Publications

Information technology, improved access and use of prescription drugs (with Petri Böckerman, Liisa Laine, Mikko Nurminen and Tanja Saxell). Journal of the European Economic Association, forthcoming.

Effects of nurse visit copayments on primary care use: Do low-income households pay the price? (with Tapio Haaga, Petri Böckerman and Janne Tukiainen). Journal of Health Economics, 2024, 94, 102866. 

Does abolishing copayment increase doctor visits: A comparative case study (with Tapio Haaga, Petri Böckerman and Janne Tukiainen). The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy, 2024, 24(1), 187-204.

Costs and duration of orthodontic-surgical treatment with mandibular advancement surgery  (with Pekka Niemi,  Ulla Harjunmaa and Janna Waltimo-Sirén). European Journal of Orthodontics, 2023, 45(5), 558-564. 

The indirect effect of mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccination on unvaccinated household members (with Jussipekka Salo, Milla Hägg, Tuija Leino, Tanja Saxell, Markku Siikanen and Lauri Sääksvuori). Nature Communications, 2022, 13, 1162.

The long-run effects of cesarean sections (with Ana María Costa-Ramón, Ana Rodríguez-González, Lauri Sääksvuori). Journal of Human Resources , 2022, 57(6), 2048-2085. 

Cost-effectiveness of whole-exome sequencing in progressive neurological disorders of children (with Juho Aaltio, Virva Hyttinen, Gerardus W.J. Frederix, Tuula Lönnqvist, Anu Suomalainen, Pirjo Isohanni). European Journal of Paediatric Neurology, 2022, 36, 30-36. 

Effectiveness of clinical exome sequencing in adult patients with difficult-to-diagnose neurological disorders (with Markus T. Sainio, Juho Aaltio, Virva Hyttinen, Simo Ojanen, Anders Paetau, Pentti Tienari, Emil Ylikallio, Mari Auranen, Henna Tyynismaa). Acta Neurologica Scandinavica, 2021, 145: 63-72.

Attitudes towards genetic testing and information: Does parenthood shape the views?  (with Antti Saastamoinen, Virva Hyttinen, Juho Aaltio, Mari Auranen, Emil Ylikallio, Tuula Lönnqvist, Markus Sainio, Anu Suomalainen, Henna Tyynismaa and Pirjo Isohanni). Journal of Community Genetics, 2020, 11: 461–473. 

When does money stick in education? Evidence from a kinked grant rule (with Antti Saastamoinen). Education Finance and Policy, 2020, 15(4), 708-735.

Effectiveness of private and public high schools: Evidence from Finland (with Kalle Manninen). CESifo Economic Studies, 2019, 65(4), 424-445.

Best Education Money Can Buy? Capitalization of School Quality in Finland (with Oskari Harjunen and Tuukka Saarimaa). CESifo Economic Studies, 2018, 64(2), 150–175. 

Opportunity Cost Estimation of Ecosystem Services (with Arjan Ruijs, Ada Wossink, Nynke Schulp and Rob Alkemade). Environmental and Resource Economics, 2017, 6(4), 717-747.

Effects of Carbon Reduction Labels: Evidence from Scanner Data (with Jibonayan Raychaudhuri and Beatrice Roussillon). Economic Inquiry, 2016, 54(2), 1167-1187.

Do Urban Neighborhoods Benefit from Homeowners? Evidence from Housing Prices (with Tuukka Saarimaa). Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2015, 117(1), 28-56.

The Environmental Kuznets Curve at Different Levels of Economic Development: A Counterfactual Quantile Regression Analysis for CO2 Emissions (with Natina Yaduma and Ada Wossink). Journal of Environmental Economics and Policy, 2015, 4(3), 278-303.

Estimating Mortality and Economic Costs of Particulate Air Pollution in Developing Countries: The Case of Nigeria (with Natina Yaduma and Ada Wossink). Environmental and Resource Economics, 2013, 54(3), 361-387.

Public and Private Capital Productivity in Russia - A Nonparametric Investigation (with Simo Leppänen). Empirical Economics, 2013, 45(1), 193-216.

Trade-off Analysis of Ecosystem Services in Eastern Europe (with Arjan Ruijs, Ada Wossink, Nynke Schulp and Rob Alkemade). Ecosystem Services, 2013, 4, 82-94.

What Explains Performance of Students in a Heterogeneous Environment? Conditional Efficiency Estimation with Continuous and Discrete Environmental Variables (with Kristof De Witte). Applied Economics, 2013, 45(17), 2401-2412.

Stochastic Non-Smooth Envelopment of Data: Semiparametric Frontier Estimation subject to Shape Constraints (with Timo Kuosmanen). Journal of Productivity Analysis, 2012, 38(1), 11-28.

Improving Envelopment in Data Envelopment Analysis Under Variable Return to Scale Technology (with Emmanuel Thanassoulis and Rachel Allen). European Journal of Operational Research, 2012, 281(1), 175-185.

Costs and Efficiency of Higher Education Institutions in England: A DEA Analysis (with Emmanuel Thanassoulis, Geraint Johnes and Jill Johnes). Journal of the Operational Research Society, 2011, 62, 1282-1297.

Firm and Industry Level Profit Efficiency Analysis Using Absolute and Uniform Shadow Prices (with Timo Kuosmanen, Timo Sipiläinen and Laurens Cherchye). European Journal of Operational Research, 2010, 202(2), 584-594.

Performance of Finnish Dairy Farms and Its Determinants: A Comparison of Parametric, Semiparametric and Nonparametric Methods  (with Timo Sipiläinen, Sami Ovaska and Matti Ryhänen). Food Economics, 2009, 6(3-4), 173-184.

Dynamic Environmental Performance Analysis: A Malmquist Index Approach, Ecological Economics, 2008, 64, 701-715.

Eco-Efficiency Analysis of Consumer Durables Using Absolute Shadow Prices (with Timo Kuosmanen). Journal of Productivity Analysis, 2007, 28(1-2), 57-69.

Valuing Environmental Factors in Cost-Benefit Analysis Using Data Envelopment Analysis (with Timo Kuosmanen). Ecological Economics, 2007, 62(1), 56-65.

Measuring Eco-Efficiency of Production with Data Envelopment Analysis (with Timo Kuosmanen). Journal of Industrial Ecology, 2005, 9(4), 59-72.