Finnish businesses face fewer financial challenges than their European peers. To the extent financial challenges do exist, they disproportionately affect young, small, innovative, internationally focused, and growth-seeking companies. Our findings are based on extensive firm-level data. The data...

Finnish businesses face fewer financial challenges than their European peers. To the extent financial challenges do exist, they disproportionately affect young, small, innovative, internationally focused, and growth-seeking companies. Our findings are based on extensive firm-level data. The data...

This report is a synthesis of the previous literature analyzing the role of different types of companies on economic growth and employment, and an overlook on the impacts of different policy measures on companies. The role of large companies in the economy is still significant, although...

Yksityiset palvelualat tuottavat reilusti yli puolet bruttokansantuotteesta kehittyneissä teollisuusmaissa. Tässä tutkimuksessa tarkastellaan ensin yksityisten palvelualojen työn tuottavuuden mittaamista, siihen liittyviä haasteita ja ongelmia sekä tutkimuksen kehityssuuntia. Tämän...

Tutkimus käsittelee riskirahoituksen ja riskirahoittajien merkitystä biotekniikka-alan yritystoiminnalle. Se kiinnittää erityistä huomiota riskirahoittajien tuomaan lisäarvoon yrityksille varsinkin muussa kuin rahallisessa merkityksessä. Tutkimuksessa verrataan sekä riskirahoitusta...

This study examines structures at the environment and energy sectors and those challenges to face in ongoing climate change. It investigates firstly goals behind steps how to decrease effects of climate change, research results and scenarios and which support to achieve these goals. Study also...

This study examines structures at the environment and energy sectors and those challenges to face in ongoing climate change. It investigates firstly goals behind steps how to decrease effects of climate change, research results and scenarios and which support to achieve these goals. Study also...

A Central Counterparty (CCP) is an entity that interposes itself between transacting counterparties – a seller vis-à-vis the original buyer and a buyer vis-à-vis the original seller – to guarantee execution of the transaction. Thus, the original transacting parties substitute their...