14.09.2018 Publications Reports Who Holds the Reins? – Banks in the Crossfire of Global Platforms Mattila JuriSeppälä TimoLähteenmäki Ilkka Abstract Banking and financial services have traditionally been a heavily regulated industry where technology alone has not been a
13.09.2018 Publications Reports Immigrant Entrepreneurship in Finland Fornaro Paolo Abstract Immigrant entrepreneurship is the subject of a prolific economic literature, as well as a source of wide public
09.03.2018 Publications Reports Economic Dynamics and Changes in Values and Attitudes among Finnish Regions: A Descriptive Analysis Fornaro Paolo Finland is characterized by a substantial heterogeneity across its regions. Key economic indicators, such as the GDP per capita
26.02.2018 Publications Reports The Application of Artificial Intelligence at Chinese Digital Platform Giants: Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent Jia KaiKenney MartinMattila JuriSeppälä Timo Abstract The Chinese digital platform giants – Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent – have quickly risen to be amongst the
22.01.2018 Publications Reports Exploitation of Research Findings as a Source of Well-being Kotiranta AnnuTahvanainen Antti-Jussi In Finland, universities have the explicit mandate to support the transformation of high-quality knowledge into profitable business, as well
20.11.2017 Publications Reports Policy Implications on Company Growth – A Review Ali-Yrkkö JyrkiKotiranta AnnuYlhäinen Ilkka This report is a synthesis of the previous literature analyzing the role of different types of companies on economic
17.11.2017 Publications Reports Job banks as mediators and employers – A revised assessment of the employment effect of job banks Asplund RitaKauhanen AnttiVanhala Pekka In this report, we re-assess the role of so-called job banks as mediators into the open labour market but
23.10.2017 Publications Reports Distributed Workflow Management with Smart Contracts Hukkinen TaneliMattila JuriSeppälä Timo This report documents a blockchain application developed for the real estate sector. The application enables distributed workflow management in
13.10.2017 Publications Reports Productivity divergence – Frontier firms vs. the others Pajarinen MikaRouvinen PetriYlhäinen Ilkka International literature suggests that productivity growth of the global frontier firms – those in the best five percent –
04.10.2017 Publications Reports Shield the US from Imports! – GDP Impacts on Finland and Other European Union Member States Ali-Yrkkö JyrkiKuusi Tero We analyze the value-added impacts of rising (United States) US protectionism on Finland and other European Union (EU) member
02.10.2017 Publications Reports Roadmap for Renewal: A Shared Platform in the Food Industry Kotiranta AnnuSeppälä TimoTahvanainen Antti-JussiHemminki MarkusMattila JuriSadeoja SamuliTähtinen Tea The majority of digital platform research has focused on consumer-centric platforms. Driven by the vast growth potential of direct
27.09.2017 Publications Reports The Quality of Management Practices in Finnish Manufacturing Establishments Maliranta MikaOhlsbom Roope There is a lack of comprehensive information on the quality of management in Finland as compared to other countries.
15.06.2017 Publications Reports The renewal of production at the product line level in Finnish manufacturing Maliranta MikaValmari Nelli We characterize increases and decreases in plant-product -level output sales in the Finnish manufacturing sector during years 2006 to
03.05.2017 Publications Reports A Blockchain Application in Energy Hukkinen TaneliMattila JuriIlomäki JuusoSeppälä Timo Abstract This report documents a blockchain application developed for the energy sector that enables distributed market coordination for decentralized
16.02.2017 Publications Reports Why Have Business Investments Decreased? Ali-Yrkkö JyrkiKuusi TeroMaliranta Mika In this study we analyse the development of business investments in Finland and in other countries of comparison on
11.01.2017 Publications Reports Estonia in Global Value Chains Ali-Yrkkö JyrkiMattila JuriSeppälä Timo In this study, we analyse Estonia’s position in global value chains using World Input-Output Data and firm-level data. We
09.01.2017 Publications Reports Smart Contracts – How will Blockchain Technology Affect Contractual Practices? Lauslahti KristianMattila JuriSeppälä Timo Abstract Unlike conventional contracts established through speech, written words, or actions, smart contracts are algorithmic, self-executing and self-enforcing computer
22.12.2016 Latest Publications Reports Developments in new entrepreneurial activity in Finland Kotiranta AnnuPajarinen MikaRouvinen Petri About half of all new business activity in Finland can be categorized as being entrepreneurial. The number of this
22.12.2016 Latest Publications Reports Characteristics of Finnish startups Kotiranta AnnuPajarinen MikaRouvinen Petri In this study, we analyze the characteristics and development of Finnish startups based on firm-level data available in public
22.12.2016 Latest Publications Reports Initial aspirations, size, and being a limited-liability company cause growth among startups Kotiranta AnnuPajarinen MikaRouvinen Petri In this report, we study the development of Finnish startup firms based on both survey and register data. The
20.12.2016 Latest Publications Reports Employment mediation via job banks Asplund RitaKauhanen AnttiVanhala Pekka In this report, we follow up the situation of individuals having re-entered the labour market with the help of
14.12.2016 Latest Publications Reports Predicting housing prices with Google searches in Finland Widgrén Joona This report examines whether Google search queries can be used to predict the present and the near future house
30.11.2016 Publications Reports Finland in global value chains Ali-Yrkkö JyrkiRouvinen PetriSinko PekkaTuhkuri Joonas This report uses an international input-output dataset to present an analysis of Finland’s position in global value chains. The
17.10.2016 Publications Reports The Next Phase in the Digital Revolution: Platforms, Abundant Computing, Growth and Employment Zysman JohnKenney Martin This report argues that computer-intensive automation (CIAutomation) is likely to change the nature of work and manufacturing value creation
