Burcay Erus
Biographic Data
| ID | 2446731 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Burcay Erus |
| GIVEN NAMES | Burcay |
| FAMILY NAME | Erus |
| SIGNATURE | ERUS B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Bogaziçi University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5047-9836 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 25 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Understanding activist perceptions of environmental justice success in mining resistance movements
Equivalence scales and the change in poverty levels across time
Equivalence scales are used to adjust household income for household size and composition differences. The literature on poverty calculations have found sensitivity of poverty measurements to the choice of equivalence scales. In this study, we aim to estimate the sensitivity of the Turkish poverty rate and its change over time to the choice of equivalence scales. To that end, Household Budget Survey micro-level data are used and poverty rates are…
The rise of domestic popular film production with new audience and changing industry structure
Transformation of cultural markets is a complex development that relates to both the audience and the industry. During the last decade, domestic popular films in Turkey increased their share of box office significantly. This study analyses socio-economic developments along with monopolization of exhibition sector to understand the change. While factors such as higher income level, relatively lower ticket prices, higher proportion of population in…
Health policy for the poor
An inquiry on introducing a minimum income scheme in Turkey
Turkey is one of the few countries in Europe without a minimum income scheme. In an effort to simulate the potential economic impact of introducing such a scheme in Turkey, data from the 2007 Statistics on Income and Living Conditions were used to consider various policy scenarios with regard to eligibility conditions and benefits. The impact of a minimum guaranteed income scheme on the extent of poverty, income distribution and the proportion of…
Hospital Choice
This paper analyzes the patient characteristics that affect the choice between public and private health care providers in Istanbul, Turkey. In addition to socioeconomic variables, such as insurance status or income, which have often been considered in the previous literature, we also focus on another factor, the availability of social networks, which might determine ease of access to hospital services in developing countries. The analysis is bas…
Objective Functions and Compensation Structures in Nonprofit and For-Profit Organizations
This chapter examines the behavior of two forms of nonprofit organizations: religious nonprofit and secular nonprofit, as well as that of private for-profit (FP) firms, when they coexist in a mixed industry: hospitals. In an attempt to determine whether each type of nonprofit organization can be characterized by the same objective function as a for-profit firm, but recognizing the difficulty of observing objective functions, the reflections of ob…
Health policy for the poor
Understanding activist perceptions of environmental justice success in mining resistance movements
An inquiry on introducing a minimum income scheme in Turkey
Turkey is one of the few countries in Europe without a minimum income scheme. In an effort to simulate the potential economic impact of introducing such a scheme in Turkey, data from the 2007 Statistics on Income and Living Conditions were used to consider various policy scenarios with regard to eligibility conditions and benefits. The impact of a minimum guaranteed income scheme on the extent of poverty, income distribution and the proportion of…
Hospital Choice
This paper analyzes the patient characteristics that affect the choice between public and private health care providers in Istanbul, Turkey. In addition to socioeconomic variables, such as insurance status or income, which have often been considered in the previous literature, we also focus on another factor, the availability of social networks, which might determine ease of access to hospital services in developing countries. The analysis is bas…
Objective Functions and Compensation Structures in Nonprofit and For-Profit Organizations
This chapter examines the behavior of two forms of nonprofit organizations: religious nonprofit and secular nonprofit, as well as that of private for-profit (FP) firms, when they coexist in a mixed industry: hospitals. In an attempt to determine whether each type of nonprofit organization can be characterized by the same objective function as a for-profit firm, but recognizing the difficulty of observing objective functions, the reflections of ob…
Hospital Choice
This paper analyzes the patient characteristics that affect the choice between public and private health care providers in Istanbul, Turkey. In addition to socioeconomic variables, such as insurance status or income, which have often been considered in the previous literature, we also focus on another factor, the availability of social networks, which might determine ease of access to hospital services in developing countries. The analysis is bas…
An inquiry on introducing a minimum income scheme in Turkey
Turkey is one of the few countries in Europe without a minimum income scheme. In an effort to simulate the potential economic impact of introducing such a scheme in Turkey, data from the 2007 Statistics on Income and Living Conditions were used to consider various policy scenarios with regard to eligibility conditions and benefits. The impact of a minimum guaranteed income scheme on the extent of poverty, income distribution and the proportion of…
Health policy for the poor
Equivalence scales and the change in poverty levels across time
Equivalence scales are used to adjust household income for household size and composition differences. The literature on poverty calculations have found sensitivity of poverty measurements to the choice of equivalence scales. In this study, we aim to estimate the sensitivity of the Turkish poverty rate and its change over time to the choice of equivalence scales. To that end, Household Budget Survey micro-level data are used and poverty rates are…
The rise of domestic popular film production with new audience and changing industry structure
Transformation of cultural markets is a complex development that relates to both the audience and the industry. During the last decade, domestic popular films in Turkey increased their share of box office significantly. This study analyses socio-economic developments along with monopolization of exhibition sector to understand the change. While factors such as higher income level, relatively lower ticket prices, higher proportion of population in…
Understanding activist perceptions of environmental justice success in mining resistance movements
Economics (6 works) · Economic growth (5 works) · Demographic economics (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Labour economics (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Distribution (mathematics (2 works) · Econometrics (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works)