There are almost 200,000 enterprises operating in the Finnish service sector, combined. However, not all of the service industries are the same. Some services have become independent of geographical locations, meaning that they can be exported, much like physical products. Other services still...

Public sector organizations are important producers of the core geographic information (GI). Data sharing is aggravated by e.g. highly varying policies to sharing and pricing the data. For instance, since the governmental data producer sets the price level high, it seems to restrict innovative...

Public sector organizations are important producers of the core geographic information (GI). Data sharing is aggravated by e.g. highly varying policies to sharing and pricing the data. For instance, since the governmental data producer sets the price level high, it seems to restrict innovative...

This PhD thesis is a collection of studies on retirement in Finland. The main purpose is to assess labour market transitions of the aged and focus on the e.ect of the economic incentives. All of the studies are empirical and use large micro panels. The first study describes the main features of...

The study analyses the price formation and market functionality of the Finnish food chain. A significant portion of the report consists of international comparisons. The main comparison countries are the so-called old EU countries (EU15) of Western Europe, the new EU countries (EU12) and the...

The study analyses the price formation and market functionality of the Finnish food chain. A significant portion of the report consists of international comparisons. The main comparison countries are the so-called old EU countries (EU15) of Western Europe, the new EU countries (EU12) and the...

Empirical equilibrium search models have attracted a growing interest in recent years. Estimation of such models has not been completely successful, however. This has led researchers to develop more sophisticated versions of the models, in an attempt to get a better fit to the data. This study...

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...

Osana Sitran ympäristöohjelmaa Sitra ja kauppa- ja teollisuusministeriö tilasivat Etlatieto Oy:ltä selvitystyön kotimaisen ympäristöliiketoiminnan määrittämiseksi ja tilastoinnin kehittämiseksi. Hankkeen tavoitteena on luoda valtakunnallinen seurantajärjestelmä, jolla arvioidaan...

Osana Sitran Ympäristöohjelmaa Sitra tilasi Etlatieto Oy:ltä selvityksen pääomasijoittamisesta ympäristöliiketoimintaan ja sen tilastoinnin kehittämisestä. Aiemmin ohjemassa on tehty selvitys Suomen ympäristöliiketoiminnasta ja sen tilastoinnin kehittämisestä....