CURRICULUM VITAE JAAKKO SAKARI SIMONEN

CURRICULUM VITAE
28th October 2015
JAAKKO SAKARI SIMONEN
I. PERSONAL DETAILS
Nationality
Finnish
Current position Senior
Research Fellow, Department of Economics,
Oulu Business School, University of Oulu
Address of correspondence Department of Economics
Oulu Business School
University of Oulu
P.O. Box 4600
FIN-90014 University of Oulu
FINLAND
Phone: + 358 - 50 - 350 6909
E-mail: jaakko.simonen@oulu.fi
II. EDUCATION
Doctor of Science (Economics), University of Oulu, Finland,
2007
Licentiate of Science (Economics), University of Oulu, Finland, 2003
Master of Science (Economics), University of Lapland, Finland, 1997
III. LANGUAGE SKILLS
Finnish, English, Swedish, Russian
IV.PREVIOUS ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH POSITIONS
Postdoctoral Researcher, Academy of Finland/Department of Economics,
University of Oulu
Accreditation Coordinator, Oulu Business School
Professor (Acting), Department of Economics, University of Oulu
Lecturer (Acting), Department of Economics, University of Oulu
Research fellow, University of Waikato, New Zealand
Planning Officer, Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) 2007, University of Oulu
Research and Innovation Services, University of Oulu
GS fellow, Finnish Doctoral Programme in Economics,
Department of Economics, University of Oulu
Research fellow, University of Reading, Great Britain
Researcher, Department of Economics, University of Oulu
Assistant professor (Acting), Department of Economics, University of Oulu
Researcher, Department of Economics, University of Oulu
2011 - 2013
9/2011- 4/2012
1 - 7/2010
2008 - 2009
2009
2006 - 2008
2002 - 2006
2004 - 2005
2000 - 2002
1999 - 2000
1997 - 19992
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V. RESEACH ACTIVITIES
Academic publications
Simonen J. & Svento R. & McCann P. 2015. Inter-regional and inter-sectoral labour mobility – a
panel data analysis of Finnish high technology sector (work in progress)
Piispanen, V-V & Paloniemi K, & Simonen J. 2015. Effect of SME entrepreneurs' business
competences possessed or valued on the level of their self-reported growth-orientation. (submitted)
Simonen J. & Koivumäki T. & Seppänen V. & Sohlo S. & Svento R. 2015. What Happened to the
Growth? – The Case of the ICT Industry in Oulu, Finland. Forthcoming in International Journal of
Entrepreneurship and Small Business.
Simonen J. & Svento R. & Juutinen A. 2015. Specialization and diversity as drivers of economic
growth: Evidence from High-tech industries. Papers in Regional Science, 94, 229-247.
Simonen J. & Svento R. & McCann P. 2014. Regional and industrial mobility of the high technology
labour (Submitted)
Piispanen, V-V & Paloniemi K, & Simonen J. 2014. Characteristics of growth oriented entrepreneurs
(Submitted)
Simonen J. & Koivumäki T. & Seppänen V. & Sohlo S. & Svento R. 2014. What happened to the
Growth? – The case of ICT industry in different regions of Finland. Uddevalla Symposium 2014
Proceedings 2014.
Simonen, J. &. McCann, P. 2010. Knowledge Transfers and Innovation: The Role of Labour Markets
and R&D Cooperation between Agents and Institutions, Papers in Regional Science, 89, 295-309.
Simonen, J. & McCann, P. 2008. Firm Innovation: The Influence of R&D Cooperation and the
Geography of Human Capital Inputs. Journal of Urban Economics, 64(1).
Simonen, J. & McCann, P. 2008. Innovation, R&D Co-Operation and Labour Recruitment in High
Technology Industries: Evidence from Finland. Small Business Economics: An Entrepreneurship
Journal, 31(2).
McCann, P. & Simonen, J. 2007. Innovation, Co-Operation, and Labour Mobility, in
Entrepreneurship, Industrial Location and Economic Growth. Edited by Arauzo-Carod, J-M. and
Manjon-Antolín, M. C. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK.
Simonen J. 2007. The Effects of R&D Cooperation and Labour Mobility on Innovation. Doctoral
Thesis. Acta Universitatis Ouluensis G Oeconomica 27. University of Oulu.
