Selaus julkaisuajan mukaan kokoelmassa Vertaisarvioidut artikkelit (Peer-reviewed articles)

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    • Nonlinear Dividend Tax and the Dynamics of the Firm 

      Kari, Seppo; Laitila, Jussi
      FinanzArchiv: Public Finance Analysis : 2 (Mohr Siebeck, 2015)
      We analyze the implications of a nonlinear tax scheme for dividends using a life-cycle model of a firm. In this model new firms first enter markets; then grow internally, financing from retained earnings; and finally ...

    • Integrated frameworks for assessing and managing health risks in the context of managed aquifer recharge with river water 

      Assmuth, Timo; Simola, Antti; Pitkänen, Tarja; Lyytimäki, Jari; Huttula, Timo
      Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management : 1 (Wiley, 2016)
      Integrated assessment and management of water resources for the supply of potable water is increasingly important in light of projected water scarcity in many parts of the world. This article develops frameworks for ...

    • Quality frontier of electricity distribution: Supply security, best practices, and underground cabling in Finland 

      Saastamoinen, Antti; Kuosmanen, Timo
      Energy Economics (Elsevier, 2016)
      Electricity distribution is a prime example of local monopoly. In most countries, the costs of electricity distribution operators are regulated by the government. However, the cost regulation may create adverse incentives ...

    • Integrating Immigrants: The Impact of Restructuring Active Labor Market Programs 

      Sarvimäki, Matti; Hämäläinen, Kari
      Journal of Labor Economics : 2 (University of Chicago Press, 2016)
      We examine the impact of restructuring active labor market programs for unemployed immigrants in Finland. Exploiting a discontinuity in the phase-in rules of the reform, we find that it increased compliers’ cumulative ...

    • Local representation and strategic voting: Evidence from electoral boundary reforms 

      Saarimaa, Tuukka; Tukiainen, Janne
      European Journal of Political Economy (Elsevier, 2016)
      We analyze whether voters value local political representation by exploiting municipal mergers, which increase the number of candidates available to voters and intensify political competition. In the Finnish open-list ...

    • Combining quantitative and qualitative research methods to foresee the changes in the Finnish agri-food sector 

      Huan-Niemi, Ellen; Rikkonen, Pasi; Niemi, Jyrki; Wuori, Olli; Niemi, Janne
      Futures (Elsevier, 2016)
      This paper focuses on the benefit of using two different research methods interactively, namely the Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP) model and Delphi method. This is relevant in the current discussion in futures studies ...

    • Effects of Carbon Reduction Labels: Evidence from Scanner Data 

      Kortelainen, Mika; Raychaudhuri, Jibonayan; Roussillon, Beatrice
      Economic Inquiry : 2 (Wiley, 2016)
      We investigate the effects of carbon reduction labels using a detailed scanner data set. Using a difference-in-differences estimation strategy, we find that having a carbon label has no impact on detergent prices or demand. ...

    • Business owners and income-shifting: evidence from Finland 

      Harju, Jarkko; Matikka, Tuomas
      Small Business Economics : 1 (Springer Verlag, 2016)
      This study examines income-shifting between tax bases among the owners of privately held businesses. The dual income tax system in Finland offers noticeable incentives for income-shifting between wages and dividends for ...

    • The elasticity of taxable income and income-shifting: what is “real” and what is not? 

      Harju, Jarkko; Matikka, Tuomas
      International Tax and Public Finance : 4 (Springer Verlag, 2016)
      Previous literature shows that income taxation significantly affects the behavior of high-income earners and business owners. However, it is still unclear how much of the response is due to changes in real economic activity, ...

    • Innovation, competition and technical efficiency 

      Berghäll, Elina
      Cogent Business & Management : 3(1), 1199522 (Cogent OA, 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 ...

