
Fidan Kurtulus will speak about her research in a talk titled “The Impact of Eliminating Affirmative Action on Minority and Female Employment and Occupational Representation: A Natural Experiment Approach Using State-Level Affirmative Action Ban Laws.”
Kurtulus is an assistant professor of economics. Her research explores a number of topics in labor economics, including the organization of workers within firms, workplace diversity, the impact of affirmative action in employment, participatory workplace practices and employee ownership.
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