Gökhan Kumpas Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Economics, California State University, Los Angeles
Director, Financial Fitness Program, College of Business and Economics
Faculty Research Affiliate, Center for Health Economics and Policy Studies, San Diego State University
I study the intended and unintended consequences of public policies using quasi-experimental methods, with a focus on health, crime, education, and social insurance. My work has been published in the Journal of Human Resources, the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, and the Journal of Law and Economics.
My research has been supported by grants from the Social Security Administration, the Bank of America Charitable Foundation, and the U.S. Bank Foundation. I teach Principles of Microeconomics, Economics of Healthcare, and Applied Microeconomic Analysis at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, and I direct the Financial Fitness Program at the College of Business and Economics.
Fields: Health Economics, Public Economics, Labor Economics, Economics of Crime
Recent
April 2026. Submitted “Actually I Don’t: The Impact of Warrantless Arrest Laws on Divorce and Marriage” (with Ben Brewer) to Review of Economics of the Household.
March 2026. Submitted “Majoritarian Politics and Violence Against Caste-Based Minorities: Evidence from India” (with Devika Hazra) to Economic Development and Cultural Change.
March 2026. Submitted “The Impact of Anti-Bullying Laws on Youth Organ Donation” (with Ben Brewer) to Economics Letters.
2024 to 2026. Research on disability benefit disparities by sexual orientation supported by the Social Security Administration via the UW Madison Retirement and Disability Research Center.
