Hannu Karhunen
- Research Leader
- Labour Economics, Education Economics
- Tel. +358-40 940 2779
- E-mail: hannu.karhunen@labore.fi
- At Labour Institute for Economic Research LABORE: 1st June 2017
- Education: Doctor of Science (Economics), Adjunct Professor (Docent)
Peer-reviewed Scientific Articles
- 12.10.2023 – The decentralization of public employment services and local governments’ responses to incentives
- 10.8.2021 – A tale of two trade-offs: Effects of opening pathways from vocational to higher education
- 6.3.2021 – International student migration in Finland: The role of graduation on staying
- 16.2.2021 – What lessons can be learned from municipal employment trials?
- 4.1.2021 – Determinants of prescription opioid use: Population-based evidence from Finland
- 9.9.2020 – Do they stay or go? Analysis of international students in Finland
- 19.7.2019 – The intergenerational effects of parental higher education: Evidence from changes in university accessibility
- 19.8.2015 – R&D subsidies and productivity in SMEs
Publications in Labore's series
Working Papers
- 344 – Regulating Labor Immigration: The Effects of Lifting Labor Market Testing
- 339 – Debt Burden of Job Loss in a Nordic Welfare State
- 337 – The Decentralization of Public Employment Services and Local Governments’ Responses to Incentives
- 332 – Behavior and Effectiveness of Decentralized Employment Offices
- 329 – The long shadow of high stakes exams: Evidence from discontinuities
Economic Forecasts
- 9.4.2021 – Still Waiting for the Post-Crisis Boom – Stronger Growth Extends Over Two Years
- 28.9.2020 – Recovery of trade partners determines the growth of Finnish economy
- 10.4.2020 – Finland stopped – a fast recovery from the crisis might still be possible
- 17.9.2019 – Economic forecast Autumn 2019
- 10.4.2019 – Uncertainty weighs on economic growth – Finland has adjusted well to occupational restructuring
- 11.9.2018 – Weakening boom reduces unemployment at an unanticipated rate Employment growth differentiated by age group
- 11.4.2018 – Strong Growth Continues – Finland Wasn’t a Hopeless Case, After All
External Publications
Policy Reports
- 20.5.2024 – Alternative pathways to complete an upper secondary education
- 3.5.2024 – Anticipation of personnel needs in health and social services
- 15.4.2024 – The effects of working while studying in higher education: Final report
- 2.5.2023 – The effects of working while studying in higher education: Interm report
- 20.10.2022 – A Study on the Economic Value of Finnish Education Exports
- 14.4.2022 – Vocational labour market training: assessment of functionality and impact
- 26.5.2021 – Wage garnishment, social security and labor supply
- 15.4.2020 – Modeling Family Leave Policies
- 20.2.2020 – The economic role of different sized companies and their growth effects
Other Publications
- 3.6.2022 – Final Report of the Monitoring Study on the Student Selection Reform
- 30.3.2022 – Systematic Review of Active Labor Market Policies’ Effects on Immigrants’ Employment
- 17.12.2021 – Report on a teacher register and teacher data collection
- 17.2.2021 – Interim Report of the Monitoring Study on the Student Selection Reform
- 26.5.2017 – Working while studying: does it lead to greater attachment to the regional labour market?