Ali Furkan Kalay

Ali Furkan Kalay is a Research Fellow at the Macquarie University Centre for the Health Economy (MUCHE), specializing in health economics and econometrics. He utilizes novel large datasets such as social media, maps, and administrative records for applied research, focusing on spatial analysis and statistical methodologies.

• Economics, Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland (2020–2024)
• Economics, Master, The University of Queensland (2019)
• Economics, Master, Istanbul Technical University (ITU) (2016–2018)
• Industrial Engineering, Bachelor's of Science, Istanbul Technical University (ITU) (2012–2016)

His research interests include health economics, theoretical/applied econometrics, spatial analysis of consumer behavior, and administrative data methodologies. At MUCHE, he works on projects like social interactions in private health insurance demand and urban amenity investments' impact on welfare.

Ali has presented at multiple conferences, including talks on synthetic data generation for privacy, marginal willingness to pay for amenities, and social interactions in health insurance markets. His work intersects with keywords like 'Matching Estimators,' 'Imputation,' 'Twitter Sentiment,' and 'Housing Prices.'