Umut Oguzoglu

Umut Oguzoglu is a Professor of Economics at the University of Manitoba, with a longstanding affiliation as a Research Fellow at IZA. His research spans labour economics, health economics, economics of education, and applied microeconometric methods.

• PhD, Economics, University of Guelph
• MA, Economics, University of Guelph
• BA, Economics, Marmara University

His methodological expertise includes panel data analysis, dynamic modeling, and instrumental variable techniques. Recent projects examine:

• Intergenerational health behavior transmission
• Physician relocation impacts on healthcare
• Sibling sex composition and STEM major choices
• COVID-19's effect on traffic accidents
• Gambling-community economic linkages

Scientific awards include the 2020 Best Paper Prize from The Economic Record. He has supervised 3 PhD students, 13 MA/MSc students, and served on 16 thesis committees. Major grants include:

• SSHRC Partnership Grant (2020-2027) for poverty solutions
• CIHR grant (2020-2023) for lupus employment research
• Manitoba Gambling Research Program grant (2015)