Jarkko Harju, University of Tampere

Jarkko Harju is professor of economics at the University of Tampere and a part-time research professor in VATT's research group on social security, taxation and the distribution of income.

Jarkko focuses on studying the effects of taxes and social transfers on individual and firm behavior. Jarkko has recently studied the effects of value added tax rate changes on consumer prices and demand of goods and services. He has also examined the effects of payroll taxes on firm production decisions.

Jarkko’s research projects focus on understanding how taxes or regulation on input costs affect firm and owner-level decisions over the whole life cycle of firms. He also studies how social transfers and tax incentives affect the labor supply decisions of individuals. In addition, he examines the effects of different vehicle taxes on car fleet and the amount of driving.

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