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American Society of Health Economists 2020 - PresentInternational Health Economics Association 2020 - PresentEconomic Research Forum 2019 - PresentHouseholds in Conflict Network 2019 - PresentBentley Health Thought Leadership Network 2017 - PresentHarvard University Center for Population and Development Studies 2017 - PresentPopulation Association of America 2017 - PresentAmerican Economic Association 2015 - PresentAwards and Honors
2016, David E. Bell Postdoctoral Fellowship , Harvard University 2014, Information Technology Fellowship , Zicklin’s Online Learning and Evaluation Initiative, Baruch College, CUNY. 2010, Enhanced Chancellor’s Fellowship , The Graduate Center, City University of New YorkPublications
Journal Articles
Altindag, O., Joyce, T. (2022). Another Day, Another Visit: Impact of Arkansas’ Mandatory Waiting Period for Women Seeking an Abortion by Demographic Groups. Journal of Public Economics. Altindag, O., Greve, J., Tekin, E. (2022). Public Health Policy At Scale: Impact of a Government-sponsored Information Campaign on Infant Mortality in Denmark. Review of Economics and Statistics. Altindag, O., O'Connell, S. (2022). The short-lived effects of unconditional cash transfers to refugees. Journal of Development Economics. Altindag, R. O., Erten, B., Keskin, P. (2022). Mental Health Costs of Lockdowns: Evidence from Age-specific Curfews in Turkey. American Economic Journal: Applied Economics. (Link)Altindag, R. O., O'Connell, S. D., Sasmaz, A., Balcioglu, Z., Cadoni, P., Jerneck, M., Foong, A. K. (2021). Targeting humanitarian aid using administrative data: Model design and validation. Journal of Development Economics, (148) (Link)Altindag, R. O., Bakış, O., Rozo, S. V. (2020). Blessing or burden? Impacts of refugees on businesses and the informal economy. Journal of Development Economics, (146) 102490. (Link)Altindag, R. O., Kaushal, N. (2020). Do refugees impact voting behavior in the host country? Evidence from Syrian refugee inflows to Turkey. Public Choice. 1-30. (Link)Kobayashi, L. C., Altindag, R. O., Truskinovsky, Y., Berkman, L. F. (2019). Effects of the Affordable Care Act Medicaid Expansion on Subjective Well-Being in the US Adult Population, 2010–2016. American Journal of Public Health, (109) 9 1236-1242. (Link)Altindag, R. O., Joyce, T. J., Reeder, J. A. (2019). Can Nonexperimental Methods Provide Unbiased Estimates of a Breastfeeding Intervention? A Within-Study Comparison of Peer Counseling in Oregon. Evaluation Review, (43) 3-4 152-188. (Link)Altindag, R. O., Joyce, T. (2017). Judicial Bypass for Minors Seeking Abortions in Arkansas Versus Other States. American Journal of Public Health, (107) 8 1266-1271. (Link)Joyce, T., Remler, D. K., Jaeger, D. A., Altindag, R. O., O'Connell, S. D., Crockett, S. (2017). On Measuring and Reducing Selection Bias With a Quasi-Doubly Randomized Preference Trial. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, (36) 2 438-459. (Link)Altindag, R. O. (2016). Son Preference, Fertility Decline, and the Nonmissing Girls of Turkey. Demography, (53) 2 541-566. (Link)Joyce, T., Crockett, S., Jaeger, D. A., Altindag, O., O'Connell, S. D. (2015). Does classroom time matter?. Economic of Education Review , (46) 64-77. (Link)Reeder, J. A., Joyce, T., Sibley, K., Arnold, D., Altindag, O. (2014). Telephone Peer Counseling of Breastfeeding Among WIC Participants: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Pediatrics, (134) 3 E700-E709.
