Economic research institute focusing on public economics issues and policy evaluation. (tweets in Finnish by @vatt_tutkimus)
Helsinki, Finland
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VATT Institute for Economic Research retweeted
🗨️ NEXT WEEK #IEBSeminars:
"When Are Sin Taxes Effective in Reducing Consumption"
🎙️ @TuomasKoson (@VATT_research)
📅 Tuesday, 13 October
🕑 14:30h
📍@ubeconomics, Room 1038
ℹ️ f.mtr.cool/9obd5ul9k6
One of the 14 new countries added to the GRID database is Finland 🇫🇮
The Finnish GRID statistics were produced by
@tuulipaukkeri, @TerhiRavaska, @pengpeng_xiao
@VATT_research, @Coe_FIT, University of Tampere, @DukeEcon
More information 👉vatt.fi/en/-/finnish-data-no…
Today, GRID gets bigger and better.
grid-database.org/
Decades of GRID data are now interactive.
Our coverage has grown by 14 countries, our research has expanded, and the website has been completely redesigned.
This is our biggest update yet. Here's the overview. 🧵
VATT Institute for Economic Research retweeted
Taloustieteen opiskelijat, huomio!
Haemme Tampereen yliopistolle tutkimusapulaista innovaatioihin ja yritysten vastuullisuuteen liittyvään tutkimushankkeeseen. 🤩
Lue lisää ja hae 28.9. mennessä! 👇
tuni.rekrytointi.com/paikat/…
"Despite the generosity of many household services tax credits, there has been little empirical evidence on its impact on demand and employment", states @AliisaKoivisto in a new blog. Read more:
taxexpenditures.org/2026/08/…
African-Finnish partnership has launched a new public economics curriculum tailored to African universities. It offers high-quality teaching materials grounded in African policy realities and empirical evidence.
@uonbi @UNUWIDER @Ulkoministerio
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Across the Nordic region, there's a growing interest in randomised controlled field experiments and their role in shaping economic policy. See what researchers have to say:
youtu.be/vvU4L2ORA5M?si=i46-…
VATT Institute for Economic Research retweeted
Now speaking is Tanja Saxell of @VATT_research on "Allocation and Prioritization in Public Health Care".
We are looking for a pre-doctoral research assistant in economics or health economics! Job duration is 3 months starting September 2026. It is possibile to work part-time with at least 60% per week. Please apply by 27 April: valtiolle.fi/fi/tyopaikat/pr…
VATT Institute for Economic Research retweeted
Next up on the First Floor: Cristina Bratu of @VATT_research presenting:
"Family Reunification and Migrant Integration"
Co-authored with Hanna Pesola & @virkola .
#MigrationForum2026 #MigrationResearch #Economics
VATT Institute for Economic Research retweeted
Don’t miss this opportunity to ski in the middle of Los Andes and discuss cool papers in economics of education
🇨🇱🎿⛷️👇
📢 Only 4 days left to submit your paper!
Join the IV Workshop on Economics of Education, August 18–21, 2026, in Valle Nevado, Chile🇨🇱
🔹Keynotes: Joshua Goodman & Christopher Neilson
🔹Submission deadline: March 6, 2026
🔹Submit here: bit.ly/49QSsd3
#AcademicWorkshop
VATT Institute for Economic Research retweeted
My paper "Unemployment Insurance Generosity and Healthcare Use: Evidence from Sweden" is out as a VATT Working Paper. See also my related blog.
I look forward to presenting this at the RFBerlin Conference on Health and Economic Well-Being in April.
WP: urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe20260219…
What happens to healthcare expenditure when unemployment insurance is reformed?
Reforms in one system may have consequences for the other that are not reflected in savings calculations, writes VATT senior researcher @MPaallysaho.
New blog 👇
vatt.fi/en/-/do-changes-in-u…
What happens to healthcare expenditure when unemployment insurance is reformed?
Reforms in one system may have consequences for the other that are not reflected in savings calculations, writes VATT senior researcher @MPaallysaho.
New blog 👇
vatt.fi/en/-/do-changes-in-u…
As International Women's Day approaches, here are some researched facts: A study conducted across 11 countries shows that employers are a major factor in why women continue to earn less than men, even when working in the same occupations.
vatt.fi/en/-/research-reveal…
Research Professor @MaritaLaukkanen has been awarded the First Class Knight of the Order of the Lion of Finland on the Independence Day of Finland. The decoration was presented to Laukkanen yesterday at an internal VATT event. Congratulations!
vatt.fi/en/-/research-profes…
Researchers find that gender differences in firm-specific wage premiums account for 10% to 30% of the gender wage gap in private-sector hourly wages across 10 European economies and Washington State, US.
vatt.fi/en/-/research-reveal…
@stef_lombardi
ALT People in a meeting.
The Family Federation of Finland (@Vaestoliitto) has granted the 2025 Väinö Kannisto Recognition Award to VATT Senior Researcher, DSc (Econ) Maarit Olkkola.
Congratulations @MaaritOlkkola! 👏
@HelsinkiGSE @AaltoBIZ
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In today's VATT seminar, @SanderRamboer discusses their research
Local Property Tax Incentives for Wind Farm Development: Evidence from Finland 🍃🇫🇮
🕥10:30 am @ Economicum. Welcome!
All VATT seminars: vatt.fi/en/vatt-seminars
Does pay transparency reduce employers' ability to attract and reward talent?
VATT seminar Thu Nov 20 @ 10:30am: Aspasia Bizopoulou (@VATT_research) discusses
Pay Transparency, Wage Setting and Worker Sorting
With @virkola & Elias Einiö
All seminars vatt.fi/en/vatt-seminars
VATT Seminar Thu Nov 13: Miri Stryjan (@AaltoBIZ, @HelsinkiGSE) discusses their research
Local Institutions and Leader Incentives: The Political Economy of Rwanda’s Fertility Transition
🕙10:30-11:30 at Economicum. Welcome!
More VATT seminars: vatt.fi/en/vatt-seminars
VATT Institute for Economic Research retweeted
Call for Papers – 38th EALE Annual Conference, Barcelona, Spain, 31 August - 2 September 2026.
We invite all labour economists to submit papers for presentation at the conference.
Link to CfP and submission portal: ub.edu/eale2026/
Deadline: 1-02-2026