Contact Details
Department of Management Engineering,
Economics Division,
Istanbul Technical University,
Macka, 34367, Istanbul, Turkey
Tel :+90 212 2931300-2048
Tel : +90 212 2912391 (TEGAM)
Fax :+90 212 2407260
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NATIONALITY Turkish
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Economics, University of Essex, Colchester, UK, 2000; YOK scholarship (1996-00). Ph.D. thesis on “Public policies in the presence of Foreign Direct Investment”. Supervised by Sajal Lahiri.
M.A. in Economics, University of Essex, Colchester, UK, 1996; YOK scholarship (1995-96). MA thesis on “Investment under Uncertainty”.
B.A. in Economics, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey, (1987-92).
TED Karabük College, Karabük, Turkey, (1980-87).
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2005-present, Associate Professor, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul.
2008-present, Director, Technological and Economic Development and Research Center, Istanbul Technical University.
2010-present, Vice-Dean, Faculty of Management, Istanbul Technical University.
2008-2010, Vice-Director, Institute of Social Sciences, Istanbul Technical University.
2007- present, Coordinator, State University of New York - Istanbul Technical University Dual Degree in Economics.
2008-2009, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Consultant.
2006-2007, The World Resources Institute Centre for Sustainable Transport: EMBARQ Istanbul Program: Legal-institutional framework and situation of transit service industry in Istanbul, as part of the preliminary evaluation of the potential BRT route being developed for Istanbul, Consultant.
2006-2007, Special Assistance for Project Implementation (SAPI) for the Bosphorus Cross-Channel Subway Project appointed by the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC): Urban Transport Administrative Issues, Consultant.
2004-present, Koc University, Adjunct Professor.
2009-2010, Bilgi University, Adjunct Professor.
2008-2009, Bahcesehir University, Adjunct Professor.
2002-2005, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Assistant Professor.
2000-02, Sakarya University, Adapazari, Turkey, Assistant Professor.
1997-99, University of Essex, Colchester, Instructor.
1997, Summer school in Economics, University of Essex, Colchester, Instructor.
1993-95, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Research Assistant.
RESEARCH INTEREST
General: International Economics and Environmental Economics.
Specific: Foreign direct investment; international trade with environmental externalities; political economy of trade policy; trade policy reforms; regional studies.
PUBLICATIONS (Journal Articles)
“European Union Enlargement and Pollution: Why Caution is Necessary”, The World Economy, 2000, pp. 1409-1422, (with S. Lahiri), indexed in SSCI.
“Finance and Growth in Turkey: Causality Issue”, ISE Review, 2002, vol.6, no.24, 33-49, (with E. Yilmaz), indexed in EconLit.
“Trade and Foreign Direct Investment Linkages: FDI versus Imports”, EconoQuantum, 2004, 1: 0, 49-63, (with E. Yilmaz).
“Strategic environmental policies in the presence of foreign direct investment”, Environmental and Resource Economics, 2005, 30: 1-21, (with S. Lahiri), indexed in SSCI.
“Transboundary Pollution from Consumption in a Reciprocal Dumping Model”, Global Economy Journal, 2005, vol. 5: no. 2, article 7, (with O. Kayalica), indexed in EconLit.
“Intra-Industry Trade and Consumption-generated Pollution Externalities”, Yapi Kredi Economic Review, 2006, 17(1), (with E. Yilmaz), indexed in EconLit.
“Environmental Policies and Mergers’ Externalities”, Economía Mexicana: Nueva Época, 2007, Vol. XVI, No. 1, (with R. E. Ramirez), indexed in SSCI.
“Domestic lobbying and Foreign Direct Investment: The role of Policy Instruments”, Journal of International Trade and Economic Development, 2007, 16:3, 299-323, (with S. Lahiri), indexed in SSCI.
“Finance-Growth Nexus”, Journal of Social Sciences, 2008, 1 (2), 94-117 (with E. Yilmaz).
“Brotherhood of Competition: Foreign Direct Investment and Mergers”, International Review of Economics and Finance, 2009, 18 (1), 63-69, (with R. E. Ramirez), indexed in SSCI.
PUBLICATIONS (Chapters in Books)
“Local content requirements and international market share rivalry”, in; New developments in international trade: theoretical and empirical investigation, eds. Seiichi Katayama and Kaz Miyagiwa, The Research Institute for Economics and Business Administration, Kobe University, Japan, (with S.Lahiri) 2003.
Strategic environmental policies with foreign direct investment: Implications of European Enlargement”, in; Trade and the Environment: Theory and Policy in the Context of EU Enlargement and Economic Transition, eds. J. W. Maxwell, and R. Reuveny. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., UK (with S. Lahiri) 2005.
“Foreign Direct Investment and Growth in Mediterranean Countries”, ed. F. Praussello, in "Sustainable Development and Adjustment in the MEDA Countries Following the EU Enlargement", (together with L. Ozkale, M. Hisarciklilar, and S. Kayam) 2006.
"Conflict and Trade with Third-Party Intervention A Stylized Model for Cyprus" in Öner Günçavdi (ed) The Challenge of EU Enlargement: Northern Cyprus – Understanding a Small Island Economy in Isolation Nova Science Publishers, New York (together with S. Lahiri).
