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Naci H. Mocan is affiliated with Louisiana State University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of social sciences. Their research spans multiple disciplines, including sociology, political science, law, economics, clinical psychology, and related subfields. Mocan's scholarly output reflects a multidisciplinary approach, with a focus on law, economics, judicial systems, and political participation.

Their work includes publications in notable venues such as the SSRN Electronic Journal, The Journal of Law and Economics, the Journal of Human Capital, the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, and the Journal of Labor Research. Mocan has published 18 papers in SSRN Electronic Journal, three in The Journal of Law and Economics, two in Journal of Human Capital, and one each in the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management and the Journal of Labor Research.

Recent papers authored by Mocan cover a variety of topics, including crime, judicial behavior, and socioeconomic outcomes. Key publications include:

  • "Can Superstition Create a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy? School Outcomes of Dragon Children in China," 2020, Journal of Human Capital
  • "In-Group Favoritism and Peer Effects in Wrongful Acquittals: National Basketball Association Referees as Judges," 2024, The Journal of Law and Economics

Mocan's research focuses mainly on the following topics:

  • Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems
  • Judicial and Constitutional Studies
  • Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Legal Education and Practice Innovations
  • Crime Patterns and Interventions
  • Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders
  • Electoral Systems and Political Participation

The primary fields of study Mocan engages with are Social Sciences, with significant contributions in Sociology and Political Science, Law, Economics and Econometrics, Political Science and International Relations, and Clinical Psychology.

Frequent collaborators include Özkan Eren, Duha T. Altindag, Mevlude Akbulut-Yuksel, Semih Tümen, and Belgi Turan. These coauthors have worked with Mocan on various publications, reflecting a network of research partnerships.

Best Publications

  • WHAT DETERMINES CORRUPTION? INTERNATIONAL EVIDENCE FROM MICRODATA

    Naci Mocan

  • A Time-Series Analysis of Crime, Deterrence, and Drug Abuse in New York City

    Hope Corman;H. Naci Mocan

  • Carrots, Sticks and Broken Windows

    Hope Corman;Naci Mocan

  • Economic Conditions, Deterrence and Juvenile Crime: Evidence from Micro Data

    H. Naci Mocan;Daniel I. Rees

  • Structural Unemployment, Cyclical Unemployment, and Income Inequality

    H. Naci Mocan

  • Emotional Judges and Unlucky Juveniles

    Ozkan Eren;Naci Mocan

  • GETTING OFF DEATH ROW: COMMUTED SENTENCES AND THE DETERRENT EFFECT OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT*

    H. Naci Mocan;R. Kaj Gittings

  • What Determines Corruption? International Evidence from Micro Data

    Naci Mocan

  • The Demand for Medical Care in Urban China

    H.Naci Mocan;Erdal Tekin;Jeffrey S Zax

  • Nonprofit Sector and Part-Time Work: An Analysis of Employer-Employee Matched Data of Child Care Workers

    H. Naci Mocan;Erdal Tekin

  • A Dynamic Model of Differential Human Capital and Criminal Activity

    H. Naci Mocan;H. Naci Mocan;Stephen C. Billups;Jody Overland

  • Can consumers detect lemons? An empirical analysis of information asymmetry in the market for child care

    Naci Mocan

  • THE SUPPLY OF QUALITY IN CHILD CARE CENTERS

    David M. Blau;H. Naci Mocan

  • Ugly Criminals

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  • Asymmetric Crime Cycles

    H. Naci Mocan;Turan G. Bali

  • Compulsory Schooling Laws and Formation of Beliefs: Education, Religion and Superstition

    Naci Mocan;Luiza Pogorelova

  • Accuracy and rationality of state General Fund Revenue forecasts: Evidence from panel data

    H.Naci Mocan;H.Naci Mocan;Sam Azad

  • The determinants of the willingness to donate an organ among young adults: Evidence from the United States and the European Union

    Naci Mocan;Erdal Tekin

  • Unemployment and Infant Health: Times-Series Evidence from the State of Tennessee

    Theodore J Joyce;Naci H Mocan

  • Cost functions, efficiency, and quality in day care centers

    H. Naci Mocan

  • Obesity, Self-Esteem and Wages

    Naci H. Mocan;Erdal Tekin

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