Assistant Professor, Department of Economics,
Aalto University School of Business and
Helsinki GSE
Associate Research Professor (part-time), VATT Institute for Economic Research
Research Fellow, IZA
External Research Fellow, CReAM
matti.sarvimaki[a]aalto.fi,
+358 40 304 5515
Ekonominaukio 1, 02150 Espoo, Finland
Working papers
Habit Formation and the Misallocation of Labor: Evidence from Forced Migrations
with Roope Uusitalo and
Markus Jäntti
R&R, Journal of the European Economic Association
Why Does Portfolio Choice Correlate across Generations?
with Samuli Knüpfer and Elias Rantapuska
R&R, Review of Finance
Agglomeration in the Periphery |
Appendix
[new version coming eventually]
Publications
Immigration History, Entry Jobs and the Labor Market Integration of Immigrants
with Laura Ansala and Olof Åslund
Journal of Economic Geography, forthcoming.
Slides
| IZA summary
The Local Economic Impacts of Regeneration Projects: Evidence from UK's Single Regeneration Budget
with Steve Gibbons and Henry Overman
Journal of Urban Economics, 2021, 122, 103315
Post-Secondary Education and Information on Labor Market Prospects: A Randomized Field Experiment
with Sari Pekkala Kerr, Tuomas Pekkarinen and Roope Uusitalo
Labour Economics, 2020, 66, 101888
Treatment material |
Preprint
Age at Arrival, Parents and Neighborhoods: Understanding the Educational Attainment of Immigrants' Children
with Laura Ansala and Ulla Hämäläinen
Journal of Economic Geography, 2020, 20(2): 459-480
Appendix
| Preprint
Secular Rise in Economically Valuable Personality Traits
with Markus Jokela,
Tuomas Pekkarinen,
Marko Terviö and
Roope Uusitalo
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2017, 114(25): 6527–6532
Appendix |
Vox column
Formative Experiences and Portfolio Choice: Evidence from the Finnish Great Depression
with Samuli Knüpfer and Elias Rantapuska
Journal of Finance, 2017, 72(1): 133–166
Appendix
The Evolution of Social Mobility: Norway during the 20th Century
with Tuomas Pekkarinen and Kjell Salvanes
Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2017, 119(1): 5–33
Appendix
The Impact of Forced Migration on Mortality: a Cohort Study of 242,075 Finns in 1939-2010
with Jari Haukka,
Pekka Martikainen and
Jaana Suvisaari
Epidemiology, 2017, 28(4): 587–593
Labor Market Integration of Refugees in Finland
Nordic Economic Policy Review, 2017, 7(1): 91–114
Integrating Immigrants: The Impact of Restructuring Active Labor Market Policies
with Kari Hämäläinen
Journal of Labor Economics, 2016, 34(2): 479–508
Assimilation to a Welfare State: Labor Market Performance and
Use of Social Benefits by Immigrants to Finland
Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2011, 113(3): 665–688
Work in progress
Sharing the Pain? The Distributional Consequences of the Collapse of Finnish-USSR Trade
with Arnaud Costinot and Jon Vogel
The Making of Social Democracy: The Economic and Electoral Consequences of Norway's 1936 School Reform
with Daron Acemoglu, Tuomas Pekkarinen and Kjell Salvanes
The Impact of Foreign Acquisitions on Wages and Compensation
with David Autor, Tuomas Kosonen and Tuomo Virkola
Intergenerational Effects of Integration Policies
with Hanna Pesola
Forced Migration and Long-Term Mental Disorders in post-WWII Finland
with Henri Salokangas,
Jari Haukka,
Pekka Martikainen and
Jaana Suvisaari
Pre-College Skills and Wage Differentials
with Tuomas Pekkarinen,
Marko Terviö and
Roope Uusitalo
Childhood Neighbors and Adult Outcomes
with Aino Kalmbach and
Liam Wren-Lewis
My Path: Improving Post-Compulsory Educational Choices
with Tuomas Pekkarinen and
Hanna Pesola
Status: field work completed. AEA RCT Registry
RCTs as Public Procurement: Finland's Integration SIB
Status: field work completed
Teachers at Work: Preventing Social Exclusion of Immigrants
with Michela Carlana,
Mikko Silliman, and
Marco Tabellini
Status: field work in preparation
The Impact of Two-Year Pre-School on Academic and Social Skills
with Oskari Harjunen and
Ramin Izadi
Status: field work in preparation (in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Culture)
Selected policy papers
Vaikutusarvioinnit osaksi päätöksentekoa - Miten varmistamme politiikassa, että teemme oikeita asioita
with Oskari Nokso-Koivisto and Otto Toivanen. Edistys-raportti 01/2019.
