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I’m currently a sixth-year PhD candidate at Penn State University, where I’m specializing in Applied Microeconomics, Economics of Education, and Experimental Economics. I will be on the 2025/26 job market.

My Job Market Paper examines strategic interactions and peer learning under competition.

I utilize a range of tools in my research, including innovative data collection through experimental methods, machine learning, and structural estimation. I collaborate with local state entities, schools, and NGOs to ease data collection and project development.

I also founded MTechO, an EdTech Initiative designed to reduce spatial inequalities in educational opportunities through research-based approaches.

PhD Candidate, curious about behavioral topics in education and development economics.
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Esma Özer

PhD Candidate, Penn State University