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Research began 2024 Research ends 2025

This research project analyzes the product-specific global demand of the export industry and the cost structure of Finnish production. The project produces information about the export industry's demand in the world market. Demand modeling provides information on the geographical

Research began 2024 Research ends 2025

The project examines the effects of the green transition on the labor market and the ability of companies to operate. First, we will examine how the Finnish labor market has adapted to the green transition, and how easily people

Research began 2024 Research ends 2026

This project will provide information on the forces of change shaping business and the labour market, and on the welfare effects of innovation and the green transition. Research topics and questions include, for example, the impact of artificial intelligence

Research began 2024 Research ends 2026

This project focuses on new sources of innovation-driven economic growth, with an emphasis on sustainable development and international trade mechanisms. The project provides research-based information on how regulation and policy measures can promote such growth in Finland. The research

Research began 2024 Research ends 2024

This project analyzes the food industry and its operating environment, as well as the future of work in the food industry. The aim of the project is to create an understanding of the current state and recent developments in

Research began 2023 Research ends 2025

The availability of quantitatively sufficient and qualitatively sound financing represents an indispensable prerequisite for facilitating the material and immaterial investments essential for fostering productivity development. Conversely, advancements in productivity and profitability profoundly influence the extent to which companies become

Research began 2023 Research ends 2025

There exists a shortage of qualified early childhood education teachers across all municipalities in Finland. This issue has prompted significant concern due to the widely acknowledged far-reaching implications of teaching quality, with the qualification of early childhood education teachers

Research began 2023 Research ends 2027

The Academy of Finland’s Research Council for Culture and Society has granted Hanna Virtanen, a chief research scientist at Etla, Academy Research Fellow funding. The four-year project “Education and inclusive growth” begins in September 2023. Academy Research Fellowship funding

Research began 2023 Research ends 2025

The private service sector is a critical driver of the Finnish economy, contributing significantly to economic growth and employment. Currently, the sector is undergoing a substantial transformation due to a range of factors, including rapid digitalisation and other changes

Research began 2023 Research ends 2025

Intangibles play a vital role in economic value creation and the overall well-being of societies. Examples of intangibles include brands, data, patents, software, and human and organisational capital. However, our current understanding of intangibles remains imperfect. This research project

Research began 2022 Research ends 2025

Etla and the Labour Institute for Economic Research LABORE are evaluating two research funded by the Service Centre for Continuous Learning and Employment (Secle) the promotion of continuous learning. The aim of the studies is to determine how participation

Research began 2022 Research ends 2024

This research project aims to produce new, policy‐relevant information on factors that enhance the attractiveness of Finland to productive companies and talented individuals. Maintaining the Finnish welfare state requires robust economic growth. To achieve this, Finland needs to increase