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Seminars and awards<\/h1>\n

Yrj\u00f6 Jahnsson Lectures<\/h2>\n

In 1963 the Foundation launched the Yrj\u00f6 Jahnsson Lectures. The first lecture was given by Kenneth J. Arrow<\/strong>. These lectures are organized every few years. So far there have been 22 lectures, given by top international researchers in economics. Eleven of these researchers have since been awarded the Nobel Prize. Daron Acemoglu<\/strong> won the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 2024. He was the Yrj\u00f6 Jahnsson Lecturer in 2019.<\/p>\n

In 2023, the lecture was given by Professor Janet Currie.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_toggle title=”All the Yrj\u00f6 Jahnsson Lectures” style=”text_only” size=”sm”]<\/p>\n

2023<\/span>
\nJanet Currie<\/strong>
\n“Child Health as Human Capital and the Environment and Children’s Health”<\/p>\n

2019<\/span>
\nDaron Acemoglu<\/strong>
\n“The Future of Work”<\/p>\n

2015<\/span>
\nNicholas Bloom, John van Reenen<\/strong>
\n“Management and the Wealth of Nations”<\/p>\n

2012<\/span>
\nJohn A. List<\/strong>
\n“Field Experiments in Economics”<\/p>\n

2010<\/span>
\nTim Besley, Torsten Persson<\/strong>
\n“Pillars of Prosperity: The Political Economics of State Building”<\/p>\n

2007<\/span>
\nPeter Diamond<\/strong>
\n“Thinking about Taxes”<\/p>\n

2005<\/span>
\nRicardo Caballero<\/strong>
\n“Macroeconomics and Restructuring in the Global Economy”<\/p>\n

2002<\/span>
\nAlvin Roth<\/strong>
\n“The Timing of Transactions: Strategic Behavior, and Market Performance”<\/p>\n

1999<\/span>
\nHans-Werner Sinn<\/strong>
\n“The New Systems Competition”<\/p>\n

1996<\/span>
\nPaul R. Krugman<\/strong>
\n“Economic Theory and the East Asia Miracle”<\/p>\n

1992<\/span>
\nBengt Holmstr\u00f6m<\/strong>
\n“Models of the Firm”<\/p>\n

1990<\/span>
\nA.B. Atkinson<\/strong>
\n“Poverty in Europe”<\/p>\n

1987<\/span>
\nAmartya Sen<\/strong>
\n“Rational Behaviour”<\/p>\n

1985<\/span>
\nRobert E. Lucas<\/strong>
\n“Models of Business Cycles”<\/p>\n

1983<\/span>
\nJacques H. Dr\u00e8ze<\/strong>
\n“Labour Management, Contracts and Capital Markets”<\/p>\n

1980<\/span>
\nJ\u00e1nos Kornai<\/strong>
\n“Growth, Shortage and Efficiency”<\/p>\n

1978<\/span>
\nJames Tobin<\/strong>
\n“Asset Accumulation and Economic Activity”<\/p>\n

1976<\/span>
\nEdmond Malinvaud<\/strong>
\n“The Theory of Unemployment Reconsidered”<\/p>\n

1973<\/span>
\nJohn Hicks<\/strong>
\n“The Crisis in Keynesian Economics”<\/p>\n

1970<\/span>
\nHarry G. Johnson<\/strong>
\n“The Two-Sector Model of General Equilibrium”<\/p>\n

1968<\/span>
\nL.R. Klein<\/strong>
\n“An Essay on the Theory of Economic Prediction”<\/p>\n

1967<\/span>
\nAssar Lindbeck<\/strong>
\n“Monetary-Fiscal Analysis and General Equilibrium”<\/p>\n

1963<\/span>
\nKenneth J. Arrow<\/strong>
\n“Aspects of the Theory of Risk-Bearing”[\/vc_toggle][vc_column_text el_class=”osioviiva”]<\/p>\n

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Yrj\u00f6 Jahnsson Award in Economics<\/h2>\n

In 1993, the Board of the Foundation established together with the European Economic Association (EEA<\/a>) the Yrj\u00f6 Jahnsson Award in Economics. It is awarded to young European economists who have made a significant contribution to theoretical and applied research in terms of the study of economics in Europe. The first recipients were announced at the 1993 Helsinki Congress and the Prize was awarded to Jean-Jacques Laffont<\/strong> and Jean Tirole<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

