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Revealed Technological Advantage of the Finnish Industry

Pajarinen Mika
This study analyzes trends in specialization of the Finnish industry since the 1980s. Low technology industries, such as pulp
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Price Formation and Market Functionality of Foodstuffs

Kotilainen MarkkuKoski HeliMankinen ReijoRantala Olavi
The study analyses the price formation and market functionality of the Finnish food chain. A significant portion of the
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EU:n rahoituskehykset – Suomen asema seuraavalla kehyskaudella 2014-2020

Kotilainen MarkkuKorkman SixtenNiemi JyrkiNikula NuuttiKaseva HannuKettunen Lauri
The study analyses the financial framework of the European Union in 2014-2020 and the prospects of Finland in this
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How General Are General Purpose Technologies? Evidence from nano-, bio- and ICT-technologies in Finland

Nikulainen TuomoKulvik Martti
General purpose technologies (GPT) have a significant impact on economic activity through radical technological change and wide technological diffusion.
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Itsehoitolääkkeiden kaupan vapauttamisen merkitys kaupalle ja kuluttajille

Mankinen ReijoRantala Olavi
Lääkemarkkinoita on vapautettu viime vuosina muissa Pohjoismaissa. Norjassa, Tanskassa ja Ruotsissa itsehoitolääkkeiden myynti on sallittu apteekkien lisäksi päivittäistavarakaupalle. Norjassa
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Sources of Increased Wage Differentials in the Finnish Private Sector

Asplund Rita
This paper explores the sources underlying the marked increase in the dispersion of private-sector wages in Finland since the
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Economic Impacts of Growth Entrepreneurship and Supporting Policies – A Preliminary Study

Pajarinen MikaRouvinen Petri
If entrepreneurs are understood to be individuals who perceive new opportunities, introduce them in the market place, and make
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A Comparative Survey of Structural Characteristics of Finnish University Departments

Deschryvere Matthias
This descriptive paper analyses structural characteristics of Finnish university departments (FIDs) and benchmarks them against foreign university departments from
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Evaluating National Innovation Systems – Key Insights from the Finnish Innoeval Survey

Kotiranta AnnuNikulainen TuomoTahvanainen Antti-JussiDeschryvere MatthiasPajarinen Mika
This paper aims to provide new insights into the analysis of National Innovation Systems (NIS). Whereas the common approach
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The Finnish Paradox: The Curious Absence of High- Growth Entrepreneurship in Finland

Autio Erkko
This paper looks at how well Finland performs in high growth entrepreneurship and uses data from the Global Entrepreneurship
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Mobility of Corporate Headquarter Functions: A Literature Review

Deschryvere Matthias
This paper reviews the recent literature on the relocation of headquarters (HQs). Overall results show that full and direct
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Does Education Shield Against Common Mental Disorders?

Johansson EdvardBöckerman PetriMartelin TuijaPirkola SamiPoikolainen Karí
The paper examines the causal effect of education on common individual mental disorders in adulthood. We use a representative
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Product Complexity in the Adoption of User-Customized Systems

Gamharter BenediktKoski HeliKretschmer Tobias
We study firm-level adoption of packaged software products of almost 4,000 UK sites between 2000 and 2003. We consider
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Innovative Work Practices and Sickness Absence: What Does a Nationally Representative Employee Survey Tell?

Böckerman PetriJohansson EdvardKauhanen Antti
The paper examines the effect of innovative work practices on the prevalence of sickness absence and accidents at work.
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The Role of Product Innovation on the Diffusion of Mobile Telephone

Koski HeliKretchmer Tobias
Most existing empirical work on technology diffusion assumes technologies to remain constant throughout the diffusion process. However, many consumer
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Paikkatietojen yhteiskäyttö ja jakeluperiaatteet – Hinnoitteluperiaatteiden analyysi ja kansantaloudellisten vaikutusten simulointi

Hermans OutiHermans Raine
Julkisen sektorin organisaatiot ovat tärkeitä keskeisten paikkatietoaineistojen tuottajia. Tietojen yhteiskäyttöisyyttä haittaavat mm. vaihtelevat luovutus- ja hinnoittelukäytännöt. Korkea hinnoittelu rajaa
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Työmarkkinoiden kehityksen kokonaistaloudellinen tausta ja lähivuosien sopeutuminen

Alho Kari E.O.Kiander Jaakko
Tässä raportissa käsitellään aluksi kahta Suomen taloutta ja työmarkkinoita kohtaavaa tekijää, jotka ovat peräisin kansainvälisestä taloudesta : globalisaatiokehitystä ja
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Distance-related Barriers and the Internationalisation of Finnish MNEs

Lundan Sarianna M.
In an integrated global economy, multinational enterprises (MNEs) have more opportunities than ever to reap the benefits of broader
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Commercialising Eco-Efficient Nanotechnologies in the Construction Industy – The case of glass-processing in Finland

Palmberg Christopher
New and advanced process technologies are growing in importance for highly industrialized countries which increasingly have to compete with
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Suomalaisen innovaatiojärjestelmän mosaiikki – alueellisten teemavalintojen tarkastelu

Harmaakorpi VesaHermans RaineUotila Tuomo
Several regional technology and innovation strategy documents have been written covering every region within Finland in recent years. However,
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Finnish University Technology Transfer in a Whirl of Changes – a Brief Summary

Tahvanainen Antti-Jussi
Finnish university technology transfer is currently caught in the turbulences of major changes in the national innovation system. Three
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Tax Incentives as Innovation Policy Tool

Tanayama TanjaYlä-Anttila Pekka
Subsidies to business sector R&D can be given either as R&D tax credits or direct grants. Majority of the
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Rationales and Instruments for Public Innovation Policies

Takalo Tuomas
Economic interest in innovation policy largely arises from the fundamental importance of innovation to social welfare and from well-known
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The Effects of General and Firm-Spesific Training on Wages and Performance: Evidence from Banking

Jones DerekKalmi PanuKauhanen Antti
By using new panel data for Finnish banks we study the impact of training on wages and performance. To

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