Erdal Tekin
@erdaltekin.bsky.social
Fotis Family Distinguished Professor, School of Public Affairs, American University; Economist; NBER; IZA; Editor, JPAM; Health, Risky Behavior, Crime.
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Erdal Tekin
@erdaltekin.bsky.social
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The 15th Workshop on the Economics of Risky Behavior, sponsored by @au-spa.bsky.social, will be held July 8–9, 2026 in Cagliari, Italy! 🇮🇹
Keynote: Paolo Pinotti
Organizers: Erdal Tekin & Claudio Deiana, Ludovica Giua, Marco Nieddu
📅 Deadline: Mar 6, 2026
📄 Submit: www.american.edu/spa/risky-be...
Keynote: Paolo Pinotti
Organizers: Erdal Tekin & Claudio Deiana, Ludovica Giua, Marco Nieddu
📅 Deadline: Mar 6, 2026
📄 Submit: www.american.edu/spa/risky-be...
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Come chat with the JPAM editor at the @appam.bsky.social booth today at 9:30am or 3:30pm!
November 14, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Come chat with the JPAM editor at the @appam.bsky.social booth today at 9:30am or 3:30pm!
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Don't miss the #2025APPAM Point/Counterpoint Panel: The Future of the US Dept of Ed: Reform, Reinvention, or Retrenchment with Erdal Tekin, Amy Ellen Schwartz, Michael Alan Shires, & James Kvaal. Seating is first-come, first-served, so don't be late! Learn more: https://ow.ly/HevO50Xhyku
October 24, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Don't miss the #2025APPAM Point/Counterpoint Panel: The Future of the US Dept of Ed: Reform, Reinvention, or Retrenchment with Erdal Tekin, Amy Ellen Schwartz, Michael Alan Shires, & James Kvaal. Seating is first-come, first-served, so don't be late! Learn more: https://ow.ly/HevO50Xhyku
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🇮🇹Make your way to Italy next summer for the 15th Annual Workshop on the Economics of Risky Behavior with SPA's @erdaltekin.bsky.social!
Submit your papers here before March 6, 2026:
Submit your papers here before March 6, 2026:
Workshop on the Economics of Risky Behavior
Home page for the Workshop on the Economics of Risky Behavior.
www.american.edu
October 21, 2025 at 10:02 PM
🇮🇹Make your way to Italy next summer for the 15th Annual Workshop on the Economics of Risky Behavior with SPA's @erdaltekin.bsky.social!
Submit your papers here before March 6, 2026:
Submit your papers here before March 6, 2026:
🚨 New working paper alert! 🚨
Check out my latest NBER working paper with Cavit Baran, Janet Currie, and Bahadir Dursun.
nber.org/papers/w34278.
Check out my latest NBER working paper with Cavit Baran, Janet Currie, and Bahadir Dursun.
nber.org/papers/w34278.
Clean Rides, Healthy Lives: The Impact of Electric Vehicle Adoption on Air Quality and Infant Health
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
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September 22, 2025 at 3:52 PM
🚨 New working paper alert! 🚨
Check out my latest NBER working paper with Cavit Baran, Janet Currie, and Bahadir Dursun.
nber.org/papers/w34278.
Check out my latest NBER working paper with Cavit Baran, Janet Currie, and Bahadir Dursun.
nber.org/papers/w34278.
Professor in Health Economics. The position is in the departments of economics and health studies...
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American Economic Association: JOE Listings - August 1, 2025 - January 31, 2026
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September 16, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Professor in Health Economics. The position is in the departments of economics and health studies...
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Reducing access to abortions ...
- increases families' economic hardship,
- increases families' debt,
- increases income inequality,
- increases housing insecurity, and
- increases financially motivated crime rates.
- increases families' economic hardship,
- increases families' debt,
- increases income inequality,
- increases housing insecurity, and
- increases financially motivated crime rates.
September 15, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Reducing access to abortions ...
- increases families' economic hardship,
- increases families' debt,
- increases income inequality,
- increases housing insecurity, and
- increases financially motivated crime rates.
- increases families' economic hardship,
- increases families' debt,
- increases income inequality,
- increases housing insecurity, and
- increases financially motivated crime rates.
