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My research interests are in the intersection of competition, innovation and regulation. In one of my main projects, I study the economics of innovation policy, more specifically the effects of R&D subsidies and R&D tax credits. In another project I study innovation at the level of individuals – questions like: what affects the probability of becoming an inventor, how large are the monetary returns to invention, how are non-inventing coworkers affected by invention? In a third project I study cartels.
I received my Ph.D. from University of Warwick. After receiving my Ph.D. I have worked at University of Warwick, at Helsinki School of Economics, as the director of both the joint research institute of the economics departments of Hanken School of Economics, Helsinki School of Economics (now Aalto University School of Business) and University of Helsinki and the Finnish Doctoral Programme in Economics. I moved to my current position at Aalto from KU Leuven. I have been a visiting researcher at MIT, NBER and UC Berkeley.
I have been a member of the executive committee of EARIE and of the organization committee of the CEPR IO program, and on the editorial board of several journals. I have held several positions of trust, e.g., I am a member of the Economic Advisory Group on Competition Policy at EU’s competition authority (DG Competition) and chair of the Scientific Council of VATT Institute of Economic Research.
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):
KU Leuven
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › Professional
Research output: Working paper › Discussion paper › Professional
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Working paper › Scientific
Toivanen, O. (Principal investigator)
01/11/2021 → 31/10/2027
Project: Unknown
Toivanen, O. (Principal investigator)
01/09/2021 → 31/08/2025
Project: RCF Academy Project
Toivanen, O. (Principal investigator)
01/06/2022 → 31/12/2024
Project: Other Domestic (20 FC)
Toivanen, O. (Principal investigator)
01/06/2022 → 31/12/2024
Project: Other external funding: Ministry of Education funding
Toivanen, O. (Principal investigator)
01/12/2021 → 31/12/2021
Project: Other external funding: Other foreign funding
Toivanen, O. (Creator) & Väänänen, L. (Creator), Harvard Dataverse, 22 Jun 2016
DOI: 10.7910/dvn/xsypo2, https://dataverse.harvard.edu/citation?persistentId=doi:10.7910/DVN/XSYPO2
Dataset
Murto, P. (Member), Toivanen, O. (Organiser) & Saxell, T. (Organiser)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organization of a workshop, panel, session, tutorial or event
03/03/2025
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
07/10/2024
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
Toivanen, O. & Aalto, J.
10/01/2024
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
Markkanen, J. & Toivanen, O.
04/10/2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
04/10/2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance