Senior Economist
E-mail: jaanika.merikyll [at] eestipank.ee

Research interests:
Labour economics
Economic development and technological change
Micro-data analysis

Education:
2012 — post-doc, SSEES (School of Slavonic and Eastern European Studies), University College London, the United Kingdom
2009 — Ph.D. Economics, University of Tartu, Estonia
2003 — MA Economcis, University of Tartu, Estonia
2000—2001 — visiting student, University of Kiel, Germany
2000 — BA Economics, University of Tartu, Estonia

Experience:
2012— current: Senior Economist, Economics and Research Department, Bank of Estonia, Estonia
2014— current: Senior Researcher, University of Tartu (work load 0.2), Estonia
2011—2012: Economist, Economics and Research Department, Bank of Estonia, Estonia
2010—2011: Economist, Research Department, Bank of Estonia, Estonia
2010—2014: Specialist, University of Tartu (work load 0.2), Estonia
2010—2011: Researcher, Tallinn University of Technology (work load 0.25), Estonia
2010: Lecturer (statistics), University of Tartu, Estonia
2005—2010: Researcher, University of Tartu, Estonia
2006: Visiting Researcher, University of Maastricht, the Netherlands
1998—2009: Lecturer (econometrics, statistics, macroeconomics), University of Tartu, Estonia

Selected publications:

• Stress tests of the household sector using microdata from survey and administrative sources, forthcoming in 2020, authors Jaanika Meriküll and Tairi Rõõm. International Journal of Central Banking.

• Patterns of Organisational Innovation: Comparison of Western and Eastern Countries in Europe [1], 2019, authors Karin Sakowski, Maaja Vadi and Jaanika Meriküll. Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research, 2019, Vol 32, Issue 2, pp. 270-290.

• Credit Constraints and R&D over the Boom and Bust: Firm-Level Evidence from Central and Eastern Europe, forthcoming in March 2020, authors Kadri Männasoo and Jaanika Meriküll. Economic Systems, March 2020.

• What explains the gender gap in wealth? Evidence from administrative data [2], 2019, authors Jaanika Meriküll, Merike Kukk and Tairi Rõõm. Working Papers of Eesti Pank, No 4/2019.

• Are survey data underestimating the inequality of wealth? [3], 2019, authors Jaanika Meriküll and Tairi Rõõm. Working Papers of Eesti Pank, No 5/2019.

• Estonian Household Finance and Consumption Survey: Results from the 2017 wave [4], 2019, authors Jaanika Meriküll and Tairi Rõõm. Occasional Papers of Eesti Pank, No 1/2019.

• Minimum wages and the wage distribution in Estonia [5], 2018, authors Simona Ferraro, Jaanika Meriküll and Karsten Staehr. Applied Economics [forthcoming].

• Patterns of Organisational Innovation: Comparison of Western and Eastern Countries in Europe [1], 2018, authors Karin Sakowski, Maaja Vadi and Jaanika Meriküll. Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research, x−x [forthcoming].

• Export characteristics and output volatility: comparative firm-level evidence for CEE countries [6], 2016, authors Urška Čede, Bogdan Chiriacescu, Péter Harasztosi, Tibor Lalinsky and Jaanika Meriküll. Review of World Economics, 154 (2), 347−376.

• Do you get what you ask? The gender gap in desired and realised wages [7], 2017, authors Jaanika Meriküll and Pille Mõtsmees. International Journal of Manpower, 38 (6), 893−908.

• The financial fragility of Estonian households: Evidence from stress tests on the HFCS microdata [8], 2017, authors Jaanika Meriküll and Tairi Rõõm. Working Papers of Eesti Pank, No 4/2017.

• The assets, liabilities and wealth of Estonian households: Results of the Household Finance and Consumption Survey [9], 2016, authors Jaanika Meriküll and Tairi Rõõm. Occasional Papers of Eesti Pank, No 1/2016.
• Labor Market Transitions During the Great Recession in Estonia [10], 2016, author Jaanika Meriküll. In Labor Migration, EU Enlargement, and the Great Recession (eds. Martin Kahanec and Klaus F. Zimmermann). Springer.

• The Impact of Firm Financing Constraints on R&D over the Business Cycle [11], 2015, authors Kadri Männasoo and Jaanika Meriküll. Working Papers of Eesti Pank, No. 3/2015.

• Assessing European firms´ exports and productivity distribution: the CompNet trade module [12], 2015, authors Antoine Berthou, Emmanuel Dhyne, Matteo Bugamelli, Ana-Maria Cazacu, Calin-Vlad Demian, Peter Harasztosi, Tibor Lalinsky, Jaanika Meriküll, Filippo Oropallo and Ana Cristina Soares. ECB Working Paper, No. 1788.

