VATT Institute for Economic Research

VATT is located in the Economicum building in the centre of Helsinki, on Arkadiankatu.{{cite web|title = Applied economics and research-based analysis|url = http://vatt.fi/en/en/vatt|publisher = VATT Institute for Economic Research|access-date = 20 March 2018}} 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).{{cite web|title = Helsinki Center of Economic Research |url = https://www.hecer.fi/|publisher = Helsinki Center of Economic Research|access-date = 20 March 2018}}

VATT produces scientific research and analyses.{{cite web|title = Valtion taloudellisen tutkimuskeskuksen (VATT) tulossopimus vuodelle 2018 sekä ennakolliset tavoitteet vuosille 2019-2021|url = http://vm.fi/hallinnonalan-asiakirjat|publisher = Ministry of Finance (Finland)|access-date = 20 March 2018}} 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.{{cite web | url = http://www.vatt.fi/tutkimus| title = Tutkimus: VATT on taloustieteellisen tutkimuksen asiantuntijayksikkö| publisher = Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus| access-date = 2018-03-22}}

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.{{cite web|title = Doria:Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus VATT |url = http://www.doria.fi/handle/10024/147850|publisher = Doria|access-date = 21 March 2018}} VATT working papers can also be found from the Research Papers in Economics database.{{cite web|title = RePEc:VATT Institute for Economic Research |url = https://ideas.repec.org/s/fer/wpaper.html|publisher = IDEAS RePEc|access-date = 22 March 2018}} Scientific articles authored by VATT researchers are published regularly in international scientific publications.{{cite web|title = Uusimmat vertaisarvioidut artikkelit|url = http://vatt.fi/vertaisarvioidut-artikkelit|publisher = VATT Institute for Economic Research|access-date = 27 October 2017}}

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.

At the end of 2016, the research institute had a staff of 50 people, 40 of whom were researchers.

The Director General of VATT is {{ill|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.{{cite web|title = Anni Huhtala VATT:n ylijohtajaksi|url = http://vatt.fi/artikkeli/-/asset_publisher/anni-huhtala-vatt-n-ylijohtajaksi|publisher = VATT Institute for Economic Research|access-date = 27 October 2017}}

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.{{cite web|title = VATT:lle ja Viestintävirastolle nimitettiin johtajat|url = https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-5309309|publisher = YLE|access-date = 27 October 2017}}

• {{ill|Reino Hjerppe|fi}}{{cite web|title = Seija Ilmakunnas nousemassa VATT:n johtoon|url = http://www.kaleva.fi/uutiset/kotimaa/seija-ilmakunnas-nousemassa-vattn-johtoon/109362/|publisher = Kaleva|access-date = 27 October 2017}}
• {{ill|Seija Ilmakunnas|fi}} 2006–2011
• {{ill|Aki Kangasharju|fi}} 2011–2012
• Juhana Vartiainen 2012–2015
• {{ill|Anni Huhtala|fi}} 2015–

The Advisory Board supports and challenges the Director General in VATT's strategic development.

• Professor {{ill|Otto Toivanen|fi}}, Aalto University and KU Leuven
• Director General {{ill|Marjo Bruun|fi}}, Statistics Finland
• Senior Financial Adviser Tuulia Hakola-Uusitalo, Ministry of Finance (Finland)
• Head of Unit, Analysis and Prognosis Laura Hartman, Försäkringskassan
• {{ill|Risto Murto|fi}}, Varma
• Professor Panu Poutvaara, University of Munich

• {{ill|Eino Keinänen|fi}} 1991–1993
• Sixten Korkman 1993–1995
• {{ill|Johnny Åkerholm|fi}} 1995–2002, last Chairperson (because the Finnish State discontinued most Boards of Governors in 2002){{cite web|title = History, VATT|url = http://vatt.fi/documents/2956369/3269174/Silta+suunnittelusta+tutkimukseen+VATT+20+vuotta/29d8f77b-dfde-4dfa-bf08-22831c3f5f0f/|publisher = VATT|access-date = 27 October 2017}}

The institute is home to the {{ill|Economic Policy Council (Finland)|fi|Talouspolitiikan arviointineuvosto|lt=Economic Policy Council}}.{{cite web|title = About the Council |url = https://www.talouspolitiikanarviointineuvosto.fi/en/about-the-council/|publisher = Economic Policy Council|access-date = 21 March 2018}}

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• {{Official website|http://vatt.fi/en/frontpage|name=VATT Institute for Economic Research – Official website}} (English)

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