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Simonen, J. & McCann, P. 2007. Innovation, R&D Cooperation, and the Geography of Regional
Labor Acquisition, in Time and Space in Economics, Edited by T. Asada and T. Ishikawa. Springer,
Tokyo, Japan
Simonen, J. & McCann, P. 2007. Firm Innovation: The Influence of R&D Cooperation and the
Geography of Human Capital Inputs. Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, Monash
University, Melbourne, Australia.
Simonen, J. 2006. Regional Externalities in the Dynamic System of Three Regions, Papers in
Regional Science, 85, 421-442
McCann, P. & Simonen J. 2005. Innovation, Knowledge Spillovers and Local Labour Markets.
Papers in Regional Science, 84, 465-485.
Erkkilä, J & Simonen, J. & Svento, R. 2000. The Regional Effects of the High-tech Industry in
Finland. Research Series no 42, Faculty of Economics and Industrial Management, University of
Oulu. Oulu, Finland.3 (7)
Research reports
Koivumäki T, Seppänen V, Simonen J, Sohlo S, Svento R. 2013. ICT -alan muutos ja sen
vaikutukset: mahdollisuudet Pohjois-Suomelle. Martti Ahtisaari Institute. Oulu Business School,
Univeristy of Oulu. Oulu, Finland (in Finnish).
Simonen, J. & RIS+ Management Unit, 2000. RIS+ Northern EU 1999-2000: Northern Finland –
Survey of human resources. Faculty of Economics and Industrial Management, University of Oulu.
Oulu, Finland.
Simonen, J. & TRIP Management Unit, 2000. Technology Centres in Northern Finland – Analysis
with basic facts. Faculty of Economics and Industrial Management, University of Oulu. Oulu,
Finland.
Other publications (in Finnish)
Seppänen, V, Svento R, Koivumäki T, Simonen J, Sohlo S. 2013. Digitaaliset palvelut mahdollisuus
Oulun seudulle. Kaleva 9.5.2013.
Simonen J. 2009. Säätiötoiminnan vaikuttavuus. Tauno Tönningin säätiön tutkimusraportti.
Simonen, J. 2007. Työvoiman liikkuvuus innovaatioiden lähteenä. Kaleva 29.11.2007.
Svento, R. & Erkkilä, J. & Koistinen, A. & Simonen, J. 1999; Onko korkea teknologia avain
seutukuntien taloudelliseen menestykseen ? Teoksessa Näkökulmia kaupunki- tutkimukseen,
Kaupunkitutkimusforum 1999. Kaupunkipolitiikan yhteistyöryhmän julkaisu 5 / 99. Helsinki, Suomi
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Erkkilä, J. & Koistinen, A. & Simonen, J. 1999. Yksi Nokia ei riitä Seutukuntien menestykseen,
Kuntalehti 9 / 99, Suomi
Svento, R. & Erkkilä, J. & Koistinen, A. & Simonen, J. 1998; Aluetaloudellinen näkökulma korkeaan
teknologiaan. Business Review of Oulu Region, 2/98. Oulu, Suomi.
Presentations in Conferences and Seminars
Finnish Society for Economic Research – XXXVII Annual Meeting, Helsinki, Finland, 2015. Interregional and inter-sectoral labour mobility – a panel data analysis of Finnish high technology sector.
Finnish Society for Economic Research – XXXVII Annual Meeting, Helsinki, Finland, 2015. –
Huttunen Kristiina; Understanding the Employment Effects of Offshoring - Commentary speech
54th Congress of the European Regional Science Association, St. Petersburg, Russia, 2014. Interregional and inter-sectoral labour mobility – A panel data analysis of Finnish high technology sector.
Uddevalla Symposium, Uddevalla, Sweden 2014. What happened to the Growth? – The case of ICT
industry in different regions of Finland.
Uddevalla Symposium, Uddevalla, Sweden 2014. What happened when IKEA comes to Town? A
case study on the economic impacts of entry by IKEA on Swedish municipalities – Commentary
speech.
ICT Forum 2/2013, Raahe, Finland. Korkean teknologian työvoiman alueellinen ja toimialoittainen
liikkuvuus.
53rd Congress of the European Regional Science Association, Palermo, Italy, 2013. Regional and
industrial mobility of the high technology labour - Multinomial logit analysis.
Brown bag seminar, Regional Development Policy Division, OECD, Paris, France, 6/2013. Regional
labour mobility of the high technology sector in Finland.
