Berkay Ozcan

Professor Berkay Ozcan is a Professor of Social and Public Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), affiliated with the Department of Social Policy, School of Public Policy, and the International Inequalities Institute. His expertise spans family demography, gender studies, fertility, labour markets, and inequality, with a focus on interdisciplinary research across demography, economics, and sociology. He has held visiting roles at Princeton University, the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER), and Nuffield College, Oxford.

His research explores the interplay between family processes (e.g., marriage, divorce, fertility) and economic outcomes, aiming to understand social stratification. Key areas include the effects of unemployment on fertility, preterm birth on education, and self-employment on family decisions. Media outlets such as The New York Times and BBC have covered his work widely.

Berkay teaches 'Welfare Analysis and Measurement' in LSE's MPA programme and advises PhD students focusing on quantitative analyses of inequality, family policies, and migrant populations. His research has been published in top journals like Annual Review of Sociology, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and European Journal of Population.

His work bridges theory and policy, addressing topics such as daddy quotas to reduce gender pay gaps, pandemic impacts on household joblessness, and cultural influences on saving behaviors. He remains active in policy advocacy through evidence-based frameworks.