Empirical Microeconomics (EME)

The Empirical Microeconomics research group conducts research across various domains within economics, including labor economics, health economics, economics of education, and regional economics. Our empirical research serves a dual purpose: it enhances our understanding of individual-level decision-making and outcomes, while also contributing to the assessment and development of economic policies.

Overview

Core fields of research

Sustainable business and economics

Physical activity, health and wellbeing

Research areas

Policy-Relevant Economics and Competiveness of Economy

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Faculty

School of Business and Economics

Research group description

The group often leverages comprehensive register-based panel datasets encompassing individuals, their families, and employers. These datasets offer a vast repository of information pertaining to economic choices and their subsequent outcomes.

Our particular areas of interest often focus on the development of human capital, the evolution of employment and earnings trajectories, as well as the examination of health-related outcomes and behaviors.

Current

Groups

Members

Research group

Group leaders

Petri Böckerman

Professor

Members

Postdoctoral Researcher

Grant researcher, doctoral degree

External members

Hannu Tervo

Professor (emeritus)

University of Jyväskylä

Jussi Heikkilä

Research Fellow

University of Jyväskylä

Publications

Publication

2018

Presenteeism in Economic Research

Presenteeism at Work. Cambridge Companions to Management. Cambridge University Press.

Böckerman, Petri

Publication

2018

Sosiaaliset taidot ovat entistä tärkeämpiä työelämässä

Talous ja yhteiskunta.

Jokinen, Juho

Sieppi, Antti

Publication

2018

Taloudelliset kannusteet ja työttömien työllistyminen

Kansantaloudellinen aikakauskirja.

Pehkonen, Jaakko

Huuskonen, Jussi

Tornberg, Kalle

Publication

2018

Talouspolitiikassa ollaan ennusteuralla

Tiedeblogi.

Pehkonen, Jaakko

Publication

2018

The economic impact of tourism in Central Finland : a regional input-output study

Tourism Review.

Tohmo, Timo

Publication

2018

The Regionalization of National Input-Output Tables : A Review of the Performance of Two Key Non-survey Methods

Applications of the Input-Output Framework. Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics.

Flegg, Anthony T.

Tohmo, Timo

Publication

2018

Turvetuotannon aluetaloudellinen merkitys : turvetuotanto ja sen vaihtoehdot

Julkaisuja / Jyväskylän yliopiston kauppakorkeakoulu.

Storhammar, Esa

Tohmo, Timo

Publication

2018

Työmarkkinoiden heikko kohtaanto on erityisesti kasvukeskusten ongelma

Työpoliittinen aikakauskirja.

Pehkonen, Jaakko

Huuskonen, Jussi

Tornberg, Kalle

Publication

2017

Biomarkers and long-term labour market outcomes : The case of creatine

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization.

Böckerman, Petri

Bryson, Alex

Viinikainen, Jutta

Hakulinen, Christian

Pulkki-Råback, Laura

Raitakari, Olli

Pehkonen, Jaakko

Publication

2017

Born entrepreneurs? : Adolescents’ personality characteristics and entrepreneurship in adulthood

Journal of Business Venturing Insights.

Viinikainen, Jutta

Heineck, Guido

Böckerman, Petri

Hintsanen, Mirka

Raitakari, Olli

Pehkonen, Jaakko

Publication

2017

Current accounts and coordination of wage bargaining

BOFIT Discussion Papers. Bank of Finland.

Nieminen, Mika

Heimonen, Kari

Tohmo, Timo

Publication

2017

Does higher education protect against obesity? Evidence using Mendelian randomization

Preventive Medicine.

Böckerman, Petri

Viinikainen, Jutta

Pulkki-Råback, Laura

Hakulinen, Christian

Pitkänen, Niina

Lehtimäki, Terho

Pehkonen, Jaakko

Raitakari, Olli T.

Empirical Microeconomics (EME)

Research group description

Jyväskylä International Macro and Finance (JyIMaF)

Strategy and Entrepreneurship