Onur Altındağ
Biographic Data
| ID | 6038205 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Onur Altındağ |
| GIVEN NAMES | Onur |
| FAMILY NAME | Altındağ |
| SIGNATURE | ALTINDAĞ Ö |
| AFFILIATIONS | Bentley University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8870-1992 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 65 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Public Health Policy at Scale
We evaluate the impact of a nationwide public health intervention on deaths from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), using population data from Denmark in a regression discontinuity research design. The information campaign—implemented primarily through a universal nurse home visiting program—reduced infant mortality by 17.2% and saved between 11.6 and 13.5 lives over 10,000 births. The estimated effect sizes are 11–14 times larger among low-bir…
The short-lived effects of unconditional cash transfers to refugees
Do refugees impact voting behavior in the host country? Evidence from Syrian refugee inflows to Turkey
Blessing or burden? Impacts of refugees on businesses and the informal economy
Targeting humanitarian aid using administrative data
Effects of the Affordable Care Act Medicaid Expansion on Subjective Well-Being in the US Adult Population, 2010–2016
Objectives. To determine whether the 2014 Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansion affected well-being in the low-income and general adult US populations. Methods. We obtained data from adults aged 18 to 64 years in the nationally representative Gallup-Sharecare Well-Being Index from 2010 to 2016 (n = 1 674 953). We used a difference-in-differences analysis to compare access to and difficulty affording health care and subjective well-being outcomes…
On Measuring and Reducing Selection Bias With a Quasi‐Doubly Randomized Preference Trial
Randomized experiments provide unbiased estimates of treatment effects, but are costly and time consuming. We demonstrate how a randomized experiment can be leveraged to measure selection bias by conducting a subsequent observational study that is identical in every way except that subjects choose their treatment—a quasi‐doubly randomized preference trial (quasi‐DRPT). Researchers first strive to think of and measure all possible confounders and …
Judicial Bypass for Minors Seeking Abortions in Arkansas Versus Other States
Objectives. To describe demographic characteristics and abortion timing of minors in Arkansas who obtained an abortion through a judicial bypass, and to contrast the frequency of judicial bypass in other states in the United States. Methods. We used individual-level data on all abortions to minors (n = 2624) performed in Arkansas from 2005 to 2014 and aggregated data from 10 additional states on abortions obtained through a judicial bypass. We ch…
Son Preference, Fertility Decline, and the Nonmissing Girls of Turkey
Couples in Turkey exhibit son preference through son-biased differential stopping behavior that does not cause a sex ratio imbalance in the population. Demand for sons leads to lower ratios of boys to girls in larger families but higher ratios in smaller families. Girls are born earlier than their male siblings, and son-biased fertility behavior is persistent in response to decline in fertility over time and across households with parents from di…
Blessing or burden? Impacts of refugees on businesses and the informal economy
Son Preference, Fertility Decline, and the Nonmissing Girls of Turkey
Couples in Turkey exhibit son preference through son-biased differential stopping behavior that does not cause a sex ratio imbalance in the population. Demand for sons leads to lower ratios of boys to girls in larger families but higher ratios in smaller families. Girls are born earlier than their male siblings, and son-biased fertility behavior is persistent in response to decline in fertility over time and across households with parents from di…
Do refugees impact voting behavior in the host country? Evidence from Syrian refugee inflows to Turkey
The short-lived effects of unconditional cash transfers to refugees
Targeting humanitarian aid using administrative data
Judicial Bypass for Minors Seeking Abortions in Arkansas Versus Other States
Objectives. To describe demographic characteristics and abortion timing of minors in Arkansas who obtained an abortion through a judicial bypass, and to contrast the frequency of judicial bypass in other states in the United States. Methods. We used individual-level data on all abortions to minors (n = 2624) performed in Arkansas from 2005 to 2014 and aggregated data from 10 additional states on abortions obtained through a judicial bypass. We ch…
Son Preference, Fertility Decline, and the Nonmissing Girls of Turkey
Couples in Turkey exhibit son preference through son-biased differential stopping behavior that does not cause a sex ratio imbalance in the population. Demand for sons leads to lower ratios of boys to girls in larger families but higher ratios in smaller families. Girls are born earlier than their male siblings, and son-biased fertility behavior is persistent in response to decline in fertility over time and across households with parents from di…
On Measuring and Reducing Selection Bias With a Quasi‐Doubly Randomized Preference Trial
Randomized experiments provide unbiased estimates of treatment effects, but are costly and time consuming. We demonstrate how a randomized experiment can be leveraged to measure selection bias by conducting a subsequent observational study that is identical in every way except that subjects choose their treatment—a quasi‐doubly randomized preference trial (quasi‐DRPT). Researchers first strive to think of and measure all possible confounders and …
Judicial Bypass for Minors Seeking Abortions in Arkansas Versus Other States
Objectives. To describe demographic characteristics and abortion timing of minors in Arkansas who obtained an abortion through a judicial bypass, and to contrast the frequency of judicial bypass in other states in the United States. Methods. We used individual-level data on all abortions to minors (n = 2624) performed in Arkansas from 2005 to 2014 and aggregated data from 10 additional states on abortions obtained through a judicial bypass. We ch…
Effects of the Affordable Care Act Medicaid Expansion on Subjective Well-Being in the US Adult Population, 2010–2016
Objectives. To determine whether the 2014 Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansion affected well-being in the low-income and general adult US populations. Methods. We obtained data from adults aged 18 to 64 years in the nationally representative Gallup-Sharecare Well-Being Index from 2010 to 2016 (n = 1 674 953). We used a difference-in-differences analysis to compare access to and difficulty affording health care and subjective well-being outcomes…
Blessing or burden? Impacts of refugees on businesses and the informal economy
Targeting humanitarian aid using administrative data
Do refugees impact voting behavior in the host country? Evidence from Syrian refugee inflows to Turkey
The short-lived effects of unconditional cash transfers to refugees
Public Health Policy at Scale
We evaluate the impact of a nationwide public health intervention on deaths from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), using population data from Denmark in a regression discontinuity research design. The information campaign—implemented primarily through a universal nurse home visiting program—reduced infant mortality by 17.2% and saved between 11.6 and 13.5 lives over 10,000 births. The estimated effect sizes are 11–14 times larger among low-bir…
Economics (7 works) · Geography (5 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Demography (4 works) · Population (4 works) · Refugee (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Demographic economics (3 works) · Econometrics (3 works) · Economic growth (3 works)