Lääkemarkkinoita on vapautettu viime vuosina muissa Pohjoismaissa. Norjassa, Tanskassa ja Ruotsissa itsehoitolääkkeiden myynti on sallittu apteekkien lisäksi päivittäistavarakaupalle. Norjassa ja Ruotsissa on vapautettu lääkemarkkinoita laajemminkin. Myös Suomessa on käyty keskustelua...

This paper describes the main features of a model developed for forecasting economic developments, energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions in the EU area and Finland as well as for simulating the economic impacts of EU climate policy. Climate policy analysis necessitates a model of the whole...

This study analyses the economic impacts of R&D inputs. In the model employed, sectoral TFP growth is determined by the direct impact of R&D inputs on the volume of production via the improvement in the quality of production as well as by the diffusion of new technology through purchases of...

This study develops a model which can be used to evaluate the producer and consumer price effects of alternative methods of financing social security as well as the welfare effects on different types of households. Producer prices are determined by an input-output price model. Consumer prices...

Competition in the Finnish Private Service Sector in International Comparison This study analyses whether the high consumer price level in Finland in relation to other EU countries can be explained by the lack of competition in the Finnish service sectors or by the lack of competitiveness or by...