. Majority of the research on public corporate funding concerning Finland focuses on R&D subsidies; there are fewer studies … covering other business subsidies and public venture capital investments. R&D subsidies have mostly positive impacts on … employment, especially among young and small companies. Impacts on the productivity are, however, uncertain. Cooperation of …

loans and guarantees to direct employment and r&d subsidies. The results indicate that public support to firms is quite …

; globalization ; emerging economies ; mechanical and electrical engineering ; productivity …