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Our research is published in peer-reviewed scientific publications as well as VATT’s own or other research organisations’ publication series.

VATT Data Room VATT Data Room produces up-to-date reports and analyses to support decision-making and preparatory work within the Finnish Government. Our work is based on combining cross-administrative, unit-level register data. We also utilise th...

Centralization of monitoring services in unemployment insurance systems Date of project : 2023 - 2025 In 2020, the Swedish Public Employment Service (PES) went through a major organizational restructuring and created a new central unit to process ...

Change cookie settings Data protection On this page you will find VATT's privacy policy. The privacy statements provide information about the processing of your personal data in different situations and your rights under the General Data Protectio...

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...

Benefits of open publishing Increases the visibility and impact of research Increases possibilities for interaction Increases the likelihood of being cited Improves the quality of research Increases the impact of finance Promotes policy making bas...

The early days of VATT: work behind the scenes of economic policy-making 27.10.2020 News At the time of the 1970s economic crisis and the 1990s recession alike, unpopular political decisions could only be made once the policy-makers had their back...

Jenni Jaakkola elected Secretary General of the Finnish Economic Policy Council 15.8.2024 News The Ministry of Finance has appointed Jenni Jaakkola, D.Sc. (Econ.), as Secretary General of the Finnish Economic Policy Council for the period of 1 Sep...

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...

Strategy VATT produces reliable policy-relevant economic research data and analyses. In our research, we focus on public economics issues and evaluates the objectives, implementation and effectiveness of economic policy through research. VATT’s st...

Janne Tukiainen Research Professor, PhD (econ) Migration Housing policy Municipalities and wellbeing services counties Healthcare services Income distribution and inequality [email protected] +358 50 545 4490 CV Janne Tukiainen is a professor of e...

At these seminars, held on Thursdays, VATT’s own researchers and outside speakers present their research findings and projects.

EU tax avoidance standards are inadequate and need reform, finds EconPol study 25.9.2018 News A report by EconPol Europe has found that the measures included in the recently legislated Anti-Tax Avoidance Package (ATAP), which aim to reduce profit ...

Stefano Lombardi Senior Researcher, PhD (Econ.) Education Migration Labour markets [email protected] +358 295 519 512 CV Personal website Stefano Lombardi received his PhD in Economics in 2019 from Uppsala University while being affiliated with IF...

Newly launched Data Room produces rapid information for decision-making – Director’s position now open for applications 2.9.2022 Press release To support evidence-based decision-making, a unit was established in Finland that is unique even by inte...

Researcher introduction: research professor Marita Laukkanen 22.9.2023 Blog This time we introduce our new research professor Marita Laukkanen. Read here about Marita’s current research. Would you introduce yourself? I am Marita Laukkanen, a resea...

27.4.2026 | Curriculum vitae, Marita Laukkanen VATT Institute for Economic Research https://vatt.fi/en/researcher/laukkanen-marita Arkadiankatu 7 [email protected] 00100 Helsinki Date of CV: April 24, 2026 Education and degrees awarded Title of Docent,...

29.12.2025 | MARIKA VIERTOLA Phone: +358 40 872 2391 ⋄ Email: [email protected] ⋄ Site: https://viertolam.github.io/ EDUCATION Aalto University 08/2020-10/2025 PhD in Economics Visit to Centre for Business Taxation, University of Oxford 04-07/2024 Aalto U...

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...

9.3.2026 | 1 Janne Tukiainen Department of Economics Turku School of Economics University of Turku Rehtorinpellonkatu 3 FI-20014 University of Turku  Cell +358 50 308 3620 e-mail : [email protected] https://www.utu.fi/en/people/janne-tukiainen updated:...