CURRICULUM VITAE 2 nd August 2016 JAAKKO SAKARI SIMONEN I. PERSONAL DETAILS Nationality Finnish Current position Professor (Acting), 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 Senior Research Fellow, Oulu Business School (leave of absence) 8/2010 - Postdoctoral Researcher, Academy of Finland/Department of Economics, University of Oulu 2011-2013 Accreditation Coordinator, Oulu Business School 9/2011-4/2012 Professor (Acting), Department of Economics, University of Oulu 1-7/2010 Lecturer (Acting), Department of Economics, University of Oulu 2008-2009 Research fellow, University of Waikato, New Zealand 2009 Planning Officer, Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) 2007, University of Oulu 2006-2008 Research and Innovation Services, University of Oulu GS fellow, Finnish Doctoral Programme in Economics, 2002-2006 Department of Economics, University of Oulu Research fellow, University of Reading, Great Britain 2004-2005 Researcher, Department of Economics, University of Oulu 2000-2002 Assistant professor (Acting), Department of Economics, University of Oulu 1999-2000 1 (10)
Researcher, Department of Economics, University of Oulu 1997-1992 V. RESEARCH ACTIVITIES Academic publications Piispanen, V-V & Paloniemi K, & Simonen J. 2016. Entrepreneur s business skills and growth orientation in business development. Forthcoming in International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business. Simonen J. & Svento R. & McCann P. 2016. The Regional and Sectoral Mobility of High Technology Workers: Insights from Finland. The Annals of Regional Science, 56(2), 341-368. Simonen J. & Koivumäki T. & Seppänen V. & Sohlo S. & Svento R. 2016. What Happened to the Growth? The Case of the ICT Industry in Oulu, Finland. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, vol. 29. 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. 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. 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. 2 (10)
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) Orenius S, Simonen S. 2015. Aluekehittämiseen lisättävä älykästä erikoistumista. Kaleva 28.11.2015. 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. 3 (10)
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 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 54 th 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. Multipolis Association, Annual meeting, Oulu, Finland, 2014. What happened to growth? - The case of ICT industry in different regions of Finland. 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. 4 (10)
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. 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 5 (10)
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 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 6 (10)
Multipolis-seminar, Ylivieska, Finland 2000. RIS+: Henkilöstöresurssien selvitystyö 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, 2015 - Referee, Economic Geography, 2015 Referee, 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 7 (10)
Referee, Journal of Regional Science, 2010 Referee, Journal of Small Business Management, 2011 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 8 (10)
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 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-. 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-. Master s Thesis in Economics, Supervisor of the Pilot group, 2015. Master s Thesis in Economics, 30 credits, (supervisor of some thesis in 2009 ). Urban and Regional Economics and Policy, Department of Economics, University of Oulu, 5 credits, 2000-2015. 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 9 (10)
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. Microeconomic analysis (exercises), Department of Economics, University of Oulu, 3 credits, 2000. 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 10 (10)