The 15th Workshop on the Economics of Risky Behavior, sponsored by @au-spa.bsky.social, will be held July 8–9, 2026 in Cagliari, Italy! 🇮🇹
Keynote: Paolo Pinotti
Organizers: Erdal Tekin & Claudio Deiana, Ludovica Giua, Marco Nieddu
📅 Deadline: Mar 6, 2026
📄 Submit: www.american.edu/spa/risky-be...
Keynote: Paolo Pinotti
Organizers: Erdal Tekin & Claudio Deiana, Ludovica Giua, Marco Nieddu
📅 Deadline: Mar 6, 2026
📄 Submit: www.american.edu/spa/risky-be...
September 15, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The 15th Workshop on the Economics of Risky Behavior, sponsored by @au-spa.bsky.social, will be held July 8–9, 2026 in Cagliari, Italy! 🇮🇹
Keynote: Paolo Pinotti
Organizers: Erdal Tekin & Claudio Deiana, Ludovica Giua, Marco Nieddu
📅 Deadline: Mar 6, 2026
📄 Submit: www.american.edu/spa/risky-be...
Keynote: Paolo Pinotti
Organizers: Erdal Tekin & Claudio Deiana, Ludovica Giua, Marco Nieddu
📅 Deadline: Mar 6, 2026
📄 Submit: www.american.edu/spa/risky-be...
📅 Save the date: July 8–9, 2026!
I am not telling… yet. 👀 Stay curious…
I am not telling… yet. 👀 Stay curious…
August 16, 2025 at 12:30 AM
📅 Save the date: July 8–9, 2026!
I am not telling… yet. 👀 Stay curious…
I am not telling… yet. 👀 Stay curious…
Today I had the pleasure of speaking at the 3rd CINCH-dggö #SummerSchool in #HealthEconomics, sharing a researcher’s & editor’s peek behind the curtain of the publication process. Really enjoyed it ! Thanks to @danielkuehnle.bsky.social for invitation. Link to my slides: tinyurl.com/muxshd33.
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August 12, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Today I had the pleasure of speaking at the 3rd CINCH-dggö #SummerSchool in #HealthEconomics, sharing a researcher’s & editor’s peek behind the curtain of the publication process. Really enjoyed it ! Thanks to @danielkuehnle.bsky.social for invitation. Link to my slides: tinyurl.com/muxshd33.
Anyone knows the exact dates for ESPE 2026? @davidajaeger.bsky.social
August 7, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Anyone knows the exact dates for ESPE 2026? @davidajaeger.bsky.social
✨Planning is underway for the 15th Workshop on the Economics of Risky Behavior. Stay tuned for exciting updates and details to come!
July 28, 2025 at 6:31 PM
✨Planning is underway for the 15th Workshop on the Economics of Risky Behavior. Stay tuned for exciting updates and details to come!
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Catch the latest episode of @jpam-dc.bsky.social's Closer Look, hosted by SPA's Seth Gershenson.
🎧 New Episode (#35) of JPAM’s Closer Look Podcast!
Host Seth Gershenson (@au-spa.bsky.social)speaks with Eric Taylor (Harvard Graduate School of Education) about how teachers improve early in their careers. tinyurl.com/55vfdrvd (1/3)
Host Seth Gershenson (@au-spa.bsky.social)speaks with Eric Taylor (Harvard Graduate School of Education) about how teachers improve early in their careers. tinyurl.com/55vfdrvd (1/3)
July 15, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Catch the latest episode of @jpam-dc.bsky.social's Closer Look, hosted by SPA's Seth Gershenson.
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This paper finds that COVID-19 vaccine eligibility not only boosted vaccine uptake but also reduced food insufficiency.
They show this operates through improved material well-being and financial optimism.
They show this operates through improved material well-being and financial optimism.
June 24, 2025 at 4:50 PM
This paper finds that COVID-19 vaccine eligibility not only boosted vaccine uptake but also reduced food insufficiency.
They show this operates through improved material well-being and financial optimism.
They show this operates through improved material well-being and financial optimism.
