Showing 1 - 10 of 19
In this paper we study the relation between firm-level disclosure quality and the availability of external finance to firms. Using data on Finnish firms that are mostly private and small, we first estimate ‘excess growth’ made possible by external finance. We then show that the excess growth...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010285049
In this paper, we analyse the economic impacts of the low-carbon roadmap made for the Finnish forest indus-tries. The analysis is based on a future scenario provid-ed by AFRY. Given the unit prices and production levels of six forest industry production categories, we assess the value added and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012604541
Tutkimus käsittelee riskirahoituksen ja riskirahoittajien merkitystä biotekniikka-alan yritystoiminnalle. Se kiinnittää erityistä huomiota riskirahoittajien tuomaan lisäarvoon yrityksille varsinkin muussa kuin rahallisessa merkityksessä. Tutkimuksessa verrataan sekä riskirahoitusta...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010284961
European Union and the United States have decided to start negotiations over a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. Among other things, the agreement would include a reduction in trade and investment barriers as well as barriers against participation in public procurement projects. If...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012037628
This report is a synthesis of the previous literature analyzing the role of different types of companies on economic growth and employment, and an overlook on the impacts of different policy measures on companies. The role of large companies in the economy is still significant, although...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012037699
The study investigates, by using econometric evaluation methods, how the usage of Finpro's (a public agency promoting internationalization of business) services impacts on the internationalization and performance of small and medium-sized firms in Finland. We measure internationalization and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010330140
a few percent of startups get venture capital investments or public innovation subsidies. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012037686
largest organizations in the Finnish innovation and business support system. Finpro regards its mission to include …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010330101
The aim of this paper is to broaden the knowledge concerning the development of Finnish firms’ innovation activities … results suggest that Finnish firms invest approximately Eur 1.8 billion in innovation activities outside the traditional R …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012037708
Several regional technology and innovation strategy documents have been written covering every region within Finland in … regional innovation strategies of Finnish regions using one conceptual framework developed for this purpose. The basis of this … Technology and Innovation, but it also includes elements from the theories of regional innovation systems and international trade …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010273075