In 2025, The Prize was awarded to Julia Cag\u00e9<\/strong> and David Yanagizawa-Drott<\/strong>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_toggle title=”All the Yrj\u00f6 Jahnsson Award in Economics winners” style=”text_only” size=”sm” css=””]2025<\/span><\/p>\n

Julia Cag\u00e9<\/strong> (Sciences PO, Paris) and David Yanagizawa-Drott<\/strong> (University of Zurich)\u00a0for important contributions with their work on political economy and the media, based on deep historical research in France, the USA, and Africa.<\/p>\n

Selection committee: Kalina Manova (Chair), Esther Duflo, Nicola Fuchs-Sch\u00fcndeln, Ari Hyytinen and Marco Ottaviani<\/p>\n

2023<\/span><\/p>\n

Jan De Loecker <\/strong>(KU Leuven) for his contributions to industrial organization, especially on the estimation of firm productivity and market power and Kalina Manova <\/strong>(University College London) for her contributions to international economics, especially on the impact of financial market imperfections on international trade flows.<\/p>\n

Selection committee: Manuel Arellano (Chair), Zvi Eckstein, Ari Hyytinen, Margaret Meyer and Gianmarco Ottaviano<\/p>\n

2021<\/span><\/p>\n

Ricardo Reis<\/strong>\u00a0(London School of Economics) and\u00a0Silvana Tenreyro <\/strong>(London School of Economics) for their contributions to macroeconomics, especially on monetary economics, inequality and macroeconomic outcomes, fiscal policy and automatic stabilizers, and currency unions.<\/p>\n

Selection committee: Orazio Attanasio (Chairman), Philippe Aghion, Oriana Bandiera, Morten Ravn, Hannu Vartiainen and Jaume Ventura.<\/p>\n

2019<\/span><\/p>\n

Oriana Bandiera<\/strong> (London School of Economics) and Imran Rasul<\/strong> (University College of London) for their contributions to economics, especially to the fields of personnel economics and development.<\/p>\n

Selection committee: Kjetil Storesletten (Chairman), Orazio Attanasio, Armin Falk, Eliana La Ferrara and Hannu Vartiainen.<\/p>\n

2017<\/span><\/p>\n

Ran Spiegler<\/strong> (Tel Aviv University) for his contributions to economic theory and bounded rationality and Michele Tertilt<\/strong> (University of Mannheim) for her contributions to family economics and household finance.<\/p>\n

Selection committee: Mark Armstrong (Co-Chair), Armin Falk, H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Rey (Co-Chair), Kjetil Storesletten and Hannu Vartiainen.<\/p>\n

2015<\/span><\/p>\n

Botond K\u00f6szegi<\/strong> (Central European University) for his contribution to the theoretical foundations of behavioral economics, and its application to public finance and contract theory.<\/p>\n

Selection Committee: Fabrizio Zilibotti (Chairman), Mark Armstrong, Tim Besley, Helene Rey and Juuso V\u00e4lim\u00e4ki.<\/p>\n

2013<\/span><\/p>\n

Helene Rey<\/strong> (London Business School) for her original contributions to international finance, especially the determination of exchange rates and international capital flows and Thomas Piketty<\/strong> (Paris School of Economics) for his original contributions to public economics, specifically the study of inequality and mobility.<\/p>\n

Selection Committee: Timothy Besley (Chairman), Mathias Dewatripont, Rachel Griffith, Juuso V\u00e4lim\u00e4ki and Fabrizio Zilibotti.<\/p>\n

2011<\/span><\/p>\n

Armin Falk<\/strong> (University of Bonn) for his contributions to the analysis of social preferences, in particular preferences for reciprocal fairness, and their impact on principal-agent relations, collective action and the functioning of labor markets.<\/p>\n

Selection Committee: Ernst Fehr (Chairman), Manuel Arellano, Mathias Dewatripont, Rachel Griffith and Seppo Honkapohja.<\/p>\n

2009<\/span><\/p>\n

John Van Reenen<\/strong> (London School of Economics) and Fabrizio Zilibotti<\/strong> (University of Z\u00fcrich) for their important contributions to the analysis of technological innovation and its link with economic growth and labor market phenomena.<\/p>\n

Selection Committee: Guido Tabellini (Chairman), Manuel Arellano, Ernst Fehr, Seppo Honkapohja and Guy Laroque.<\/p>\n