Presentations
Altindag, R. O. (2023). “ADRD, Family Caregiving and Children’s Labor Supply in Denmark.” Presented at the ASHEcon ASHEcon Annual Meeting St Louis MO Altindag, R. O. (2023). “ADRD, Family Caregiving and Children’s Labor Supply in Denmark.” Presented at the Hopkins’ Economics of Alzheimer’s Disease & Services (HEADS) Center HEADS Center Seminar Baltimore MD. Altindag, R. O. (2023). “Does targeting matter for the effectiveness of scaled cash transfer programs? Evidence from a natural field experiment.” Presented at the Northeastern University Northeastern University Economics Department Seminar Boston Altindag, R. O. (2023). “Measles, Mumps and Rubella Vaccine in Denmark” Presented at the Harvard University The Value of Vaccination Research Network (VoVRN) Boston Altindag, R. O. (2023). “Does targeting matter for the effectiveness of scaled cash transfer programs? Evidence from a natural field experiment” Presented at the Tufts University Tufts University Economics Department Seminar Metford Altindag, R. O. (2023). “Targeting Cash-Based Assistance in Humanitarian Settings: Insights from Lebanon” Presented at the World Food Programme WFP Impact Evaluation Forum Rome Altindag, R. O. (2022). “Another Day, Another Visit: Impact of Arkansas’ Mandatory Waiting Period for Women Seeking an Abortion by Demographic Groups.” Presented at the Southern Economic Association 2022 Annual Meeting Fort Lauderdale Altindag, R. O. (2022). “Another Day, Another Visit: Impact of Arkansas’ Mandatory Waiting Period for Women Seeking an Abortion by Demographic Groups.” Presented at the APPAM 2022 Fall Conference Washington DC Altindag, R. O. (2022). “The role of well-being measurement in targeting social protection programs” Presented at the UN High Commisionner for Refugees Country office presentation Beirut Lebanon Altindag, R. O. (2022). “Public Health Policy At Scale: Impact of a Government-sponsored Information Campaign on Infant Mortality in Denmark.” Presented at the Deakin University. Economics Department Seminar Melbourne Altindag, R. O. (2022). “Public Health Policy At Scale: Impact of a Government-sponsored Information Campaign on Infant Mortality in Denmark.” Presented at the Galatasaray University Economics Department Seminar Istanbul Altindag, R. O. (2022). “Public Health Policy At Scale: Impact of a Government-sponsored Information Campaign on Infant Mortality in Denmark” Presented at the UMass Amherst Health Economics Seminar Amherst Altindag, R. O. (2022). “Public Health Policy At Scale: Impact of a Government-sponsored Information Campaign on Infant Mortality in Denmark” Presented at the The Ohio State University John Glenn College of Public Affairs Seminar Ohio Altindag, R. O. (2022). “The Short-lived Effects of Unconditional Cash Transfers to Refugees” Presented at the World Bank and UNHCR The 2nd Research Conference on Forced Displacement Washington DC Altindag, R. O. (2021). “The short-lived effects of unconditional cash transfers to refugees” Presented at the41st BREAD Virtual Conference on Development EconomicsAltindag, R. O. (2021). “Public Health Policy At Scale: Impact of a Government-sponsored Information Campaign on Infant Mortality in Denmark” Presented at the American University Department of Public Administration and Policy SeminarAltindag, R. O. (2021). “Public Health Policy At Scale: Impact of a Government-sponsored Information Campaign on Infant Mortality in Denmark” Presented at the Bentley University Economics Department Seminar at Bentley University Zoom Altindag, R. O. (2021). “The short-lived effects of unconditional cash transfers to refugees” Presented at the TOBB University Economics Department Seminar at TOBB University Zoom Altindag, R. O. (2021). “Public Health Policy At Scale: Impact of a Government-sponsored Information Campaign on Infant Mortality in Denmark.” Presented at the Erasmus School of Economics Department Seminar Altindag, O. (2021). “The short-lived effects of unconditional cash transfers to refugees” Presented at theERF 27th Annual Conference, Cairo.Altindag, R. O. (2021). “The short-lived effects of unconditional cash transfers to refugees” Presented at theEuropean Economic Association Annual CongressAltindag, R. O. (2021). “Public Health Policy At Scale: Impact of a Government-sponsored Information Campaign on Infant Mortality in Denmark” Presented at the Georgia Tech School of Economics SeminarAltindag, R. O. (2021). “The short-lived effects of unconditional cash transfers to refugees” Presented at theIstanbul Metropolitan Municipality Planning Agency SeminarAltindag, R. O. (2020). “Unconditional cash-based assistance to the poor: What do at-scale programs achieve?” Presented at theBentley University Economics Seminar Altindag, R. O. (2020). “Mental Health Costs of Lockdowns: Evidence from Age-specific Curfews in Turkey.” Presented at theBentley University Humanities Seminar Altindag, R. O. (2020). “Blessing or Burden? The Impact of Refugees on Businesses and the Informal Economy” Presented at theConference on Forced Displacement, Joint Data Center on Forced Displacement Copenhagen Altindag, R. O. (2020). “Blessing or Burden? The Impact of Refugees on Businesses and the Informal