30+
Published and forthcoming economics and policy papers
Economics / Public Policy / Education / Health
Research that stays close to policy, people, and practical impact.
I am the James A. Morris Chair in Economics, professor and chair of the Economics Department at the University of South Carolina, and director of the South Carolina Economic Policy Center (SC EPIC). My work focuses on labor economics, health economics, education, and the design of public programs.
8
Public health publications listed in the current CV
14
SC EPIC policy briefs currently linked here
About
Academic work with a public-facing mission
My research examines how policy design shapes educational outcomes, health, labor market experiences, and access to opportunity. Across these areas, I am especially interested in whether program rules, timing, incentives, and institutional design produce meaningful differences in everyday lives.
This website keeps the structure of the current Google Site while making it easier to update research, highlight media coverage, and share SC EPIC work in one place.
Research
Featured work and complete publication lists
Where a publisher or repository link was not readily available, the button opens a title search so visitors can still reach the paper quickly.
Media
Coverage and public-facing writing
This section keeps media mentions visually prominent, similar to the current site.
SC EPIC
South Carolina Economic Policy Center
SC EPIC connects decision-makers in and beyond South Carolina to applied economic research from the Economics Department at the Darla Moore School of Business. The center supports policy analysis, program evaluation, applied research, and practical engagement with public and private partners.
Policy briefs
Newsletters
Teaching
Selected teaching areas
Graduate
- Econometrics II
- Labor Economics
- Applied Econometrics
Undergraduate
- Intermediate Microeconomics
- Honors Principles of Economics
- Principles of Microeconomics
Recent public site listings
- Economics 832: Graduate Econometrics II
- Economics 321: Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
Contact
Get in touch
Orgul Demet Ozturk
Economics Department, Darla Moore School of Business
University of South Carolina
1014 Greene Street, Columbia, SC 29208