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Economic Prosperity Recaptured: The Finnish Path from Crisis to Rapid Growth

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  • Seppo Honkapohja

    () (University of Cambridge)

  • Erkki A. Koskela

    () (University of Helsinki)

  • Willi Leibfritz
  • Roope Uusitalo

    () (Government Institute for Economic Research (VATT))

Abstract

Many countries have experienced major economic changes since the mid-1980s as a result of the deregulation and liberalization of national financial systems—two key aspects of globalization—with some experiencing boom and bust in rapid succession. The small Northern European country of Finland has been hailed as a success story for achieving renewed economic growth and prosperity after a financial crisis and deep depression in the early 1990s. Economic Prosperity Recaptured offers a detailed analysis of the rapid swings in Finland's recent economic development, from initial overheating in the late 1980s through deep crisis in the early 1990s to recovery and growth since the mid-1990s. Finland's complex road to recovery offers excellent examples of both unsuccessful and successful policy responses to changing circumstances. The authors examine the three relatively distinct periods of Finland's recent experience, analyzing the adequacy of the macroeconomic policy response in each case. They assess the real economic effects of financial constraints and look for evidence of the "credit channel" of the monetary system. Finland's rapid economic growth since the mid-1990s is largely the result of its structural transformation into a high-tech economy; Nokia is the most famous example of this information and communication technology success. Elaborating on Finland's ICT revolution, the authors demonstrate that well-designed economic policies contributed to Finland's economic turnaround. CESifo Book series

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This book is provided by The MIT Press in its series MIT Press Books with number 0262012693 and published in 2009.

Volume: 1
Edition: 1
ISBN: 0-262-01269-3
Handle: RePEc:mtp:titles:0262012693

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Keywords: globalization; Finland; financial crisis; growth; policy;

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  1. Consoli, Davide & Vona, Francesco & Saarivirta, Toni, 2012. "An analysis of the Graduate Labour Market in Finland: the impact of Spatial Agglomeration and Skill-Job Mismatches," INGENIO (CSIC-UPV) Working Paper Series 201002, INGENIO (CSIC-UPV).
  2. Lars Calmfors & Giancarlo Corsetti & Seppo Honkapohja & John Kay & Gilles Saint-Paul & Hans-Werner Sinn & Jan-Egbert Sturm & Xavier Vives, 2006. "Chapter 3: Economic Growth in the European Union," EEAG Report on the European Economy, CESifo Group Munich, vol. 0, pages 68-88, 03.
  3. Kosuke Aoki & Gianluca Benigno & Nobuhiro Kiyotaki, 2009. "Capital Flows and Asset Prices," CEP Discussion Papers dp0921, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE.
    • Kosuke Aoki & Gianluca Benigno & Nobuhiro Kiyotaki, 2009. "Capital Flows and Asset Prices," NBER Chapters, in: NBER International Seminar on Macroeconomics 2007, pages 175-216 National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  4. Lars Jonung & Jaakko Kiander & Pentti Vartia, 2008. "The great financial crisis in Finland and Sweden - The dynamics of boom, bust and recovery, 1985-2000," European Economy - Economic Papers 350, Directorate General Economic and Monetary Affairs (DG ECFIN), European Commission.
  5. Jaakko Pehkonen & Hector Sala & Pablo F. Salvador, 2011. "The Nordic experience revisited: labour market booms and slumps since the 1990s in Finland and Sweden," Journal of Economic Studies, Emerald Group Publishing, vol. 38(1), pages 52-65, January.

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