Under Review

Identification and Estimation of a First-Exposure Effect in Social Programs
with Ryan Godwin and Wayne Simpson (R & R - Econometrics)
Healthcare Costs at the End-of-Life Among Immigrants and Non-Immigrants, Manitoba, Canada
with S. Debbarman, J. Witt, M.L. Urquia

In Progress

Depression and Addicted Behaviors in Manitoba
with Aslam Hossain and Shahin Shooshtari
The Effect of Interprovincial Trade Agreements in Canada
with R. Godwin & K. Shaw
Sibling Sex Composition and STEM Major Choice: Evidence from the Middle East
with Safoura Moeeni
Look Ma, I'm Okay! Intergenerational Transfers of Health
with Julia Witt
How Far is Too Far? The Effect of Physician Relocation on Healthcare Utilisation and Health Outcomes
with Julia Witt
Wage Inequality and Health Outcomes
with Mahmut Akarsu, Xi Mao and Anthony Harding

Neglected Projects

These papers are on a temporary sabbatical of their own.

COVID-19 Lockdowns and Decline in Traffic Related Deaths and Injuries
IZA WP   Latest Draft   Slides
Like Father, Like Daughter (Unless There's a Son): Sibling Sex Composition and Women's STEM Major Choice in College
with Serkan Ozbeklik
Princeton WP
Well-Being and Ill-Being: A Bivariate Panel Data Analysis
with Wang-Sheng Lee
IZA WP  
Longitudinal Employment Effects of Divorce
with Dana Bazarkulova
Gambling and Economic Outcomes at the Community Level: Evidence from Manitoba
with Prosper Koto
The Impact of COVID-19 on Food Insecurity in Nigeria
with Ademola Alayande
All IZA Discussion Papers ↗

Recent Grants

SSHRC
Community-Driven Solutions to Poverty: Challenges and Possibilities
2020 – 2027
CIHR
Accelerating Discoveries: The Employment Trajectory of Young Adults with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
2020 – 2023
CIHR
Towards Sustainable Rural Health Care: Combining Physician's Preferences with the Needs of Rural Residence
2014 – 2020
SSHRC
Partnering for Change, Community Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-city Poverty
2012 – 2019

