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N. Meltem Daysal

University of Copenhagen and CEBI, Denmark, and IZA@LISER, Luxembourg

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

World of Labour role

Author

Current position

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

Research interest

Health economics, labor economics, applied microeconomics

Website

http://www.meltemdaysal.com/

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).

Article(s)

  • Early-life medical care and human capital accumulation Updated

    Medical care and public health interventions in early childhood may improve human capital accumulation as well as child health

    N. Meltem DaysalJonas Cuzulan Hirani, September 2021
    Ample empirical evidence links adverse conditions during early childhood (the period from conception to age five) to worse health outcomes and lower academic achievement in adulthood. Can early-life medical care and public health interventions ameliorate these effects? Recent research suggests that both types of interventions may benefit not only child health but also long-term educational outcomes. In some cases, the effects of interventions may spillover to other family members. These findings can be used to design policies that improve long-term outcomes and reduce economic inequality.
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