2007<\/span><\/p>\n

Gilles Saint-Paul<\/strong> (Universit\u00e9 des Sciences Sociales de Toulouse) for his innovative research on labour markets and political economy.<\/p>\n

Selection Committee: Guido Tabellini (Chairman), Seppo Honkapohja, Marco Pagano, Elhanan Helpman and Guy Laroque.<\/p>\n

2005<\/span><\/p>\n

Timothy Besley<\/strong> (London School of Economics) and Jordi Gali<\/strong> (Universitat Pompeu Fabra) for their landmark contributions in development economics, public economics, and political economy, and for the development of the \u201dNew Keynesian\u201d macroeconomics.<\/p>\n

Selection Committee: Richard Blundell (Chairman), Elhanan Helpman, Salvador Barbera, Marco Pagano and Rune Stenbacka.<\/p>\n

2003<\/span><\/p>\n

Mathias Dewatripont<\/strong> (Universite Libre de Bruxelles) for his path-breaking contributions to both pure and applied contract theory, and organization economics.<\/p>\n

Selection Committee: Kevin Roberts (Chairman), Richard Blundell, Birgit Grodal, Pierre Pestieau and Rune Stenbacka.<\/p>\n

2001<\/span><\/p>\n

Philippe Aghion<\/strong>\u00a0(Harvard University and University College London) and Guido Tabellini<\/strong> (Universita Bocconi in Milan) for their contributions in political economics and macroeconomics as well as in corporate finance and industrial organisation.<\/p>\n

Selection Committee: Pierre Pestieau (Chairman), Torsten Persson, Kevin Roberts, Rune Stenbacka and Jean Tirole.<\/p>\n

1999<\/span><\/p>\n

Nobuhiro Kiyotaki<\/strong> and John Moore<\/strong> (London School of Economics) for their path-breaking work on contracting and exchange.<\/p>\n

Selection Committee: Martin Hellwig, Erkki Koskela, Torsten Persson, Richard Portes and Jean Tirole.<\/p>\n

1997<\/span><\/p>\n

Torsten Persson<\/strong> (University of Stockholm) for his contributions to the study of economic policy. He has been able to study the connection between political institutions and economic performance with respect to growth, distribution and the size of government.<\/p>\n

Selection Committee: Martin Hellwig, Erkki Koskela, Stephen Nickell, Richard Portes and Agnar Sandmo.<\/p>\n

1995<\/span><\/p>\n

Richard Blundell<\/strong>, (University College London) for his pathbreaking contributions to consumption behaviour and microeconometrics.<\/p>\n

1993<\/span><\/p>\n

Jean-Jacques Laffont<\/strong> and Jean Tirole<\/strong> (University of Toulouse) for their innovative work in the application of economic theory to the analysis of incentives, especially in industrial economics.<\/p>\n

Selection Committee: Jacques Dr\u00e8ze, Michael Bruno and Erkki Koskela.[\/vc_toggle][vc_column_text el_class=”osioviiva”]<\/p>\n

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Jaakko Honko Lectures<\/h2>\n

In 1997, the Foundation, together with the Helsinki School of Economics and the Helsinki School of Economics Foundation, launched the Jaakko Honko Lectures. Jaakko Honko was the Chairman of the Board of the Foundation as well as the Rector and Chancellor of the Helsinki School of Economics. The first lecture was given in November of 1998 by Horst Albach<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

In 2025, the lecture was given by Sauli Niinist\u00f6.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_toggle title=”All the Jaakko Honko Lectures” style=”text_only” size=”sm” css=””]2025
\n<\/span>Sauli Niinist\u00f6
\n<\/strong>“Globaali muutos – kest\u00e4\u00e4k\u00f6 Eurooppa?”<\/p>\n

2023
\n<\/span>Kaisa Hietala
\n<\/strong>“Kest\u00e4vyyden evoluutio – viherpesusta bisneksen ytimeen”<\/p>\n

2021
\n<\/span>Bj\u00f6rn Wahlroos
\n<\/strong>“Pandemia ja rakenneongelmat \u2013 Suomen haasteet uudessa maailmantaloudessa”<\/p>\n

2019<\/span>
\nRisto Siilasmaa<\/strong>
\n“Disruptiot ja muutosjohtaminen”<\/p>\n

