Merve Meral

Merve Meral is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, specializing in labor economics, health economics, and applied econometrics. Her research integrates empirical analysis with policy evaluation in areas such as unemployment insurance, environmental regulation impacts, and healthcare access.

• 2008 PhD in Economics, Michigan State University
• 2003 MA in Economics, Central Michigan University
• 2001 BA in Economics, Bogazici University

Her research focuses on:

• Labor market dynamics and public policy
• Health economics and tax credit impacts
• Applied microeconomic and econometric modeling
• Behavioral and experimental economics

Recent publications analyze the long-term effects of unemployment insurance work tests, environmental regulation impacts on labor demand in industrial sectors, and healthcare coverage disparities among single mothers. Her interdisciplinary work bridges empirical methods with policy-relevant questions in economics.