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

2023

Socioeconomic position at the age of 30 and the later risk of a mental disorder : a nationwide population-based register study

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.

Hakulinen, Christian

Komulainen, Kaisla

Suokas, Kimmo

Pirkola, Sami

Pulkki-Råback, Laura

Lumme, Sonja

Elovainio, Marko

Böckerman, Petri

Publication

2023

Syövän vaikutukset puolison tuloihin ja työllisyyteen

Sosiaalilääketieteellinen aikakauslehti.

Böckerman, Petri

Kortelainen, Mika

Salokangas, Henri

Vaalavuo, Maria

Publication

2023

The Effect of Substrate Stiffness on Elastic Force Transmission in the Epithelial Monolayers over Short Timescales

Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering.

Tervonen, Aapo

Korpela, Sanna

Nymark, Soile

Hyttinen, Jari

Ihalainen, Teemu O.

Publication

2023

The effects of COVID-19-era unemployment and business closures upon the physical and mental health of older Europeans : Mediation through financial circumstances and social activity

SSM : Population Health.

Settels, Jason

Böckerman, Petri

Publication

2023

The impact of periodic interviews on unemployment duration : Evidence from the 2017 Finnish reform

Labour.

Huuskonen, Jussi

Publication

2023

The Individual-level Productivity Costs of Physical Inactivity

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise.

Kari, Jaana T.

Nerg, Iiro

Huikari, Sanna

Leinonen, Anna-Maiju

Nurkkala, Marjukka

Farrahi, Vahid

Korpelainen, Raija

Korhonen, Marko

Publication

2023

Tohtoreiden siskot ja veljet

Talous & yhteiskunta.

Helin, Jouni

Koerselman, Kristian

Publication

2023

Tutkimuksia julkisten työvoimapalveluiden roolista työmarkkinoiden kohtaannossa

Kansantaloudellinen aikakauskirja.

Huuskonen, Jussi

Publication

2023

Työttömien haastattelut edistävät työmarkkinoiden kohtaantoa

Talous & yhteiskunta.

Huuskonen, Jussi

Pehkonen, Jaakko

Publication

2023

Understanding labour market participation trajectories after returning to part-time work from sickness absence : a nationwide cohort study from Finland

Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

Hartikainen, Elli

Salonen, Laura

Solovieva, Svetlana

Blomgren, Jenni

Böckerman, Petri

Viikari-Juntura, Eira

Leinonen, Taina

Publication

2023

Value of art and culture institutions : a case study of Jyväskylä, Finland

European Journal of Cultural Management and Policy.

Sokka, Sakarias

Ruokolainen, Olli

Tohmo, Timo

Publication

2022

Birth weight, adult weight, and cardiovascular biomarkers : Evidence from the Cardiovascular Young Finns Study

Preventive Medicine.

Pehkonen, Jaakko

Viinikainen, Jutta

Kari, Jaana T.

Böckerman, Petri

Lehtimäki, Terho

Viikari, Jorma

Raitakari, Olli

Empirical Microeconomics (EME)

Research group description

Jyväskylä International Macro and Finance (JyIMaF)

Strategy and Entrepreneurship