Erdal Tekin

Research Fellow

American University

tekin@american.edu

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Research Interests

Erdal Tekin is the Charles W. Fotis, Sr. & Dorothea G. Fotis Family Distinguished Professor of Health Policy in School of Public Affairs at American University. He is an economist with primary research interests in the fields of health economics and demographic economics. Within these fields, the main theme of his research is the economic analysis of risky behaviors and the consequences of prenatal and postnatal conditions and risk factors on the short and long-term outcomes of individuals on a multitude of domains including health, human capital, labor market, and crime. Aside from this main theme, he has also written and published numerous articles studying the impact of child care subsidies and other major welfare programs on parental and child wellbeing. His research has been funded by numerous organizations, including the National Institutes of Health, Robert Wood Johnson Family Foundation, and the Danish Council for Independent Research, among others. He published in journals such as the Review of Economics and Statistics, the Economic Journal, the Journal of Human Resources, Journal of Health Economics, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, and Journal of Law and Economics. He is currently the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. Aside from his academic appointment at American University, he is a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) in Cambridge Massachusetts and a research fellow at the Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) in Bonn, Germany.

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IZA Publications

IZA Discussion Paper No. 17725

Reproductive Technology and the Child Care Sector: How Access to Oral Contraception and Abortion Shaped Workforce Composition and Quality

Chris M. Herbst, Erdal Tekin

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16009

From Syringes to Dishes: Improving Food Security through Vaccination

Erkmen Giray Aslim, Wei Fu, Erdal Tekin, Shijun You

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15398

Public Health Policy at Scale: Impact of a Government-Sponsored Information Campaign on Infant Mortality in Denmark

Onur Altindag, Jane Greve, Erdal Tekin

published in: Review of Economics and Statistics, 2024, 106 (3), 882–893.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13879

How Do Mass Shootings Affect Community Wellbeing?

Aparna Soni, Erdal Tekin

published online in: Journal of Human Resources, June 2023

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13304

Post-9/11 War Deployments Increased Crime among Veterans

Resul Cesur, Joseph J. Sabia, Erdal Tekin

published in: Journal of Law and Economics, 2022, 65 (2), 279–310

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12186

Socialized Healthcare and Women's Fertility Decisions

Resul Cesur, Pinar Mine Gunes, Erdal Tekin, Aydogan Ulker

published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2023, 58 (3), 1028-1055;

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11985

Who's Minding the Kids? Experimental Evidence on the Demand for Child Care Quality

James Gordon, Chris M. Herbst, Erdal Tekin

published in: Economics of Education Review, 2021, 80, 102076

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11898

Child Access Prevention Laws and Juvenile Firearm-Related Homicides

D. Mark Anderson, Joseph J. Sabia, Erdal Tekin

published in: Journal of Urban Economics, 2021, 126, 103387.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10923

Does It Matter How and How Much Politicians Are Paid?

Duha T. Altindag, S. Elif Filiz, Erdal Tekin

published in: Economica, 2020, 87 (348), 1105 - 1132

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10115

Can Natural Gas Save Lives? Evidence from the Deployment of a Fuel Delivery System in a Developing Country

Resul Cesur, Erdal Tekin, Aydogan Ulker

published in: Journal of Health Economics, 2018, 59, 91 - 108

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9329

The Value of Socialized Medicine: The Impact of Universal Primary Healthcare Provision on Birth and Mortality Rates in Turkey

Resul Cesur, Pinar Mine Gunes, Erdal Tekin, Aydogan Ulker

published as 'The value of socialized medicine: The impact of universal primary healthcare provision on mortality rates in 'in: Journal of Public Economics, 2017, 150, 74 - 93

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9328

Fetal Malnutrition and Academic Success: Evidence from Muslim Immigrants in Denmark

Jane Greve, Marie Louise Schultz-Nielsen, Erdal Tekin

published in: Economics of Education Review, 2017, 60, 20 - 35

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8958

The Effect of Community Traumatic Events on Student Achievement: Evidence from the Beltway Sniper Attacks

Seth Gershenson, Erdal Tekin

published in: Education Finance and Policy, 2018, 13(4), 513-544.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8673

Labor Market Effects of Intrauterine Exposure to Nutritional Deficiency: Evidence from Administrative Data on Muslim Immigrants in Denmark

