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18.05.2015 Publikationer Rapporter 44

Machines in a Cloud – or a Cloud in Machines? Emerging New Trends of the Digital Platforms in Industry and Society

Mattila JuriSeppälä Timo

In the beginning of the 1990’s, various fragmented information networks of the Internet were combined into one integrated network

26.03.2015 Publikationer Rapporter 43

From Cleantech to Cleanweb – The Finnish Cleantech Space in Transition

Kotiranta AnnuTahvanainen Antti-JussiAdriaens PeterRitola Maria

Now that the worst of the growing pains have been subdued, cleantech has made a respectable comeback onto the

05.01.2015 Publikationer Rapporter 42

Industrial Internet Transforms Finland’s Challenges into Opportunities: Background Synthesis

Juhanko JariJurvansuu Marko (toim.) Ahlqvist ToniAilisto HeikkiAlahuhta PetteriCollin JariHalen MarcoHeikkilä TapioKortelainen HelenaMäntylä MarttiSeppälä TimoSallinen MikkoSimons MagnusTuominen Anu

The industrial internet has been described as a new industrial revolution, a significant re-shaper of markets and a global

11.12.2014 Publikationer Rapporter 41

Simulating the Dynamic Effects of Corporate Income Tax Cut in Finland

Valkonen TarmoKauppi EijaSuni Paavo

This study simulates with two dynamic models the macroeconomic and public finance outcomes of a reduction in the corporate

09.12.2014 Publikationer Rapporter 40

Taxation, Profit Distribution and Investment of Non-listed Companies in Finland

Määttänen NikuRopponen Olli

This paper studies the taxation of non-listed companies and their owners in Finland. We first describe the main features

14.11.2014 Aktuellt Publikationer Rapporter 39

A Withdrawal from the Eurozone: Some Simulation Studies with the NiGEM Model

Suni Paavo

A withdrawal of a member state from the EMU due to market pressure has been a rather popular topic

31.10.2014 Publikationer Rapporter 38

Fiscal Federalism in Four Federal Countries

Virkola Tuomo

This paper provides a characterization of the fiscal policy framework in four established federal countries with heterogeneous intergovernmental relations

31.10.2014 Publikationer Rapporter 37

Real-Time Measures of the Output Gap and Fiscal Policy Stance

Virkola Tuomo

This paper studies real-time measures of the output gap and fiscal policy stance estimates for EU countries. We construct

31.10.2014 Publikationer Rapporter 36

Private Services as a Source of Growth?

Ali-Yrkkö JyrkiPajarinen MikaRouvinen Petri

There are almost 200,000 enterprises operating in the Finnish service sector, combined. However, not all of the service industries

23.10.2014 Publikationer Rapporter 35

The Impact of R&D Subsidies on Labor Productivity

Pajarinen MikaRouvinen Petri

We summarize and compare previous studies considering the impact of R&D subsidies on firm-level labor productivity. These studies conclude

14.10.2014 Publikationer Rapporter 34

Forecast Models for Private Consumption

Peussa Aleksandr

The share of private consumption in gross domestic product is significant; therefore, private consumption has a great influence on

25.09.2014 Publikationer Rapporter 33

Universities, Funding Systems, and the Renewal of the Industrial Knowledge Base – UNI Project Findings

Luukkonen Terttu (ed.)

An important prerequisite for the renewal of Finland’s industrial and economic base is the ability of the universities to

18.09.2014 Publikationer Rapporter 32

Youth Employability and Employment from the Perspective of Active Labour Market Policies

Asplund RitaKoistinen Pertti

This literature review starts with a general discussion of young people and their various activities with special emphasis on

25.08.2014 Publikationer Rapporter 24

Nonparametric Estimation of Conditional Expectations for Sustainability Analyses

Alho Juha

Optimal forecasts are, under a squared error loss, conditional expectations of the unknown future values of interest. When stochastic

14.08.2014 Publikationer Rapporter 31

Big Data: Google Searches Predict Unemployment in Finland

Tuhkuri Joonas

There are over 3 billion searches globally on Google every day. This report examines whether Google search queries can

06.08.2014 Publikationer Rapporter 30

Future Labour Markets

Kauhanen Antti

Information and communications technology, global value chains, and population ageing are changing the structures of the labour market. These

12.06.2014 Publikationer Rapporter 29

Project-based Funding and Novelty in University Research – Findings from Finland and the UK

Pelkonen Antti – Thomas Duncan A. – Luukkonen Terttu

While societal expectations for university research have grown, university research has become more and more dependent on external funding

23.05.2014 Publikationer Rapporter 28

Metals and Engineering Vision 2025

Nikinmaa Timo

European metals end engineering industry has managed to keep its position in global competition. Germany has become the leading

15.05.2014 Publikationer Rapporter 27

How Does Foreign Direct Investment Measure Real Investment by Foreign-owned Companies? Firm-level Analysis

Leino TopiasAli-Yrkkö Jyrki

We study how Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) measures gross fixed capital formation in foreign-owned companies. Our data include firm-level

07.05.2014 Publikationer Rapporter 26

Why Do We Need a Banking Union?

Suvanto AnttiVirolainen Kimmo

The project to build up a banking union in Europe was launched in summer 2012. Thereafter the progress has

06.05.2014 Publikationer Rapporter 25

Implications of EU Governance Reforms: Rationale and Practical Application

Alcidi CinziaGros Daniel

We consider the real life implementation of some key elements of the new economic governance framework for the euro

01.04.2014 Publikationer Rapporter 23

Competitiveness Disparities Behind the Economic Crisis in the Euro Area

Rantala Olavi

The euro area economic crisis is largely a result of the competitiveness disparity between Germany and the rest of

01.04.2014 Publikationer Rapporter 22

Innovation, Firm Risk and Industry Productivity

Maliranta MikaMäättänen Niku

Radical innovations require risk-taking. However, it is hard to find an objective measure for innovation investments that would take

27.03.2014 Publikationer Rapporter 21

Openness, Specialisation and Vulnerability of the Nordic Countries

Kaitila VilleVirkola Tuomo

In this paper we analyse to what extent the Nordic economies are vulnerable to external shocks. Specifically, we assess