CURRICULUM VITAE, 12.1.2017

Dr. Panu Pelkonen

Lecturer in Economics, Department of Economics, School of Business, Management and Economics, University of , since 1.9.2010

Office Contact Information: Department of Economics Jubilee Building, , , BN1 9SL Tel. +44 1273 678628 Email: [email protected] WWW: http://www.sussex.ac.uk/profiles/258681

Qualifications:

PhD in Economics, University College London, awarded 9.11.2009

MSc in Economics, , 2002 (Chevening Scholar)

MSocSc in Economics, University of Helsinki, Finland, 2001 (with distinction)

Career history:

1.10.2009-1.9.2010 Department of Economics, . Title: Lecturer

1.10.2008-30.9.2009 Spatial Economics Research Centre (SERC), London School of Economics and Political Science. Title: Research Officer

1.9.2007-1.10.2008 Department of Economics, . Title: Teaching Fellow

1.9.2006-31.8.2007 New Hall college, . Title: Lecturer (+Director of Studies on Easter Term).

1.10.2002- 30.9.2004 Center For Economic Performance (CEP), London School of Economics and Political Science. Title: Research Assistant

1.3.2001- 31.8.2001 Research Institute of the Finnish Economy (ETLA). Title: Researcher

1.3.2000- 31.10.2000 Secretariat of the Economic Council, Finnish Prime Minister’s Office. Title: Research Secretary Publications:

Refereed Articles

[1] Stephen Gibbons, Henry G. Overman, Panu Pelkonen (2014). Area Disparities in Britain: Understanding the Contribution of People vs. Place Through Variance Decompositions. Ox- ford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Volume 76, Issue 5, pages 745–763, October 2014.

[2] Sonja Fagernäs, Panu Pelkonen (2012). Preferences and Skills of Indian Public Sector Teachers, IZA Journal of Labor and Development, 2012, 1:3.

[3] Panu Pelkonen (2012). The Length of Compulsory Education and Voter Turnout - Evid- ence from a Staged Reform. Public Choice, vol. 150 (2012), 1-2, pp. 51-75.

[4] Stephen Machin, Panu Pelkonen, Kjell Salvanes (2012). Education and Mobility, The Journal of The European Economic Association, vol. 10 (2012), issue 2, pp. 417-450

[5] Peter Dolton, Panu Pelkonen (2008). The Wage Effects of Computer Use: Evidence from WERS 2004, British Journal of Industrial Relations, vol. 46, issue 4, pp. 587-630

Book Chapter:

[6] S D’Costa, S Gibbons, H Overman, P Pelkonen (2013). Agglomeration and labour mar- kets: the impact of transport investments on labour market outcomes. In Crescenzi, Riccardo, Percoco, Marco (Eds.) Geography, Institutions and Regional Economic Performance, 263- 279, Springer Berlin Heidelberg

Prizes, scholarships and grants:

[1] BMEc Research Development Grant, University of Sussex: Development of ICT skills in peer groups of youths, £7,000, December 2014 – July 2015. Panu Pelkonen.

[2] small grant: Teacher Contracts and the Spatial Inequality of Primary Schooling in , £4,980, 1.8.2011-31.12.2012, Panu Pelkonen (PI) and Sonja Fagernäs

[3] STICERD small grant: Teacher Contracts and the Spatial Inequality of Primary Schooling in India, £5000, 1.9.2009 – 31.7.2010. Panu Pelkonen (PI) and Sonja Fagernäs

[4] 2003-2007 Funding for MPhil/PhD studies at UCL, Yrjö Jahnsson's Foundation, Helsinki

[5] 2001-2002 Chevening Scholarship, British Council

[6] 2001 Award for excellent Master's thesis in Economics, Yrjö Jahnsson's Foundation, Helsinki PhD Supervision:

PhD supervision: Cesar Gustavo Iriarte Rivas (40%), since 28.11.2012.

Memberships and networks:

2010-current Associate at Centre for the Economics of Education, London School of Eco- nomics and Political Science

2011-current IZA Fellow (European Network of Labour Economists)

2011-current Trusted Researcher for the UK Data Archive Secure Data Service

2012-current Fellowship of the UK Higher Education Academy

2013-current Member of Economics of Higher Education Network, UK