Selaus nimekkeen mukaan kokoelmassa VATT Research Reports

    • On Open Economy Tax Policy 

      Hetemäki, Martti
      VATT-tutkimuksia : 6 (Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 01.01.1991)
    • 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. ...
    • The overall economic and environmental effectiveness of a combined carbon footprinting and feedback system - Climate Bonus project report (WP6) 

      Perrels, Adriaan; Sahari, Anna; Nissinen, Ari
      VATT Research Reports : 143:5 (VATT Institute for Economic Research, 31.12.2009)
      This report is the fifth in a series of reports produced by the Climate Bonus study. In this project is surveyed what are the possibilities and effectiveness of the combined use of (1) verified carbon footprints (possibly ...
    • Post-Unemployment Wages and Economic Incentives to Exit from Unemployment 

      Kyyrä, Tomi
      VATT-tutkimuksia : 56 (Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 01.01.1999)
      This study represents the results of a comparative econometric analysis of the determinants of earnings and unemployment durations. The analysis uses two sets of panel data, one drawn from the outflows of unemployment and ...
    • 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 ...
    • Process Evaluation of Business Subsidies in Finland. A Quantitative Approach 

      Venetoklis, Takis
      VATT-tutkimuksia : 58 (Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 01.01.1999)
      This is an evaluation study which examines the financing process through which Finnish enterprises apply and receive business subsidies from the central government. It examines comprehensively the three entities involved ...
    • Productivity and its Drivers in Finnish Primary Care 1988-2003 

      Järviö, Maija-Liisa; Luoma, Kalevi; Räty, Tarmo; Aaltonen, Juho
      VATT-tutkimuksia : 118 (Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 29.12.2005)
      We measure productivity changes of primary care in Finland between 1988 and 2003 as a ratio of key services produced and real operating costs. In the second stage we estimate a truncated regression model that quantifies ...
    • Public finance sustainability gap and raising the retirement age, abstract and full summary 

      Oksanen, Heikki
      VATT Research Reports : 177 (VATT Institute for Economic Research, 27.10.2014)
      The purpose of this study is to investigate a pension reform in which the old-age pension entry age will be increased significantly: first by five years over the next ten years, and will then be linked to the projected ...
    • 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 ...
    • Putting a Price on Carbon – Econometric Essays on the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme and its Impacts 

      Aatola, Piia
      VATT Publications : P62 (Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 20.03.2013)
      This dissertation examines the main instrument of the European Union climate policy, the emissions trading scheme (EU ETS) during its first years. Emission trading provides a cost-efficient way to reduce emissions. It ...
    • A quick scan of climate policy services and of underlying data system approaches - Climate Bonus project report (WP1) 

      Perrels, Adriaan; Hongisto, Mikko; Hyvönen, Kaarina; Katajajuuri, Juha-Matti; Nissinen, Ari
      VATT Research Reports : 143:1 (VATT Institute for Economic Research, 30.04.2009)
      This report is the first of a series of reports produced by the Climate Bonus study. In this project is surveyed what are the possibilities and the effectiveness of the combined use of (1) verified carbon footprints ...
    • Race for Retirement 

      Hakola, Tuulia
      VATT-tutkimuksia : 60 (Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 19.11.1999)
      The study analyses the effects of the pension system on the labour supply of the elderly in Finland. A significant change in the age structure of the population, combined with falling employment rates for the aged, can ...
    • Recent Labour Market Developments in Europe 

      Räisänen, Heikki
      VATT-tutkimuksia : 116 (Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 30.11.2005)
      This study analyses the labour market developments of selected 22 European countries during the last ten years. The developments in employment and unemployment as well as the most essential distributive effects are presented. ...
    • Rethinking local government: Essays on municipal reform 

      Moisio, Antti
      VATT Publications : P61 (Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 02.10.2012)
      Good local governance is essential for an efficient and financially robust public sector as well as high quality public services. During the last decade or so, many countries have aimed at better local governance by reforming ...
    • Reviewing key building blocks of an integrated carbon footprinting and consumer purchases' monitoring reward system - interaction with the consumer - Climate Bonus project report (WP4) 

      Perrels, Adriaan; Sahari, Anna; Nissinen, Ari
      VATT Research Reports : 143:3 (VATT Institute for Economic Research, 23.09.2009)
      This report is the third in a series of reports produced by the Climate Bonus study. In this project is surveyed what are the possibilities and effectiveness of the combined use of (1) verified carbon footprints (possibly ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • Spending Preferences of Public Sector Officials. Survey Evidence from the Finnish Central Government 

      Kiander, Jaakko; Venetoklis, Takis
      VATT-tutkimuksia : 114 (Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT, 29.10.2004)
      We examine the determinants that shape the spending preferences of public sector employees on several budgetary appropriations. Following Niskanen's (1971, 1975, 1994) budget maximising theory, we test whether these employees ...