Research at the Bank of Finland
One of the aims of the Bank of Finland is to be an active participant in the Eurosystem. This participation is based on the high level of professional expertise of the economists and other experts employed by the Bank. One pillar of this expertise is research that places the Bank of Finland among the world’s leading central banks in selected key areas. Since the Bank's research should meet academic standards, we seek to publish our research reports in recognised international journals. At the same time, we utilise synergic benefits between research and policy analysis. The Bank's researchers take an active part in international scientific meetings and work in close cooperation with the academic research community.
Topical issues
Research Newsletter 1/2010
Online, PDF
External evaluation of the Bank of Finland's research activity: press release on Research's website, report (PDF) (18 Dec 2009)
Professor Martin Ellison appointed Research Fellow at the Bank of Finland (press release 27 Nov 2009)
Professor Timo Korkeamäki appointed Research Fellow at the Bank of Finland (press release 17 Sep 2009)
Upcoming conference:
6th Dynare Conference on 3–4 June 2010, in Helsinki. Paper submission deadline 15 February 2010.
Recent seminars and conferences:
• Bank of Finland/CEPR conference on "Credit crunch and the macroeconomy"
Helsinki, 15–16 October 2009. Papers and presentations updated on 19 October 2009.
• Bank of Finland/SUERF conference on "Housing markets – a shelter from the storm or cause of the storm?"
Helsinki, 4–5 June 2009.
• Economics seminar, 3 June 2009: Viral Acharya: Restoring Financial Stability – How to Repair a Failed System?
Bank of Finland Research Discussion Papers:
• Hanna Freystätter: Financial market disturbances as sources of business cycle fluctuations in Finland
• Sungho Choi – Bill B Francis – Iftekhar Hasan: Cross-border bank M&As and risk: evidence from the bond market
• Iftekhar Hasan – Heiko Schmiedel – Liang Song: Return from retail banking and payments
• Iftekhar Hasan – Heiko Schmiedel – Liang Song: Growth strategies and value creation: what works best for stock exchanges?
• Timo Korkeamäki – Elina Rainio – Tuomas Takalo: Law and stock markets: evidence from an emerging market
Scientific monographs:
• Harry Leinonen: Simulation analyses and stress testing of payment networks
• Charlotta Grönqvist: Empirical studies on the private value of Finnish patents
• Maritta Paloviita: Dynamics of inflation expectations in the euro area