Ali Furkan Kalay

It’s with great pleasure that I share news of my upcoming role as a Research Fellow at the Centre for Health Economy at Macquarie University. In this position, I will utilize my experience with administrative data in the field of health economics and engage in research with a stronger focus on health policy. [Read More]

I recently had the opportunity to attend the ‘1st Conference on Networks in Economics: Theory and Evidence’ at the University of New South Wales, an enlightening and engaging event that brought together a diverse group of economists. [Read More]

I presented the Social Interactions in the Demand for Private Health Insurance: Evidence from Linked Employer-Employee Data (joint work with Alicia N. Rambaldi and Christiern Rose) at the 37th PhD Conference in Economics and Business, University of Melbourne.

All my work revolves around computers. Many hours in front of the screen, reading and typing. Well, most of us nowadays work like that. However, in the last couple of months, I’ve been typing even more because I’m in the middle of completing my thesis. This isn’t just writing; it’s coding too. By May, I started feeling pain in my fingertips. I’ve felt this before, but it used to be after short intense typing periods. This time, it’s been consistent. [Read More]

I presented the Peer Effects in Private Health Insurance Deamand (joint work with Alicia N. Rambaldi and Christiern Rose) at Econometric Society Australasian Meeting, University of New South Wales.