VATT Institute for Economic Research
- Anni Huhtala [fi]
The VATT Institute for Economic Research, previously the Government Institute for Economic Research, is a government agency in Finland.[1] VATT is an acronym from VAltion (Government) Taloudellinen (Economic) Tutkimuskeskus (Research Institute).[2] The research institute operates under the administrative domain of the Ministry of Finance.[1]
Location
VATT is located in the Economicum building in the centre of Helsinki, on Arkadiankatu.[3] It shares the building with three academic economics departments, namely the Department of Economics of the University of Helsinki, the Aalto University School of Business and the Department of Economics of Hanken School of Economics. Economicum is also home to the Helsinki Center of Economic Research (HECER).[4]
Research
VATT produces scientific research and analyses.[5] In particular, researchers at VATT utilize microeconomic research methods and extensive register data to forecast and evaluate the impact of various policy changes on e.g. the behaviour of individuals, households or firms.[6]
Publications
Researchers at VATT regularly in international scientific publications. They also produce international and domestic working papers, discussion papers, reports and investigations. Most VATT publications can be accessed through the Doria publication archive managed by the National Library of Finland.[7] VATT working papers can also be found from the Research Papers in Economics database.[8] Scientific articles authored by VATT researchers are published regularly in international scientific publications.[9]
Budget
In 2016, VATT's annual budget was EUR 5.5 million, of which two-thirds came from the state budget and one-third from tendered research funding.[3]
Staff
At the end of 2016, the research institute had a staff of 50 people, 40 of whom were researchers.[3]
Directors General
The Director General of VATT is Anni Huhtala [fi]. She was appointed to a five-year term of office on 1 September 2015. Huhtala already tool over as the interim director general in Spring 2015 as her predecessor Juhana Vartiainen was elected to the Parliament of Finland in the spring of 2015.[10]
Vartiainen was appointed VATT's Director General in 2012, when Aki Kangasharju, who was Director General from 2011, left to become the Head of Research and Chief Economist at Nordea Markets.[6] Kangasharju's predecessor was Seija Ilmakunnas, who held the post from 2006 and left VATT in 2011 to become the Director of the Labour Institute for Economic Research.[11]
- Reino Hjerppe [fi][12]
- Seija Ilmakunnas [fi] 2006–2011
- Aki Kangasharju [fi] 2011–2012
- Juhana Vartiainen 2012–2015
- Anni Huhtala [fi] 2015–
VATT's Advisory Board 2016–2018
The Advisory Board supports and challenges the Director General in VATT's strategic development.
- Professor Otto Toivanen [fi], Aalto University and KU Leuven
- Director General Marjo Bruun [fi], Statistics Finland
- Senior Financial Adviser Tuulia Hakola-Uusitalo, Ministry of Finance (Finland)
- Head of Unit, Analysis and Prognosis Laura Hartman, Försäkringskassan
- Risto Murto [fi], Varma
- Professor Panu Poutvaara, University of Munich
Chairpersons of the Executive Board
- Eino Keinänen [fi] 1991–1993
- Sixten Korkman 1993–1995
- Johnny Åkerholm [fi] 1995–2002, last Chairperson (because the Finnish State discontinued most Boards of Governors in 2002)[13]
Economic Policy Council
The institute is home to the Economic Policy Council [fi].[14]
References
- ^ a b "Ministry of Finance's branch of government: Agencies". Ministry of Finance (Finland). Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ "Lyhenneluettelo: V, W". Kotimaisten kielten keskus. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ a b c "Applied economics and research-based analysis". VATT Institute for Economic Research. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ "Helsinki Center of Economic Research". Helsinki Center of Economic Research. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ "Valtion taloudellisen tutkimuskeskuksen (VATT) tulossopimus vuodelle 2018 sekä ennakolliset tavoitteet vuosille 2019-2021". Ministry of Finance (Finland). Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ "Tutkimus: VATT on taloustieteellisen tutkimuksen asiantuntijayksikkö". Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
- ^ "Doria:Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT". Doria. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ "RePEc:VATT Institute for Economic Research". IDEAS RePEc. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ "Uusimmat vertaisarvioidut artikkelit". VATT Institute for Economic Research. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
- ^ "Anni Huhtala VATT:n ylijohtajaksi". VATT Institute for Economic Research. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
- ^ "VATT:lle ja Viestintävirastolle nimitettiin johtajat". YLE. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
- ^ "Seija Ilmakunnas nousemassa VATT:n johtoon". Kaleva. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
- ^ "History, VATT". VATT. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
- ^ "About the Council". Economic Policy Council. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
External links
- VATT Institute for Economic Research – Official website (English)
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