Markus Kainu
Presentation
I am a senior researcher at Kela’s Research Unit. I develop software and platforms to enhance scientific computing at Kela. My research work relates to regional variation of social security and the wellbeing of Kela's employees at work.
Expertise
- research software development and scientific computing
- geographic information and regional variation of social security
- open data and open science
- personnel research
Ongoing research projects
Previous research projects
Web applications
- Purchases of prescription medicines by ATC classification (Kela)
- Active substances for outpatient and inpatient use whose costs have increased or decreased the most (Kela)
Publications
- 2021 Kainu M: Kuka pelastaisi verkkoalustojen tiedesisällöt? Idäntutkimus. Vol 28 Nro 3 (2021): Teknologia https://doi.org/10.33345/idantutkimus.112343
- 2021 Mannila S & Kainu M: Poverty and Social Exclusion in Russia. Teoksessa: Kivinen Markku, Humphreys Brendan, editors. Russian modernization. A new paradigm. Routledge
- 2020 Mannila S & Kainu M: Poverty and Confidence in Russia. Teoksessa: Chernysh Mikhail, Nikula Jouko, editors. Social Distinctions in Contemporary Russia : Waiting for the Middle-Class Society? Routledge
- 2020 Kivinen, Markku, Meri Kulmala, Jouko Nikula, Simo Mannila, Kainu Markus, Laura Kemppainen, Teemu Kemppainen, et al.: Modernization of the Russian Social Policy: Social Crisis, Interventions, and Withdrawals. Teoksessa: Russian Modernization: A New Paradigm. Routledge
- 2020 Kangas Olli, Palme Joakim & Kainu Markus: Welfare state entry and exit over the life course. Employment and the sustainability of the welfare state in different worlds of welfare. Teoksessa: Foulkes Savinetti, Nicol, and Aart-Jan Riekhoff, Shaping and Re-Shaping the Boundaries of Working Life. Tampere University Press
- 2019 Kainu, Markus, Markku Kivinen, Stein Kuhnle, and Chunling Li: Reform and Stability – The Russian and the Chinese Welfare Systems Compared. Russian Politics, 4.3 (2019), 423–46. https://doi.org/10.1163/2451-8921-00403007
Publications and research projects
Biological medicines – generic substitution, pharmaceutical markets, and prescription guidelines
The register research project studies the effects of the generic substitution of biological medicines on the use, costs, and reimbursement costs of health insurance.
Market and Costs of Kela-Reimbursed Taxi and Ambulance Fares
Kela reimburses customers for some of the costs of travel to public or private health care.
Indicators of Pharmacotherapy: A Joint Project of Fimea and Kela
The cooperation project produces web applications on the critical themes and phenomena of rational pharmacotherapy.
Kela’s Health Insurance Benefits and Customers by Region
The project collects regional data on health insurance and rehabilitation benefits and allowances paid by Kela.
Evaluation of Effectiveness of the Finnish Student Health Service in 2019–2025: A Register-Based Study
The aim of the study is to examine how different health services and benefits support students’ health, ability to study, and academic performance.
The Role of Migration and Social Policy in Shaping the Demographic Structure and Social Problems in Finnish Suburbs
Research on suburbs improves the understanding of segregation mechanisms.
Welfare State Entry and Exit Over the Life Course: Employment and the Sustainability of the Welfare State in Different Worlds of Welfare
High employment rates have been a cornerstone of the renowned Scandinavian welfare state model.
The Russian Welfare State System: With Special Reference to Regional Inequality
Russia’s transition from a socialist system to a market economy resulted in an exceptionally dramatic social crisis.
Social Assistance in Helsinki in the 2010s
The aim of the project is to study particularly the effects of the transfer of basic social assistance to Kela on recipients and applicants in Helsinki.
Retrieval and Analysis of Eurostat Open Data With the Eurostat Package
We introduce the eurostat R package that provides a collection of custom tools for the Eurostat open data service.
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