Adviser Laura Solanko, Institute for Economies in Transition BOFIT

Address
Snellmaninaukio
00170 HELSINKI
FINLAND

Postal address
Bank of Finland
PO Box 160
FI-00101 HELSINKI
FINLAND

Telephone
010 831 2291 (national)
+358 10 831 2291 (international)

Fax
010 831 2294 (national)
+358 10 831 2294 (international)

Email
Firstname.Lastname@bof.fi

Career

Laura Solanko is a senior economist at the Bank of Finland Institute for Economies in Transition (BOFIT) since 1999, specializing at Russian economic developments. Solanko received her doctoral degree from the University of Helsinki in 2007, majoring in economics. Her PhD Thesis "Essays on Russia's Economic Transition" covered topics on fiscal federalism and regional economic development in Russia.

Her current research interests include Russian energy sector, Russia-EU energy relations, and Russia's financial markets.

Bank of Finland Institute for Economies in Transition (BOFIT)

Expertise

Russia's banking system
Russia's energy economics
Russian economy and economic policy
Editor-in-Chief of BOFIT Discussion Papers

Adviser Aaron Mehrotra is on leave until March 31st 2014. He works at Bank for International Settlements, Basel, Switzerland.
Economist Laura Solanko has been appointed as temporary adviser at BOFIT and she will deputise for Aaron Mehrotra.

Selected publications

2011
	Iikka Korhonen and Laura Solanko (eds.): From Soviet Plans to Russian Reality WSOYpro 2011, ISBN: 978-951-0-37951-6 Laura Solanko: How to succeed a thousand TWh reform? Restructuring the Russian power sector FIIA Working Paper 68 (2011), ISBN 978-951-769-293-9
2010
	Laura Solanko and Zuzana Fungáčová: The Russian Banking Industry after the 2008–2009 Financial Crisis – What Next? Russian Analytical Digest No. 74: Russian Financial Activities
2006
	Laura Solanko: Essays on Russia's Economic Transition. (pdf 1,1 MT) Bank of Finland 2006. 138 p. ISBN 952-462-316-1 print, ISBN 952-462-317-X online

