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

Grant researcher, doctoral degree

External members

Hannu Tervo

Professor (emeritus)

University of Jyväskylä

Jussi Heikkilä

Research Fellow

University of Jyväskylä

Publications

Publication

2004

Yrittäjyys ja kehittyvä toimintaympäristö

Kansantaloudellinen aikakauskirja.

Littunen, Hannu

Tohmo, Timo

Storhammar, Esa

Publication

2003

"Osuuskassa ei ole tavallinen rahalaitos." Osuuskassahistoria taustoittaa Keski-Suomen kehitysvaiheita

Keskisuomalainen.

Pehkonen, Jaakko

Publication

2003

Alentaisiko työttömyyskorvausten porrastaminen työttömyyttä?

Työpoliittinen aikakausikirja.

Moisala, Jutta

Uusitalo, Roope

Publication

2003

Book review on van Ham's book: "Job access, workplace mobility, and occupational achievement

Papers in Regional Science.

Haapanen, Mika

Publication

2003

Economic value of a local museum-Factors of willingness-to-pay

Journal of Socio-Economics.

Tohmo, Timo

Publication

2003

ESR-viitekehyksen arviointi: Kestävän kehityksen horisontaalinen teema. Loppuraportti

ESR arvioinnit -sarja. Työministeriö.

Haukka, Jukka

Ritsilä, Jari

Heinonen, Juha

Tohmo, Timo

Publication

2003

Koulutetut muuttavat innokkaimmin

Kuntalehti.

Haapanen, Mika

Publication

2003

Matches, Vacancies and Job Seekers : Evidence from Regional Data

The 50th Annual North American Meetings of The Regional Science Association International. North American Regional Science Council.

Kangasharju, Aki

Pehkonen, Jaakko

Pekkala, Sari A.

Publication

2003

Matching in thin labour markets : panel data evidence from Finland, 1991-2002

43rd Congress of the European Regional Science Association. European Regional Science Association (ERSA).

Kangasharju, Aki

Pehkonen, Jaakko

Pekkala, Sari

Publication

2003

Sailaksen opintotukiehdotus torjuttiin kevein perustein

Helsingin Sanomat. Helsingin Sanomat.

Pehkonen, Jaakko

Publication

2003

Sokean Reetan hurskastelua

Keskisuomalainen.

Pehkonen, Jaakko

Publication

2003

Structural Unemployment in Finland and Sweden

Jyväskylän yliopisto taloustieteiden tiedekunta, Working Paper.

Pehkonen, Jaakko

Fregert, Klas

Empirical Microeconomics (EME)

Research group description

Jyväskylä International Macro and Finance (JyIMaF)

Strategy and Entrepreneurship