2017<\/span>
\nErkki Liikanen<\/strong>
\n“Rahoitusmarkkinat ja niiden s\u00e4\u00e4ntely kriisien j\u00e4lkeen”<\/p>\n

2015<\/span>
\nMatti Alahuhta<\/strong>
\n“Johtajuus”<\/p>\n

2012<\/span>
\nBengt Holmstr\u00f6m<\/strong>
\n“Finanssikriisi \u2013 onko ratkaisuja?”<\/p>\n

2009<\/span>
\nMikko Kosonen<\/strong>
\n“Strateginen johtaminen ja uusiutuminen Suomen vahvuutena?”<\/p>\n

2007<\/span>
\nAatto Prihti<\/strong>
\n“Finnish affluent society 2020 \u2013 does it exist?”<\/p>\n

2005<\/span>
\nSeppo Honkapohja<\/strong>
\n“National Economic Success Factors: How is Europe Faring?”<\/p>\n

2003<\/span>
\nVesa Vainio<\/strong>
\n“The most golden era of Finland \u2013 still in the future?”<\/p>\n

2001<\/span>
\nSirkka H\u00e4m\u00e4l\u00e4inen<\/strong>
\n“Is the new economy really new?”<\/p>\n

1998<\/span>
\nHorst Albach<\/strong>
\n“Corporate Governance”[\/vc_toggle][vc_column_text el_class=”osioviiva”]<\/p>\n

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International Medical Symposiums<\/h2>\n

Since 1978, the Foundation has organized international medical symposiums in Finland. The themes have been selected for both their medical significance and temporal relevance. The Yrj\u00f6 Jahnsson Medical Symposium has now been held 21 times.<\/p>\n

In 2025 symposium, Modern Cardiac Imaging and Monitoring, was organized together with Paavo Nurmi Foundation.[\/vc_column_text][vc_toggle title=”All the Yrj\u00f6 Jahnsson Medical Symposiums” style=”text_only” size=”sm” css=””]<\/p>\n

2025<\/span>
\n“Modern Cardiac Imaging and Monitoring”<\/p>\n

2022<\/span>
\n“Precision Medicine in Cardiovascular Disease”<\/p>\n

2017<\/span>
\n“Gene-environment Interactions in Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases”<\/p>\n

2014<\/span>
\n“Chronic Inflammation, Environment and Lifestyle”<\/p>\n

2010<\/span>
\n“Life Course \u2013 From Pediatrics to Geriatrics”<\/p>\n

2008<\/span>
\n“Smoking and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) \u2013 Mechanisms and Prevention”<\/p>\n

2006<\/span>
\n“Etiology and Prevention of Digestive Tract Cancers”<\/p>\n

2004<\/span>
\n“Psychosocial Support and Health”<\/p>\n

2002<\/span>
\n“Youth and Substance Use”<\/p>\n

2000<\/span>
\n“Quality of Life Measurement in Clinical Studies”<\/p>\n

1998<\/span>
\n“Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Childhood”<\/p>\n

1996<\/span>
\n“Indoor Air and Health \u2013 Causative Agents, Health Hazards, and Risk Assessment”<\/p>\n

1994<\/span>
\n“Peptic Ulcer and Gastritis \u2013 New Infectious Diseases”<\/p>\n

1992<\/span>
\n“Depression: Preventive and Risk Factors”<\/p>\n

1990<\/span>
\n“Prevention of Osteoporosis”<\/p>\n

1988<\/span>
\n“Current Trends in Low Back Pain Research”<\/p>\n

1986<\/span>
\n“Psychosocial Risk Factors of Diseases”<\/p>\n

1984<\/span>
\n“Measurement of Health \u2013 The Needs and Objectives for Measurement of Health Status”<\/p>\n

1982<\/span>
\n“Nutrition Research”<\/p>\n

1980<\/span>
\n“Aging and The Care of The Elderly”<\/p>\n

1978<\/span>
\n“The Objectives and Possibilities of Research on Disability”[\/vc_toggle][vc_column_text el_class=”osioviiva”]<\/p>\n

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International Conferences in Economics<\/h2>\n

The Foundation organizes international conferences and lectures. Since 1983, each decennial anniversary is celebrated by holding an international meeting of the top scientists in economics.<\/p>\n

