---
title: "Does a Slump Really Make You Thinner? Finnish Micro-level Evidence 1978 -2002"
authors:
  - name: "Böckerman, Petri"
  - name: "Johansson, Edvard"
  - name: "Helakorpi, Satu"
  - name: "Prättälä, Ritva"
  - name: "Vartiainen, Erkki"
  - name: "Uutela, Antti"
date_published: "2004-09-08"
series: "Discussion Papers no."
series_number: "928"
jel_codes:
  - "E32"
  - "I12"
  - "R11"
language: "en"
publisher: "ETLA Economic Research"
pdf_url: "https://www.etla.fi/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/dp928.pdf"
keywords:
  - "overweight"
  - "business cycles"
  - "health"
identifier: "https://www.etla.fi/julkaisut/id/Discussion-Papers-no.-928"
---

# Does a Slump Really Make You Thinner? Finnish Micro-level Evidence 1978 -2002

**Published:** 2004-09-08  
**Categories:** Publications  
**Tags:** Discussion Papers  
**URL:** https://www.etla.fi/en/publications/dp928-en/

---

## Additional Information

**Avainsanat:** ylipaino, suhdanteeet, terveys

**Key Words:** overweight, business cycles, health

**Kirjoittajat:** Böckerman, Petri - Johansson, Edvard - Helakorpi, Satu - Prättälä, Ritva - Vartiainen, Erkki - Uutela, Antti

**Lataa Pdf:** https://www.etla.fi/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/dp928.pdf

**Kansikuva:** https://www.etla.fi/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/dp_cover.jpg

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