Patrik Hesselius

Title

PhD in Economics, Researcher

Areas of interest

• Sickness absence
• Social interactions
• Health economics
• Epidemiology
• Microeconometrics

Publications and scientific papers

Articles in refereed journals (Economics)

• Hesselius P (2005), “Does Sick Absence Increase the Risk of Unemployment?”, forthcoming in Journal of SocioEconomics.

Articles in refereed journals (Medicine)

• Dreilich M, Wagenius G, Bergstrom S, Brattstrom D, Larsson A, Hesselius P, Bergqvist M (2005) “The Role of Cystatin C and the Angiogenic Cytokines VEGF and bFGF in Patients with Esophageal Carcinoma”, Med Oncol, vol 22, nr 1, p 29-38
• Bergstrom S, Dreilich M, Wagenius G, Brattstrom D, Larsson A, Hesselius P, Bergqvist M (2004)”The presence of anti-p53 antibodies in sera from patients with oesophageal carcinoma: correlation to treatment, tumour volume and survival”, In Vivo Sep-Oct, vol 18, nr 5, p 615-20
• Garpenstrand H, Bergqvist M, Brattstrom D, Larsson A, Oreland L, Hesselius P, Wagenius G (2004)”Serum semicarbazide-sensitive amine oxidase (SSAO) activity correlates with VEGF in non-small-cell lung cancer patients”, Med Oncol, vol 21, nr 3, p 241-50
• Bergqvist M, Brattstrom D, Larsson A, Hesselius P, Brodin O, Wagenius G (2004)”The role of circulating anti-p53 antibodies in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer and their correlation to clinical parameters and survival”, BMC Cancer, Sep 14;4, nr 1, p 66
• Brattstrom D, Bergqvist M, Wester K, Hesselius P, Ren LM, Scheibenpflug L, Wagenius G, Brodin O (2004)” Endothelial markers and circulating angiogenic factors and p53 may be potential markers for recurrence in surgically resected non-small cell lung cancer patients”, Med Sci Monit, Aug 20, vol 10, nr 9, p BR331-BR338
• Brattstrom D, Wester K, Bergqvist M, Hesselius P, Malmstrom P-U, Nordgren H, Wagenius G, Brodin O (2004)”HER-2, EGFR, COX-2 expression status correlated to microvessel density and survival in resected non-small cell lung cancer”, Acta-Oncol, vol 43, nr 1, p 80-6
• Brattstrom D, Bergqvist M, Hesselius P, Larsson A, Wagenius G, Brodin O (2004) "Serum VEGF and bFGF adds prognostic information in patients with normal platelet counts when sampled before, during and after treatment for locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer”, Lung Cancer, Jan, vol 43, nr 1, p 55-62
• Bergqvist M, Brattstrom D, Lamberg K, Hesselius P, Wernlund J, Larsson A, Wagenius G (2003)”The presence of anti-p53 antibodies in sera prior to thoracic surgery in non small cell lung cancer patients: its implications on tumor volume, nodal involvement, and survival”, Neoplasia, Jul-Aug, vol 5,nr 4, p 283-7
• Bergqvist M, Brattstrom D, Gullbo J, Hesselius P, Brodin O, Wagenius G (2003)”p53 status and its in vitro relationship to radiosensitivity and chemosensitivity in lung cancer”, Anticancer Res, Mar-Apr, vol 23, nr 2B, p 1207-12
• Brattstrom D, Bergqvist M, Hesselius P, Larsson A, Lamberg K, Wernlund J, Brodin O, Wagenius G (2002) ”Elevated preoperative serum levels of angiogenic cytokines correlate to larger primary tumours and poorer survival in non-small cell lung cancer patients”, Lung Cancer, Jul, vol 37, nr 1, p 57-63
• Bergqvist M, Brodin O, Pouzon A, Linder A, Hesselius P, Blomquist E (2002) ”Radiation treatment of T1-T4 squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx: a retrospective analysis and long-term follow-up of 135 patients”, Anticancer Res, Mar-Apr, vol 22, nr 2B, p 1239-42
• Bergqvist AS, Bergqvist M, Brattstrom D, Hesselius P, Larsson A, Brodin O, Wagenius G (2001)”Serum p53 autoantibodies as prognostic marker in patients with oesophageal carcinoma”, Anticancer Res.  Nov-Dec, vol 21, nr 6A, p 4141-5
• Brattström D, Bergqvist M, Hesselius P, Wagenius G and Brodin O (2000)”Different fraction schedules and combinations with chemotherapy in radiation treatment of non-small cell lung cancer”, Anticancer Res, vol 20, nr 3B, p 2087-90
• Bergqvist M, Brattström D, Hesselius P, Wiklund B, Silen Å, Wagenius G and Brodin O (1999) ”Cyk 8/18 fragments measured in sera and their impact on survival in patients with non-small cell lung cancer”, Anticancer Res, May-Jun, vol 19, nr 3A, p 1833-6
• Bergqvist M, Brattstrom D, Larsson A, Holmertz J, Hesselius P, Rosenberg L, Wagenius G, Brodin O (1998) ”P53 auto-antibodies in non-small cell lung cancer patients can predict increased life expectancy after radiotherapy”, Anticancer Res, May-Jun, vol 18, nr 3B, p 1999-2002
• Brattstrom D, Bergqvist M, Larsson A, Holmertz J, Hesselius P, Rosenberg L, Brodin O, Wagenius G (1998) ”Basic fibroblast growth factor and vascular endothelial growth factor in sera from non-small cell lung cancer patients”, Anticancer Res, Mar-Apr, vol 18, nr 2A, p 23-7

