Did the Finnish depression of the early 1990s have a silver lining? The effect of unemployment on long-term physical activity
This paper studies the impact of long-term unemployment on physical activity. We examined the effects 6 and 15 years following a severe business cycle downturn in Finland over the period 1991-1994. The study sample comprised residents of Northern Finland. The unemployed individuals were 23-26 years...
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ftunivturku:oai:www.utupub.fi:10024/171767 2023-05-15T17:42:20+02:00 Did the Finnish depression of the early 1990s have a silver lining? The effect of unemployment on long-term physical activity Svento Rauli Salokangas Henri Korpelainen Raija Böckerman Petri Huikari Sanna Korhonen Marko taloustiede, Economics 2608400 2022-10-28T14:30:26Z https://www.utupub.fi/handle/10024/171767 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2022.101139 en eng Elsevier Netherlands Alankomaat NL 46 101139 10.1016/j.ehb.2022.101139 Economics and Human Biology https://www.utupub.fi/handle/10024/171767 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2022.101139 URN:NBN:fi-fe2022081155031 1873-6130 1570-677X 2022 ftunivturku https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2022.101139 2022-11-03T00:02:46Z This paper studies the impact of long-term unemployment on physical activity. We examined the effects 6 and 15 years following a severe business cycle downturn in Finland over the period 1991-1994. The study sample comprised residents of Northern Finland. The unemployed individuals were 23-26 years old during the downturn. Physical activity, measured by MET minutes and meeting WHO guidelines, was higher 15 years later among those people who experienced the longest periods of unemployment in 1991-1994. Physical activity was somewhat lower among people with relatively shorter periods of unemployment. Other/Unknown Material Northern Finland University of Turku: UTUPub Economics & Human Biology 46 101139 |
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This paper studies the impact of long-term unemployment on physical activity. We examined the effects 6 and 15 years following a severe business cycle downturn in Finland over the period 1991-1994. The study sample comprised residents of Northern Finland. The unemployed individuals were 23-26 years old during the downturn. Physical activity, measured by MET minutes and meeting WHO guidelines, was higher 15 years later among those people who experienced the longest periods of unemployment in 1991-1994. Physical activity was somewhat lower among people with relatively shorter periods of unemployment. |
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Did the Finnish depression of the early 1990s have a silver lining? The effect of unemployment on long-term physical activity |
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Did the Finnish depression of the early 1990s have a silver lining? The effect of unemployment on long-term physical activity |
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Did the Finnish depression of the early 1990s have a silver lining? The effect of unemployment on long-term physical activity |
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Did the Finnish depression of the early 1990s have a silver lining? The effect of unemployment on long-term physical activity |
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did the finnish depression of the early 1990s have a silver lining? the effect of unemployment on long-term physical activity |
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