Trans-Atlantic Public Economics Seminar TAPES
The Trans-Atlantic Public Economics Seminar TAPES will be held in Helsinki, Finland on June 12-14 2024.
NEWS 6.5.2024
The Trans-Atlantic Public Economics Seminar TAPES will be held in Helsinki, Finland on June 12-14 2024.
PRESS RELEASE 4.3.2024
According to a report commissioned by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, the employment rate and average income vary strongly among people who have arrived in Finland for different reasons, especially in the early stages of their stay. The differences in the employment rate and income between immigrants and people with Finnish background narrow along with the length of stay in Finland.
PRESS RELEASE 2.2.2024
Tuulia Hakola-Uusitalo has been appointed to the post of a chief researcher at VATT Institute for Economic Research. Concurrently, she is also nominated to the post of the Research Director for the next five years from the April 1st 2024.
NEWS 23.1.2024
Economic Policy Council will publish its annual report on the government’s economic policy on January 24, 2024. An open seminar will be held for anyone interested in the report. The seminar is held in Finnish.
NEWS 28.11.2023
Deaton Review is an international research project which gathers evidence on inequalities from top researchers around the world. The Country Studies reports present evidence on inequalities in the labour markets from 17 economies in a comparable manner across several domains. VATT and the Finnish Economic Association organize a seminar on January 11th, 2024, where researchers present findings from the Finnish report as well as international comparisons from the 17 countries.
BLOG 9.11.2023
Losing a job has dramatic consequences in the short run and these effects are persistent. However, the long-run effects of unemployment vary in different parts of Europe. In Southern Europe, the consequences of losing one's job are economically more severe than in Northern Europe.
NEWS 4.10.2023
In Finland, we spend over 20 billion a year on healthcare and the Finnish Social Insurance Institution (Kela) spends almost 2 billion a year on pharmaceutical reimbursements. Choices made healthcare and medical care have a major impact on public finances of the state, municipalities and wellbeing services counties. The decisions made directly impact the welfare of individuals, their ability to work and how society is perceived in terms of fairness and equality.
PRESS RELEASE 4.10.2023
Customers are more likely to choose a cheaper drug if they have to pay out of pocket for refusing generic substitution. The greater the financial incentives for generic substitution, the larger the savings, according to a new study analyzing generic substitution and reference price policies in Nordic countries.
PRESS RELEASE 4.10.2023
Despite long distances between hospitals in Finland, the patient choice reform for planned surgeries encouraged patients to seek treatment outside their own health care district. This reduced waiting times and ensured that existing resources were used more efficiently, a new study reveals.