Brown bag seminar, Regional Development Policy Division, OECD, Paris, France, 6/2013. Regional
industrial structure of the high technology sector in Finland
Lunch-seminar, Faculty of Spatial Sciences, University of Groningen, Netherlands 6/2013. Regional
labour mobility of the high technology sector in Finland.
JSBE-seminar, 11/2012, Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics, University of
Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland. Labour mobility in the high technology industries.4
ICT Forum 2/2012, Raahe, Finland. Raahen ja Ylivieskan ICT -toimiala ja ICT-toimialan vaikutukset
aluetalouteen.
52nd Congress of the European Regional Science Association, Bratislava, Slovak Republic, 2012.
The effect of the high technology sector in regional growth.
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OpinTori, Oulun yliopisto, Oulu, Finland. 2012. Aktivoivat opetusmenetelmät opettajan ja
opiskelijoiden näkökulmasta.
Martti Ahtisaari Institute Research Seminar, ”Towards Sustainable Regional Development”,
University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland, 2012. The Role of ICT industries in Regional Economic Growth.
Finnish Society for Economic Research – XXXIV Annual Meeting, Vaasa, Finland, 2012 –Mika
Haapanen; Oppijalähtöinen, yhteisöllinen työn taloustieteen opetus– Commentary speech
51st Congress of the European Regional Science Association, Barcelona, Spain 2011.
Regional development of the high technology industries, (together with professor Rauli Svento,
Department of Economics, Oulu Business School)
Finnish Society for Economic Research – XXXIII Annual Meeting, Oulu, Finland, 2011 –Ruoho
Seppo; Russian Transition and Trade Gravity Models – Commentary speech
Aktiivinen kansalaisuus ja globalisaatio – verkkokurssi, Koulutus- ja tutkimuspalvelut, Oulun
yliopisto, 2009. Talouden globalisoituminen (video lecture).
Young Regional Scientists Round Table, 48th Congress of the European Regional Science
Association, Liverpool, UK, 2008.
Studio Generalia lecture series 2007, Liikettä Suomessa - Arjen tarpeista kansakunnan rakenteisiin.
Oulun yliopisto. Töitä Suomessa? - Työvoiman liikkuvuus innovaatioiden lähteenä.
46th Congress of the European Regional Science Association, Volos, Greece, 2006. Innovation, Firm
Co-operation, and Geographical and Sectoral Origins of Labour Mobility, (together with professor
Philip McCann, University of Waikato, New Zealand)
Finnish Society for Economic Research – XXVIII Annual Meeting, Helsinki, Finland, 2006. The
Innovativeness of the Finnish High Technology Firms and the Mobility of Labour.
Finnish Society for Economic Research – XXVIII Annual Meeting, Helsinki, Finland, 2006 –
Piekkola H; Knowledge Capital as the Source of Growth – Commentary speech
Finnish Society for Economic Research – XXVIII Annual Meeting, Helsinki, Finland, 2006
– Chair in the Empirical labour I –session
45th Congress of the European Regional Science Association, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2005. The
Innovativeness of the Finnish High Technology Firms –The Role of Internal Factors, Cooperation,
and the Mobility of Labour
45th Congress of the European Regional Science Association, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2005
– Chair in Entrepreneurship, Networks and Innovation – session
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Lunch-seminar, Department of Economics, University of Reading, England 2005. The
Innovativeness of the Finnish High Technology Firms –The Role of Internal Factors, Cooperation,
and the Mobility of Labour
Brown Bag Seminar in Economics, Department of Economics, University of Oulu, Finland, 2004.
Innovativeness of the Finnish high technology firms – The role of internal factors, co-operation,
public financial support and the mobility of labour
XXI Summer Seminar for Economic Researchers, Jyväskylä, Finland, 2004.T. Tiainen; Kansallinen
ja EU-aluepolitiikka uuden aluetalousteorian valossa – Commentary speech
Easter Workshop in Economics, Department of Economics, University of Oulu, Finland, 2004.
Innovations and the channels of knowledge externalities – Data and hypothesis to be tested
Brown bag seminar in Economics, Department of Economics, University of Oulu, Finland 2003.
Innovations and the channels of knowledge externalities within and across regional economies
Congress of the European Regional Science Association, Jyväskylä, Finland, 2003. Regional
Externalities in the Dynamic System of Three Regions
Brown Bag Seminar in Economics, Department of Economics, University of Jyväskylä, Finland.
