Jaanika Meriküll Curriculum Vitae

Jaanika Meriküll Senior Economist
E-mail: jaanika.merikyll@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, 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, 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?, 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, 2019, authors Jaanika Meriküll and Tairi Rõõm. Occasional Papers of Eesti Pank, No 1/2019.
Minimum wages and the wage distribution in Estonia, 2018, authors Simona Ferraro, Jaanika Meriküll and Karsten Staehr. Applied Economics [forthcoming].
Patterns of Organisational Innovation: Comparison of Western and Eastern Countries in Europe, 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, 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, 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, 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, 2016, authors Jaanika Meriküll and Tairi Rõõm. Occasional Papers of Eesti Pank, No 1/2016.
Labor Market Transitions During the Great Recession in Estonia, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 2014, authors Jaanika Meriküll and Tairi Rõõm. ECB Working Paper, No 1704.
Micro-based evidence of EU competitiveness: The CompNet database, 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?, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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