Education |
PhD & AM in Economics, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, US
MA in Economics, Bogazici University, Istanbul, TR
BS in Engineering, Bogazici University, Istanbul, TR
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Fields of Interest |
Research: Economic Development, International Trade / Finance, Behavioral Economics / Finance, Efficiency of Financial Markets, Migration
Teaching: International Trade / Finance, Econometrics / Statistics, Financial Markets and Institutions, Economic Development, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics
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Publications |
Who was Colonized and When? A Cross-Country Analysis of Determinants (European Economic Review, 2016)
Determinants and Economic Consequences of Colonization: A Global Analysis (SSRN Working Paper, 2012)
Who to Punish? Individual Decisions and Majority Rule in Mitigating the Free Rider Problem (European Economic Review, 2009)
Global Financial Environment or Monetary Transmission Mechanism? The (Special) Dynamics of the Turkish External Deficit after 2002 (International Journal of Finance and Economics, 2020)
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Works under Review |
Digital News, Democracy and Trust (under review)
Explaining Radicalization through Structural and Permissive Determinants (under review)
Changes in the Differences in Assets Preferences of the Public and the Private Banks in the Course of the Global Financial Crisis: Evidence from an Emerging Market (under review)
Estimating the Risk of Bankruptcy: An Analysis of Turkish Manufacturing Industry (under review)
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# of Citations |
to the article: |
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Who was Colonized and When? A Cross-Country Analysis of Determinants (European Economic Review, 2016) |
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Who to Punish? Individual Decisions and Majority Rule in Mitigating the Free Rider Problem (European Economic Review, 2009) |
Works (almost) Complete |
Differential Effects of Trade Liberalization on Economic Growth: Role of Human Capital Accumulation (with Ali Akkemik, Yamaguchi University)
Interaction of Financial Development with Economic Liberalization in terms of their Effect on the Labor Share of Income (with Baybars Karacaovali, Grinnell College)
Developmental Consequences of the Colonial Era: A Global Analysis (with Louis Putterman, Brown University)
Identification of the Factors Affecting the 'Spread' in Syndication Credits in Turkey
Determinants of FDI Inflows in North African Countries: An Analysis of Institutions, Policies and Historical Ties
Developing A Financial Early Warning System for Financial Intermediary Institutions: A 'Neural Network' Analysis
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Works in Progress |
Identification of Migration Fields and their Effect on Labor Market Segmentation in Metropolitan Areas of Turkey (with Murat Guvenc, Kadir Has University)
Short- and Long-Run Economic & Social Effects of Ottoman Rule in Eastern Europe, Middle East and North Africa: A Comparison of Areas under Direct-Rule vs Vassal States (with Akin Unver, Kadir Has University)
Path Dependence in State Capacity: Role and Development of State Level Polities (with Kivanc Karaman, Bogazici University)
Persistence of Innovation: The Effects of Political History of States on Current Entrepreneurship Levels (with Bulent Unel, Louisiana State University)
Effects of Personal Characteristics on Contributions to Public Goods: Theory and Experimental Analysis (with Murat Yılmaz, Bogazici University)
An In-Depth Analysis of Analyst Recommendations: Predictive Value and Implications about Market Efficiency
Estimating the Parameters of the Yield Curve of Turkish Bonds: Can they Help Us to Forecast the Economic Conditions?
How do the Financial Institutions choose between FDI vs Foreign Lending? A Bank Level Analysis of the International M&As vs. Syndication Credits in Turkey (with Umut Gokcen, Koc University)
Effect of Trade Liberalization on Unemployment: Interaction of Labor Market Distortions with Exchange Rate Volatility
International Technology Spillovers and Productivity Growth
Regulation of Monopoly under International Competition: A Welfare Analysis
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Earlier Works |
Effects of Job Motivation on Work Outcomes (2000)
A Critical Evaluation of Turkey's Investment Policies during the 80's (1999)
Analysis of the 'Day-of-the-Week-Effect' in Istanbul Stock Exchange (1998)
Benchmarking Project Management Performance in Turkish Construction Industry (1997)
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PhD Theses Advised
(as committee chairperson) |
Musa Köseli (2019)
Teoman Temuçin (2019)
Fatih Kayhan (2018)
Ahmed Musabeh (2018)
Gürbüz Kiran (2017)
Onur Özdemir (2017)
Ömer Ersan (2017)
Fatih Piskin (2015)
Mustafa Öner (ongoing)
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Conferences & Workshops |
Organization Committee:
All-Istanbul Economics Workshop (2017)
Institutional Aspects of Banking & Finance (International Conference, 2016)
Istanbul Finance Congress (International Conference, 2013)
Presentations:
Marmara University, Economics Department (Istanbul, 2017)
All-Istanbul Workshop, Kadir Has University (Istanbul, 2017)
Institutional Aspects of Banking and Finance Conference, Kadir Has University (Istanbul, 2016)
Conference on “Inclusive and Sustainable Growth and Income Distribution”, Turkish Economic Association (Mugla, 2016)
Middle East Technical University, Economics Department (Ankara, 2016)
Workshop on International Trade and Development, University of Bordeaux (Bordeaux, 2015)
Comparative Analysis of Enterprise Data (CAED) Conference, Sabanci University (Istanbul, 2015)
All-Istanbul Workshop, Ozyegin University (Istanbul, 2016)
All-Istanbul Workshop, Bogazici University (Istanbul, 2015)
EconAnadolu Conference, (Eskisehir, 2015)
TOBB University, Economics Department (Ankara, 2015)
Koc University, Economics Department (Istanbul, 2013)
Bilgi University, Economics Department (Istanbul, 2013)
Bogazici University, Center for Economics and Econometrics, Conference on 'Rethinking Governance, Institutions and Democracy' (Istanbul, 2011)
