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Matti Sarvimäki is Associate Professor of Economics at Aalto University and the Helsinki GSE, co-PI of the Education for the Future Flagship Center, and part-time Associate Research Professor at the VATT Institute for Economic Research. He is a labor economist whose research focuses on education, migration, and social mobility, sometimes in multidisciplinary collaborations.
Matti received his PhD from the Helsinki School of Economics in 2009. He has worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the London School of Economics and been a visiting scholar at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and University College London.
Education/Academic qualification
Doctoral degree, Business and Economics, Helsinki School of Economics
Award Date: 27 Mar 2009
Master's degree, Business and Economics, Helsinki School of Economics
Award Date: 6 Jun 2003
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 1 No Poverty -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Intergenerational Spillovers of Integration Policies: Evidence from Finland's Integration Plans
Pesola, H. & Sarvimäki, M., 2 Sept 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Review of Economics Statistics. p. 1-11Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Paths to integration : earnings, skill investments, and outmigration across immigrant admission categories
Pesola, H., Sarvimäki, M. & Virkola, T., Oct 2025, In: Scandinavian Journal of Economics. 127, 4, p. 742-764 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Taloustieteilijät EDUCA-lippulaivassa
Sarvimäki, M., 27 Jun 2025, In: Kansantaloudellinen aikakauskirja. 121 (2025), 2, p. 100-107 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Professional
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The Making of Social Democracy : the Economic and Electoral Consequences of Norway's 1936 Folk School Reform
Acemoglu, D., Pekkarinen, T., Salvanes, K. G. & Sarvimäki, M., 1 Feb 2025, In: Journal of the European Economic Association. 23, 1, p. 119-158 40 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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1990-luvun laman pitkät jäljet : tulot, terveys ja seuraava sukupolvi
Huttunen, K. & Sarvimäki, M., 23 Oct 2024, Ankarat ajat - Suomalaisten talouskriisien pitkä historia. Eloranta, J. & Uusitalo, R. (eds.). GaudeamusResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Right to Belong: Right to Belong: Tackling Loneliness and Ostracism during Childhood and Youth
Sarvimäki, M. (Principal investigator) & Agus, Y. (Project Member)
01/10/2025 → 30/09/2028
Project: RCF SRC (STN)
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EDUCA: Future Education for Learning and Wellbeing
Naukkarinen, O. (Principal investigator), Sarvimäki, M. (Project Member), Carvajal, D. (Project Member) & Silliman, M. (Project Member)
01/01/2024 → 30/04/2028
Project: RCF Flagship
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Right to Belong: Decreasing loneliness and ostracism during childhood and adolescence (R-to-B)
Sarvimäki, M. (Principal investigator), Hu, Q. (Project Member) & Sahlström, E. (Project Member)
01/10/2022 → 30/09/2025
Project: RCF SRC (STN)
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Lastentarhanopettajien työurat
Sarvimäki, M. (Principal investigator), Troccoli, C. (Project Member), Viljanen, J. (Project Member), Nokso-Koivisto, E. (Project Member), Junnila, E. (Project Member), Kankkunen, L. (Project Member) & Kalmbach, A. (Project Member)
05/05/2022 → 31/08/2023
Project: Unknown
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Rekisteriaineistojen hyödyntäminen positiivisen erityiskohtelun rahoituksen jakamisen tukena
Sarvimäki, M. (Principal investigator), Lempinen, K. (Project Member) & Nokso-Koivisto, E. (Project Member)
01/12/2021 → 31/05/2022
Project: Unknown
Datasets
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Replication package for: Intergenerational Spillovers of Integration Policies: Evidence from Finland’s Integration Plans
Pesola, H. (Creator) & Sarvimäki, M. (Creator), Harvard Dataverse, 6 Aug 2024
DOI: 10.7910/dvn/6bgjct, https://dataverse.harvard.edu/citation?persistentId=doi:10.7910/DVN/6BGJCT
Dataset: Software or code
Prizes
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Aalto Research Impact Award 2024
Sarvimäki, M. (Recipient), Silliman, M. (Recipient), Domnisoru, C. (Recipient), Huttunen, K. (Recipient) & Stryjan, M. (Recipient), 2024
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
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Best Referee Award, Journal of Economic Geography
Sarvimäki, M. (Recipient), 2022
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
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Best Reviewer Award, Labour Economics
Sarvimäki, M. (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
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Course of the year: Taloustieteen perusteet (Principles of Economics)
Sarvimäki, M. (Recipient), 10 Mar 2019
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
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Myrtsi-palkinto
Sarvimäki, M. (Recipient), 28 Apr 2017
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
Activities
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Pre-examinar for Trine Skriver Høholt Jensen
Sarvimäki, M. (Examiner)
19 Dec 2023Activity: Academic assessments › Pre-examination of doctoral thesis or acting as opponent to doctoral students or membership of doctoral thesis committee or board
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Opponent for Laura Kivi
Sarvimäki, M. (Examiner)
13 Dec 2023Activity: Academic assessments › Pre-examination of doctoral thesis or acting as opponent to doctoral students or membership of doctoral thesis committee or board
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Pre-examiner for Tapio Haaga
Sarvimäki, M. (Examiner)
1 Nov 2023Activity: Academic assessments › Pre-examination of doctoral thesis or acting as opponent to doctoral students or membership of doctoral thesis committee or board
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Sarvimäki, M. (Visiting researcher)
14 Apr 2018 → 21 Apr 2018Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external academic institution
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Opponent for Henrik Andersson (Uppsala University)
Sarvimäki, M. (Examiner)
16 Jun 2017Activity: Academic assessments › Pre-examination of doctoral thesis or acting as opponent to doctoral students or membership of doctoral thesis committee or board
Press/Media
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Eriytyneet koulut sekoitettiin Ranskassa: Oppilaiden hyvinvointi parani
17/08/2026
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
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9 experts on Finnish happiness: From cold-water swimming to trust in institutions, why does the nation stay happy? | Aalto University
Martela, F., Hautamäki, R., Lähde, E., Diehl, M.-R., Sarvimäki, M., Padhaiskaya, T., Torvinen, J., Lehtinen, S. & Arpiainen, L.
09/07/2026
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
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OAJ:n tilaama tutkimuskooste: Koulutus- ja osaamistason nosto on ensisijaista talouskasvulle
12/05/2026
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
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Koulutuspolitiikka on kasvupolitiikkaa – mitä tutkimus kertoo?
07/04/2026
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
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Suuri kasvukeskustelu – osaaminen, toivo ja tulevaisuus
24/03/2026
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance