My research focuses on labor markets, education-job mismatch, and how structural and institutional changes shape the relationship between education and work across countries and over the life cycle.
Publications
- Şahin, Ö. (2026) U-shaped relationship of age and over-education: scarring effects for older workers. Journal Labour Market Research 60, 12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12651-026-00436-2
The following publications were developed during my early academic training and reflect the starting point of my research trajectory.
- Şahin, Ö. (2021). Regional analysis of skills-mismatch in Turkish labor markets. İktisat Politikası Araştırmaları Dergisi, 8(1), 1-27. https://doi.org/10.26650/jepr813711
- Şahin, Ö. (2020). Analysis of skills-mismatch in Turkey-Suggestions for vocational education and training policies. Journal of Continuous Vocational Education and Training, 3(1), 74-87.
Work in Progress
Single Author
- University expansion and labor market mismatch: Evidence from Turkey
- Spatial flexibility and occupation-education match: Evidence from South Korea
- Economic Development and Gender Over-Education Gap: A cross-country analysis on the role of labor market institutions
With Co-Authors
- Exposure to New Technologies based on Job Match
- co-authors from Economic and Social Research Institute, Ireland
- Gender and Occupational Earnings Potential
- co-authors from Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain & University of Bologna, Italy
(Working titles — drafts available upon request)
Policy Work
- De Naeyer, Babette, Topi Juga, Zoe Konsbruck, Saoirse McGilligan, Kledian Myftari, Ilona Poselużna, Ömer Şahin, and Dylan Thurgood. “The EU Media Wallet: policy report. Europaeum Scholars Programme.” (2025).
Conferences & Presentations
- ECSR Fall School, Sofia, Bulgaria (2026) – Oral
- Transitions in Youth, Mannheim, Germany (2026) – Oral & Poster
- RC28 Conference, Seville, Spain (2026) – Oral
- GESIS PIAAC Conference, Mannheim, Germany (2025) – Oral
- ECSR Conference, University of Cologne, Germany (2025) – Oral
- European Graduate Network, Barcelona, Spain (2025) – Oral
- 6th Joint Doctoral Conference, Trento, Italy (2024) – Oral
- Europaeum Spring School, University of Oxford, UK (2023) – Panelist
- UPF Doctoral Workshop, Barcelona, Spain (2023) — 2nd Best Poster Award – Poster
For more information, please access my Google Scholars profile here.