Marie Louise Schultz-Nielsen, Erdal Tekin, Jane Greve

published in: Economics and Human Biology, 2016, 21, 196–209

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8402

Less Cash, Less Crime: Evidence from the Electronic Benefit Transfer Program

Richard Wright, Erdal Tekin, Volkan Topalli, Chandler McClellan, Timothy Dickinson, Richard Rosenfeld

published in: Journal of Law & Economics, 2017, 60 (2), 361 - 383

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7538

Health and Health Behaviors during the Worst of Times: Evidence from the Great Recession

Erdal Tekin, Chandler McClellan, Karen Jean Minyard

published as 'Health and health behaviors during the great recession: a note on drinking, smoking, obesity, and physical activity' in: Review of Economics of the Household, 2017, 16, 1017 - 1026

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7465

Food Prices and Body Fatness among Youths

Michael Grossman, Erdal Tekin, Roy Wada

revised version published in: Economics and Human Biology, 2014, 12, 4-19

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7179

Air Pollution and Infant Mortality: Evidence from the Expansion of Natural Gas Infrastructure

Resul Cesur, Erdal Tekin, Aydogan Ulker

pubished in: Economic Journal, 2017, 127 (600), 330 - 362

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7099

Fast-Food Restaurant Advertising on Television and Its Influence on Youth Body Composition

Michael Grossman, Erdal Tekin, Roy Wada

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6705

Stand Your Ground Laws and Homicides

Chandler McClellan, Erdal Tekin

published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2017, 52 (3), 621-653

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6577

Youth Depression and Future Criminal Behavior

D. Mark Anderson, Resul Cesur, Erdal Tekin

published in: Economic Inquiry, 2015, 53 (1), 294-317

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6306

Child Care Subsidies, Maternal Well-Being, and Child-Parent Interactions: Evidence from Three Nationally Representative Datasets

Chris M. Herbst, Erdal Tekin

published in: Health Economics, 2014, 23 (8), 894-916

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6303

Combat Exposure and Migraine Headache: Evidence from Exogenous Deployment Assignment

Resul Cesur, Joseph J. Sabia, Erdal Tekin

published in: Economics & Human Biology, 2015, 16, 81-99

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6042

Fathers and Youth's Delinquent Behavior

Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Erdal Tekin

published in: Review of Economics of the Household, 2014, 12 (2), 327-358

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6025

The Geographic Accessibility of Child Care Subsidies and Evidence on the Impact of Subsidy Receipt on Childhood Obesity

Chris M. Herbst, Erdal Tekin

published in: Journal of Urban Economics, 2012, 71 (1), 37-52

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5615

The Psychological Costs of War: Military Combat and Mental Health

Resul Cesur, Joseph J. Sabia, Erdal Tekin

published in: Journal of Health Economics, 2013, 32 (1), 51-65

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5102

The Impact of Child Care Subsidies on Child Well-Being: Evidence from Geographic Variation in the Distance to Social Service Agencies

Chris M. Herbst, Erdal Tekin

published in: Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2016, 35 (1), 94 - 116

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4255

Child Care Subsidies and Childhood Obesity

Chris M. Herbst, Erdal Tekin

published in: Review of Economics of the Household, 2011, 9 (3), 349 - 378

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3836

Child Care Subsidies and Child Development

Chris M. Herbst, Erdal Tekin

published in: Economics of Education Review, 2010, 29 (4), 618-638

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3831

"Might Not Be a Tomorrow": A Multi-Methods Approach to Anticipated Early Death and Youth Crime

Timothy Brezina, Erdal Tekin, Volkan Topalli

published in: Criminology, 2009, 47 (4), 1091-1129

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2063

Does Child Abuse Cause Crime?

Janet Currie, Erdal Tekin

revised version published as 'Understanding the Cycle: Childhood Maltreatment and Future Crime?' in: Journal of Human Resources, 2012, 47 (2), 509-549

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2048

Ugly Criminals

Naci Mocan, Erdal Tekin

published in: Review of Economics and Statistics, 2010, 92 (1), 15 - 30

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1547

Suicidal Behavior and the Labor Market Productivity of Young Adults

Erdal Tekin, Sara Markowitz

published in: Southern Economic Journal, 2008, 75(2), 300-331

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1121

Child Care Subsidy Receipt, Employment, and Child Care Choices of Single Mothers

Erdal Tekin

published in: Economics Letters, 2005, 89 (1), 1-6