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Just published in @jpube.bsky.social:
"From syringes to dishes: Improving food sufficiency through vaccination"
By Erkmen G. Aslim, Wei Fu, & @erdaltekin.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#econsky
"From syringes to dishes: Improving food sufficiency through vaccination"
By Erkmen G. Aslim, Wei Fu, & @erdaltekin.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#econsky
June 24, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Just published in @jpube.bsky.social:
"From syringes to dishes: Improving food sufficiency through vaccination"
By Erkmen G. Aslim, Wei Fu, & @erdaltekin.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#econsky
"From syringes to dishes: Improving food sufficiency through vaccination"
By Erkmen G. Aslim, Wei Fu, & @erdaltekin.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#econsky
The keynote lecture by Janet Currie at the 14th Workshop on the Economics of Risky Behavior. www.youtube.com/live/x20Rs3_... @au-spa.bsky.social
Janet Currie- 'Investing in children to tackle the mental health crisis of young people'
YouTube video by FundacionAreces
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June 12, 2025 at 9:16 PM
The keynote lecture by Janet Currie at the 14th Workshop on the Economics of Risky Behavior. www.youtube.com/live/x20Rs3_... @au-spa.bsky.social
The 14th Workshop on the Economics of Risky Behavior is underway!
June 11, 2025 at 9:37 AM
The 14th Workshop on the Economics of Risky Behavior is underway!
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June 11, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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📣 We’re all set, and @erdaltekin.bsky.social and I can’t wait to welcome you to @fundacionareces.bsky.social for the Workshop on the Economics of Risky Behavior, starting tomorrow - looking forward to great talks, fresh ideas, and lively hallway chats! #RiskyBehavior #Madrid
June 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
📣 We’re all set, and @erdaltekin.bsky.social and I can’t wait to welcome you to @fundacionareces.bsky.social for the Workshop on the Economics of Risky Behavior, starting tomorrow - looking forward to great talks, fresh ideas, and lively hallway chats! #RiskyBehavior #Madrid
The 14th Workshop on the Economics of Risky Behavior will be held on June 11–12 in Madrid 🇪🇸, hosted at @fundacionareces.bsky.social
Janet Currie will deliver the keynote lecture at 7 PM on June 11 & it's open to the public.
Register for Janet's lecture at tinyurl.com/yvfhcum9
@au-spa.bsky.social
Janet Currie will deliver the keynote lecture at 7 PM on June 11 & it's open to the public.
Register for Janet's lecture at tinyurl.com/yvfhcum9
@au-spa.bsky.social
June 4, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The 14th Workshop on the Economics of Risky Behavior will be held on June 11–12 in Madrid 🇪🇸, hosted at @fundacionareces.bsky.social
Janet Currie will deliver the keynote lecture at 7 PM on June 11 & it's open to the public.
Register for Janet's lecture at tinyurl.com/yvfhcum9
@au-spa.bsky.social
Janet Currie will deliver the keynote lecture at 7 PM on June 11 & it's open to the public.
Register for Janet's lecture at tinyurl.com/yvfhcum9
@au-spa.bsky.social
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Exciting news! Janet Currie (@princetonecon.bsky.social) will give a keynote at the Workshop on the Economics of Risky Behavior on June 11, 7pm at @fundacionareces.bsky.social (Madrid). The keynote speech will be open to the public—don’t miss it! Co-organised with @erdaltekin.bsky.social.
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June 4, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Exciting news! Janet Currie (@princetonecon.bsky.social) will give a keynote at the Workshop on the Economics of Risky Behavior on June 11, 7pm at @fundacionareces.bsky.social (Madrid). The keynote speech will be open to the public—don’t miss it! Co-organised with @erdaltekin.bsky.social.
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Check out a short summary of our article on @voxdev.bsky.social, where we examine how exposure to conflict impacts children in the long run.
w/ @girayaslim @erdaltekin.bsky.social
w/ @girayaslim @erdaltekin.bsky.social
🆕 War in the womb: How conflict hurts children in Afghanistan
Erkmen Aslim, @rnajam.bsky.social & @erdaltekin.bsky.social outline new evidence from Afghanistan which shows that girls exposed to war violence in utero suffer long-term setbacks in learning and development: voxdev.org/topic/health...
