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Is the Digital Future Sustainable?

Seppälä TimoMattila JuriRajala Risto
Is the Digital Future Sustainable?
It is predicted that in 2030, the energy consumption of the ICT sector will be 21% of the world’s
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Digibarometer 2019

Ali-Yrkkö JyrkiMattila JuriPajarinen MikaSeppälä Timo
Digibarometer 2019
Executive Summary Finland ranks third in Digibarometer 2019, which compares 22 countries with a composite index consisting of 36
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Immigrant-owned, Local and Global Firms in the Finnish Job and Production Restructuring

Maliranta MikaNurmi Satu
Immigrant-owned, Local and Global Firms in the Finnish Job and Production Restructuring
We examine the growth of real value added, labour input and labour productivity of immigrant-owned firms in Finland in
Briefs Publications

Government’s Employment Challenge: 75 Percent Employment Rate Target Requires Both Structural Reforms and Better Competitiveness

Kangasharju AkiKauhanen Antti
In the 2019 electoral campaigns, basically all election platforms set a 75 percent employment rate target by the end
Publications Reports 90

Pension Funds and Risk-sharing in the Finnish Earnings-related Pension System

Lassila JukkaValkonen Tarmo
We study the use of pension funds in the Finnish earnings-related pension system with the aim of smoothing contributions
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Controlling for Structural Changes in the Workforce Influenced Occupational Class Differences in Disability Retirement Trends

Solovieva SvetlanaLeinonen TainaHusgafvel-Pursiainen KirstiKauhanen AnttiVanhala PekkaAsplund RitaViikari-Juntura Eira
We explored occupational class differences in disability retirement trends accounting for structural changes in the workforce induced by the
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Business Subsidies and Competitiveness

Laukkanen MaritaMaliranta Mika
Business Subsidies and Competitiveness
We evaluate the competitiveness effects of business subsidies in the light of economic theory, previous empirical research, and new
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Environmental Policy, Green Innovation and Market Developments

Koski HeliOllikka KimmoYlhäinen Ilkka
Environmental Policy, Green Innovation and Market Developments
This report explores the implementation of various R&D subsidies and other environmental policy instruments among the OECD countries from
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Structural Changes and the Future of Taxation

Kalin SallaKari SeppoKauppinen IlpoKotakorpi KaisaMäättänen NikuRopponen OlliValkonen Tarmo
Structural Changes and the Future of Taxation
The structure of the Finnish economy is being shaped by the rise of digital business models and platform economy,
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The Applicability on Blockchain Technology to Salary Income Taxation

Mattila JuriSeppälä TimoHukkinen TaneliLaikari ArtoMarkkanen KalleKoulu RiikkaJia Kai
This study examined whether blockchain-based smart contracts can be used to automate the process of taxing wage income. The
Publications Working Papers 67

The Influence of Old-age Retirement on Health: Causal Evidence from the Finnish Register Data

Kuusi TeroMartikainen PekkaValkonen Tarmo
The Influence of Old-age Retirement on Health: Causal Evidence from the Finnish Register Data
We quantify the impact of old-age retirement on health using longitudinal Finnish register data for the period 2000–2012, which
Academic Publications Publications

Internal and External Hiring

DeVaro JedKauhanen AnttiValmari Nelli
Using large-scale, linked, employer–employee, Finnish panel data, the authors examine firms’ internal versus external hiring decisions more comprehensively than
Academic Publications Publications

Platforms and Industrial Change

Kenney MartinRouvinen PetriSeppälä TimoZysman John
Digital platforms are reorganising markets, restructuring the labour force, and redefining the scope of competition. These new intermediaries are
Publications Working Papers 66

Top 3: Pension Systems in Denmark, Finland, and the Netherlands

Hougaard Jensen Svend E.Lassila JukkaMäättänen NikuValkonen TarmoWesterhout Ed
Top 3: Pension Systems in Denmark, Finland, and the Netherlands
According to the 2018 Mercer Global Pension index, the pension systems of Denmark, Finland and the Netherlands are the
Briefs Publications

Analyzing the Transformation of Work and Its Effects on Productivity in the Age of Automatization?

Kuusi TeroKulvik MarttiLaiho MaaritRopponen AnninaVähämäki Maija
Analyzing the Transformation of Work and Its Effects on Productivity in the Age of Automatization?
In this policy brief, we discuss the challenges of measuring productivity effects of automatization in a governmental payment service
Academic Publications Publications

Bonuses and Promotion Tournaments: Theory and Evidence

Emre EkinciKauhanen AnttiWaldman Michael
Standard models of promotion tournaments do not distinguish between wages and bonuses and thus cannot explain variation in the
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Does Job Design Make Workers Happy?

Böckerman PetriBryson AlexKauhanen AnttiKangasniemi Mari
Using linked employer-employee data for Finland we examine associations between job design, employee well-being and job-related stress. Three key
Books Publications

Suomen kasvu (Finnish Economic Growth)

Holmström BengtHonkapohja SeppoHuhtala AnniHyytinen AriKauhanen AnttiKoski HeliKuusi TeroMaliranta MikaNilsson Hakkala KatariinaPoutvaara PanuRouvinen PetriToivanen OttoVihriälä Vesa
Suomen kasvu (Finnish Economic Growth)
The book attempts to shed light on the preconditions for Finnish economic growth in the next 10–15 years. Based
Briefs Publications

Challenge: To Raise the Employment Rate

Asplund RitaVanhala Pekka
The government reached its 2019 goal of 72% for the employment rate. Yet, the policymaking arena has already rushed
Academic Publications Publications

The Roles of Job and Worker Restructuring in Aggregate Wage Growth Dynamics

Kauhanen AnttiMaliranta Mika
We propose an approach for measuring and analyzing the dynamics of the standard aggregate wage growth of macro statistics
Publications Reports 89

Brexit and Indirect Impact Routes through Global Value Chains

Ali-Yrkkö JyrkiKuusi Tero
Brexit and Indirect Impact Routes through Global Value Chains
In this study, we analyze the trade linkages between the United Kingdom (UK), Finland, and the European Union (EU).
Publications Working Papers 65

Labor Market Returns to Vocational Secondary Education

Silliman MikkoVirtanen Hanna
Labor Market Returns to Vocational Secondary Education
We study labor-market returns to vocational versus general secondary education using a regression discontinuity design created by the centralized
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Lost Boys: Access to Secondary Education and Crime

Huttunen KristiinaPekkarinen TuomasUusitalo RoopeVirtanen Hanna
Lost Boys: Access to Secondary Education and Crime
We study the effect of post-compulsory education on crime by exploiting a regression discontinuity design generated by admission cut-offs
Publications Reports 88

The Internationalization of R&D

Ali-Yrkkö JyrkiPajarinen Mika
The aim of this paper is to broaden the knowledge concerning the development of Finnish firms’ innovation activities. The

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