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Essays on the Impacts of Technology Development and R&D Subsidies

Ali-Yrkkö, Jyrki - Elinkeinoelämän Tutkimuslaitos (ETLA) - 2008

-R&D employment. The third essay focuses on the productivity effects of R&D. The results of empirical analyses are two-fold. In the … short run (in 1-2 years), no statistically significant productivity impact of R&D is found. However, R&D does have an … of almost 5 years is needed to capture the productivity impact of R&D. The fourth essay studies how patent quality …

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T&K -panostusten kansantaloudelliset vaikutukset

Rantala, Olavi - Elinkeinoelämän Tutkimuslaitos (ETLA) - 2006

R&D inputs and productivity are transmitted to domestic demand mainly through wage and private consumption growth and to … dominates the overall effect on GDP growth because an increase in R&D inputs boosts productivity in industry the most. An … most effective in terms of their impact on national productivity. Raising R&D inputs in the forest industry and the …

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Impact of R&D on Productivity - Firm-level Evidence from Finland

Ali-Yrkkö, Jyrki; Maliranta, Mika - Elinkeinoelämän Tutkimuslaitos (ETLA) - 2006

This study analyses how R&D expenditure impacts the productivity of companies. We analyse the productivity impact of R … short run (in 1-2 years) we find no statistically significant productivity impact of R&D. However, R&D does have an … almost 5 years is needed to capture the productivity impact of R&D. …

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Investments in Finland. Development and international comparison (in Finnish with English abstract and summary)

Kaitila, Ville; Ylä-Anttila, Pekka - Elinkeinoelämän Tutkimuslaitos (ETLA) - 2012

The report looks at investment activity in Finland by industries and types of investment, and makes international comparisons. Investment rate (fixed investment in relation to GDP) fell in Finland in the early 1990s from an internationally high level to the average West European rate. Among key...

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Outsourcing in Finnish Manufacturing - Does Industry Matter? (in Finnish with English abstract and summary)

Ali-Yrkkö, Jyrki - Elinkeinoelämän Tutkimuslaitos (ETLA) - 2007

This study analyses the extent of outsourcing in Finnish manufacturing. We find that in the early 2000s, 60% of companies in the Metal, Engineering and Electronics industries (the Technology industry) on average have outsourced some of their functions. In other manufacturing industries, the...

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Simulaatio lääkekehitysalan kannattavuudesta ja riskeistä

Hermans, Raine; Kulvik, Martti - Elinkeinoelämän Tutkimuslaitos (ETLA) - 2007

Tässä tutkimuksessa simuloidaan lääkekehitykseen suuntautuneiden pienten ja keskisuurten biotekniikkayritysten tulevaisuutta, erityispainopisteenä kansantaloudelliset implikaatiot. Simulaatiossa huomioidaan vaihtoehtoisia kehityspolkuja, joiden avulla on arvioitu erilaisten...

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Outsourcing of Manufactoring R&D Functions - Motives and Results (in Finnish with English abstract and summary)

Ali-Yrkkö, Jyrki - Elinkeinoelämän Tutkimuslaitos (ETLA) - 2007

This study analyses the motives and results of outsourcing. According to the results, companies have pursued outsourcing for a variety of reasons. Cost savings are the major driving force behind the outsourcing of production function. Increased flexibility, focusing and additional capacity are...

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Determinants of Manufacturing-R&D Co-location

Ketokivi, Mikko; Ali-Yrkkö, Jyrki - Elinkeinoelämän Tutkimuslaitos (ETLA) - 2007

The phenomenon of physical R&D-manufacturing co-location is interesting, because researchers have made very different observations regarding its prevalence. In some populations co-location of the two functions seems to be the norm; in others, an exception. However, we still do not have an...

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Climate Policies and Economic Growth

Alho, Kari - Elinkeinoelämän Tutkimuslaitos (ETLA) - 2006

A Climate Agreement, like the one reached in Kyoto in 1997, on reducing greenhouse gas emissions may have important effects on the global and the national economies. The aim of this paper is to make some basic numerical evaluations of the economic effects of climate policies, imposing a ceiling...

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Outsourcing and Offshoring - Overview from Finland in the Early 21st Century (in Finnish with English abstract and summary)

Ali-Yrkkö, Jyrki - Elinkeinoelämän Tutkimuslaitos (ETLA) - 2006

This study analyses the extent and motives of outsourcing and offshoring. We find that in early 2000, 10, 000 23, 000 jobs were transferred overseas from Finland. Annually this corresponds to approximately 1.0 2.5% of normal job losses and creations in the Finnish labour market. The majority of...

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