Assistant Professor, School of Management

Contact Information

Email: yorukc@sage.edu
Phone: 518 292 1786
Office: Administration Building Room 224

Degree Information

Northeastern University, Boston, MA Ph.D. in Applied Economics, 2012
Suffolk University, Boston, MA M.S. in International Economics, 2006
Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey B.A. in Economics, 2004

Teaching

Principles of Macroeconomics, Financial Management I, Principles of Microeconomics, Mathematics for Finance

Service

Recent Service to the Sage Community

School of Management Outcomes Assessment Committee

Scholarship and Professional Achievement

Current Professional Interests:

Health Economics, Labor Economics, Policy Impact Evaluation

Coauthored papers:

The impact of minimum drinking age laws on alcohol consumption, smoking, and marijuana use revisited, forthcoming in Journal of Health Economics.

The impact of drinking on psychological well-being: Evidence from minimum drinking age laws, 2012, Social Science & Medicine, 75, 1944-1854.

The impact of minimum drinking age laws on alcohol consumption, smoking, and marijuana use: Evidence from a regression discontinuity design using exact date of birth, 2011, Journal of Health Economics, 30, 740-752.

Book Chapters:

Recent volunteering trends in the United States,” 2011, Advances in Sociology Research, J.A. Jaworski (eds.), Nova Science, NY, 9, 219-231.

Grants/Honors Received

Conference Travel Grant, Department of Economics, Northeastern University (2011), Graduate and Professional Student Association, Northeastern University (2010 & 2011)

Graduate Scholarship, Northeastern University (2007-2008)

Tuition Scholarship, Northeastern University Department of Economics (2006-2007)

Ballotti Fellowship and Assistantship, Suffolk University (2004-2005)

Trainings/Conferences

"The effect of alcohol consumption on labor market outcomes of young adults: Evidence from minimum legal drinking age laws”

Eastern Economic Association Annual Conference, New York, NY (February 2011)
Southern Economic Association Annual Conference, Washington, DC (November 2011)
Northeastern University, Department of Economics (December 2011)
IMPAQ International (February 2012)
The Sage Colleges, School of Management (April 2012)
Analysis Group, Boston (April 2012)
Northeastern University External Advisory Board Committee (May 2012)

“The effect of supervisor-employee age, gender, and race differences on employees' job satisfaction”

Northeastern University, Department of Economics (May 2009)
Eastern Economic Association Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA (February 2010)

Professional Associations

American Economic Association, Southern Economic Association