Reading Time: 4 minutesShrinking doesn’t have to mean failing. Finland’s border regions are showing that a new story is possible – and it’s one well worth watching.
Antti Moisio - (OECD)
Antti Moisio is Economist and Senior Policy Analyst in CFE/RDG. Before coming to the OECD, he worked in Finnish Prime Minister’s office as Senior Advisor. His duties in the ministry were primarily related to better regulation and legislative impact assessments. Prior to that, Antti Moisio worked for more than two years at CFE/ESG as a Policy Analyst, mainly in projects related to decentralisation and multi-level governance. Antti has also worked several years as Research Director and Principal Economist in VATT Institute for Economic Research in Helsinki. Antti has publications on local public finance, efficiency of public services, municipal mergers and political economy. Antti has taught courses on applied econometrics and local public finance in several universities, including University of Jyväskylä, Université de Rennes 1 and Université de Fribourg. Antti holds a PhD in Economics from University of Jyväskylä, Finland.
Keeping the lights on: what Europe can learn from Nordic regions about managing shrinking populations
Reading Time: 3 minutesAs OECD and EU regions anticipate significant population declines, local governments must adapt to maintain essential services. Nordic countries have effectively used inter-municipal cooperation (IMC) to share resources, manage costs, and ensure quality service delivery amid shrinking populations.
Will AI undo decentralisation?
Reading Time: 3 minutesWill the enormous processing power of AI enable central governments to match – or even surpass – the information advantage of subnational governments? Can it even replace local decision-making?
Shrinking without sinking: Lessons from Estonia
Reading Time: 3 minutesEstonia is shrinking. The country’s population has contracted by 15% since 1991, to 1.3 million in 2020, and projections expect this trend to continue. What’s more, the trend is uneven. Among Estonians who remain, many leave remote and rural areas for bigger cities.