• Household borrowing during a creditless recovery [13], 2015, author Jaanika Meriküll. Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, Vol. 51(5), pp. 1051-1068.
• One currency, one price? Euro changeover-related inflation in Estonia [14], 2015, authors Jaanika Meriküll and Tairi Rõõm. Journal of Common Market Studies, Vol. 53(4), pp. 822-839.
• Formalisation of organisational structure as a subject of path dependency: an example from Central and Eastern Europe [15], 2015, authors Karin Sakowski, Maaja Vadi and Jaanika Meriküll. Post-Communist Economies, Vol. 27(1), pp. 76-90.
• R&D, Credit Constraints and Demand Fluctuations: Comparative Micro Evidence from 10 New EU Members [16], 2014, authors Kadri Männasoo and Jaanika Meriküll. Eastern European Economics, Vol. 52(2), pp. 49-64.
• Are Foreign-Owned Firms Different? Comparison of Employment Volatility and Elasticity of Labour Demand [17], 2014, authors Jaanika Meriküll and Tairi Rõõm. ECB Working Paper, No 1704.
• Micro-based evidence of EU competitiveness: The CompNet database [18], 2014, authors Lopez-Garcia, P.; Di Mauro, F.; Benatti, N.; Angeloni, C.; Altomonte, C.; Bugamelli, M.; D'Aurizio, L.; Barba Navaretti, G.; Forlani, E.; Rossetti, S.; Zurlo, D.; Berthou, A.; Sandoz-Dit-Bragard, C.; Dhyne, E.; Amador, J.; Opromolla, L., D.; Soares, A., C.; Chiriacescu, B.; Cazacu, A.-M.; Lalinsky, T.; Biewen, E.; Blank, S.; Meinen, P.; Hagemejer, J.; Tello, P.; Rodríguez-Caloca, A.; Čede, U.; Galuscak, K.; Meriküll, J. and Harasztosi, P. ECB Working Paper, No 1634.
• Shift from gross profit taxation to distributed profit taxation: are there effects on firms? [19], 2013, authors Jaan Masso, Jaanika Meriküll and Priit Vahter. Journal of Comparative Economics, No 41(4).
• International Technology Diffusion: The Case of Central and Eastern European Countries [20], 2013, authors Jaanika Meriküll, Helen Poltimäe and Tiiu Paas. Eastern European Economics, No 51(2).
• Perceptions of unreported economic activities in Baltic firms. Individualistic and non-individualistic motives, 2013, authors Jaanika Meriküll, Tairi Rõõm and Karsten Staehr. In (Dis)honesty in Management: Manifestations and Consequences, Maaja Vadi and Tiia Vissak (eds.). Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
• Power without manpower: Forecasting labour demand for Estonian energy sector [21], 2012, authors Jaanika Meriküll, Raul Eamets, Katrin Humal and Kerli Espenberg. Energy Policy, No 49.
• Knowledge Creation in Central and Eastern Europe: The Role of Sectoral Composition, 2013, authors Jaanika Meriküll, Raul Eamets and Urmas Varblane. In Innovation Systems in Small Catching-Up Economies: New Perspectives on Practice and Policy, Carayannis, E.; Varblane, U.; Roolaht, T. (Eds.), Springer.
• The effect of innovation on skill upgrading in mid-transition: microeconometric evidence from Estonia, 2012, author Jaanika Meriküll. In Innovation Systems in Small Catching-Up Economies: New Perspectives on Practice and Policy, Carayannis, E.; Varblane, U. and Roolaht, T. (Eds.). Springer.
• Macroeconomic effects of zero corporate income tax on retained earnings [22], 2011, authors Jaan Masso and Jaanika Meriküll. Baltic Journal of Economics, Vol 9, No 2.
• The impact of innovation on employment: firm- and industry-level evidence from a catching-up economy [23], 2010, author Jaanika Meriküll. Eastern European Economics, Vol 48, No 2.
• Unreported employment and envelope wages in mid-transition: Comparing developments and causes in the Baltic countries [24], 2010, authors Jaanika Meriküll and Karsten Staehr. Comparative Economic Studies, Vol 52(4).
• Support for Evolution in the Knowledge-Based Economy: A Demand for PhDs in Estonia [25], 2009, authors Jaan Masso, Raul Eamets, Jaanika Meriküll and Hanna Kanep. Baltic Journal of Economics, Vol 9.
• Why Do Individuals Evade Payroll and Income Taxation in Estonia?, 2008, authors Kenneth A. Kriz, Jaanika Meriküll, Alari Paulus and Karsten Staehr. In INFER Advances in Economic Research: Shadow Economy, Corruption, and Governance, Pickhardt, M. ja Shinnick, E. (eds.). Edward Elgar Publishing.
• Occupational structures across 25 EU countries: the importance of industry structure and technology in old and new EU countries [26], 2007, authors Frank Cörvers and Jaanika Meriküll. Economic Change and Restructuring, Vol 40, No 4.

Referee:

Baltic Journal of Economics
Economic Modelling
Economic Systems
British Journal of Sociology
Emerging Markets Finance and Trade
Journal of Common Market Studies
Oxford Development Review