I am a professor of economics at Koç University, Istanbul. I hold a BA degree from the University of Michigan (1998) and a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania (2004). I have served as an Associate Editor of the European Economic Review since January 2018.

My research spans the fields of economics, demography, and development. I work primarily in the areas of immigration and education. My latest research focuses on the well-being of Syrian refugees in neighboring countries and their impact on the host population’s socioeconomic outcomes. In my earlier research on immigration, I explored the causes of migration decisions and the consequences of migration for both source and host countries. My research on education examines the causal effects of education on various demographic and labor market outcomes. I am also interested in understanding inequalities in educational outcomes across different demographic groups.