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Working Papers

2025

1. Coming of Age: The Hidden Health Costs of Legal Age Limits
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2025)

2024

2. Born at the Right Time: Examining the Effect of Relative Age on Mental Health in Adulthood
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   Also in Working Papers, Työn ja talouden tutkimus LABORE, The Labour Institute for Economic Research LABORE (2024)
3. Born under the Bad Sign: Intergenerational Effects of the Finnish Great Depression of the Early 1990s
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
4. The Causal Effects of Education on Family Health: Evidence from Expanding Access to Higher Education
   Working Papers, Työn ja talouden tutkimus LABORE, The Labour Institute for Economic Research LABORE

2022

5. Lost Mind, Lost Job? Unequal Effects of Corporate Downsizings on Employees
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

2021

6. Dark Half: Decentralized Bargaining and Well-Being at Work
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   Also in ETLA Working Papers, The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy (2021)
7. Dark Passage: Mental Health Consequences of Parental Death
   Working Papers, Geary Institute, University College Dublin View citations (2)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2021) View citations (2)
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2021) View citations (2)
8. Socioemotional Wealth and Networking in the Internationalisation of Family SMEs
   Post-Print, HAL View citations (2)
   See also Chapter Socioemotional Wealth and Networking in the Internationalisation of Family SMEs, Springer Books, Springer (2021) View citations (2) (2021)

2019

9. Regional concentration of university graduates: The role of high school grades and parental background
   Umeå Economic Studies, Umeå University, Department of Economics
10. School Tracking and Mental Health
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (1)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2019) View citations (1)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2019) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article School Tracking and Mental Health, Journal of Human Capital, University of Chicago Press (2021) View citations (4) (2021)

2018

11. Labor-Market Returns to Higher Vocational Schooling
    Working Papers, Työn ja talouden tutkimus LABORE, The Labour Institute for Economic Research LABORE
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2018)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2018)

2017

12. The Consequences of the Value-Added Tax on Inequality
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (1)

2015

13. Back to School? Labor-Market Returns to Vocational Postsecondary Education
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)

2013

14. Does Higher Education Enhance Migration?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
    Also in Working Papers, Työn ja talouden tutkimus LABORE, The Labour Institute for Economic Research LABORE (2013) View citations (3)

2011

15. The effect of education on migration: evidence from school reform
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2010)
16. The effect of polytechnic reform on migration
    Working Papers, Työn ja talouden tutkimus LABORE, The Labour Institute for Economic Research LABORE
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2011)
    See also Journal Article The effect of polytechnic reform on migration, Journal of Population Economics, Springer (2013) View citations (23) (2013)

2009

17. Evaluation of Deadweight Spending in Regional Enterprise Financing
    EcoMod2009, EcoMod
    See also Journal Article Evaluation of Deadweight Spending in Regional Enterprise Financing, Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2012) View citations (2) (2012)

2006

18. Gender Differences in Self-Employment in Finnish Regions
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association
19. Migration Behaviour and Duration of Residence Spells of Graduating Students in Finland in 1987-2002
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association View citations (3)

2005

20. Self-employment duration in urban and rural locations
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Self-employment duration in urban and rural locations, Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2009) View citations (27) (2009)
21. When are investment subsidies crucial for investments?
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association View citations (3)

2002

22. Variation of migration behaviour in population
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association

2001

23. Can migration decisions be affected by income taxation policies?
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association View citations (3)
24. Labour market performance and determinants of migration by gender and region of origin
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association

2000

25. IMPACT OF EXPECTED EARNINGS ON INTERREGIONAL MIGRATION DECISIONS IN FINLAND
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association View citations (4)

1998

26. Internal Migration and Labour Market Transitions of Unemployment Workers
    Discussion Papers, VATT Institute for Economic Research View citations (6)

Journal Articles

2025

1. Parental earnings response to children's job loss: Evidence from Finland
   Labour Economics, 2025, 94, (C)

2024

2. Decentralized wage bargaining and health
   Economics & Human Biology, 2024, 55, (C)

2023

3. Couples' joint retirement by household type: Evidence from Finland
   LABOUR, 2023, 37, (3), 409-436
4. Dark Passage
   American Journal of Health Economics, 2023, 9, (4), 584 - 604

2021

5. School Tracking and Mental Health
   Journal of Human Capital, 2021, 15, (2), 291 - 345 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper School Tracking and Mental Health, CEPR Discussion Papers (2019) View citations (1) (2019)

2019

6. Back to school: Labor-market returns to higher vocational schooling
   Labour Economics, 2019, 61, (C) View citations (11)
7. The Effects of the Value-Added Tax on Revenue and Inequality
   Journal of Development Studies, 2019, 55, (4), 490-508 View citations (18)

2018

8. More skilled, better paid: labour-market returns to postsecondary vocational education
   Oxford Economic Papers, 2018, 70, (2), 485-508 View citations (11)

2017

9. Innovation Expectations and Patenting in Private and Public R&D Projects
   Growth and Change, 2017, 48, (4), 744-768 View citations (3)
10. More educated, more mobile? Evidence from post-secondary education reform
    Spatial Economic Analysis, 2017, 12, (1), 8-26 View citations (7)

2014

11. Government policy failure in public support for research and development
    Policy Studies, 2014, 35, (6), 557-575 View citations (6)

2013

12. The effect of polytechnic reform on migration
    Journal of Population Economics, 2013, 26, (2), 593-617 View citations (23)
    See also Working Paper The effect of polytechnic reform on migration, Working Papers (2011) (2011)

2012

13. Evaluation of Deadweight Spending in Regional Enterprise Financing
    Regional Studies, 2012, 46, (2), 185-201 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Evaluation of Deadweight Spending in Regional Enterprise Financing, EcoMod2009 (2009) (2009)
14. MIGRATION OF THE HIGHLY EDUCATED: EVIDENCE FROM RESIDENCE SPELLS OF UNIVERSITY GRADUATES
    Journal of Regional Science, 2012, 52, (4), 587-605 View citations (59)

2010

15. The nature of self-employment: how does gender matter?
    International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 2010, 9, (3), 349-371 View citations (7)

2009

16. Cumulative inertia or cumulative stress? Migration behaviour of Finnish graduates
    Migration Letters, 2009, 6, (1), 83-90
17. Evaluating Project Deadweight Measures: Evidence from Finnish Business Subsidies
    Environment and Planning C, 2009, 27, (1), 124-140 View citations (5)
18. Self-employment duration in urban and rural locations
    Applied Economics, 2009, 41, (19), 2449-2461 View citations (27)
    See also Working Paper Self-employment duration in urban and rural locations, ERSA conference papers (2005) View citations (5) (2005)

2008

19. Evaluation of investment subsidies: when is deadweight zero?
    International Review of Applied Economics, 2008, 22, (5), 585-600 View citations (19)

2007

20. Can Migration Decisions be Affected by Income Policy Interventions? Evidence from Finland
    Regional Studies, 2007, 41, (3), 339-348 View citations (14)

2003

21. Where do the highly educated migrate? Micro-level evidence from finland
    International Review of Applied Economics, 2003, 17, (4), 437-448 View citations (16)

Chapters

2021

1. Socioemotional Wealth and Networking in the Internationalisation of Family SMEs
   Springer View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Socioemotional Wealth and Networking in the Internationalisation of Family SMEs, HAL (2021) View citations (2) (2021)

2017

2. Working while studying: does it lead to greater attachment to the regional labour market?
   Chapter 6 in Graduate Migration and Regional Development, 2017, pp 114-138 View citations (1)