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

JYU.Well

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

External members

Hannu Tervo

Professor (emeritus)

University of Jyväskylä

Jussi Heikkilä

Research Fellow

University of Jyväskylä

Publications

Publication

2010

Technological change, occupational composition, and wage premiums : evidence from linked employer-employee data

Working paper / Jyväskylä University. School of Business and Economics.

Hynninen, Sanna-Mari

Ojala, Jari

Pehkonen, Jaakko

Publication

2010

The effect of education on migration: evidence from school reform

Working paper / Jyväskylä University. School of Business and Economics.

Böckerman, Petri

Haapanen, Mika

Publication

2010

The nature of self-employment: how does gender matter?

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business.

Tervo, Hannu

Haapanen, Mika

Publication

2010

The nexus between culture and economics - Culture as a contributory factor in the competitiveness of region

Integrating aims - built heritage in social and economic development. Centre for Urban and Regional Studies Publications. Aalto University, School of Science and Technology.

Storhammar, Esa

Tohmo, Timo

Publication

2010

Voiko maa mennä konkurssiin?

Keskisuomalainen.

Pehkonen, Jaakko

Publication

2009

Alueellinen kyvykkyys ja sitä muovaavat tekijät

Tekesin katsaus.

Nivalainen, Satu

Mukkala, Kirsi

Tohmo, Timo

Publication

2009

Availability and consumption of alcoholic beverages : evidence from Finland

Applied Economics Letters.

Mangeloja, Esa

Pehkonen, Jaakko

Publication

2009

Cumulative inertia or cumulative stress? Migration behaviour of Finnish graduates

Migration letters.

Haapanen, Mika

Tervo, Hannu

Publication

2009

Economic value of the Museum of Central Finland

Nordisk Museologi.

Tohmo, Timo

Publication

2009

Evaluating project deadweight measures: evidence from Finnish business subsidies

Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy.

Tokila, Anu

Haapanen, Mika

Publication

2009

Evaluation of deadweight spending in regional enterprise financing

Policy Modeling 2009 - Proceedings of the EcoMod2009 Conference. EcoMod Press.

Tokila, Anu

Haapanen, Mika

Publication

2009

Exit-ohjelma elvytyspakettiin

Keskisuomalainen.

Pehkonen, Jaakko

Empirical Microeconomics (EME)

Research group description

Jyväskylä International Macro and Finance (JyIMaF)

Strategy and Entrepreneurship