Dr Aydogan Ulker
Present Position:
Senior Lecturer in Economics
Phone: +61 3 924 43140
Email: aydogan.ulker@deakin.edu.au
Campus: Melbourne Campus at Burwood
Academic Qualifications:
BSc(Physics) BSc (Mathematics) Bogazici U Istanbul, MS, PhDEc Texas Austin
Commenced at Deakin: 2008
Research Interests:
- Public Economics
- Labour Economics
- Health Economics
Publication Highlights
- Robustness in Health Research: Do Differences in Health Measures, Techniques, and Time Frame Matter? Journal of Health Economics (with Paul Frijters), forthcoming.
- Mental Health and Life Satisfaction of Young Australians: The Role of Family Background. Australian Economic Papers, forthcoming.
- Wealth Holdings and Portfolio Allocation of The Elderly: The Role of Marital History. Journal of Family and Economic Issues, forthcoming.
- Household Structure and Consumption Insurance of the Elderly. Journal of Population Economics, Volume 21, Number 2, April 2008, pp 373-394.
- Non-standard Work Schedules and Health Outcomes in Australia: Some Evidence from the HILDA Panel. Australian Journal of Labour Economics, Volume 9, Number 4, December 2006, pp 417-445.
Current research projects
- Inequality and the Life Cycle: Age, Cohort Effects and Consumption. Working Paper (with Daniel Slesnick).
Consumption at the End of the Life-Cycle. Working Paper (with Daniel Slesnick).
- Deep Health. Work in Progress (with Paul Frijters).
- Risk Aversion and the Ex Ante Moral Hazard Effect of Health Insurance. Work in Progress (with Cagatay Koc).
- Onset of Smoking and Drinking among the Australian Youth. Work in Progress.
Affiliations: Professional/Academic:
- American Economic Association
- Royal Economic Society
- Economics Society of Australia
Teaching Interests/units taught at Deakin