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

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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.

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