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

2017

Opportunity- and Necessity-Driven Self-Employment Among Older People in Finland

Ageing, Organisations and Management. Palgrave Macmillan.

Tervo, Hannu

Haapanen, Mika

Publication

2017

Profit Sharing the Firm-Size Wage Premium

Labour.

Pehkonen, Jaakko

Pehkonen, Sampo

Strifler, Matthias

Maliranta, Mika

Publication

2017

Promotions and Earnings - Gender or Merit? : Evidence from Longitudinal Personnel Data

Journal of Labor Research.

Jokinen, Juho

Pehkonen, Jaakko

Publication

2017

Stature and long-term labor market outcomes : Evidence using Mendelian randomization

Economics and Human Biology.

Böckerman, Petri

Viinikainen, Jutta

Vainiomäki, Jari

Hintsanen, Mirka

Pitkänen, Niina

Lehtimäki, Terho

Pehkonen, Jaakko

Rovio, Suvi

Raitakari, Olli

Publication

2017

The biometric antecedents to happiness

PLoS ONE.

Böckerman, Petri

Bryson, Alex

Viinikainen, Jutta

Hakulinen, Christian

Hintsanen, Mirka

Pehkonen, Jaakko

Viikari, Jorma

Raitakari, Olli

Publication

2017

The challenges of GxE research : A rejoinder

Social Science and Medicine.

Pehkonen, Jaakko

Viinikainen, Jutta

Böckerman, Petri

Lehtimäki, Terho

Pitkänen, Niina

Raitakari, Olli

Publication

2017

The size of the core in school choice

Discussion papers / Helsinki Center of Economic Research.

Koerselman, Kristian

Salonen, Mikko

Publication

2017

The timing of puberty and gender differences in educational achievement

IZA Discussion Paper. IZA Institute of Labor Economics.

Koerselman, Kristian

Pekkarinen, Tuomas

Publication

2017

Työsuoriutumisen ja aluetyöttömyyden rooli työntekijöiden palkitsemisessa

Kansantaloudellinen aikakauskirja.

Jokinen, Juho

Publication

2017

Wage Effects of Firm Size : Evidence from Linked Employer-Employee Panel

Finnish Economic Papers.

Pehkonen, Jaakko

Pehkonen, Sampo

Strifler, Matthias

Publication

2017

Working while studying : does it lead to greater attachment to the regional labour market?

Graduate Migration and Regional Development. New Horizons in Regional Science. Edward Elgar.

Haapanen, Mika

Karhunen, Hannu

Publication

2016

Childhood Physical Activity and Adulthood Earnings

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise.

Kari, Jaana T.

Tammelin, Tuija H.

Viinikainen, Jutta

Hutri-Kähönen, Nina

Raitakari, Olli T.

Pehkonen, Jaakko

Empirical Microeconomics (EME)

Research group description

Jyväskylä International Macro and Finance (JyIMaF)

Strategy and Entrepreneurship