معرفی
Burçay ERUS is an Associate Professor at Boğaziçi University's Department of Economics, specializing in applied microeconomics, industrial organization, and health economics. Her research focuses on healthcare policy, social welfare systems, and structural analysis of economic inequalities. She holds a Ph.D. from Northwestern University and has contributed extensively to understanding Turkey's healthcare reforms, physician distribution challenges, and poverty measurement frameworks.
Her academic work bridges econometric analysis with policy relevance, addressing issues such as co-payment impacts, out-of-pocket healthcare expenditures, and the efficiency of public hospitals. Notable contributions include studies on gender disparities in healthcare workforce distribution and environmental justice in mining resistance movements.
Her articles frequently analyze Turkey's socio-economic policies, particularly in health and social protection sectors. Key themes include the distributional effects of healthcare reforms, the design of minimum income schemes, and evaluating the efficacy of means-tested health benefits.
Burçay ERUS’s research highlights the intersection of economic theory and policy implementation, with a focus on improving equity and efficiency in public service delivery.
