Orgul Ozturk
@orgulozturk.bsky.social
Economics professor, mother, lover of baking and books
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🍎 Millions of children in the U.S. struggle with food insecurity. In this policy brief, @orgulozturk.bsky.social (@sc.edu) makes the case for expanding the Community Eligibility Provision Program, the largest schoolwide free meals initiative in the U.S. Read the brief: scholars.org/contribution...
We are excited to welcome @orgulozturk.bsky.social of the University of South Carolina to the network! Ozturk’s research examines national and state-level policies with a focus on disparities by gender, race, and socioeconomic status. ➡️ Learn more about Ozturk: scholars.org/scholar/orgu...
New RFBerlin Discussion Paper! Ozkan Eren, @profhjalmarsson.bsky.social & @orgulozturk.bsky.social examine how judge–defendant gender match affects juvenile sanctions and long-run outcomes. Find out more: 🔗 www.rfberlin.com/wp-content/u...
Just published in @jpube.bsky.social: "In-kind government assistance and crowd-out of charitable services: Evidence from free school meals" By @kristaruffini.bsky.social, @orgulozturk.bsky.social, @ppekgun.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #econsky #publiceconomics
What happens when schools fail? It might be good. Ozkan Eren, David Figlio, Naci Mocan & @orgulozturk.bsky.social found schools that failed their #AccountabilityRating saw a lasting reduction in students' adult #CriminalActivity - they were 12% less likely to be arrested. doi.org/10.3368/jhr....
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I am delighted to see our paper as an NBER working paper.
NBER@nber.org · last yr.A 10% increase in access to free school meals reduces the amount of food that food banks distribute by 0.9%–1.4%, without significantly reducing donations, fundraising activity, or the amount of food available, from @kristaruffini.bsky.social, Ozturk, and Pekgun https://www.nber.org/papers/w33562
In this @postandcourier.bsky.social piece, South Carolina @scholars.org chapter member, @orgulozturk.bsky.social, cites her data to defend an important teacher pay program that just had its funding stripped. www.postandcourier.com/education-la...
Accused of promoting DEI, Laurens $13.5M teacher pay program stripped of funding
As part of a larger 'DEI' purge, the Trump administration has terminated a $13.5M program in Laurens County that would boost teacher pay for higher test scores.
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