VATT Institute for Economic Research
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Economic research institute focusing on public economics issues and policy evaluation. (tweets in Finnish by @vatt_tutkimus)
Helsinki, Finland
Joined May 2018
We are inviting applications for 1-2 three-year post-doc researcher positions to strengthen our Industrial and Economic Policy research area. Please apply soon!
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This highlights the need to carefully identify and disentangle persistent mechanisms that are shaping girls’ education choices, and which appear to be operating globally.
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The STEM choice gap is stable across contexts with vastly different levels of income, human development, and gender parity.
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New study shows: a randomized experiment increased participants’ average income by 9 %–11 % and thus psychotropic drug use decreased by 8 %–11 %, with suggestive evidence of fewer outpatient visits due to mental health issues. Read more:
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Last week, we and @Coe_FIT were some of the organizers for Workshop in Labor Economics. The conversation was lively and critical, and it showed how important these kinds of forums are. Thank you everyone for participating! Read more about the event:
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Almost 70 economists from across Europe gathered in Helsinki on 21–22 August 2025 for the third Workshop in Labor Economics: Wages, Employment and Inequality (WEI 2025). The two-day event featured...
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Wages, Employment and Inequality aka WEI workshop had a great start with @s_machin_ as the keynote speaker! 🤩
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🎓 VATT Seminar on Thu 19 June, 10:30–11:30 at Economicum (Arkadiankatu 7, Helsinki) Cecilia Blomster (Hanken) presents: Graduating in a Recession, Education and Family Formation (with Stefano Lombardi) Hosted by Stefano Lombardi Welcome!
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Welcome to Alejandro Zentner’s seminar presentation at VATT! ‘Frictions in Recovering Unclaimed Property: Evidence from a Large-Scale Natural Field Experiment’ reveals how simple steps boosted claims by 400%. When: 5 June at 10:30 Where: Economicum (Arkadiankatu 7, Helsinki)
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Looking forward to presenting our research at the VATT Institute for Economic Research later this week📊
VATT seminar Thu May 22: @CGarnache (@OsloMet) discusses their research Are Asset Prices Sticky? (with Martin Schmalz and Dag Einar Sommervoll) 🕥10.30–11.30 (Economicum) More of Cloé's research: https://t.co/RqHubFtKrU
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VATT seminar Thu May 22: @CGarnache (@OsloMet) discusses their research Are Asset Prices Sticky? (with Martin Schmalz and Dag Einar Sommervoll) 🕥10.30–11.30 (Economicum) More of Cloé's research: https://t.co/RqHubFtKrU
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VATT seminar Thu May 15: Sofia Hernnäs (@handels_sse) discusses their research Fiber Internet and Labor Demand (with Bengt Söderlund) 🕥10.30–11.30 (Economicum) More of Sofia's research: https://t.co/zGlqmTvAgg
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Publications "Mortality, Morbidity, and Occupational Decline". Forthcoming in Scandinavian Journal of Economics. "Unemployment during life can lead to metabolic syndrome in adult age. A 40-year...
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VATT seminar Thu May 8: Jens Wikström @goteborgsuni discusses their research Should eldercare be subsidized? Theory and evidence from Sweden (joint with Patrizia Massner) 🕥10.30–11.30 (at Economicum, free entry) More of Jens's research:
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Working Papers "Liquidity Effect in Non-Linear Health Insurance: Evidence from Sweden" (New draft coming soon ) Abstract This paper estimates liquidity effects in health care consumption. I use...
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VATT seminar Thu April 24: Torsten Santavirta (@helsinkiuni) discusses their research Soviet Industrialization and American Skilled Labor: Transfer of Technologies and Productivity 🕥10.30–11.30 (Economicum) More of Torsten's research: https://t.co/cxwVNLYFPs
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Work in progress Childhood Gender Nonconformity and Gender Gaps in Life Outcomes (with Abigail Banan and Miguel Sarzosa), Revise and resubmit, Journal of Human Capital Look at Your Old Men Dying:...
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VATT seminar Thu April 10: Matti Sarvimäki (@AaltoUniversity) discusses their research Migration Restrictions, Selection and Labor Market Returns: Estonian Emigrants, 1989–2021 🕥10.30–11.30 (Economicum) More of Matti’s research: https://t.co/YyoXQVRMwr
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VATT seminar Thu April 3: @mariasauval (@AaltoBIZ) discusses their research The Long-Term Effects of Pre-Kindergarten on Teen Births 🕥10.30–11.30 (Economicum) More of Maria's research: https://t.co/ip1AaLhTDp
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VATT seminar Thu March 27: @msiikane (@VATT_research) discusses their research Free Entry and Social Inefficiency in Regulated Pharmacy Markets 🕥10.30–11.30 (Economicum) More of Markku's research: https://t.co/JT3NcYtMNN
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Tutkija Markku Siikanen, YTM. Tutkimusaiheet: toimialan taloustiede, terveystaloustiede, julkiset hankinnat, kilpailu
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Are fuel tax hikes & lowering public transportation fares effective climate policies? Studied by our researcher @KimmoPalanne in his dissertation. Defence today! Opponent: @AndersMunkN, @UCPH_Research
@AaltoBIZ @HelsinkiGSE @Coe_FIT Read more 👇 https://t.co/YAGlHFd5Uh
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VATT seminar Thu March 20: @AlbertD_econ (@AaltoUniversity) discusses their research Economy and the Environment - Firm-level responses to energy price shocks 🕥10.30–11.30 (Economicum) More of Albert's research: https://t.co/jEXa9LTmN2
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VATT seminar Thu March 13: @erikgronqvist (@uppsalauni) discusses their research Sick of becoming a parent: The child penalty on mental ill-health 🕥10.30–11.30 (Economicum) More of Erik’s research: https://t.co/RO5Gqfg95V
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Professor of Health Economics, Deparment of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University https://www.uu.se/en/department/medical-sciences/research/research-groups/health-economics Director of the Centre for...
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