Publikationer

7.10.2008 Publikationer

Development of Competition and the Micro-Level

Maliranta Mika

The use of traditional industry-level profitability indicators for assessing the state of competition is problematic for two reasons. First,

3.10.2008 Publikationer

Offshoring, Relocation and the Speed of Convergence in the Enlarged European Union

Alho Kari E.O.Kaitila VilleWidgrén Mika

Economic convergence of the new member states (NMS) of the EU towards the old EU countries (EU-15), not only

3.10.2008 Publikationer

Mapping of the PhDs in the Private Sector. A Literature Review

Stén Susanna

This review maps out the labour market situation of PhDs employed in the private sector. To begin with, the

22.9.2008 Publikationer

Value Creation in the Interface of Industry and Academy – A Case Study of Intellectual Capital of Technology Transfer Offices At US Universities

Tahvanainen Antti-JussiHermans Raine

This study scrutinizes the impact of value-creating practices in university-industry technology transfer that facilitate the diffusion of knowledge generated

10.9.2008 Publikationer

Does Finland Suffer from Brain Drain?

Johansson Edvard

This paper examines the trends in immigration to and emigration from Finland during the period 1987-2006. The focus is

2.9.2008 Publikationer

The Home Country Employment Effects of Internationalisation – A Literature Review

Kotiranta AnnuLundan SariannaYlä-Anttila Pekka

This report reviews some of the most recent literature examining the home country employment effects of internationalisation. A brief

25.8.2008 Publikationer

Labour Productivity and Firm Entry and Exit in Manufacturing

Nevalainen Anni

This paper investigates the connection between firm entry and exit and labour productivity growth. The study has its theoretical

22.8.2008 Publikationer

Is Service Innovation Different?

Leiponen Aija

This exploratory empirical study compares the determinants of innovation in manufacturing and services through descriptive and regression analyses of

20.8.2008 Publikationer

Education – A Job Market Signal?

Leino Topias

This paper reviews the theoretical and empirical literature on job market signalling and on education as a job market

20.8.2008 Publikationer

Public R&D Subsidies and Employment Growth – Microeconomic Evidence from Finnish Firms

Koski Heli

This study empirically explores whether the public financial support for entrepreneurial R&D affects employment growth at the firm level.

13.8.2008 Publikationer

Interaction between Housing Prices and Household Borrowing in Finland

Oikarinen Elias

Housing prices and household borrowing are expected to be tightly connected to each other. Better availability of credit eases

7.7.2008 Publikationer

Does Open Innovation Foster Productivity? Evidence from Open Source Software(OSS) Firms

Harison EladKoski Heli

The primary findings of our study suggest that software firms that adopt the OSS-based business model are notably less

7.7.2008 Publikationer

Public R&D Funding and Entrepreneurial Innovation

Koski Heli

This study does not find any significant direct relationship between the public R&D funding and the firms` innovation output.

30.6.2008 Publikationer

High Growth Firms and Job Creation in Finland

Deschryvere Matthias

The goal of this descriptive paper is to identify which firms add the most employment in Finland. The analysis

24.6.2008 Böcker Publikationer

Nanotechnology and industrial renewal in Finland – A synthesis of key findings

Palmberg ChristopherNikulainen Tuomo

Nanotechnology enables the manipulation and control of matter and processes at very small scales where materials, devices and systems

13.6.2008 Publikationer

Säänneltyä joustavuuutta: hankemekanismit kansainvälisessä ilmastopolitiikassa

Marjosola Heikki

Kyoto Protocols Project-Based Mechanisms (Clean Development Mechanism, CDM and Joint Implementation, JI) add flexibility to international climate cooperation and

10.6.2008 Publikationer

Ikääntyneiden varallisuus ja sen muuttaminen kulutukseksi

Määttänen NikuValkonen Tarmo

We study the extent to which retired households in Finland could supplement their mandatory pension benefits by releasing their

10.6.2008 Publikationer

IT Outsourcing in Finnish Business

Maliranta MikaRouvinen PetriAiraksinen Aarno

This paper reviews the characteristics and magnitude of information technology (IT) outsourcing as well as studies its labor productivity

5.6.2008 Publikationer

Large Corporations in the Finnish Economy

Pajarinen MikaYlä-Anttila Pekka

This paper is a part of larger research project on the role of the 30 largest firms in the

26.5.2008 Publikationer

Suomen työeläkejärjestelmän stokastinen kestävyysanalyysi

Lassila JukkaValkonen Tarmo

This study analyzes the sustainability implications of demographic and investment risks in the Finnish private sector pension system (TyEL).

14.5.2008 Böcker Publikationer

Sukupuolten palkkaerot Suomessa – Yksityisen sektorin miesten ja naisten palkkojen ja palkkaerojen tarkastelu

Asplund Rita

GENDER WAGE DIFFERENCES IN FINLAND THE STRUCTURE AND TREND OF PRIVATE-SECTOR MALE AND FEMALE WAGES AND WAGE GAPS

9.5.2008 Publikationer

Unemployment Insurance Savings Accounts: An Overview

Valentini Fransesca

Unemployment insurance and job protection regulations provide assistance to those who face unemployment. Unemployment insurance seems more desirable, since

23.4.2008 Publikationer

Työolot ja tuottavuus – työpaikkavirtojen nosteessa vai puristuksessa?

Ilmakunnas PekkaJohansson EdvardMaliranta Mika

Analyses in this paper do not support the idea that job and worker flows have become more intensive and