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Petri Böckerman’s homepage

I am a research economist at the Labour Institute for Economic Research.

I am also an adjunct professor (i.e. “dosentti” in Finnish) at the University of Tampere.

My research has been published in British Journal of Industrial Relations, Health Economics, Industrial Relations, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Journal of Regional Science, Regional Science and Urban Economics, among other outlets.

Curriculum Vitae

E-mail: petri.bockerman@labour.fi

Journal articles

Böckerman, P. & Laukkanen, E. (2010). What Makes You Work while You Are Sick? Evidence from a Survey of Workers. The European Journal of Public Health, Forthcoming.

Böckerman, P., Hämäläinen, U. & Uusitalo, R. (2009). Labour Market Effects of the Polytechnic Education Reform: The Finnish Experience. Economics of Education Review, 28:6, 672-681.
Böckerman, P. & Uusitalo, R. (2009). Minimum Wages and Youth Employment: Evidence from the Finnish Retail Trade Sector. British Journal of Industrial Relations, 47:2, 388-405.
Böckerman, P. & Ilmakunnas, P. (2009). Unemployment and Self-assessed Health: Evidence from Panel Data. Health Economics, 18:2, 161-179.
Böckerman, P. & Ilmakunnas, P. (2009). Job Disamenities, Job Satisfaction, Quit Intentions, and Actual Separations: Putting the Pieces Together. Industrial Relations, 48:1, 73-96.
Böckerman, P., Johansson, E., Helakorpi, S. & Uutela, A. (2009). Economic Inequality and Population Health: Looking Beyond Aggregate Indicators. Sociology of Health and Illness, 31:3, 422-440.
Johansson, E., Böckerman, P., Kiiskinen, U. & Heliövaara, M. (2009). Obesity and Labour Market Success in Finland: The Difference Between Having a High BMI and Being Fat. Economics and Human Biology, 7:1, 36-45.
Johansson, E., Böckerman, P. & Uutela, A. (2009). Alcohol Consumption and Sickness Absence: Evidence from Microdata. The European Journal of Public Health, 19:1, 19-22.
Böckerman, P. & Ilmakunnas, P. (2008). Interaction of Working Conditions, Job Satisfaction, and Sickness Absences: Evidence from a Representative Sample of Employees. Social Science and Medicine, 67:4, 520-528.
Lehto, E. & Böckerman, P. (2008). Analysing the Employment Effects of Mergers and Acquisitions. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 68:1, 112-124.
Böckerman, P., Johansson, E., Jousilahti, P. & Uutela, A. (2008). The Physical Strenuousness of Work is Slightly Associated with an Upward Trend in the BMI. Social Science and Medicine, 66:6, 1346-1355.
Böckerman, P. & Maliranta, M. (2007). The Micro-level Dynamics of Regional Productivity Growth: The Source of Divergence in Finland. Regional Science and Urban Economics, 37:2, 165-182.
Böckerman, P., Johansson, E., Helakorpi, S., Prättälä, R., Vartiainen, E. & Uutela, A. (2007). Does a Slump Really Make You Thinner? Finnish Micro-level Evidence 1978-2002. Health Economics, 16:1, 103-107.
Böckerman, P., Laaksonen, S. & Vainiomäki, J. (2007). Who Bears the Burden of Wage Cuts? Evidence from Finland during the 1990s. International Journal of Manpower, 28:2, 100-121.
Böckerman, P. (2007). Polytechnic Graduate Placement in Finnish Manufacturing. Journal of Education and Work, 20:1, 1-16.
Böckerman, P. & Lehto, E. (2006). Geography of Domestic Mergers and Acquisitions (M&As): Evidence from Matched Firm-level Data. Regional Studies, 40:8, 847-860.
Böckerman, P. & Ilmakunnas, P. (2006). Elusive Effects of Unemployment on Happiness. Social Indicators Research, 79:1, 159-169.
Böckerman, P. & Uusitalo, R. (2006). Erosion of the Ghent System and Union Membership Decline: Lessons from Finland. British Journal of Industrial Relations, 44:2, 283-303.
Böckerman, P. & Ilmakunnas, P. (2006). Do Job Disamenities Raise Wages or Ruin Job Satisfaction? International Journal of Manpower, 27:3, 290-302.
Johansson, E., Böckerman, P., Prättälä, R. & Uutela, A. (2006). Alcohol-related Mortality, Drinking Behavior, and Business Cycles: Are Slumps Really Dry Seasons? The European Journal of Health Economics, 7:3, 215-220.
Hämäläinen, K. & Böckerman, P. (2004). Regional Labor Market Dynamics, Housing, and Migration. Journal of Regional Science, 44:3, 543-568.
Böckerman, P. (2004). Perception of Job Instability in Europe. Social Indicators Research, 67:3, 283-314.
Böckerman, P., Hämäläinen, K. & Maliranta, M. (2004). Sources of Job and Worker Flows: Evidence from a Panel of Regions. Labour: Review of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations, 18:1, 105-129.
Böckerman, P. (2003). Unravelling the Mystery of Regional Unemployment in Finland. Regional Studies, 37:4, 331-340.
Böckerman, P. & Kiander, J. (2002). Determination of Average Working Time in Finland. Labour: Review of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations, 16:3, 557-568.
Böckerman, P. & Kiander, J. (2002). Labour Markets in Finland during the Great Depressions of the Twentieth Century. Scandinavian Economic History Review, 50:2, 55-70.
Böckerman, P. (2002). Overtime in Finland. Finnish Economic Papers, 15:1, 36-54.
Böckerman, P. & Maliranta, M. (2001). Regional Disparities in Gross Job and Worker Flows in Finland. Finnish Economic Papers, 14:2, 84-103.