Doctoral dissertations

Doctoral dissertations carried out at the Helsinki Institute for Demography and Population Health.
Adverse childhood experiences, parental socioeconomic resources and hospital-presenting self-harm in adolescence and young adulthood

Researcher: Joonas Pitkänen

Publication: Pitkänen, J. (2023). Adverse childhood experiences, parental socioeconomic resources and hospital-presenting self-harm in adolescence and young adulthood. 
http://hdl.handle.net/10138/355438

Unemployment, health and mortality: Evidence from longitudinal register data

Researcher: Liina Junna

Publication: Junna, L. (2022). Unemployment, health and mortality: Evidence from longitudinal register data. http://hdl.handle.net/10138/347466

Social inequalities in dementia : A register study on dementia morbidity, mortality and long-term care

Researcher: Kaarina Korhonen

Publication: Korhonen, K. (2022). Social inequalities in dementia : A register study on dementia morbidity, mortality and long-term care. http://hdl.handle.net/10138/350753

Socioeconomic differences in electoral participation : Insights from the Finnish administrative registers

Researcher: Hannu Lahtinen

Publication: Lahtinen, H. (2019). Socioeconomic differences in electoral participation: Insights from the Finnish administrative registers.

https://helda.helsinki.fi/handle/10138/305213

Divorce, mental health and mortality: A longitudinal register study

Researcher: Niina Metsä-Simola

Publication: Metsä-Simola, N. (2018). Divorce, mental health and mortality: A longitudinal register study. Helsinki: University of Helsinki, Faculty of Social Sciences.

https://helda.helsinki.fi/handle/10138/236523

Socioeconomic and -demographic determinats of myocardial infarction incidence and survival

Key words: coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction, social determinants, survival

Researcher: Fanny Kilpi

Publication: Kilpi, F. (2017). Socioeconomic and -demographic determinats of myocardial infarction incidence and survival: A longitudinal register-based study of Finnish men and women. Helsinki: University of Helsinki, Department of Social Research.

https://helda.helsinki.fi/handle/10138/208040

Socioeconomic status and health among the elderly Chinese people

Key words: socioeconomic status, health conditions, mortality, family relations

Researcher: Lei Yang

Publication: Yang, L. (2017). Socioeconomic status and health among the elderly Chinese people: A longitudinal study. Helsinki: University of Helsinki.

https://helda.helsinki.fi/handle/10138/179221

Education and Fertility: A Study on Patterns and Mechanisms Among Men and Women in Finland

Key words: age-specific fertility, completed fertility, educational differences, twin studies, within-family studies

Researcher: Jessica Nisén

Publication: Nisen, J. (2016). Education and Fertility: A Study on Patterns and Mechanisms Among Men and Women in Finland. Publications of the Faculty of Social Sciences, 2016 (31). Helsinki: Unigrafia. https://helda.helsinki.fi/handle/10138/168241

Constrained life chances: Intergenerational transmission of income in Finland

Key words: intergenerational effects, social stratification, social mobility, social class, income, education

Researcher: Outi Sirniö

Publication: Sirniö, O. (2016). Constrained life chances: Intergenerational transmission of income in Finland. Helsinki: University of Helsinki, Department of Social Research.

https://helda.helsinki.fi/handle/10138/165073

Income and mortality - the dynamics of disparity

Researcher: Lasse Tarkiainen

Publication: Tarkiainen, L. (2016). Income and mortality - the dynamics of disparity: A study on the association between income and mortality in Finland. Helsinki: Department of Social Research, University of Helsinki.

https://helda.helsinki.fi/handle/10138/161418

Socio-economic homogamy and its effects on the stability of cohabiting unions

Key words: Homogamy, heterogamy, partner selection, union dissolution, educational attainment, parental social class, cohabitation, marriage

Researcher: Elina Mäenpää

Publication: Mäenpää, E. (2015). Socio-economic homogamy and its effects on the stability of cohabiting unions. Helsinki: Population Research Institute.
https://helda.helsinki.fi/handle/10138/154413

Social differentials in the outcomes of depression: A longitudinal register study

Researcher: Heta Moustgaard

Publication: Moustgaard, H. (2015). Social differentials in the outcomes of depression: A longitudinal register study. Helsinki: University of Helsinki.

https://helda.helsinki.fi/handle/10138/154191

Disability retirement: Socioeconomic differences and health outcomes

Researcher: Taina Leinonen

Publication: Leinonen, T. (2014). Disability retirement: Socioeconomic differences and health outcomes. Helsinki: University of Helsinki.

https://helda.helsinki.fi/handle/10138/45357

Social Determinants of Mortality from Childhood to Early Adulthood

Researcher: Hanna Remes

Publication: Remes, H. (2012). Social determinants of mortality from childhood to early adulthood. Helsinki: University of Helsinki.

https://helda.helsinki.fi/handle/10138/33616

Not in all walks of life?: Social differences in suicide mortality

Key words: suicide, education, occupation-based social class, income, causal effects, selection

Researcher: Netta Mäki

Publication: Mäki, N. (2010). Not in all walks of life?: Social differences in suicide mortality. Helsinki: University of Helsinki.
https://helda.helsinki.fi/handle/10138/23450

The effects of the 2004 reduction in the price of alcohol on alcohol-related harm in Finland

Researcher: Kimmo Herttua

Publication: Herttua, K. (2010). The effects of the 2004 reduction in the price of alcohol on alcohol-related harm in Finland: A natural experiment based on register data. Helsinki: Population Research Institute.

https://helda.helsinki.fi/handle/10138/23395

Determinants of institutional care at older ages in Finland

Researcher: Elina Einiö (née Ni­htilä)

Publication: Einiö, E. K. (2010). Determinants of institutional care at older ages in Finland. Helsinki: Population Research Institute.

https://helda.helsinki.fi/handle/10138/23376