Jutta Viinikainen received her PhD in Economics in 2012. Her research focuses particularly on labor economics and health economics, examining the relationships between health, health behavior, and labor market outcomes. She has taught courses in public economics, labor economics, behavioral economics, and mathematical economics.
Viinikainen has held visiting positions at several prestigious universities and research institutes, including Monash University (2019), University College London (2018), the LIKES Research Centre for Physical Activity and Health (2018), Boston University (2017), and the University of Bamberg (2016). She serves as the Head of Economics, is a member of the JSBE Management Board, and isa chairperson in JYU.Well wellbeing research community. In addition, she represents Finland in the health economics working group of the European Commission’s EU Beyond One Million Genomes Plus initiative and is an alumna of the Young Academy of Finland.
Tutkimukseni käsittelevät terveyden, terveyskäyttäytymisen ja persoonallisuuden merkitystä työmarkkinoilla. Tutkimukseni tuottaa tietoa tiedeyhteisölle ja päätöksentekijöille siitä, mitkä tekijät vaikuttavat yksilön menestymiseen työmarkkinoilla.
