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The performance of trading firms in the services sectors Comparable evidence from four EU countries

Damijan, Joe; Haller, Stefanie A.; Kaitila, Ville; … - Elinkeinoelämän Tutkimuslaitos (ETLA) - 2012

We analyse common stylized facts of services firms engaged in trade in a comparative study across four EU member countries. We find that, though relatively less engaged in trade than manufacturing firms, services firms have similar traits. Services firms are more likely to import than to export....

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Innovaatiotoiminta - Suomi globaalitaloudessa. Loppuraportti

Hyvärinen, Jari - Elinkeinoelämän Tutkimuslaitos (ETLA) - 2012

This study analyses those country characteristics, which lead those regions to become as productive operation and innovation environments for firms and research centres. This study shows that those countries who invest wisely to develop their innovation environment will be successful in high...

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Domestic Employment Effects of Offshoring: Empirical Evidence from Finland

Deschryvere, Matthias; Kotiranta, Annu - Elinkeinoelämän Tutkimuslaitos (ETLA) - 2008

of tasks. Two main channels of offshoring tasks are taken into account : offshore outsourcing and in-house offshoring … the manufacturing and service sectors offshore outsourcing of services has a positive effect on employment. In addition it … depends on the offshoring channel. Offshore outsourcing of R&D has a positive effect on the anticipated domestic employment …

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Outsourcing, occupational restructuring, and employee well-being: Is there a silver lining?

Böckerman, Petri; Maliranta, Mika - Elinkeinoelämän Tutkimuslaitos (ETLA) - 2012

This paper explores the effects of outsourcing on employee well-being through the use of the Finnish linked employer …-employee data. The direct negative effect of outsourcing is attributable to greater job destruction and worker outflow. In terms of … perceived well-being, the winners in international outsourcing are those who are capable of performing interactive tasks (i …

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Will production relocate from Asia to Finland? Case Bicycle (in Finnish with English abstract and summary)

Kalm, Matias; Seppälä, Timo - Elinkeinoelämän Tutkimuslaitos (ETLA) - 2012

produced in Finland, and 58–59%, if the production is outsourced. In conclusion, the results show that outsourcing offshore is …, since the outsourcing partners create only 2% of the total value added. …

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A Gravity Model under Monopolistic Competition

Alho, Kari E.O. - Elinkeinoelämän Tutkimuslaitos (ETLA) - 2004

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Trade with the West and Russia - A Long-term Perspective on Finnish Economic Growth, Fluctuations and Policies

Alho, Kari E.O. - Elinkeinoelämän Tutkimuslaitos (ETLA) - 2008

The paper considers growth and fluctuations in the Finnish economy in the post-war period starting from her long-run dual strategy vis-à-vis export markets in Western Europe and Russia. Finland has wanted to utilise the more rapid growth based on deeper integration in the former, but has...

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Theory and Measurement of Competitiveness

Rantala, Olavi - Elinkeinoelämän Tutkimuslaitos (ETLA) - 2013

The study deals with the theory and measurement of competitiveness. The basic theory of firm implies that under constant returns to scale the unit cost of production can be used to measure the marginal cost of production and to model the impact of competitiveness on the market share of a firm....

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Should Sweden Join the EMU? An Analysis of General Equilibrium Effects through Trade

Alho, Kari E.O. - Elinkeinoelämän Tutkimuslaitos (ETLA) - 2011

The paper considers whether Sweden should join the EMU as based on general equilibrium (GE) effects through reduced trade barriers linked to the single cur-rency. We use in this evaluation a gravity model for trade in Europe derived and estimated in the paper, and the estimates of trade barriers...

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Technology Sourcing Through Acquisitions Do High Quality Patents Attract Acquires?

Ali-Yrkkö, Jyrki - Elinkeinoelämän Tutkimuslaitos (ETLA) - 2006

This study analyses how patent quality impacts the likelihood of acquisition. If a firm owns high quality or valuable patents, other firms may be interested in buying the firm to obtain the ownership of these patents. To proxy the quality of patents, we use both forward and backward citations....

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