Biography
Janne Tukiainen is a visiting associate professor of political science in the Department of Government at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He obtained his PhD at the University of Helsinki in economics in 2009. Since then he has been working as a senior research at VATT institute for economic research in Finland. He is interested in both academic and policy work in industrial organization, political economics and political science.
Tukiainen’s research consists of theoretical work, structural estimation of theoretical models, testing theoretical models, econometric methodology and applied empirical work using natural and field experiments. Among his main substantive interests is the strategic behaviour of parties, politicians and voters and how such behaviour reflects in actual policy making.
Research Interests
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Applied game theory
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Auctions
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Cartels
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Local politics
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Microeconometrics
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Political economy
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Political selection
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Political systems
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Political representation
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Public procurement
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Voting
Teaching Responsibilities
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GV482: Political Science and Political Economy: Advanced Topics.
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GV478: Political science and public policy.
Publications
Tukiainen, Janne (2016). The Effects of Minimum Bid Increments in Internet Auctions: Evidence from a Field Experiment. Journal of Industrial Economics (accepted).
Saarimaa, Tuukka – Tukiainen, Janne (2016). Local Representation and Strategic Voting: Evidence from Electoral Boundary Reforms. European Journal of Political Economy 41, 31–45.
Saarimaa, Tuukka – Tukiainen, Janne (2015). Common Pool Problems in Voluntary Municipal Mergers. European Journal of Political Economy 38, 140–152.
Hyytinen, Ari – Saarimaa, Tuukka – Tukiainen, Janne (2014). Electoral vulnerability and size of local governments: Evidence from voting on municipal mergers. Journal of Public Economics 120, 193–204.
Saarimaa, Tuukka – Tukiainen, Janne (2014). I Don’t Care to Belong to Any Club That Will Have Me as a Member: Empirical Analysis of Municipal Mergers. Political Science Research and Methods 2, 97–117.
Tukiainen, Janne (2008). Testing for Common Costs in the City of Helsinki Bus Transit Auctions. International Journal of Industrial Organization 26, 1308–1322.