Economy.” Presented at the Emory University Economics Department Seminar Atlanta Altindag, R. O. (2020). “Unconditional cash-based assistance to the poor: What do at-scale programs achieve?” Presented at theEconomics Department Seminar, University of ConnecticutAltindag, R. O. (2020). “Mental Health Costs of Lockdowns: Evidence from Age-specific Curfews in Turkey.” Presented at theFifth Annual Population Health Science Research Workshop Altindag, R. O. (2020). “Unconditional cash-based assistance to the poor: What do at-scale programs achieve?” Presented at theMiddle East Economic Association Annual Meeting Altindag, R. O. (2020). “Mental Health Costs of Lockdowns: Evidence from Age-specific Curfews in Turkey.” Presented at theNBER Health Economics Program 2020 Fall MeetingAltindag, R. O. (2020). “Targeting Humanitarian Aid Using Administrative Data: Model Design and Validation.” Presented at the PAA Population Association of AmericaAltindag, R. O. (2020). “Targeting Humanitarian Aid Using Administrative Data: Model Design and Validation.” Presented at the Bogazici University Remote Seminar in Economics Altindag, R. O. (2020). “Unconditional cash-based assistance to the poor: What do at-scale programs achieve?” Presented at theUnited Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Basic Assistance Group MeetingAltindag, R. O. (2019). “Do vaccines mitigate the long-term impact of poor health at birth?” Presented at the Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies Harvard School of Public Health, Friday lunch seminar Boston Altindag, R. O. (2019). “Do vaccines mitigate the long-term impact of poor health at birth?” Presented at the International Health Economics Association International Health Economics Association Annual Meeting Basel Switzerland Altindag, R. O. (2019). “Blessing or Burden? The Impact of Refugees on Businesses and the Informal Economy” Presented at the UCD Geary Institute for Public Policy IZA Annual Migration Meeting Dublin/Ireland Altindag, R. O. (2019). “Blessing or Burden? The Impact of Refugees on Businesses and the Informal Economy” Presented at the Population Association of America Population Association of America Annual Meeting Austin/Texas Altindag, R. O. (2019). “Targeting humanitarian aid using administrative data: model design and validation.” Presented at the Heriot-Watt University Research Initiative on the Economics of the Middle East Edinburgh/Scotland Altindag, R. O. (2018). “Blessing or Burden? The Impact of Refugees on Businesses and the Informal Economy ” Presented at the Paris I Sorbonne University RIEME 3rd Meeting Paris Altindag, R. O. (2018). “Blessing or Burden? The Impact of Refugees on Businesses and the Informal Economy ” Presented at the USC Marshall School of Business Conference on the Impacts of Refugees in Hosting Economies Los Angeles Altindag, R. O. (2018). “Blessing or Burden? The Impact of Refugees on Businesses and the Informal Economy ” Presented at the Bogazici University Social Policy and Development Seminars Istanbul Altindag, R. O. (2018). “Blessing or Burden? The Impact of Refugees on Businesses and the Informal Economy ” Presented at the The Rockwool Foundation The Rockwool Foundation economics seminar Copenhagen Altindag, R. O. (2018). “Blessing or Burden? The Impact of Refugees on Businesses and the Informal Economy ” Presented at the VIVE - The Danish Center for Social Science Research VIVE economics seminar Copenhagen Altindag, R. O. (2018). “Blessing or Burden? The Impact of Refugees on Businesses and the Informal Economy ” Presented at the Midwest Economics Association Midwest Economics Association Annual Meeting Chicago Altindag, O., Kaushal, N. (2017). “Do Refugees Impact Voting Behavior in the Host Country? Evidence from Syrian Refugee Inflows in Turkey ” Presented at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies New Perspectives on Political Economy of the Middle East Oxford University Altindag, O., Joyce , T., Reeder , J. (2017). “Effects of Peer Counseling to Support Breastfeeding: Assessing the External Validity of a Randomized Field Experiment” Presented at the Sol Price School of Public Policy, University of Southern California 28th Annual Health Economics Conference California Altindag, O., Joyce , T., Reeder , J. (2017). “Effects of Peer Counseling to Support Breastfeeding: Assessing the External Validity of a Randomized Field Experiment” Presented at the International Health Economics Association IHEA Boston 2017 Congress Boston Altindag, O., Kaushal , N. (2017). “Do Refugees Impact Voting Behavior in the Host Country? Evidence from Syrian Refugee Inflows in Turkey ” Presented at the Koc University Economics Department Seminar Istanbul Altindag, O., Kaushal, N. (2017). “Do Refugees Impact Voting Behavior in the Host Country? Evidence from Syrian Refugee Inflows in Turkey ” Presented at the Population Association of American PAA 2017 Chicago Altindag, O., Kaushal , N. (2017). “Do Refugees Impact Voting Behavior in the Host Country? Evidence from Syrian Refugee Inflows in Turkey ” Presented at the Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies Friday Luncheon Seminar Cambridge Service
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