Publications

Journal Articles

2025
Comparing Childhood-Onset Versus Adult-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Young Adults' Lived Employment Experiences
The Journal of Rheumatology
Lim, Lily, et al.
Lived Education Experience of Young Adults With Childhood- and Adult-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Multicenter Canadian Qualitative Study
The Journal of Rheumatology, 52(4), 368–374
Nishat, Fareha, et al.
Lived Employment Experiences of Young Adults With Childhood- and Adult-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Multicenter Canadian Qualitative Study
Arthritis Care & Research, 77(6), 710–719
Golding, Michael A., et al.
2024
Healthcare Costs at the End-of-Life Among Immigrant and Non-Immigrant Groups in Manitoba, Canada
International Journal of Population Data Science, 9(5)
Debbarman, S., Witt, J., Oguzoglu, U. and Urquia, M.L.
DOI
Employment Trajectory of Canadian Young Adults with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Lupus Science & Medicine, 11 (Suppl 1)
Lim LS, Konstanidis M, Touma Z, et al.
DOI
Lived Educational Experience of Young Adults With Childhood- and Adult-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Multi-Center Canadian Qualitative Study
Lupus Science & Medicine, 11 (Suppl 1)
Golding MA, Nishat F, Merrill KA, et al.
DOI
Doing Everything Possible to Prioritize Work: Lived Work Experience of Young Adults with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Lupus Science & Medicine, 11 (Suppl 1)
Golding MA, Nishat F, Merrill KA, et al.
DOI
2023
Short-term Effect of Retirement on Health: Evidence from Nonparametric Fuzzy Regression Discontinuity Design
Health Economics, 32(6), 1323–1343
Ebeid, M. and Oguzoglu, U.
2021
International Reserves and Economic Growth
International Review of Economics and Finance, 72, 16–28
Sula, O. and Oguzoglu, U.
DOI
2020
Why Do Past Disabilities Still Haunt the Newly Healthy?
Review of Economic Analysis, 12, 331–344
Link
Impacts from Delaying Access to Retirement Benefits on Welfare Receipt and Expenditure: Evidence from a Natural Experiment
The Economic Record, 96(312), 65–86
with Cain Polidano and Ha Vu
2019
Health-related Quality of Life and Economic Burden Related to Smoking Behavior Among Canadians
Canadian Journal of Public Health, 110(5), 533–541
with Yang Cui, Evelyn L. Forget, Mahmoud Torabi, Arto Ohinmaa, Yunfa Zhu
The Effects of Cigarette Price and the Amount of Pocket Money on Youth Smoking Initiation and Intensity in Canada
Canadian Journal of Public Health, 110, 93–102
with Yang Cui, Evelyn L. Forget, Yunfa Zhu, Mahmoud Torabi
2017
Crime and Establishment Size: Evidence from South America
B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 17(4)
with Ashantha Ranasinghe
IZA WP
2016
Disability and Multi-state Labour Force Choices with State Dependence
The Economic Record, 92(296), 28–46
2014
The Effect of Health and Health Shocks on Hours Worked
Health Economics, 23(5)
with Lixin Cai & Kostas Mavromaras
2012
Is There a Better Measure of Self-Assessed Disability?
Applied Economics Letters, 19, 1335–1338
2011
Does the Financial Protection of Health Insurance Vary Across Providers? Vietnam's Experience
Social Science & Medicine, 73, 559–567
with A. Sepheri and S. Sarma
Can Dynamic Panels Explain Finance-Growth Link? An Application to Empirical Likelihood
Review of Economic Analysis, 3, 129–148
with T. Stengos
Severity of Work Disability and Work
Economic Record, 87(278), 370–383
2010
Dynamics of Work Limitation and Work in Australia
Health Economics, 19(6), 656–669
Retirement in Australia: A Closer Look into Financial Incentives
The Australian Economic Review, 43(4), 357–375
with D. Warren
2007
Income Support and Stigma Effects for Young Australians
The Australian Economic Review, 40(4), 369–384
with Wang-Sheng Lee

Opinion Pieces

Lockdowns and Traffic Accidents
IZA World of Labor
Link
Behavioural Responses to Pension Age Increase Do Not Thwart Fiscal Savings
Tax and Transfer Policy Institute
with Cain Polidano and Ha Vu
Link

Book Chapters

2014
Sustainability and Mission Drift: Do Microfinance Institutions in Vietnam Reach the Poor?
In: Microfinance Institutions: Financial and Social Performance (eds. Roy Mersland & Oystein Strom). Palgrave Macmillan.
with Sarath Abeysekera & Le Thanh Tam

Research Reports

2018
VLT Access and Gambling Behaviours in Manitoba
Manitoba Gambling Research Program
2008
The Determinants of Wage Progression in Australia
DEEWR, Government of Australia
with M. van Zijll de Jong
2007
Financial and Employment Outcomes of Work Related Injury and Illness in Specific Groups of Workers
DEEWR, Government of Australia
with D. Black, K. Mavromaras
Disability and Employment in the Australian Labour Market
DEEWR, Government of Australia
with D. Black, K. Mavromaras, R. Wilkins
Skill Shortages and the Absence of Wage Pressures
DEEWR, Government of Australia
with K. Mavromaras, B. Webster
2006
Reliance on Income Support in Australia: A Dynamic Income-Based Analysis Using Payments' Administration Data
DEEWR, Government of Australia
with D. Black, R. Wilkins
Mature Age Employment: Who Works, Who Does Not, and Why? Policy Options for Increased Employment
DEEWR, Government of Australia
with B. Heady, D. Warren