Other selected publications

• Hesselius P (2004) Sickness Absence and Labour Market Outcomes, dissertation thesis, Economic Studies 82, Department of Economics, Uppsala University

IFAU-reports and working papers

• Engström P. P Hesselius och B Holmlund "Vacancy referrals, job search and the duration of unemployment: a randomized experiment", Working Paper 2009:3, IFAU
• Hesselius P, P Johansson och P Nilsson "Sick of your colleagues' absence?, Working Paper 2009:2, IFAU
• Engström P, P Hesselius & M Persson "Excess use of Temporary Parental Benefit", Working paper 2007:18, IFAU
• Engström P & P Hesselius "The information method - theory and application", Working paper 2007:17, IFAU
• Hesselius P och M Persson "Incitamentseffekter och Försäkringskassans kostnader av kollektivavtalade sjukförsäkringar", Rapport 2007:16, IFAU
• Hesselius P och M Persson "Incentive and spill-over effects of supplementary sickness compensation", Working paper 2007:16, IFAU
• Engström P, P Hesselius & M Persson "Överutnyttjande i tillfällig föräldrapenning för vård av barn", Rapport 2006:9, IFAU
• Hesselius P, P Johansson & L Larsson ”Hur påverkar kravet på läkarintyg sjukfrånvaron? Erfarenheter från ett socialt experiment”, Rapport 2005:7, IFAU
• Hesselius P, P Johansson & L Larsson ”Monitoring sickness insurance claimants: evidence from a social experiment”, Working paper 2005:15, IFAU

Referee for journals and books

Journal of SocioEconomics

Current research projects

• An evaluation of a collaboration between two principals, the county council and the social insurance agency (Reg No 145/07)
• Moral hazard between sick-pay and temporary parental benefit (Reg No 148/07)
• Social interactions within the workplace and work absence (Reg no 108/07)
• An assessment of the role of assignments to vacancies (Reg No 152/06)
• Do norms affect sickness absence among elk hunters? (Reg No 151/06)
• Social interactions and sickness absence (Reg No 127/06)
• The effects of employment responsibility on sickness absence (Reg No 67/05)
• The Impact of Employer Provided Sick-pay on Employees’ Sickness Absence (with P Nilsson)
• The effect on individual wages of introducing experience rating in the sickness absence insurance (with J Vikström)
• Are natural (quasi?) experiments the silver bullet? (with P Johansson)
• Workplace social interactions and sickness absence (with P Johansson)
• In Sickness and in Health; Spousal Interaction in Sickness Absence Behaviour