10.2018 Publications Working Papers 61

How Do Competition Policy and Data Brokers Shape Product Market Competition?

Koski Heli

This paper empirically analyzes how a data broker affects competition in oligopolistic product markets. It examines a unique case

05.10.2018 Other publications Publications

A Comprehensive Cyber Security Approach: Bolstering Cybersecurity Capacity Through Industrial Policy

Griffith Melissa K.

This paper is part of a project “Comparative Industrial Policy in the Cyber Security Industry: Policies, Drivers, and International

25.09.2018 Briefs Publications

Impacts of the Largest Export Guaranteed Operations in Finland

Ali-Yrkkö JyrkiKuusi Tero

This study focuses on the impacts of the largest export guaranteed operations on employment and value added including effects

20.09.2018 Other publications Publications

Tools for Artificial Intelligence Discussion

Ailisto HeikkiHeikkilä EetuHelaakoski HeliNeuvonen AnssiSeppälä Timo

Artificial intelligence enables machines, software, systems and services to act reasonably according to their task and situation. This Policy

14.09.2018 Publications Reports 84

Who Holds the Reins? – Banks in the Crossfire of Global Platforms

Mattila JuriSeppälä TimoLähteenmäki Ilkka

Banking and financial services have traditionally been a heavily regulated industry where technology alone has not been a sufficient

13.09.2018 Publications Reports 83

Immigrant Entrepreneurship in Finland

Fornaro Paolo

Immigrant entrepreneurship is the subject of a prolific economic literature, as well as a source of wide public debate.

29.08.2018 Briefs Publications

Data Ownership and Governance – Finnish Law Perspective

Seppälä TimoJuhanko JariMattila Juri

As a general rule, information and data cannot be owned. Information and data may belong to various actors, but

28.08.2018 Academic Publications Publications

Longevity, Working Lives, and Public Finances

Lassila JukkaValkonen Tarmo

We find that linking statutory retirement ages to life expectancy is a promising way to extend working lives and

28.08.2018 Other publications Publications

Longevity and Taxation of Public Pensions: Finland

Lassila JukkaValkonen Tarmo

Jukka Lassila and Tarmo Valkonen. Longevity and Taxation of Public Pensions: Finland. Chapter 13 in "The Taxation of Pensions".

24.08.2018 Publications Working Papers 60

Missing Growth in Finland

Anttila Juho

This study investigates the extent of ’missing growth’ in Finland due to upward bias in the cost-of-living measurement. This

23.08.2018 Briefs Publications

Finland Needs New Ways of Financing Transport Infrastructure

Hyytinen AriMäättänen NikuVihriälä Vesa

Motor fuel tax revenue is likely to decrease in the coming years because of the shift to electric cars.