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Season 2 Episode 37 

Inside the Cradle to Career Conference

• Host
  • Kasie Whitener, Clinical Assistant Professor
• Guest:
  • Dr. Orgul Ozturk, Department Chair, Economics & Director, Economic Policy Innovation Center

Dr. Orgul Demet Ozturk is the department chair and professor of economics in the Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina. Her academic research interests are in applied microeconomics fields, specifically labor economics and health economics. Ozturk has written articles on the effects of labor market regulations and minimum wages on female employment, effectiveness of supported employment programs for developmentally disabled, the relationship between occupation choice and welfare independence, and the effects of maternal employment and welfare use on children’s cognitive outcomes. 

Orgul has been a frequent guest on  Moore Impact, where she has discussed her research, the research review and publication process and the Economic Policy Innovation Center.

Today’s episode recaps the October 3rd Cradle to Career Conference, hosted by the Moore School’s Economic Policy Innovation Center (EPIC). This academic gathering brought together researchers, industry partners, policymakers, and public officials from across South Carolina to explore data-driven ways to strengthen the state’s human capital; from early education through career readiness.

Topics Include: 

• Balancing affordable childcare options and higher wages for childcare workers
• Early childhood education impact on long term success
• Is it worth it to separate subject teachers earlier in the K-12 system?
• How does positive change compare to the cost to achieve it? 
• Georgia Policy Labs as model for South Carolina
• Skills & education adjustment for technologically advancing labor markets
• Research on school transfers in higher education
• Outcomes of cutting back requirements in occupational licensing 
• SC’s struggle to fill skills gaps 
• Identifying and addressing needs with policies 
• Analyzing point at which technology suppresses student learning 
• Pushing away from higher education when it doesn’t fit 
• Building up transferable skills 
• Research’s role in predictive analysis

To learn more about the Economic Policy Innovation Center, click here.

To learn more about the Cradle to Career Conference, click here

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