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Does a Slump Really Make You Thinner? Finnish Micro-level Evidence 1978-2002

Böckerman, Petri; Johansson, Edvard; Helakorpi, Satu; … - EconWPA - 2005

from 1978 to 2002. The results reveal that an improvement in regional economic conditions measured by the employment … economic slowdowns are good for health. In contrast, at least overweight increases during slumps. …

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Who bear the burden of wage cuts? Evidence from Finland during the 1990s

Böckerman, Petri; Laaksonen, Seppo; Vainiomäki, Jari - EconWPA - 2005

. Declines in wages have also been more common in small plants. In addition, there is an important transitory component in wage …

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Is Variation in Hours of Work Driven by Supply or Demand? Evidence from Finnish Manufacturing Industries

Böckerman, Petri; Jäntti, Markus - EconWPA - 2005

This paper uses panel data from 1989 to 1995 on blue-collar workers in Finnish manufacturing industries and their establishments to assess the extent to which hours of work are affected by individual or establishment characteristics - observed as well as unobserved. We argue that recent research...

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