According to EVA's annual attitude and value survey, two out of three Finns believe that globalization means loosing increasing amounts of jobs to low-cost-countries. However, 70 percent of the respondents think that their job is not easily transferrable and only 8 % are afraid that their own...

According to EVA's annual attitude and value survey, two out of three Finns believe that globalization means loosing increasing amounts of jobs to low-cost-countries. However, 70 percent of the respondents think that their job is not easily transferrable and only 8 % are afraid that their own...

This study analyses possibilities for independent national redistribution and risk sharing policy in EMU by reviewing literature on fiscal federalism. The currency union will not directly affect the national welfare policy. It might increase mobility of people and capital, which would tighten...

According to our results the imports of services to Finland have increased. The share of services in total imports in Finland is relatively large compared to many other EU countries. Companies often use imported services as their intermediates, with services accounting for nearly half of the...

Tutkimuksessa tarkastellaan yritysten tekemien ulkoistusten motiiveja ja onnistumista. Teknologiateollisuuden ulkoistuksia verrataan muun teollisuuden ulkoistuksiin. Tulosten mukaan tuotantotoimintaa on ulkoistettu monista eri syistä. Lähes aina yhtenä motiivina on ollut kustannussäästöt....

Tässä tutkimuksessa tarkastellaan yritysten tekemiä ulkoistuksia Suomen teollisuusyrityksissä. Tutkimuksessa tarkastellaan ulkoistusten yleisyyttä ja sitä, mitä toimintoja ulkoistukset ovat koskeneet. Tulosten mukaan teknologiateollisuuden (metalli-, konepaja- ja...