Hello! I'm Altuğ Yıldız
I am a Ph.D. economist specializing in labor economics, public finance, and income inequality. I earned my doctorate in May 2026 from Rutgers University, New Brunswick, with a dissertation titled "Essays on Inequality and Public Finance."
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My research examines the distributional consequences of public policy, the relationship between inequality and productivity, and the role of institutional reform in shaping economic outcomes. I am currently on the economics job market.
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Below, you can find links to my economic research, including my job market paper, as well as a snapshot of my professional and academic experience.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Department of Economics,
Rutgers University, New Brunswick
Intermediate Macroeconomics (01:220:321)
Introduction to Macroeconomics (01:220:103)
Department of Economics,
St. John's University, New York
Principles of Macroeconomics (ECO-1301)
Economics of Poverty and Income Inequality (ECO-1320)
Writing Program,
Rutgers University, New Brunswick
College Writing (01:355:101: CI & CF)
EDUCATION & RECENT WORK EXPERIENCE
Rutgers University, New Brunswick
PhD in Economics
2018-2026
Columbia University
2016-2017
M.A. in Quantitative Methods in Social Sciences (Economics Track)
Imperial College London
M.Sc. in Economics & Strategy
2015-2016
King's College London
B.Sc. in Business Management
2011-2014
World Bank (DECEA)
Short Term Consultant
2022-2026
RESEARCH
SKILLS
SOFTWARE
Stata, R - Advanced
Python, LaTex - Proficient
LANGUAGES
Turkish, English, French - Fluent
Spanish - Proficient