Associate Professor, Department of Economics,
Aalto University School of Business and
Helsinki GSE
Vice Director (co-PI), Education for the Future Flagship Center
Associate Research Professor (part-time), VATT Institute for Economic Research
Research Fellow, IZA
External Research Fellow, CReAM
matti.sarvimaki[a]aalto.fi
Ekonominaukio 1, 02150 Espoo, Finland
Working papers
Randomization as an Incentive Device: Evidence from Public Procurement of Immigrant Integration Services | Slides
with Hanna Pesola and
Tuomo Virkola
The Local Scarring Effect of Negative Trade Shocks: Evidence from the Collapse of Finnish-Soviet Trade | Slides
with Arnaud Costinot and Jonathan Vogel (Original version: Exposure(s) to Trade and Earnings Dynamics)
The Impact of Childhood Immigrant Exposure on Adult Intermarriage
with Aino Kalmbach and
Liam Wren-Lewis
Forced Migration and Long-Term Mental Disorders in post-WWII Finland
with Henri Salokangas,
Jari Haukka,
Pekka Martikainen and
Jaana Suvisaari
Agglomeration in the Periphery |
Appendix
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Publications / forthcoming
Intergenerational Spillovers of Integration Policies: Evidence from Finland's Integration Plans
with Hanna Pesola
Review of Economics and Statistics, forthcoming
The Making of Social Democracy: The Economic and Electoral Consequences of Norway's 1936 Folk School Reform
with Daron Acemoglu, Tuomas Pekkarinen and Kjell Salvanes
Journal of the European Economic Association, 2025, 23(1): 119–158
Slides | Project Syndicate Column
Paths to Integration:
Earnings, Skill Investments, and Outmigration across Immigrant Admission Categories
with Hanna Pesola and Tuomo Virkola
Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2025, 127(4), 742–764
Social Interaction in the Family: Evidence from Investors' Security Holdings
with Samuli Knüpfer and Elias Rantapuska
Review of Finance, 2023, 27(4): 1297–1327
Habit Formation and the Misallocation of Labor: Evidence from Forced Migrations
with Roope Uusitalo and
Markus Jäntti
Journal of the European Economic Association, 2022, 20(6): 2497–2539
Appendix | Slides
Immigration History, Entry Jobs and the Labor Market Integration of Immigrants
with Laura Ansala and Olof Åslund
Journal of Economic Geography, 2022, 22(3): 581–604
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
Managing Refugee Protection Crises:
Policy Lessons from Economics and Political Science
with Dominik Hangartner and Judith Spirig
Journal of the Finnish Economic Association, 2021, 2(1): 1–24
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
Selected work in progress
Refining Early Childhood Education: Finland's Two-Year Pre-School Experiment
with Ramin Izadi,
Maarit Alasuutari,
Oskari Harjunen,
Mirjam Kalland,
Mikko-Jussi Laakso,
Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen,
Pekka Räsänen, and
Katariina Salmela-Aro.
Status: field work in progress. AEA RCT Registry
Teachers at Work: Preventing Social Exclusion of Immigrants
with Michela Carlana,
Mikko Silliman, and
Marco Tabellini
Status: field work in progress. AEA RCT Registry
Oma linja school intervention: Improving Post-Compulsory Educational Choices
with Hanna Pesola and
Maria Sauval
Status: field work completed. AEA RCT Registry
Forced displacement shapes personality traits across generations
with Dominik Hangartner,
Ilona Lahdelma, and
Maarit Olkkola
The Impact of Foreign Acquisitions on Wages and Compensation
with David Autor, Tuomas Kosonen and Tuomo Virkola
Selected policy papers
Taloustieteilijät EDUCA-lippulaivassa
Kansantaloudellinen aikakauskirja 2/2025: 100-107
Mitä tiedämme maahanmuuttajien kotoutumispolitiikan vaikuttavuudesta?
with
Hanna Pesola and
Tuomo Virkola.
Talous & Yhteiskunta 4/2024
1990-luvun laman pitkät jäljet
with
Kristiina Huttunen,
Eloranta and Uusitalo (eds):
Ankarat ajat. Suomalaisten talouskriisien pitkä historia. Gaudeamus, 2024.
Pienituloisten perheiden lapset joutuvat kiusatuksi muita useammin
with
Mikko Silliman,
Ellen Sahlström and Niina Nurkka.
Kansallinen koulutuksen arviointikeskus. Tiivistelmät 4: 2024.
Koto-SIB -kokeilun vaikutukset ja käytännön toteutus
with
Risto Karinen, Nella Koivula, Tiina Koivula, Olli Oosi,
Hanna Pesola and
Tuomo Virkola.
Publications of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment 2024:33.
English translation:
Impacts and practical implementation of the Koto-SIB experiment
Eri syistä maahan muuttaneiden työllistyminen Suomessa
with
Hanna Pesola and
Tuomo Virkola.
Publications of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment 2024:9.
Kaksivuotisen esiopetuksen kokeilu: Väliraportti
with Maarit Alasuutari,
Oskari Harjunen,
Anna Holvio,
Ramin Izadi,
Mirjam Kalland,
Julia Kuusiholma-Linnamäki,
Mikko-Jussi Laakso,
Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen,
Heli Muhonen,
Pekka Räsänen,
Katariina Salmela-Aro,
Lotta Saranko,
Mimmu Sulkanen,
Katja Upadyaya.
Publications of the Ministry of Education and Culture, Finland 2023:19
Rekisteriaineistojen hyödyntäminen peruskoulujen tarveperusteisessa resurssoinnissa
with Ramin Izadi, Venla Bernelius and Oskari Nokso-Koivisto.
Kaksivuotinen esiopetus -kokeilu. Tutkimussuunnitelma
with Ramin Izadi,
Elisa Luukkonen and
Oskari Nokso-Koivisto.
Aalto Economic Institute.
Vaikutusarvioinnit osaksi päätöksentekoa - Miten varmistamme politiikassa, että teemme oikeita asioita
with Oskari Nokso-Koivisto and Otto Toivanen. Edistys-raportti 01/2019.
Parempi tapa valita korkeakouluopiskelijat
with Tuomas Pekkarinen. VATT Policy Brief 1-2016
Kotoutumissuunnitelmien vaikutukset maahanmuuttajien lasten koulutusvalintoihin
with Kari Hämäläinen and
Hanna Pesola.
Publications of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment 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)
History of Economic Growth and Crises
Principles of Empirical Analysis (with Miri Stryjan)
Integration of Immigrants
Labor Economics (with Tuomas Pekkarinen)
International Economics