Dealing with the Refugee Crisis: Policy Lessons from Economics and Political Science
with Dominik Hangartner. Background report for Finland's Economic Policy Council.
Parempi tapa valita korkeakouluopiskelijat
with Tuomas Pekkarinen. VATT Policy Brief 1-2016
Kotoutumissuunnitelmien vaikutukset maahanmuuttajien lasten koulutusvalintoihin
with Kari Hämäläinen and
Hanna Pesola. Työ- ja elinkeinoministeriön julkaisuja 43/2015
Maahanmuuttajien integroituminen Suomeen
with Laura Ansala,
Essi Eerola,
Kari Hämäläinen,
Ulla Hämäläinen ,
Hanna Pesola and
Marja Riihelä. VATT Analyysi 2, 2014.
Integroitumista vai eriytymistä? Maahanmuuttajalapset ja -nuoret Suomessa
with Laura Ansala
and Ulla Hämäläinen.
KELA Työpapereita 56/2014
Muuttoliikkeet, työmarkkinat ja julkinen talous
in Martikainen, Saukkonen, Säävälä (ed.):
Muuttajat: Kansainvälinen muuttoliike ja suomalainen yhteiskunta. Gaudemus, 2013.
Vievätkö maahanmuuttajat kantaväestön työpaikat?
Talous & Yhteiskunta 4/2010: 10-15.
Maahanmuuton taloustiede: lyhyt johdatus
Kansantaloudellinen aikakauskirja 3/2010: 253-270.
Teaching
Taloustieteen perusteet (Principles of Economics)
Principles of Empirical Analysis (with Tuukka Saarimaa)
History of Economic Growth and Crises
Integration of Immigrants
Labor Economics (with Tuomas Pekkarinen)
International Economics
Selected presentations and interviews
Technological Upheaval and Labour Markets (video, 45min)
Panel discussion at the Bank of Finland
Habit Formation and the Misallocation of Labor: Evidence from Forced Migrations (video, 28min; my part starts at 1:44:00)
Presentation at a Symposium on Quantitative History
In Finnish:
How to Evaluate Policy and Business Decisions? (audio, 33min)
Podcast interview at Puttonen & Vilkkumaa
Social Impact Bonds: Why and How? (audio, 54min)
Podcast interview at MustRead
Immigration: Threath or Possibility? (audio, 16min; my part part starts at 4:10)
Radio interview at YLE
Economic Impacts of the Refugee Crisis (video, 15min)
Presentation at the Prime Minister's Office
Social Scientists, Policy Makers and the Economics of Immigration (audio, 70min)
Podcast interview at Radio Helsinki
Causal Inference in Social Sciences (audio, 69min)
Podcast interview at Libera
Randomized Controlled Trials: Why and How? (video, 14min)
Presentation at the Prime Minister's Office
Impact of Integration Policies (audio, 13min; my part part starts at 6:30)
Radio interview at YLE
Immigrants in the Labor Market (video, 35min)
Presentation at the Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies
History as a Laboratory (video, 45min; my part starts at 48:00)
Presentation at the Finnish Academy of Science
The Economic Impact of Immigration (audio, 29min)
Radio interview at YLE