Publikationer

25.06.2018 Promemoria Publikationer

Regional economic disparities in Finland

Fornaro Paolo

In this note, I study the Finnish regional dispersion of economic indicators such as the GDP per capita, labour

15.06.2018 Akademiska publikationer Publikationer

The Finnish Great Depression of the 1990s: reconciling theory and evidence

Abstract This paper reconciles quantitative macroeconomic theory of the Finnish Great Depression and the empirical evidence. The main controversy

05.06.2018 Promemoria Publikationer

The Role of Individuals, Firms and the Society in Lifelong Learning

Kauhanen Antti

Labor market restructuring has sparked discussion on lifelong learning. One important question deals with the proper distribution of responsibility

25.05.2018 Promemoria Publikationer

Do Personal Data Related Innovation Boost Firm Value?

Koski Heli

Personal data is increasingly used in business value creation. Data from the years 2007–2014 suggest that firms’ personal data

25.05.2018 Publikationer Working Papers 59

Investor Attention and Technology Salience: Does Personal Data Related Innovation Boost Firm Value?

Koski HeliLuukkonen Juha

This paper empirically analyzes how markets value personal data related innovation in four prominent domains, in which firms’ potential

09.05.2018 Promemoria Publikationer

Lightweight Suggestion from the Commission to Reform the Financing of the EU Budget

Valkonen Tarmo

EU budget is currently financed almost fully by Own Resources, which are based on customs, Gross National Income, and

30.04.2018 Andra publikationer Publikationer

Summary report of the FIRSTRUN project

Määttänen NikuAlcidi Cinzia

Introduction This report provides a brief overview of the project and summarises its most policy-relevant results. It also describes

12.04.2018 Promemoria Publikationer

Market Discipline and Liquidity Key Issues in the EMU Reform

Vihriälä Vesa

The EMU institutions need to be reformed. There is, however, a deep disagreement about the right way to proceed.

09.03.2018 Publikationer Rapporter 82

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

05.03.2018 Publikationer Working Papers 58

Ctrip: China’s Online Travel Platform – Local Giant or Global Competitor?

Shao TianyiKenney Martin

In a large number of sectors, Chinese internet platform firms have grown to enormous size leveraging a rapidly growing,

26.02.2018 Publikationer Rapporter 81

The Application of Artificial Intelligence at Chinese Digital Platform Giants: Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent

Jia KaiKenney MartinMattila JuriSeppälä Timo

The Chinese digital platform giants – Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent – have quickly risen to be amongst the most

21.02.2018 Publikationer Working Papers 57

Aggregate Risks, Intergenerational Risk-Sharing and Fiscal Sustainability in the Finnish Earnings-Related Pension System

Lassila Jukka

We study how aggregate demographic and economic risks affect the finances of the Finnish earnings-related pension system and the

14.02.2018 Publikationer Working Papers 56

The Effects of an Education-Leave Program on Educational Attainment and Labor-Market Outcomes

Kauhanen Antti

I study the effect of an education leave subsidy for the employed on labor-market outcomes and educational attainment using

07.02.2018 Promemoria Publikationer

Etla’s Forecast Errors in 2014–2017

Berg-Andersson BirgittaKaitila VilleKaseva HannuKotilainen MarkkuLehmus Markku

In forecasts for years 2014–2015 the Finnish GDP growth was overestimated, and in forecasts for years 2016–2017 it was

01.02.2018 Promemoria Publikationer

Parental Income and Application Decisions in Post-secondary Education

Laukkonen Marja-Lisa

In 2018, the higher education institutions should no longer use entrance examinations that require extensive preparation and, instead, evaluate

01.02.2018 Publikationer Working Papers 55

Parental Job Loss and Application Decisions in Finnish Post-Secondary Education

Laukkonen Marja-Lisa

In Finland, there are no tuition or application fees for post-secondary education. However, the application and admission processes by

22.01.2018 Publikationer Rapporter 80

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 Publikationer Rapporter 79

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 Publikationer Rapporter 75

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 Publikationer Rapporter 78

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 Publikationer Rapporter 77

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 Publikationer Rapporter 76

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 Publikationer Working Papers 54

ETLA Macro Model for Forecasting and Policy Simulations

Lehmus Markku

This paper presents a review of a quarterly macroeconomic model built for forecasting and policy simulation purposes at the

02.10.2017 Publikationer Rapporter 74

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