Ozyegin University, Economics Department (Istanbul, 2011)
Kadir Has University, Economics Department (Istanbul, 2011)
Bahcesehir University, Economics Department (Istanbul, 2010)
Bogazici University, Economics Department (Istanbul, 2008)
City University of New York, Economics Department (New York City, 2008)
Econometric Society, Latin American Meetings (Bogota, 2007)
Brown University, Economics Department (Providence, 2007)
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Refereeing Activity |
European Economic Review
Economic Inquiry
Journal of Conflict Resolution
Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization
Journal of International Trade and Economic Development
International Review of Economics and Finance
Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics
Journal of Economics and Management Strategy
Journal of Socio Economics
Journal of Public Economics
Journal of Public Economic Theory
Review of Economics and Finance
Southern Economic Journal
Bulletin of Economic Research
Journal of Demographic Economics
Boğaziçi Journal
Iktisat, Isletme ve Finans Dergisi
BDDK Bankacilik ve Finansal Piyasalar Dergisi
Essays on Economic Policy (ESPE)
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Memberships |
American Economic Association (AEA)
European Economic Association (EEA)
Economic Science Association (ESA)
Middle East Economic Association (MEEA)
Turkish Economic Association (TEK)
Turkish American Scientists and Scholars Association (TASSA)
Brown University Alumni Association (BAA)
Bogazici University Alumni Association (BUMED)
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Skills |
Software: STATA, SPSS, Gephi, E-Views, R, Matlab, QGIS, XLStat, MS Office
Programming Languages: Fortran, Basic, C+, HTML
Spoken Languages: Turkish (native), English (fluent), German (beginner)
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Full Time |
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Assistant Professor @ Kadir Has University
Department of International Trade and Finance
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Member of Board of Directors of the Faculty of Management (2017 – 2018)
Member of Board of Directors of the Center for Istanbul Studies (2016 – current)
Organizer of the “Economics and Finance Seminars Series” (2014 and 2015)
Director of the Masters’ Program in “Finance and Banking” (2013 – 2016)
Courses Taught:
Masters and PhD Level: International Economics, Economic Growth, Financial Markets and Institutions, Banking Theory, Turkish Economy, Quantitative Methods, International Financial System
Undergraduate Level: International Trade, International Finance, Economics of Growth, Financial Markets and Institutions, Statistics
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Visiting Assistant Professor @ New York University
Economics Department
& Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
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Spring 2012 - International Economics, Quantitative Methods for Economics
Fall 2011 - International Economics, Statistics
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Visiting Assistant Professor @ Boston University
Economics Department
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Spring 2011 - Development Strategy (masters level)
Fall 2010 - International Economics, Economic Statistics
Spring 2010 - Development Strategy (masters level), Intermediate Macroeconomics
Fall 2009 - Economic Statistics
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Visiting Assistant Professor @ Tufts University
Economics Department
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Spring 2009 - Econometrics
Fall 2008 - Economic Development, Econometrics
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Visiting Assistant Professor @ Babson College
Economics Department
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Spring 2008 - Principles of Macroeconomics
Fall 2007 - Contemporary Economic Systems, Principles of Macroeconomics
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Lecturer & Teaching Assistant @ Brown University
Economics Department
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As Lecturer:
Spring 2007 - Economic Development and the International Economy
Spring 2005 - International Trade
Fall 2004 - Monetary and Fiscal Policy
As Teaching Assistant:
Spring 2006 - Financial Institutions
Spring 2004 & Fall 2005 - Intermediate Macroeconomics
Fall 2003 - Monetary and Fiscal Policy
Spring 2003 - Graduate Macroeconomics II
Fall 2002 - Industrial Organization
Training: Sheridan Teaching Certificate Levels I & II
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Others |
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Adjunct Faculty @ Koc University, Istanbul |
Summer 2014 - Intermediate Macroeconomics, Intermediate Microeconomics |
Adjunct Faculty @ Ozyegin University, Istanbul |
Summer 2013 - Introduction to Finance |
Adjunct Faculty @ Brown University |
Summers of 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 - Introduction to Financial Markets
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Adjunct Faculty @ Boston College |
Fall 2009 - International Trade
Spring 2009 - Intermediate Microeconomics
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Adjunct Faculty @ Bogazici University, Istanbul |
Summer 2011 - Microeconomics (masters level), Intermediate Microeconomics
Summer 2010 - Principles of Macroeconomics, Principles of Microeconomics
Summer 2009 - Intermediate Microeconomics
Summer 2008 - Intermediate Macroeconomics
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Adjunct Faculty @ Northeastern University |
Fall 2010 - Principles of Macroeconomics
Fall 2008 - Principles of Macroeconomics
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Adjunct Faculty @ Sabanci University, Istanbul |
Summer 2007 - Intermediate Macroeconomics |
Adjunct Faculty @ University of Rhode Island |
Fall 2006 - Introduction to Macroeconomics |
Research Assistantships @ Brown University |
Pravin Krishna (2004)
Peter Howitt (2003)
Louis Putterman (2002)
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Teaching Assistant @ Bilgi University, Istanbul |
Spring 1999 to Spring 2001 - Intermediate Macroeconomics
Fall 2000 - Managerial Economics
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