N. Meltem Daysal

University of Copenhagen and CEBI, Denmark, and IZA, Germany

IZA World of Labor provides policymakers with easy access to the research frontier. I’m excited to be a part of this effort

IZA World of Labor role

Author

Current position

Associate Professor, University of Copenhagen and CEBI, Denmark (October 2020–present)

Research interest

Health economics, labor economics, applied microeconomics

Positions/functions as a policy advisor

Consultant, World Bank, Washington DC, Summer 2006

Past positions

Associate Professor, University of Southern Denmark (August 2013–September 2020); Assistant Professor, Tilburg University (September 2009–July 2013)

Qualifications

PhD Economics, University of Maryland at College Park, 2009

Selected publications

  • "Home prices, fertility, and early-life health outcomes." Journal of Public Economics 198 (2021): 104366 (with M. Lovenheim, N. Siersbæk, and D. N. Wasser).

  • "Spillover effects of early-life medical interventions." The Review of Economics and Statistics (2021) 1–46 (with M. Simonsen, M. Trandafir, and S. Breining).

  • "Low-risk isn't no-risk: Perinatal treatments and the health of low-income newborns." Journal of Health Economics 64 (2019): 55–67 (with M. Trandafir and R. van Ewijk).

  • “Saving lives at birth: The impact of homebirths on infant outcomes.” American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 7:3 (2015): 28–50 (with M. Trandafir and R. van Ewijk).

  • “Impact of bilingual education programs on limited English proficient students and their peers: Regression discontinuity evidence from Texas.” Journal of Public Economics 107 (2013): 63–78 (with A. Chin and S. Imberman).