Dr.Özgür Özaydın is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Ondokuz Mayıs University (Samsun, Turkey), where he also serves as Vice Head of the Department of Economics, Vice Dean of the Faculty, and a member of the University Senate. He earned his undergraduate degree in Economics from Anadolu University (2003) and his Ph.D. in Economics from Anadolu University (2018), focusing on energy economics and applied econometrics. His research spans health economics, energy economics, and applied econometrics, with recent work examining health outcomes using empirical methods. He is a member of the Turkish Economic Association (TEA). More information is available at https://avesis.omu.edu.tr/ozaydin