Johns Hopkins University, Economics, 2024

Johns Hopkins University, Economics, 2021

Bogazici University, Economics, 2016

Yusuf Kulu is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Ozyegin University. His research interests are in labor economics, health economics, and economics of education. In his work, he investigates how students from various backgrounds accrue returns from different post secondary investments. He also analyzes health systems policies to increase access to higher quality healthcare. Professor Kulu received his Bachelor's degree from Bogazici University, in Istanbul, Turkey, and his MA and PhD from Johns Hopkins University, in Baltimore, Maryland. 

Labor Economics, Economics of Education, Health Economics

- "State Remedial Policies and Community Colleges," Working Paper
- "Post-secondary Decision Making: Evidence from Large Plant Openings," Working Paper (with Bledi Taska)
- "Interpersonal Therapy and Mental Health," Work in Progress (with Nurullah Gulec)

Honors & Awards

- Johns Hopkins University, Economics Department Fellowship, 2018 - 2024
- Sabanci University, Full Merit Scholarship, 2016 - 2018
- Bogazici University, Honors Certicate, 2016
- European Commission, Erasmus Grant, 2015
- SciencesPo, Certicate of Social Science and Humanities, 2015

Econometrics II (ECON 302), Microeconomics (ECON 101)