2003. Economies of scale and externalities in regional development – Multipolis Network of
Northern Finland
Finnish Society for Economic Research – XXVIII Annual Meeting, Oulu, Finland, 2003. Regional
Externalities in the Dynamic System of Three Regions.
The 4th Oulu Workshop on Economics, Department of Economics, University of Oulu, Finland,
2001. Development of the high technology centres in Northern Finland and Sweden from the
perspective of new economic geography
Seminar organised by the Learning and Research Services, University of Oulu, Iso-syöte, Finland,
2000, Multipolisverkoston nykytila.
Koillismaan yliopistopäivä, Kuusamo, Finland 2000. Pohjois-Suomen Polisverkosto: Utopiaa vai
todellisuutta?
Multipolis-seminar, Ylivieska, Finland, 2000. TRIP Northern EU – SWOT analysis
Multipolis-seminar, Ylivieska, Finland 2000. RIS+: Henkilöstöresurssien selvitystyö
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Participated in following projects
Älykäs erikoistuminen aluekehittämisessä. Cooperation project of Council of Oulu Region and the
Department of Economics, Oulu Business School, University of Oulu, 2015
Oulun kaupungin sijoitukset rahastoihin – vaikutukset, Cooperation project of BusinessOulu and the
Department of Economics, Oulu Business School, University of Oulu, 2014-2015.
Accreditation project, Oulu Business School, 1.9.2011 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) 2007, University of Oulu, 2006-2008
Innovative Milieu as a Business Environment, 2001. Cooperation project of Council of Oulu Region
and the Department of Economics, University of Oulu
Trans Regional Innovation Project (TRIP), Technology Centres in Northern Finland – SWOT
analysis with basic facts, 2000. Cooperation project of Technopolis Plc (Oulu) and Aurorum Science
Park (Luleå)
Regional Innovation Survey, RIS+ Northern EU 1999 - 2000: Survey of human resources, 2000.
Cooperation project of Technopolis Plc (Oulu) and Aurorum Science Park (Luleå)
Economic Effects of the Mobile Communication in Finland, 1999 – 2000. Cooperation project of the
Ministry of Transport and Communications Finland, Sonera Ltd, Finnet Group and the Department of
Economics, University of Oulu
Regional Effects of the High Technology Industry, Department of Economics, University of Oulu,
1998 – 2000. Research Project for Urban Studies, financed by the Academy of Finland.
Regional Foresight Information System of Northern Ostrobothnia -premilinary survey, 1998.
Cooperation project of the Employment and Economic Development Centre of Northern
Ostrobothnia and the Department of Economics, University of Oulu
Other academic activities
Referee and associate editor tasks
Associate Editor of Regional Studies, Regional Science, 2015Referee, The Annals of Regional Science, 2015
Referee, Regional Studies, 2015
Referee, International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 2015
Referee, Papers in Regional Science, 2006 Referee, Jahrbuch für Regionalwissenschaft - Review of Regional Research, 2011
Referee, Journal of Regional Science, 2010
Referee, Journal of Small Business Management, 2011
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Reviewer of the Epainos Award/ Young Regional Scientist Session, ERSA, Bratislava, Slovak
Republic, 2012.
Membership in science associations etc.
Registered in the database of experts to assist Directorate-General for Regional Policy for
regional policy evaluation in the appraisal, implementation and monitoring of Cohesion policy
interventions, – ref 2012/S 55-088796, 2013 –
Registered in the database of experts for regional policy evaluation, Directorate-General for
Regional Policy – ref 2012/S 45-072740, 2013 Secretary/Treasurer, Nordic Section of the European Regional Science Association, 2006 -2009
Academic administration tasks in Oulu Business School
Member of the Education Council, Oulu Business School, 1.1.2014 Educational Programme Leader, Department of Economics, Oulu Business School, 1.1. 2014 Chair of the Education Board, Department of Economics, Oulu Business School, 11.2. 2011 Member of the Faculty Council, Oulu Business School, 15.2.2012-31.12.2013
Vice-Member of the Faculty Council, Oulu Business School, 1.8.2010-15.2.2012
Accreditation Coordinator, AOL, Oulu Business School, 1.5.2012 - 30.9.2013.
