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. Location. VATT is located in the Economicum building in the centre of Helsinki, on Arkadiankatu. It shares the building with the Department of Economics of the University of Helsinki and The Labour Institute for Economic Research LABORE. Research.
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