Mika Kortelainen
Professor, Research Professor (THL), Vice-head of Department of Economics
mika.kortelainen@utu.fi +358 29 450 4818 +358 50 308 2642 ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7868-9651 |
Areas of expertise
Health economics, health care financing, effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, social and health care reform
Health economics, health care financing, effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, social and health care reform
Research community or research topic
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Biography
Mika Kortelainen is a professor of health economics at the University of Turku and a research professor at the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL). Previously, he has worked as a chief researcher at the VATT Institute for Economic Research and as a lecturer at the University of Manchester, UK. He is also a docent of economics at the University of Helsinki.
Research
Mika Kortelainen's research fields include health economics, economics of education and applied microeconometrics. His ongoing research projects concern the effectiveness of information and digital technologies in healthcare and the impacts of the healthcare and pharmaceutical market reforms and interventions.
Teaching
Health economics, pharmaceutical markets, causal inference
Publications 
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- Family Affair? Long-Term Economic and Mental Effects of Spousal Cancer (2023) Bockerman Petri, Kortelainen Mika, Salokangas Henri, Vaalavuo Maria
(Other publication) - (2023) Kortelainen Mika, Laine Liisa, Lavaste Konsta, Saxell Tanja, Siciliani Luigi
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - Information technology, improved access and, use of prescription drugs (2023) Böckerman Petri, Kortelainen Mika, Laine Liisa, Nurminen Mikko, Saxell Tanja
(Other publication) - Kvasikokeelliset menetelmät terveydenhuollon ja terveystaloustieteen vaikutusarvioinneissa (2023)
- Sosiaalilääketieteellinen Aikakauslehti
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - Long-Run Effects of Selective Schools on Educational and Labor Market Outcomes (2023) Kanninen Ohto, Kortelainen Mika, Tervonen Lassi
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - Syövän vaikutukset puolison tuloihin ja työllisyyteen (2023)
- Sosiaalilääketieteellinen Aikakauslehti
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - The Effects of Price Regulation on Pharmaceutical Expenditure and Availability (2023) Kortelainen Mika, Markkanen Jaakko, Toivanen Otto, Siikanen Markku
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - Abolishing a GP Visit Copayment: Did It Affect GP Use? (2022) Haaga Tapio, Böckerman Petri, Kortelainen Mika, Tukiainen Janne
(Other publication) - Cost-effectiveness of whole-exome sequencing in progressive neurological disorders of children (2022)
- European Journal of Paediatric Neurology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Do Low-Income Households Respond More to Cost Sharing in Primary Care? Evidence from Regression Discontinuity Design (2022) Haaga Tapio, Böckerman Petri, Kortelainen Mika, Tukiainen Janne
(Other publication) - Effectiveness of clinical exome sequencing in adult patients with difficult-to-diagnose neurological disorders (2022)
- Acta Neurologica Scandinavica
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Effects of Nurse Visit Copayments: Does the Primary Care Use of the Poor Respond More? (2022) Haaga Tapio, Böckerman Petri, Kortelainen Mika, Tukiainen Janne
(Other publication) - The indirect effect of mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccination on unvaccinated household members (2022)
- Nature Communications
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - The Long-Run Effects of Cesarean Sections (2022)
- Journal of Human Resources
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Tohtoriksi terveystaloustieteestä Turussa – nyt se on mahdollista! (2022)
- InFLAMES Flagship Blog
(E1 Popularised article) - Etäopetuksen vaikutus koronatartuntoihin – Alustavia tuloksia (2021) Kortelainen Mika, Salo Jussipekka, Saxell Tanja, Sääksvuori Lauri, Valkonen Antti
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - Hyvinvointialueiden rahoitusmallin kannustinvaikutukset (2021)
- Kansantaloudellinen Aikakauskirja
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Koronapandemia ja mielenterveyserot eri sosioekonomisissa ryhmissä (2021) Kortelainen Mika, Hägg Milla, Saxell Tanja, Siikanen Markku, Sääksvuori Lauri, Valkonen Antti, Salo Jussipekka
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - Koronatartuntojen ja sairaalahoidon riskien arviointi ammatti- ja tuloryhmissä (2021) Kortelainen Mika, Salo Jussipekka, Saxell Tanja, Siikanen Markku, Sääksvuori Lauri, Valkonen Antti
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - Koronavirus ja terveyserot – Missä sosioekonomisissa ryhmissä koronatartuntoja on Suomessa havaittu eniten? (2021) Kortelainen Mika, Salo Jussipekka, Saxell Tanja, Siikanen Markku, Sääksvuori Lauri, Valkonen Antti
(D4 Published development or research report or study )
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