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general decline in product-related and price competitiveness of Finnish exports. Relative to all Finnish exports, the exports … exports of value added is produced by service sectors. Russia’s WTO membership supports Finnish exports, but many other …
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Subsidies to business sector R&D can be given either as R&D tax credits or direct grants. Majority of the OECD countries use both policy tools, Finland has used only grants. The Finnish support system has been functioning relatively well, but it has been argued that it does not support well...
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This report is a descriptive account of the major features of the Venture Capital (VC) Industry in Finland. It has been prepared as a background report for a project entitled Venture Fun, carried out in an EU Network of Excellence PRIME and funded from the Sixth Framework Programme. The report...
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The paper summarizes the findings obtained during the first year of the Venture Fun project, carried out in an EU Network of Excellence PRIME and funded from the Sixth Framework Programme. The paper defines the central concepts of the project, identifies questions for further elaboration and...
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This study examines the researchers perspective on the impact of recent major changes in the Finnish research environment. Three virtually simultaneous changes are of special importance. The first is the on-going renewal of the Universities Act governing the Finnish higher education system in...
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We assess Finland’s competitiveness in the light of various, mainly short-term indicators. It turns out that the weak …-term competitiveness are quite good and maintaining and developing them should remain a key element of economic policy also in the future …. In contrast, it would be a mistake to believe that Finland’s current competitiveness challenges could be solved primarily …
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The euro area economic  crisis is largely a result of the competitiveness disparity between Germany and the rest of the … euro area. The wage moderation in Germany has considerably improved  its competitiveness in relation to the rest of the … of production in industry has grown  much less in Germany than in the rest of the euro area. Restoring competitiveness …
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The study deals with the theory and measurement of competitiveness. The basic theory of firm implies that under … impact of competitiveness on the market share of a firm. The competitiveness and the market share of a firm is the lower the … higher its unit costs are compared to the average unit costs of all firms in the market. Empirical measurement of the unit …
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The Ministry of Finance commissioned a report from Etlatieto Ltd on maritime operating conditions, competitiveness and … the adaptability of this sector. The competitiveness of cargo ship has significantly improved when mixed-nationality crews …
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The turnover of the companies in North Savo in 2011 was nearly 10 billion euros, of which industry accounted for just under a third. The industrial structure of the region is not strong, but on the other hand it is not alarmingly thin either, because it does have certain successful niches. North...
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