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    • Welfare Differentials and Inequality in the Finnish Labour Market over the 1990s Recession 

      Kyyrä, Tomi
      VATT-tutkimuksia : 68 (Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 03.11.2000)
      Using a large panel of Finnish males, we study how the recession of the early 1990s hit different worker groups and affected inequality in the labour market. Despite large employment losses the cross-section dispersion of ...

    • Operationalisation of Marginal Cost Pricing within Urban Transport 

      Milne, David; Niskanen, Esko; Verhoef, Erik
      VATT-tutkimuksia : 63 (Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 31.12.2000)
      Charges and taxes for transport have traditionally had little connection to costs, instead being part of broader fiscal policies of raising revenue or directly promoting other goals, industrial, social and environmental. ...

    • Selecting Instruments for a Greenhouse Gas Reduction Policy in Finland 

      Perrels, Adriaan
      VATT-tutkimuksia : 69 (Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 31.12.2000)
      This report discusses the pro's and con's of different types of policy instruments for climate policy in Finland in relation to a systematic selection and evaluation of these instruments given the dual objectives of effective ...

    • Economic and Equity Effects of Marginal Cost Pricing in Transport 

      Fridstrøm, Lasse; Minken, Harald; Moilanen, Paavo; Shepherd, Simon; Vold, Arild
      VATT-tutkimuksia : 71 (Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 31.12.2000)
      Marginal cost transport pricing - if implemented in European cities - may give rise to substantial welfare benefits for the urban populations. Depending on the local conditions and on the policy instruments used, annual ...

    • Acceptability of Urban Transport Pricing 

      Schade, Jens; Schlag, Bernhard
      VATT-tutkimuksia : 72 (Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 31.12.2000)
      Several studies all over the world have considered transport pricing measures as promising attempts to solve urgent traffic problems in urban areas. An important precondition for the successful implementation of pricing ...

    • Business Subsidies and Bureaucratic Behaviour 

      Venetoklis, Takis
      VATT-tutkimuksia : 79 (Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 20.06.2001)
      The study attempts to apply William Niskanen's (1971) theory of budget maximising bureaucrats to the business subsidies policy implemented in Finland, by one of the major distributor of subsidies to firms, the ministry of ...

    • Legal and Institutional Framework for Marginal Cost Pricing in Urban Transport in Europe 

      Milne, David; Niskanen, Esko; Verhoef, Erik
      VATT-tutkimuksia : 76 (Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 31.10.2001)

    • Business Subsidies and Bureaucratic Behaviour - A Revised Approach 

      Venetoklis, Takis
      VATT-tutkimuksia : 83 (Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 27.11.2001)
      This dissertation is a collection of three studies whose central theme is the business subsidies policy implemented in Finland during the 1990s by the ministry of Trade and Industry (KTM). The purpose is to examine whether ...

    • Assessment of the Macro-Economic Effects of Domestic Climate Policies for Finland 

      Kemppi, Heikki; Perrels, Adriaan; Lehtilä, Antti
      VATT-tutkimuksia : 82 (Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 11.12.2001)
      This is the final report on macro-economic cost assessment of a domestic climate policy programme for Finland. The core assessment work was done with an energy systems model (EFOM) soft linked with a macro-economic model ...

    • The Actors and the Financial Affairs of the Northern Dimension 

      Ruotoistenmäki, Riikka; Babykina, Evgenia
      VATT-tutkimuksia : 86 (Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 14.05.2002)
      This research describes the role of International Financial Institutions and the Financial Framework of the European Union in development of the Northern Dimension countries. It also describes the region as an operational ...

    • Economic Incentives and Labour Market Transitions of the Aged Finnish Workforce 

      Hakola, Tuulia
      VATT-tutkimuksia : 89 (Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 20.06.2002)
      This PhD thesis is a collection of studies on retirement in Finland. The main purpose is to assess labour market transitions of the aged and focus on the e.ect of the economic incentives. All of the studies are empirical ...

    • Public Policy Evaluation: Introduction to Quantitative Methodologies 

      Venetoklis, Takis
      VATT-tutkimuksia : 90 (Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 31.07.2002)
      This paper is a survey which describes and explains in non-technical terms the logic behind various methodologies used in conducting retrospective quantitative evaluations of public policy programs. The programs usually ...

    • The Role of Science and Technology Policy in Small Economies 

      Heikkilä, Tuomo; Kiander, Jaakko; Hjerppe, Reino; Berghäll, Elina; Kilponen, Juha; Lavrac, Vladimir; Stanovnik, Peter
      VATT-tutkimuksia : 91 (Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 22.08.2002)
      KNOGG, an EU financed thematic network, studies the role ST&I policies play in driving economic growth in six small European economies. It aims to develop guidelines at the EU level for improving knowledge-based growth in ...

    • Essays on Finnish Municipal Finance and Intergovernmental Grants 

      Moisio, Antti
      VATT-tutkimuksia : 93 (Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 08.11.2002)
      This PhD thesis is a collection of studies on Finnish municipal expenditures, revenues and intergovernmental grants. The main purpose of the study was to analyse the municipal expenditure variation between the matching ...

    • Science, Technology and Innovation Policies in Selected small European Countries 

      Cogan, Joseph; McDevitt, James
      VATT-tutkimuksia : 96 (Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 31.03.2003)
      KNOGG, an EU-financed thematic network, studies the role of ST&I policies in driving economic growth in six small European countries. It aims to develop guidelines at the EU level for improving knowledge-based growth in ...

    • Liberalised Electricity Markets - Strengths and Weaknesses in Finland and Nordpool 

      Kemppi, Heikki; Perrels, Adriaan
      VATT-tutkimuksia : 97 (Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 23.04.2003)
      This report gives an overview of the implications of electricity market liberalisation, with special reference to the Nordic market and Finland. The principal focus is on the functioning of the wholesale (generation) and ...

    • The Factors Affecting the Use of Elderly Care and the Need for Resources by 2030 in Finland 

      Luoma, Kalevi; Räty, Tarmo; Mäkinen, Erkki; Vaarama, Marja
      VATT-tutkimuksia : 99 (Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 18.06.2003)
      A nation-wide interview survey data is used to analyse by means of ordered logit models the impacts of age, dependency and other factors on probabilities to use home and community care for the elderly. With these models ...

    • The Role of Foreign Direct Investments on Small Countries' Competitive and Technological Position 

      vanBeers, Cees
      VATT-tutkimuksia : 100 (Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 08.09.2003)
      This KNOGG report analyses the role of Transnational Corporations in the small European countries and synthesises their importance in generating spillovers. For dissemination of technology it is important to build and/or ...

    • Practical Guide for Active National Policy Makers - what Science and Technology Policy Can and Cannot Do? 

      Simai, Mihály
      VATT-tutkimuksia : 103 (Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 23.09.2003)
      The aim of this report is to look at the role of science, technology and innovation policies from the perspective of the national policy process and to offer certain conclusions for the tasks related to the progress toward ...

    • Growth, Institutions and Productivity: An empirical analysis using the Bayesian approach 

      Luoma, Arto; Luoto, Jani; Siivonen, Erkki
      VATT-tutkimuksia : 104 (Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 07.11.2003)
      In this paper we explore how the environment offered by institutions influences long-run growth. In order for the estimation results to be trustworthy we control the reliability of the estimates in several ways. Firstly, ...