profitability effects, of hiring and separation of younger and older workers. The evidence shows that separations of older workers …

This study conducts an international comparison of productivity and profitability. First, the level and growth of … been faster in the key Finnish sectors com-pared with Finland's competitors. One of the main engines of growth since 1995 … has been the ICT revolution. Second, the profitability of industries is calculated for 2007. Profitability is divided into …

North Savo, North Karelia/Kainuu, Central Finland and Lapland/Northern Ostrobothnia. Connections to other firms is the most … associated with better firm profitability in low-tech industries. Participating in a national cluster may be associated with …

The use of traditional industry-level profitability indicators for assessing the state of competition is problematic … profitability in opposite directions. In this analysis both problems are avoided by using firm-level Financial Statement Statistics … of Statistics Finland over the years 1995-2006 and by applying a decomposition method. With these tools the micro- level …

This paper studies the joint effects of inter-firm collaboration and electronic business on firm profitability … that high e-business intensity might even strain profitability. Firms that simultaneously have high inter …

their share of output has decreased significantly and Finland has specialized more and more in high technology industries … differs from the pattern of the revealed technological advantage of many other countries. Internationally compared Finland has …

have already been adopted or are being proposed in Sweden and Finland. Each of these methods, linking benefits to life …

the European Household Panel (ECHP). We compare results between three countries: Finland, a country with a high female …