    • International Fisheries Management and Recreational Benefits: The Case of Baltic Salmon 

      Oinonen, Soile; Grønbæk, Lone; Laukkanen, Marita; Levontin, Polina; Lindroos, Marko; Nieminen, Emmi; Parkkila, Katja; Pintassilgo, Pedro; Pulkkinen, Henni; Romakkaniemi, Atso
      Marine Resource Economics : 4 (University of Chicago Press, 2016)
      This article studies how accounting for the benefits of recreational fisheries affects the formation and stability of an international fisheries agreement (IFA) on the management of Baltic salmon stocks. The interaction ...

    • Dividend Taxes and Decisions of MNEs: Evidence from a Finnish Tax Reform 

      Harju, Jarkko; Kari, Seppo
      CESifo Economic Studies : 1 (Oxford University Press, 2017)
      In this study, we explore how a firm-level dividend tax on redistributed foreign profits affects the financial decisions of a multinational enterprise (MNE). We examine this by using evidence from a recent tax reform in ...

    • The Impact of Forced Migration on Mortality: A Cohort Study of 242,075 Finns from 1939–2010 

      Haukka, Jari; Suvisaari, Jaana; Sarvimäki, Matti; Martikainen, Pekka
      Epidemiology : 4 (Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2017)
      Background: The stresses and life changes associated with migration may have harmful long-term health effects, especially for mental health. These effects are exceedingly difficult to establish, because migrants are typically ...

    • Effects of Minimum Bid Increments in Internet Auctions: Evidence from a Field Experiment 

      Tukiainen, Janne
      The Journal of Industrial Economics : 3 (Wiley, 2017)
      I study the role of minimum bid increments (MBI) in internet auctions using natural field experiment data from a Finnish online auction site Huuto.net. Internet auctions are typically viewed as second-price, implying ...

    • Regional effects or none? Firms' profitability during the Great Recession in Finland 

      Tamminen, Saara
      Papers in Regional Science : 1 (Wiley, 2017)
      We analyse the effects of the Great Recession (GR) on the profitability of firms located in the main cities versus in the rest of Finland. Based on earlier literature, various regional factors could affect firms' profitability ...

    • Public health and economic risk assessment of waterborne contaminants and pathogens in Finland 

      Juntunen, Janne; Meriläinen, Päivi; Simola, Antti
      Science of The Total Environment (Elsevier, 2017)
      This study shows that a variety of mathematical modeling techniques can be applied in a comprehensive assessment of the risks involved in drinking water production. In order to track the effects from water sources to the ...

    • What Are the Benefits of the Water Framework Directive? Lessons Learned for Policy Design from Preference Revelation 

      Artell, Janne; Huhtala, Anni
      Environmental and Resource Economics : 4 (Springer Verlag, 2017)
      The Water Framework Directive (WFD) seeks to achieve good ecological status of surface waters across the European Union by 2027. The WFD guidelines explicitly recognize the economics of water management by providing ...

    • Transfer taxes and household mobility: Distortion on the housing or labor market? 

      Hilber, Christian A.L.; Lyytikäinen, Teemu
      Journal of Urban Economics (Elsevier, 2017)
      We estimate the effect of the UK Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) – a transfer tax on the purchase price of property or land – on different types of household mobility using micro data. Exploiting a discontinuity in the tax ...

    • Anticipating the Future of Finnish Agrifood Sector by Using Alternative Research Methods 

      Huan-Niemi, Ellen; Niemi, Jyrki; Rikkonen, Pasi; Wuori, Olli; Niemi, Janne
      Journal of Food Products Marketing : 5 (Taylor & Francis, 2017)
      The goal of this study is to forecast the future of the Finnish agri-food sector for decision makers and interest groups in order to support the process of policy planning and decision making in a changing EU Common ...

    • Secular rise in economically valuable personality traits 

      Jokela, Markus; Pekkarinen, Tuomas; Sarvimäki, Matti; Terviö, Marko; Uusitalo, Roope
      Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences : 25 (National Academy of Sciences, 2017)
      Although trends in many physical characteristics and cognitive capabilities of modern humans are well-documented, less is known about how personality traits have evolved over time. We analyze data from a standardized ...