The Yrj\u00f6 Jahnsson European Intergration Lectures were given between 1991 and 2001. The lectures were organized in cooperation with European universities and the European network of researchers; the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), Zentrum f\u00fcr Europ\u00e4ische Integrationsforschung (ZEI), and CESifo. Conference locations included Helsinki, Brussels, Berlin, Bonn, and Munich.[\/vc_column_text][vc_toggle title=”All the Anniversary Conferences in Economics” style=”text_only” size=”sm” css=””]<\/p>\n

2024<\/span>
\n“Climate change and Inequality”<\/p>\n

2014<\/span>
\n“Inequality and Health”<\/p>\n

2004<\/span>
\n“Incentives and Finance of the Health Care System”<\/p>\n

2004<\/span>
\n“Economic Institutions and Behavioral Economics”<\/p>\n

1994<\/span>
\n“Suomen talouslama”<\/p>\n

1983<\/span>
\n“Frontiers of Economics”[\/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”All the European Economic Integration Lectures” style=”text_only” size=”sm”]2001<\/span>
\nJ\u00fcrgen von Hagen<\/strong> and Mika Widgr\u00e9n<\/strong>
\n“Regionalism in Europe \u2013 Geometries and Strategies After 2000”<\/p>\n

1996<\/span>
\nHorst Albach<\/strong>, Pekka Yl\u00e4-Anttila<\/strong>, Mika Erkkil\u00e4<\/strong>, Juhani L\u00f6nnroth<\/strong> and Mika Widgr\u00e9n<\/strong>
\n“Norderweiterung der Europ\u00e4ischen Union: Wirtschaftliche Aspekte \/\u00a0The Northern Enlargement of the European Union: Economic Aspects”<\/p>\n

1995<\/span>
\nHoward Rosenthal<\/strong>
\n“Incumbents and New Entrants in the Expansion of the United States”<\/p>\n

1995<\/span>
\nClas Wihlborg<\/strong>
\n“Searching for the Gains from a Monetary Union”<\/p>\n

1995<\/span>
\nMika Widgr\u00e9n<\/strong>
\n“A Voting Power Analysis of Supranational and National Influence in the EU”<\/p>\n

1995<\/span>
\nEnrico Spolare<\/strong>
\n“Enlargement Dynamics in Political and Economic Unions”<\/p>\n

1995<\/span>
\nManfred J.M. Neumann<\/strong>
\n“Monetary Union in the Absence of Political Union”<\/p>\n

1995<\/span>
\nFritz Breuss<\/strong>
\n“Costs and Benefits of EU\u2019s Eastern European Enlargement”<\/p>\n

1995<\/span>
\nPatrick Bolton<\/strong> & G\u00e9rard Roland<\/strong>
\n“The Break up of Nations: A Political Economy Analysis”<\/p>\n

1992<\/span>
\nKari Jalas<\/strong>
\n“From Milan to Maastricht”<\/p>\n

1992<\/span>
\nKari Alho<\/strong>
\n“Suomalainen integraatiotutkimus \u2013 arvio tuloksista ja tulevista suunnista”<\/p>\n

1991<\/span>
\nHorst Albach<\/strong>
\n“Challenges of European Integration to Research in Economics”[\/vc_toggle][vc_column_text el_class=”osioviiva”]<\/p>\n

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Finnish Science Award<\/h2>\n

The Finnish Science Award is awarded every other year to scientists who have made significant contributions to research in economics, health economics or medical science and have advanced the use of science in Finnish society.[\/vc_column_text][vc_toggle title=”All the Finnish Science Award winners” style=”text_only” size=”sm” css=””]<\/p>\n

2024<\/span>
\nMika Gissler, Unto H\u00e4kkinen<\/strong><\/p>\n

2022<\/span>
\nPertti Haaparanta and Ritva Reinikka<\/strong><\/p>\n

2020
\nJaana Suvisaari<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

2018<\/span>
\nPekka Ilmakunnas<\/strong><\/p>\n

2016<\/span>
\nJukka Pekkarinen and Pekka Sutela<\/strong><\/p>\n

2014<\/span>
\nBengt Holmstr\u00f6m,<\/strong> Jaakko Kaprio<\/strong><\/p>\n

2008<\/span>
\nErkki Koskela, Matti Pohjola, Pentti Saikkonen<\/strong><\/p>\n

2004<\/span>
\nSeppo Honkapohja, Pekka Puska
\nKansantaloustieteen valtakunnallinen koulutusohjelma (KAVA)
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