Academics
Currently I work in the School of Business and Economics, University of Jyväskylä as a research co-ordinator:
- Tohtorikoulu / Doctoral School
- Työn taloustiede I -kurssi, kevät 2012 ("Labour Economics")
- TTKJ161 Introduction to doctoral studies, autumn 2011 ("Johdatus jatko-opintoihin" in Finnish)
- TTKJ162 Orientoiva kurssi tutkimusmetodologiaan, syksy 2011 ("Orientation course to research methodology")
- TTKJ163 Tieteellinen kirjoittaminen ja julkaiseminen, kevät 2011 ("Scientific writing and publishing")
- JSBE-seminaarisarja / JSBE research seminar
- Taloustutkijoiden kesäseminaari
Previously my teaching responsibilities have included courses in labour economics, regional economics, mathematical economics and microeconomics. For example the following courses in Finnish:
- Aluetaloustiede I -kurssi, kevät 2008
- Mikrotaloustiede II -kurssi, syksy 2007
- Matemaattinen taloustiede II -kurssi, kevät 2007
- Työn taloustiede I -kurssi, kevät 2007
General interests: labour economics, regional economics, policy evaluation, microeconometrics.
Topics in particular: labour migration, education, business subsidies, deadweight, internationalization of SMEs, self-employment.
For more details, please see my CV (pdf-file updated: 13.10.2011).
Work in Active progress
- "The effect of polytechnic reform on migration" (joint with Petri Böckerman). Discussion paper 270, Labour Institute for Economic Research.
- "The effect of education on migration: evidence from school reform" (joint with Petri Böckerman), University of Jyväskylä, School of Business and Economics, Working paper 367/2010 (pdf).
- "Positive psychological capital and growth aspirations of entrepreneurs" (joint with Kauko-Valli, S. & Niittykangas, H.). Babson 2009 College Entrepreneurship Research Conference.
Some publications
- Haapanen, M. & Tervo, H. (2012) "Migration of the highly educated: Evidence from residence spells of university graduates", Journal of Regional Science, forthcoming (early view); see also our Web Appendix
- Tokila, A. & Haapanen, M. (2012) "Evaluation of deadweight spending in regional enterprise financing", Regional Studies, 46(2), 185-201, see also our Web Appendix
- Tervo, H. & Haapanen, M. (2010) "The nature of self-employment: how does gender matter?" International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 9(3), 349–371.
- Haapanen, M. (2010). "Oppijalähtöinen, yhteisöllinen työn taloustieteen opetus (in Finnish)". In K. Heimonen & H. Tervo (Eds.), Työ, talous ja yliopisto: Jaakko Pehkonen 50 vuotta. pp. 26–37. Jyväskylä: Jyväskylän yliopiston kauppakorkeakoulu.
- Haapanen, M. & Tervo, H. (2009) "Self-employment duration in urban and rural locations", Applied Economics, 41(19),2449-2461.
- Haapanen, M. & Tervo, H. (2009) "Cumulative inertia or cumulative stress? Migration behaviour of Finnish graduates", Migration letters, 6(1), 83-90.
- Tokila, A. & Haapanen, M. (2009) "Evaluating project deadweight measures: evidence from Finnish business subsidies", Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, 27(1) 124–140.
- Tokila, A., Haapanen, M. & Ritsilä, J. (2008) "Evaluation of investment subsidies: when is deadweight zero?", International Review of Applied Economics, 22(5), 585-600.
- Haapanen, M. & Ritsilä, J. (2007) "Can migration decisions be affected by income policy interventions? Evidence from Finland", Regional Studies 41 (3), 339-348.
- Hynninen, Ritsilä, Haapanen & Storhammar (2007) "Investointiavustusten työllisyysvaikutukset ja niiden arviointi", Työpoliittinen tutkimus nro 336 (in Finnish).
- Tervo, H. & Haapanen, M. (2007) "Miksi naisia on vain vähän yrittäjinä?" Kansantaloudellinen aikakauskirja 103 (1), 28-43.
- Ritsilä, J. & Haapanen, M. (2003) " Where do the highly educated migrate? Micro-level evidence from Finland", International Review of Applied Economics, 17(4), 437 - 448.
- Haapanen, M. (2003) "Studies on the determinants of migration and the spatial concentration of labour", Jyväskylä Studies in Business and Economics, No. 27, Jyväskylä: University of Jyväskylä (PhD thesis).
- Nivalainen, S. & Haapanen, M. (2002) "Ikääntyvä ja keskittyvä Suomi: Maaseudun ja vuorovaikutusalueiden väestökehitys 1975 - 2000", Aluekeskus- ja kaupunkipolitiikan yhteistyöryhmän julkaisu 1/02.
- Haapanen, M. (2002) "Interregional migration and wages", University of Jyväskylä, Reports from the school of business and economics N:o 29 (Licentiate's thesis).
- Tohmo, T., Ritsilä, J., Nenonen, T. & Haapanen, M. (2001) "Jarrua muuttoliikkeelle", Kunnallisalan kehittämissäätiön tutkimusjulkaisut nro 31, Vammala 2001.
- Haapanen, M. (1998) "Internal migration and labour market transitions of unemployment workers", VATT Discussion papers, No. 179.
Tournaments and Congresses
I have taken part in organizing, for example, the following tournaments and congresses in Jyväskylä:
- The 12th Annual Football Tournament for Finnish Economists ("Taloustieteilijöiden SM-jalkapalloturnaus") was held in Jyväskylä (20th August, 2009). University of Oulu organized it in 2008. The tournament was also held in Jyväskylä e.g. in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007; see more details for 2007 and 2006 (in Finnish).
- Taloustutkijoiden kesäseminaari 2006-, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001 ("Annual Jyväskylä Meeting for Finnish Economists")
- XXX Kansantaloustieteen päivät (Annual Meeting of the Finnish Society for Economic Research), 13.-14.2.2008
- ERSA 2003 Congress (the European Regional Science Association)
- EALE 2001 Conference (the European Association of Labour Economists)