Publications in BOFIT series

2011
	Riikka Nuutilainen ja Laura Solanko: Metallien ja energian maailmankauppa kääntyi Kiinaan Suomen Pankki, BOFIT Online 7/2011 Laura Solanko: Öljyntuottajamaiden elvytysvara on supistunut huomattavasti Suomen Pankki, BOFIT Online 6/2011 Laura Solanko: How to Liberalize a Thousand TWh Market? – Restructuring the Russian Power Sector Bank of Finland, BOFIT Online 1/2011
2010
	Laura Solanko: Russia and the global oil market Bank of Finland, Economic Outlook 2/2010 Iikka Korhonen, Laura Solanko, Vesa Korhonen, Maija Sirkjärvi ja Pekka Sutela: Venäjä kriisin jälkeen Suomen Pankki, BOFIT Online 3/2010 Laura Solanko: European gas market in transition Bank of Finland, Focus/Opinion – Expert view 3/2010 William Pyle and Laura Solanko: The composition and interests of Russia’s business lobbies: A test of Olson’s “encompassing organization” hypothesis Bank of Finland, BOFIT Discussion Papers 5/2010 Zuzana Fungácová, Laura Solanko and Laurent Weill: Market power in the Russian banking industry Bank of Finland, BOFIT Discussion Papers 3/2010
2009
	Laura Solanko: Why did the financial crisis impact so strongly on the Russian banking system? Bank of Finland, Focus/Opinion – Expert view 9/2009 Simo Leppänen, Mikael Linden and Laura Solanko: Firm behavior under production uncertainty: Evidence from Russia Bank of Finland, BOFIT Discussion Papers 16/2009 Zuzana Fungáčová and Laura Solanko: Has banks’ financial intermediation improved in Russia? Bank of Finland, BOFIT Online 8/2009 Laura Solanko: The largest fiscal stimulus package ever? Bank of Finland, Focus/Opinion – Expert view 6/2009 Tuuli Juurikkala, Alexei Karas, Laura Solanko: The role of banks in monetary policy transmission: Empirical evidence from Russia Bank of Finland, BOFIT Discussion Papers 8/2009 Iikka Korhonen, Jouko Rautava, Heli Simola, Laura Solanko ja Pekka Sutela: Venäjä kriisin kourissa Suomen Pankki, BOFIT Online 4/2009 Zuzana Fungáčová and Laura Solanko: The Russian banking industry after the financial crisis – where to next? Bank of Finland, Bank of Finland Bulletin 2/2009 BOFIT Venäjä-ryhmä: Venäjä ja kansainvälinen rahoituskriisi Suomen Pankki, BOFIT Online 2/2009 Mika Erkkilä, Heli Simola ja Laura Solanko: Venäjän sähkösektorin uudistus Suomen Pankki, BOFIT Online 1/2009 Laura Solanko: No winners in Russia-Ukraine gas war Bank of Finland, Focus/Opinion - Expert view 1/2009
2008
	Zuzana Fungáčová and Laura Solanko: Current situation in the Russian banking sector Bank of Finland, Focus/Opinion - Expert view 5/2008 Iikka Korhonen, Seija Lainela, Heli Simola, Laura Solanko and Pekka Sutela: The challenges of the Medvedev era Bank of Finland, BOFIT Online 6/2008 Iikka Korhonen, Seija Lainela, Heli Simola, Laura Solanko ja Pekka Sutela: Medvedevin kauden haasteet Suomen Pankki, BOFIT Online 5/2008 Iikka Korhonen ja Laura Solanko: Kazakstanin ulkomaiselle lainanotolle rakentunut kasvu hiipuu Suomen Pankki, BOFIT Online 4/2008
2007
	Laura Solanko: Policy of national champions and Russian competitiveness Bank of Finland, Focus/Opinion – Expert view 6/2007 Laura Solanko: Vaurastuva ja ikääntyvä jättiläinen – katsaus Venäjän julkiseen sektoriin Suomen Pankki, BOFIT Online 4/2007
2006
	Laura Solanko: Coping with missing public infrastructure: An analysis of Russian industrial enterprises. Bank of Finland, BOFIT Discussion Papers 2/2006
2005
	Anna Mahlamäki, Laura Solanko, Merja Tekoniemi ja Simon-Erik Ollus: Venäjän keskeiset tuotantoalat 2000-luvulla – sektorikatsaus. Suomen Pankki, BOFIT Online 8/2005 Laura Solanko and Merja Tekoniemi: To recentralise or decentralise – some recent trends in Russian fiscal federalism. Bank of Finland, BOFIT Online 5/2005
2003
	Pertti Haaparanta, Tuuli Juurikkala, Olga Lazareva, Jukka Pirttilä, Laura Solanko and Ekaterina Zhuravskaya: Firms and public service provision in Russia. Bank of Finland, BOFIT Discussion Papers 16/2003 Laura Solanko: An empirical note on growth and convergence across Russian regions. Bank of Finland, BOFIT Discussion Papers 9/2003 Laura Solanko: Why favor large incumbents? A note on lobbying in transition. Bank of Finland, BOFIT Online 6/2003
2002
	Laura Solanko ja Merja Tekoniemi: Fiskaalifederalismi Venäjällä. Suomen Pankki, BOFIT Online 4/2002
2001
	Laura Solanko: Fiscal competition in a transition economy. Bank of Finland, BOFIT Discussion Papers 4/2001
2000
	Laura Solanko and Merja Tekoniemi: A Tale of Two City-States; Novgorod and Pskov in the 1990s. Bank of Finland, BOFIT Discussion Papers 14/2000
1999
	Laura Solanko: Regional budgets and intergovernmental transfers in Russian North and Northwest regions. Bank of Finland, BOFIT Online 6/1999
1998
	Laura Solanko and Merja Tekoniemi: Novgorod and Pskov - Examples of How Economic Policy Can Influence Economic Development Bank of Finland, Idäntalouksien katsauksia - Review of Economies in Transition 6/1998 Laura Solanko: Issues in Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations Possible Lessons for Economies in Transition Bank of Finland, Idäntalouksien katsauksia - Review of Economies in Transition 5/1998