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Ari Kokko serves as a Professor in the Department of International Economics, Government and Business at Copenhagen Business School, with an extensive publication record exceeding 60 research outputs. His work focuses on international economics and development policy in emerging economies, particularly Vietnam and Tanzania, addressing critical issues in trade, investment, and institutional reform.
Research Interests: Professor Kokko specializes in international trade dynamics, foreign direct investment impacts, and development economics, with regional expertise in Southeast Asia and Africa. His scholarship examines multinational enterprise spillovers, trade preference utilization, vocational education reform, and state-owned enterprise transitions, consistently bridging academic rigor with policy relevance for sustainable economic growth.
Publications Trends: Recent work demonstrates sophisticated empirical approaches using firm-level and transaction data to analyze export spillovers, FDI linkages, and trade agreement effects. Key themes include foreign intermediary roles in agricultural exports, MNE-local firm interactions in Vietnam's food sector, and policy learning under preferential trade arrangements, reflecting a strong commitment to evidence-based development solutions.
Advising and Professional Impact: Kokko has supervised 12 students and actively engages public discourse through 9 media appearances discussing Vietnam's business environment and global trade dynamics. His research directly supports UN Sustainable Development Goal 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth), emphasizing practical pathways for inclusive economic development in emerging markets.
