Onur Altindag
Assistant Professor of Economics, Bentley UniversityAssistant Professor of Economics, Bentley University
Onur Altindag is a health and development economist who studies forced migration, social safety nets and the determinants of health among vulnerable populations. He wrote on the effectiveness of targeting of social welfare programs directed towards refugees, the impact of refugee inflows on host populations, and the interplay between public policy and health. His work has been published in high impact academic journals in economics, public policy, and public health.
- Economics of Health and Migration
- Demography
- Development Economics
- Ph.D. in Economics, City University of New York, 2016
- M.A. in Economics, University of Paris I Pantheon - Sorbonne, 2008
- B.A. in Economics, Galatasaray University, 2007
- Assistant Professor, Bentley University, Economics Department, 2017-Present
- David E. Bell Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard University, T.H. Chan School of Public Health, 2016-2017
- Research Assistant, National Bureau of Economic Research 2012-2016
- Targeting humanitarian aid using administrative data: model design and validation. Altindag, O., O’Connell S.D., Sasmaz A., Balcioglu Z., Jerneck M., Foong A.K., 2020. Journal of Development Economics, 148, 102564.
- Blessing or Burden? The Impact of Refugees on Businesses and the Informal Economy.† Altindag, O., Bakis, O., Rozo, S., 2020. Journal of Development Economics, 146, 102490.
- Do Refugees Impact Voting Behavior in the Host Country? Evidence from Syrian Refugee Inflows in Turkey.† Altindag, O., Kaushal, N., 2020. Public Choice, in print.
- Can Nonexperimental Methods Provide Unbiased Estimates of a Breastfeeding Intervention?: A Within-Study Comparison of Peer Counseling in Oregon. Altindag, O., Joyce, T., and Reeder, J. A., 2019. Evaluation Review, 43(3–4), 152–188.
- Effects of the Affordable Care Act Medicaid Expansion on Subjective Well-Being in the US Adult Population, 2010–2016.† Kobayashi, L., Altindag, O., Truskinovsky, Y., Berkman, L., 2019. American Journal of Public Health, 109, 1236-1271.
Unconditional Cash-based Assistance to the Poor: What Do At-scale Programs Achieve?
Areas of Interest: Economics of Health and Migration Demography Development Economics Education: Ph.D. in Economics, City University of... Read More
May, 2021
ERF 27th Annual ConferenceTargeting Humanitarian Aid Using Administrative Data: Model Design and Validation
Areas of Interest: Economics of Health and Migration Demography Development Economics Education: Ph.D. in Economics, City University of... Read More
September, 2019
Working PapersERF 27th Annual Conference: SDGs and External Shocks in the MENA Region: From Resilience to Change in the Wake of COVID-19
Areas of Interest: Economics of Health and Migration Demography Development Economics Education: Ph.D. in Economics, City University of... Read More
May 17, 2021