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

2016

Equality and Convergence in Nordic Societies in the Long Run : Europe and Other Comparative Mirrors

ANU Centre for European Studies Briefing Papers.

Eloranta, Jari

Ojala, Jari

Pehkonen, Jaakko

Bruno, Lars Christian

Publication

2016

Estimating Regional Input Coefficients and Multipliers: The Use of FLQ is Not a Gamble

Regional Studies.

Flegg, Anthony T.

Tohmo, Timo

Publication

2016

Festivaalit, alue ja taloudelliset vaikutusanalyysit

Festivaalien Suomi. Cuporen julkaisuja. Kulttuuripoliittisen tutkimuksen edistämissäätiö.

Tohmo, Timo

Storhammar, Esa

Publication

2016

Nousukausi tulee kuin varas yöllä

Keskisuomalainen.

Pehkonen, Jaakko

Publication

2016

Nuorten miesten ammatti? : ikä ja ammattitaito merenkulussa 1700-luvulta 1900-luvun puoliväliin

Työ merellä. Nautica Fennica. Suomen merimuseo ; Suomen merihistoriallinen yhdistys.

Ojala, Jari

Pehkonen, Jaakko

Eloranta, Jari

Publication

2016

The serum copper/zinc ratio in childhood and educational attainment : a population-based study

Journal of Public Health.

Böckerman, Petri

Bryson, Alex

Viinikainen, Jutta

Viikari, Jorma

Lehtimäki, Terho

Vuori, Erkki

Keltikangas-Järvinen, Liisa

Raitakari, Olli

Pehkonen, Jaakko

Publication

2015

Back to School? Labor-Market Returns to Vocational Postsecondary Education

IZA Discussion Paper.

Böckerman, Petri

Haapanen, Mika

Jepsen, Christoper

Publication

2015

Epätieteellisiä ennusteita

Tiedeblogi.

Pehkonen, Jaakko

Publication

2015

Income and Physical Activity among Adults: Evidence from Self-Reported and Pedometer-Based Physical Activity Measurements

PLoS ONE.

Kari, Jaana T.

Pehkonen, Jaakko

Hirvensalo, Mirja

Yang, Xiaolin

Hutri-Kähönen, Nina

Raitakari, Olli T.

Tammelin, Tuija H.

Publication

2015

Maksetaanko vientiyrityksissä parempia palkkoja?

Kansantaloudellinen aikakauskirja.

Kari, Matti

Pehkonen, Jaakko

Pehkonen, Sampo

Publication

2015

Relative age at school entry, school performance and long-term labour market outcomes

Applied Economics Letters.

Pehkonen, Jaakko

Viinikainen, Jutta

Böckerman, P.

Pulkki-Råback, L.

Keltikangas-Järvinen, L.

Raitakari, O.

Publication

2015

Suomi putosi liigasta divariin

Keskisuomalainen.

Pehkonen, Jaakko

Empirical Microeconomics (EME)

Research group description

Jyväskylä International Macro and Finance (JyIMaF)

Strategy and Entrepreneurship