Tutor teacher, Department of Economics, Oulu Business School, several years in 2000 – 2014.
Academic visits (approx. month or longer if otherwise not mentioned)
University of Groningen, the Netherlands 2014 (2 weeks)
University of Groningen, the Netherlands 2013
University of Groningen, the Netherlands 2012
University of Groningen, the Netherlands 2011
University of Waikato, New Zealand 2009
University of Reading, Great Britain 2004 - 2005
Academic Awards
The Epainos Award for Young Regional Scientist, 2003, European Regional Science
Association 2003 Congress, Jyväskylä, Finland. Research Paper ”Regional Externalities in the
Dynamic System of Three Regions”.
Teacher of the year, 2013, recognition given by the student association Finanssi ry, Oulu
Business School, University of Oulu
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VI.RESEARCH GRANTS
Awarded by Purpose
University of Oulu, short term international research visit, 2014
Academy of Finland, 2010 Postdoctoral researcher’s project 2011-2013
Yrjö Jahnsson Foundation, 2009 Acquisition of research material
Yrjö Jahnsson Foundation, 2008 Research visit to the University of Waikato, NZ
Tauno Tönning Foundation, 2007 Research project
Tauno Tönning Foundation, 2006 Doctoral thesis
Yrjö Jahnsson Foundation, 2005, 2004, 2003 Doctoral thesis
Yrjö Jahnsson Foundation, 2004 Research visit to the University of Reading, UK
Oulu University Scholarship Foundation, 2004 Research visit to the University of Reading, UK
Ahti Pekkala Foundation, 2003, 1997 Doctoral thesis
Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation, 2002 Doctoral thesis
VII. TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Urban and Regional Economics, 6 credits, 2015.
Master’s Thesis in Economics, Supervisor of the Pilot group, 2015.
Seminar in Economics, University of Oulu, 10 credits, 2008 – 2010, 2013-.
Finnish Economy and Economic Policy, Oulu Business School, University of Oulu, 5 credits,
2015.
Urban and Regional Economics and Policy, Department of Economics, University of Oulu, 5
credits, 2000 - .
Urban and Regional Economics and Policy, Open University, Oulu, Finland 5 credits, 2013.
Microeconomic Analysis, Department of Economics, University of Oulu,6 credits, 2010
Microeconomics I, Department of Economics, University of Oulu,5 credits, 2009
History of Economic Though, Department of Economics, University of Oulu, 5 credits, 2009
Basic Econometrics, Department of Economics, University of Oulu, 5 credits, 2008 - 2009.
Basic Statistical Methods in Economic Sciences, University of Oulu, 5 credits, 2008 - 2011.
Master’s Thesis in Economics, 30 credits, (supervisor of some thesis in 2009 – 2014).
Microeconomic analysis (exercises), Department of Economics, University of Oulu, 3 credits,
2000.
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VIII. PEDAGOGICAL STUDIES
Pedagogical studies for university teachers, 25 credits, University of Oulu, 2010 – 2012.
Other pedagogical studies or courses
Palautteen merkitys opetussuunnitelman kehittämisessä, University of Oulu, 2015
Ryhmäohjauskoulutus: Toimitaan ryhmässä, mutta toimiiko ryhmä? University of Oulu, 2014
Ohjausetappi 2014 – ohjauksen teemapäivä, Opinnäytetöiden ohjaus – iltapäivä, University of
Oulu,2014
Education Programme Leader, University of Oulu,2014
Noppa-opintoportaalin käyttö opetuksessa / työpaja, University of Oulu, 2013
Omaopettajien työpaja - Konkarit kohtaavat, University of Oulu,2013
Sovelluksia Optiman käytössä - Optiman pedagogisesti mielekäs hyödyntäminen ja uusimmat
ominaisuudet, University of Oulu,2010
Adobe Connect pro -verkkokokous tai -opetus omalta koneelta, University of Oulu,2010
Oulun yliopisto tutkii -tietokannan käyttökoulutus, University of Oulu, 2010
Plagiointitapauksen tunnistaminen ja käsittely Urkund-ohjelmaa käyttäen, University of Oulu,
2009
Luovat menetelmät yliopisto-opetuksessa, University of Oulu, 2009
OpeOodi-koulutus, University of Oulu,2009
Vaihtoehtoiset tenttikäytännöt, University of Oulu, 2009
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