The present study analyses migration patterns in Finland to test if microeconomic evidence for the Harris-Todaro model … can be found. The Harris-Todaro hypothesis states that rural-urban migration stems from regional differences in the wage … are heading towards a few urban growth centers while the rest of Finland is losing its population. The present study finds …

, because it does have certain successful niches. North Savo's production and export growth has been on par with the average of … machinery industries are export-oriented. Promising growth businesses include biopharmaceutical research, testing and production …. These segments will be the engines of growth for the region in the future. In the forest industry the wood products industry …

, because it does have certain successful niches. North Savo's production and export growth has been on par with the average of … machinery industries are export-oriented. Promising growth businesses include biopharmaceutical research, testing and production …. These segments will be the engines of growth for the region in the future. In the forest industry the wood products industry …

differences also exist between the scalability of different services. Since 2007, employment growth has been the fastest in the … location-dependent services. The real growth of value added and the increase of productivity, however, have been concentrated …

growth and employment, and an overlook on the impacts of different policy measures on companies. The role of large companies …

the growth prospects in the coming 5 years. The weakness of Finland’s performance relative to comparative EU … recovery in turn stems from a stronger export market growth, the fading away of the negative Nokia shock, and the improvement … on productivity growth, we estimate that Finland could achieve an annual growth rate of about 2 per cent in the coming 5 …

enterprises) are typically not high-growth firms. They seem to prefer stability over swift growth. …