VATT Institute for Economic Research

VATT Institute for Economic Research
Finnish: Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus
Swedish: Statens ekonomiska forskningscentral
Agency overview
Formed1990 (1990)
Employees50 (2016)
Agency executive
  • Tuulia Hakola-Uusitalo

The VATT Institute for Economic Research, previously the Government Institute for Economic Research, is a government agency in Finland. VATT is an acronym from VAltion (Government) Taloudellinen (Economic) Tutkimuskeskus (Research Institute). The research institute operates under the administrative domain of the Ministry of Finance.