Selaus asiasanan mukaan kokoelmassa VATT Working Papers

    • The (Displacement) Effects of Spatially Targeted Enterprise Initiatives: Evidence from UK LEGI 

      Einiö, Elias; Overman, Henry
      VATT Working Papers : 71 (Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 07.03.2016)
      We investigate the impacts of a significant area-based intervention (LEGI) that aimed to increase employment and entrepreneurial activity in 30 disadvantaged areas across England. We examine the spatial pattern of effects ...
    • Do tax incentives for research increase firm innovation? An RD Design for RD 

      Dechezleprêtre, Antoine; Einiö, Elias; Martin, Ralf; Nguyen, Kieu-Trang; Van Reenen, John
      VATT Working Papers : 73 (Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 13.04.2016)
      We present the first evidence showing causal impact of research and development (R&D) tax incentives on innovation outcomes. We exploit a change in the asset-based size thresholds for eligibility for R&D tax subsidies and ...
    • The effects of size-based regulation on small firms: evidence from VAT threshold 

      Rauhanen, Timo; Harju, Jarkko; Matikka, Tuomas
      VATT Working Papers : 75 (Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 14.06.2016)
      Various types of size-based regulations for firms are typical in most countries (tax schedules, accounting rules, health and safety standards etc.). However, there is only limited evidence of how owners of small firms ...
    • Innovation, Competition and Technical Efficiency 

      Berghäll, Elina
      VATT Working Papers : 77 (Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 12.10.2016)
      Contradictory empirical and theoretical evidence on the relationship between innovation and competition has been reconciled in a model that yields an inverted U-shaped curve. I test whether the predictions of the model are ...
    • RD, investment and structural change in Finland: Is low investment a problem? 

      Berghäll, Elina
      VATT Working Papers : 6 (Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 10.06.2009)
      Low aggregate investment in Finland has been argued to merely reflect structural change to an innovation economy, with high R&D levels adequately compensating for reduced physical investment. This paper briefly reviews the ...