Erkmen Aslim, @rnajam.bsky.social & @erdaltekin.bsky.social outline new evidence from Afghanistan which shows that girls exposed to war violence in utero suffer long-term setbacks in learning and development: voxdev.org/topic/health...
War in the womb: How conflict hurts children in Afghanistan
As global conflicts grow, new evidence from Afghanistan shows that girls exposed to war violence in utero suffer long-term setbacks in learning and development. Addressing these hidden costs of confli...
voxdev.org
April 22, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Check out a short summary of our article on @voxdev.bsky.social, where we examine how exposure to conflict impacts children in the long run.
w/ @girayaslim @erdaltekin.bsky.social
w/ @girayaslim @erdaltekin.bsky.social
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🆕 War in the womb: How conflict hurts children in Afghanistan
Erkmen Aslim, @rnajam.bsky.social & @erdaltekin.bsky.social outline new evidence from Afghanistan which shows that girls exposed to war violence in utero suffer long-term setbacks in learning and development: voxdev.org/topic/health...
Erkmen Aslim, @rnajam.bsky.social & @erdaltekin.bsky.social outline new evidence from Afghanistan which shows that girls exposed to war violence in utero suffer long-term setbacks in learning and development: voxdev.org/topic/health...
War in the womb: How conflict hurts children in Afghanistan
As global conflicts grow, new evidence from Afghanistan shows that girls exposed to war violence in utero suffer long-term setbacks in learning and development. Addressing these hidden costs of confli...
voxdev.org
April 22, 2025 at 7:28 AM
🆕 War in the womb: How conflict hurts children in Afghanistan
Erkmen Aslim, @rnajam.bsky.social & @erdaltekin.bsky.social outline new evidence from Afghanistan which shows that girls exposed to war violence in utero suffer long-term setbacks in learning and development: voxdev.org/topic/health...
Erkmen Aslim, @rnajam.bsky.social & @erdaltekin.bsky.social outline new evidence from Afghanistan which shows that girls exposed to war violence in utero suffer long-term setbacks in learning and development: voxdev.org/topic/health...
So proud of Rafi and thrilled to see him join UNC Public Policy! Working with him has been a real privilege—smart, kind, and endlessly dedicated. Wishing him every success in this exciting new chapter.
I will be joining the Department of Public Policy at the @PublicPolicyUNC @UNC this summer as an Assistant Professor of Public Policy (TT). Grateful to the many incredible people who made this possible—my advisors (@toddpugatch.bsky.social, Alison, Paul, Patrick)
April 16, 2025 at 11:14 PM
So proud of Rafi and thrilled to see him join UNC Public Policy! Working with him has been a real privilege—smart, kind, and endlessly dedicated. Wishing him every success in this exciting new chapter.
Looking forward to it. Thanks!
⏰Tomorrow, @ebrd.bsky.social OCE's research seminar series features AU's @erdaltekin.bsky.social.
Erdal will present " Clean Rides, Healthy Lives".
⭐️OCE is honored to host a great list of researchers - for more: loiaconofrancesco.com/oce-research...
Erdal will present " Clean Rides, Healthy Lives".
⭐️OCE is honored to host a great list of researchers - for more: loiaconofrancesco.com/oce-research...
April 14, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Looking forward to it. Thanks!
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Early view from JPAM: "Breastfeeding and the return to work after childbirth of new mothers: Evidence from a baby formula scare" by Limor Hatsor and Ity Shurtz.
doi.org/10.1002/pam....
doi.org/10.1002/pam....
Breastfeeding and the return to work after childbirth of new mothers: Evidence from a baby formula scare
We use a baby formula “food scare” in Israel in 2003 as a plausible natural experiment to study the causal relationship between breastfeeding and mothers’ return to work after childbirth. Analysis of...
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April 9, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Early view from JPAM: "Breastfeeding and the return to work after childbirth of new mothers: Evidence from a baby formula scare" by Limor Hatsor and Ity Shurtz.
doi.org/10.1002/pam....
doi.org/10.1002/pam....