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Tavoitteena syrjimätön työelämä: tutkittua tietoa nykytilasta ja keinoja yhdenvertaisuuden edistämiseksi Date of project : 2020 - 2022 The study looks into discrimination in the Finnish labour market. The part carried out by VATT/PT comprises a li...

Pay differences and pay adjustment Date of project : 2020 - 2023 The research project examines pay differences, ways of influencing them through policy measures, and the role wage stickiness plays in inequalities. The questions the project aims to...

Niilo Luotonen Specialist, D.Sc.(Econ.) Data Room [email protected] +358 295 519 421 CV Niilo has worked as a specialist at the Data Room since January 2024. Before that he was a postdoc researcher at Aalto University, studying, e.g., the links be...

Pensioners’ disposable income Date of project : 2022 - 2022 The study analyses pensioners’ incomes between 1995 and 2020 using established methods of income distribution studies. The study analyses pensioners’ incomes between 1995 and 2020 using e...

Change cookie settings Whistleblowing Channel As a response to the EU's Whistleblower Directive, VATT introduced its own whistleblowing channel on 1 January 2023. The channel makes it possible to provide direct feedback on any misconduct in VATT’s...

VATT Day 2023: Choices in Healthcare 4.10.2023 News 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 healthc...

Political representation matters for the distribution of local public goods across neighbourhoods 21.1.2021 Press release Poorer neighbourhoods are under-represented in Finnish municipal councils. This inequality in geographic representation also ...

Researcher introduction: research professor Tuomas Pekkarinen 1.8.2022 Blog We interviewed Tuomas Pekkarinen for our researcher introduction series. Read the text below to see what Tuomas is working on. Please introduce yourself I’m Tuomas Pekkari...

Looking to the 2020s: VATT conducts research of high international quality 30.9.2020 News Anni Huhtala has served as Director General at VATT since 2015. During this period research indicators, which put particular emphasis on publication quality,...

10.10.2025 | Tuomas Kari 6.10.2025 Contact Information Mailing address: Economicum, Arkadiankatu 7, PL 1279, 00101 Helsinki Finland Email: [email protected] Current position Valtion Taloudellinen Tutkimuskeskus (VATT) • Senior Researcher Helsinki, Finland Oct...

Open science and research at VATT As part of the international science and researcher community, VATT’s operating model is based on openness and transparency in science. VATT adheres to national and international principles in open science and res...

Researcher introduction: Annika Nivala 16.6.2022 Blog We interviewed Annika Nivala for our researcher introduction series. Read the text below to see what Annika is working on. Please introduce yourself I’m Annika Nivala and I’m a senior researche...

Pre-electoral coalitions can prevent absolute majorities from forming in municipal councils 26.3.2021 Press release A recent study shows that pre-electoral coalitions (PEC) do not seem to have a large impact on coalescing parties’ seat shares. How...

Materials and methods VATT’s principle is openness in reporting research findings and equal treatment of data users. VATT does not primarily produce its own material, and research work is largely based on using the extensive register material of S...

The effects of taxing and subsidizing housing Date of project : 2018 - 2023 This project aims to shed light on the determinants of housing decisions of households and identify the impact of policy interventions by central and local governments on ...

Supporting and monitoring openness The visibility of VATT research is monitored on the Viidakkomonitor media monitoring service and on Twitter. Visitor statistics on the vatt.fi website are also monitored using the Snoobi system. Communications an...

Researcher introduction: Nicola Mauri 9.6.2022 Blog We interviewed visiting researcher Nicola Mauri for our researcher introduction series. Read the text below to see what Nicola is working on. Please introduce yourself I’m Nicola Mauri and I'm fr...

1.10.2021 | oEconomic incentives are important oFour attributes: Old age, sickness, childbirth, and youth. oMost important margin for welfare! oMore difficult, need a broader tool box (incentives, subsidized employment, employer contacts, wage structure, lice...

Education Research Education is one of the key factors causing differences in earnings for individuals and influencing the economic growth of states. The decision to get a degree is perhaps the most significant investment the average person makes ...

Biodiversity loss is not visible in the indicators used in economic policy planning 18.2.2021 Blog Anni Huhtala (VATT) The main message of the Dasgupta Review is that the economy does not exist separate from nature. The activities of people, house...