I am a 4th year PhD student at the Helsinki Graduate School of Economics, under the supervision of Otto Toivanen and Torsten Santavirta. I work on industrial organization and health economics. Most of my current research is focused on pharmaceutical markets: I study entry, mergers and acquisitions as well as firm, patient and physician behaviour in these markets.

Work in progress

History Dependence and Firm Incentives in Free Contraception Programs with E. Jussila

Price and Non-price Effects of Cross-market Mergers in Regulated Markets with M. Siikanen

Long-term Effects of Maternity Ward Closures on Children with M. Kortelainen

Physician Prescribing Behaviour in Markets with Dispersed Prices

Entry in the Nordic Pharmaceutical Markets with J. Markkanen, M. Kortelainen, M. Siikanen & O. Toivanen

Adoption and Effects of Free Contraception Programs with E. Jussila, M. Kortelainen, S. Metsälampi & M. Viertola

Publications

The Indirect Effect of mRNA-based COVID-19 Vaccination on Healthcare Workers’ Unvaccinated Household Members In Nature Communications (2022) 13:1162 with J. Salo, M. Kortelainen, T. Leino, T. Saxell, M. Siikanen & L. Sääksvuori, LINK

Policy work

Additional Public Procurement in Health Services: Lessons from Finnish Physiotherapy Markets In Journal of the Finnish Economic Association (2024) Vol. 5 No. 1 with V. Pitkänen, LINK

COVID-19 Pandemic and Mental Health Differences Between Socioeconomic Groups Helsinki GSE Situation Room report 16.8.2021 (available in Finnish) with M. Kortelainen, T. Saxell, L. Sääksvuori, A. Valkonen, M. Siikanen, H. Rantakaulio, J. Salo, LINK

Municipalities’ Operations Models and Financing Responsibility in Preventing and Reducing the Need for Social Assistance In Publications of the Government´s analysis, assessment and research activities 2021:23 (available in Finnish) with A. Rissanen, T. Tupala, M. Valtakari, M. Yli-Koski, R. Aro & R-L Leskelä, LINK