Mikael Mäkimattila

About Me

I am a PhD student in economics at Aalto University. I started my PhD studies in 2021, spent academic year 2023–24 at MIT Department of Economics, and plan to complete the PhD program in 2026.

My research is mostly theoretical. However, it addresses questions that are close to real-world issues of the 21st century. I am particularly interested in how incomplete information influences market behavior and optimal government policy. I use game theory and mechanism design to analyze related questions.

I am grateful to Aalto University, Emil Aaltonen Foundation, Finnish Cultural Foundation, Fulbright Finland Foundation, HSE Support Foundation, KAUTE Foundation, and OP Group Research Foundation for funding my research work.

Microeconomic theory is fun, but I also like to wander through the streets of Helsinki on a sunlit summer night, marveling at the Art Nouveau façades and watching the waves of the Baltic Sea, perhaps accompanied by the majesty of Sibelius’s Symphony No. 2.

Working Papers

• “Pigouvian Income Taxation”, with Lassi Ahlvik and Matti Liski, 2024. Link.
• “Fake It Till You Exit”, with Eero Mäenpää, 2024. Link.

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