Publications
“Socialized Healthcare and Women’s Fertility Decisions,” with Erdal Tekin, Resul Cesur, and Aydogan Ulker, 2023, Journal of Human Resources, vol. 53(8): 1028-1055.
“Labor Market Conditions and Adult Health in Mexico," with Magda Tsaneva, 2022, Canadian Journal of Economics, vol. 55(1): 106-137.
“The Effects of Teenage Fertility on Education, Physical Health and Mental Distress: Evidence from Mexico,” with Magda Tsaneva, 2020, Journal of Demographic Economics, vol. 86(2), 183-206.
“Macroeconomic Conditions and Child Schooling in Turkey," with Beyza Ural Marchand, 2020, Labour Economics, vol. 63, 101809.
“The Effect of Violent Crime on Teenage Pregnancy in Mexico,” with Magda Tsaneva, 2020, Review of Economics of the Household, vol. 18(1): 141-164.
“The Role of Adolescent Health in Adult SES Outcomes,” with Dana C. Andersen, 2018, The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, vol. 18: 1-16.
“The Value of Socialized Medicine: The Impact of Universal Primary Healthcare Provision on Mortality Rates in Turkey,” with Erdal Tekin, Resul Cesur, and Aydogan Ulker, 2017, Journal of Public Economics, vol. 150: 75-93.
"The Effects of Teenage Childbearing on Long-Term Health in the US: A Twin-Fixed-Effect Approach," 2016, Review of Economics of the Household, vol. 14 (4): 891-920.
"The Impact of Female Education on Teenage Fertility: Evidence from Turkey," 2016, The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, vol. 16: 259-288.
"The Role of Maternal Education in Child Health: Evidence from a Compulsory Schooling Law," 2015, Economics of Education Review, vol. 47: 1-16.
- Working paper version published as NBER Working Papers, 25605, 2019 and IZA Discussion Papers, 12186, 2019
“Labor Market Conditions and Adult Health in Mexico," with Magda Tsaneva, 2022, Canadian Journal of Economics, vol. 55(1): 106-137.
“The Effects of Teenage Fertility on Education, Physical Health and Mental Distress: Evidence from Mexico,” with Magda Tsaneva, 2020, Journal of Demographic Economics, vol. 86(2), 183-206.
“Macroeconomic Conditions and Child Schooling in Turkey," with Beyza Ural Marchand, 2020, Labour Economics, vol. 63, 101809.
- Working paper version published as IZA Discussion Papers, 11686, 2018
“The Effect of Violent Crime on Teenage Pregnancy in Mexico,” with Magda Tsaneva, 2020, Review of Economics of the Household, vol. 18(1): 141-164.
“The Role of Adolescent Health in Adult SES Outcomes,” with Dana C. Andersen, 2018, The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, vol. 18: 1-16.
“The Value of Socialized Medicine: The Impact of Universal Primary Healthcare Provision on Mortality Rates in Turkey,” with Erdal Tekin, Resul Cesur, and Aydogan Ulker, 2017, Journal of Public Economics, vol. 150: 75-93.
- Working paper version published as NBER Working Papers, 21510, 2015 and IZA Discussion Papers, 9329, 2015
- Featured in Vox Column, January 18, 2016
"The Effects of Teenage Childbearing on Long-Term Health in the US: A Twin-Fixed-Effect Approach," 2016, Review of Economics of the Household, vol. 14 (4): 891-920.
"The Impact of Female Education on Teenage Fertility: Evidence from Turkey," 2016, The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, vol. 16: 259-288.
"The Role of Maternal Education in Child Health: Evidence from a Compulsory Schooling Law," 2015, Economics of Education Review, vol. 47: 1-16.
Works In Progress
"The Effect of Brazils' Family Health Program on Cognitive Skills" (with Magda Tsaneva), IZA Discussion Papers, 15784, 2022
“Birth-Order Effects in the Developed and Developing World: Evidence from International Test Scores” (with Dana Andersen), IZA Discussion Papers, 15931, 2023
“Unemployment and Crime in Turkey” (with Dana Andersen)
“The Impact of Education on Mental Health in Mexico” (with Magda Tsaneva)
“Labor Demand Shocks at Birth and Cognitive Outcomes of Children in Mexico” (with Magda Tsaneva)
“The Effect of Family Size on Mother's Subjective Well-being in China” (with Xuan Cui)
“Birth-Order Effects in the Developed and Developing World: Evidence from International Test Scores” (with Dana Andersen), IZA Discussion Papers, 15931, 2023
“Unemployment and Crime in Turkey” (with Dana Andersen)
“The Impact of Education on Mental Health in Mexico” (with Magda Tsaneva)
“Labor Demand Shocks at Birth and Cognitive Outcomes of Children in Mexico” (with Magda Tsaneva)
“The Effect of Family Size on Mother's Subjective Well-being in China” (with Xuan Cui)