The Impact of Economic Policy. The aim is to produce information on how economic policy can promote competition between companies and operating conditions in Finland and improve the competitiveness of Finnish production on the world market.
The Impact of Major Movements (Megatrends). The research focuses on the effects of key major movements (megatrends) on the operating conditions of business sector and the preconditions of Finland’s economic policy.
ETLA Economic Research is engaged in applied economic research with emphasis on questions central to the Finnish economy and business sector.
The focus of labour market and education research is the transformation in work and adaptation to it. Technological development, globalization and demographic change affect the labor market in many ways and pose challenges to labor force and education policy. The research group comprehensively investigates these phenomena.
The research examine the effects of competition, digitalization and the data economy, as well as public sector actions such as regulation and innovation and competition policy, on companies’ strategies, innovations and market operations. The subject of interest is especially the possibilities of innovation-driven growth in Finland and what kind of measures can be taken to promote growth. The research targets are also the background factors of the success of export companies as well as trade policy changes and their economic effects.
The main focus of public finance research is on issues related to the financing of social security and the division of labour between the private and public sectors. In the analysis of the economic policy, the sustainability of the public finances and the creation and evaluation of related operational strategies, are emphasized. The research subjects of macroeconomy are the development of the overall economy in Finland and in the world and its effects on Finnish business life.
The research deals with the renewal of companies, industries and the national economy. Discontinuities and transitions related to globalization, technological development and company structures are often the focus of interest. Almost every project involves cooperation with companies or other stakeholders.