PUBLICATIONS (Books/Reports)
"Bir Endustri Olarak GOLF", Turkiye Golf Federasyonu Yayinlari, Istanbul, (with G.Faiz, A.A.Kasap and S.Kucukcifci), 2008.
OTHER PUBLICATIONS (National-Chapters in Books)
“Efficiency of Institutional Reforms and Corruption”, in Prof.Dr.Zeyyat Hatipoglu’na Armagan, ed. Cudi T. Gursoy, Dogus University, Istanbul (with R. E. Ramirez), 2004.
“Cevre ve Iktisat”, (Environment and Economics) in Turkish, Iktisat’ın Dama Taşları: Ekoller - Kavramlar – Iz Birakanlar IV, IU Iktisat Fakultesi Mezunlar Cemiyeti Iktisat Dergisi Yayinlari, Istanbul, 2007.
"Dis Ticaretin Yapisal Gelisimi", (Structural Change of Foreign Trade) in Turkish, Cumhuriyetin 85'inci Yilinda Turkiye Ekonomisi, ed. G. Elmas, Gazi University.
OTHER PUBLICATIONS (non-economics)
“SCI ve SSCI’de ki Makale Sayilari Uzerine bir Not” (A Note On the Number of Publications in SCI and SSCI-type Journals), in Turkish (with M.Z. Ak), Bilgi 5, 2002/1.
“Türkiye’deki Üniversitelerin Uluslararası Yayın Performansları” (with M.Z. Ak), Nasıl bir Üniversite, ed. Coşkun C. Aktan, Degisim Yayınları, 2004.
WORKS IN PROGRESS
"Foreign Direct Investment versus Selling via Distributor and R&D Decisions" (with Y.Aydemir and B.Z. Orbay).
"Strategic Environmental Quota in the presence of Intra-industry Trade" (with B.Z. Orbay and S. Sen).
“Profit Subsidies and Policy Reforms”, (with S. Lahiri).
“Political competition in the presence of Foreign Direct Investment”, (with S. Lahiri and E. Yilmaz).
“Foreign Direct Investment versus Imports: When there is Environmental Externalities”, (with A. Bayar).
“Empirical Analysis of National Income and So2 Emissions: the Case of Turkey”, (with M. Hisarciklilar and B. Kacar).
“Domestic Lobbying and Product Differentiation in the presence of Foreign Direct Investment”.
“Foreign Direct Investment and Development in MENA Countries”, (with A. Divarcı, M. Hisarcıklılar and S. Kayam).
“Foreign Direct Investment and Investment Development Path for Turkey”, (with A. Divarcı, M. Hisarcıklılar and S. Kayam).
“Modelling Foreign Direct Investment in Turkey: Gravity Model”, (with M. Hisarcıklılar, G. İbili and S. Kayam).
“Foreign Direct Investment and Labour Relationship”, (with E. Baykal, M.Hisarcıklılar and S.S. Kayam).
"Avrupa Birliği’nin Güney Kore ve Hindistan ile İmzaladığı Serbest Ticaret Anlaşmalarının Türkiye Üzerindeki Olası Ticaret Etkileri", (Possible Effects on the Turkish Foreign Trade of Free Trade Agreements of the European Union with India and South Korea) in Turkish, Istanbul, (with F.Karaman).
"Single Wage Policy and Diversified Domestic Demand in Tradable and Nontradable Sectors", (with A.A.Bayar and O.Guncavdi)
PROJECT
TUBITAK (Turkish Scientific and Technical Research Council) Project: “Türkish Direct Investment Abroad: A Micro-data analysis”, (Director, FDI Study Group together with S.S.Kayam and M.Hisarciklilar), 2005-2009.
Jean Monnet Project: Research on “Foreign Direct Investment and Growth in Mediterranean Countries” (with Lerzan Ozkale, Mehtap Hisarciklilar and S.S.Kayam) under the project on "MEDA (Mediterranean Area) Countries after Barcelona Process" directed by Proffessor E. Prausello, 2005.
TUSIAD-Koc University Economic Research Forum, "Regional Minimum Wage Report" (together with Oner Guncavdi and Haluk Levent), ongoing.
CONSULTANCY
The World Resources Institute’s EMBARQ Istanbul Program: Legal-institutional framework and situation of transit service industry in Istanbul, as part of the preliminary evaluation of the potential BRT route being developed for Istanbul.
Special Assistance for Project Implementation (SAPI) for the Bosphorus Cross-Channel Subway Project appointed by the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC): Urban Transport Administrative Issues.
2008-2009, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Consultant.
PARTICIPATION AT ACADEMIC MEETINGS and OTHERS
“Spoilt for Choice: Explaining the location choice of Turkish Transnationals” (M.Hisarciklilar ve S.S.Kayam ile birlikte)
2010, 12th Annual Conference of European Trade Study Group (ETSG), Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Lausanne, Switzerland.
“Wage Policy and Diversified Domestic Demand in Tradable and Nontradable Sectors” (with A.A. Bayar and Oner Guncavdi).
2009, 8th International Conference of the Middle East Economic Association (MEEA), Nice, France.
"Foreign Direct Investment versus Selling via Distributor and R&D Decisions" (with Y.Aydemir and B.Z. Orbay).
2008, 7th International Conference of the MEEA held in North Cyprus.
“Foreign Direct Investment and Growth in Mediterranean Countries” (with Lerzan Ozkale, Mehtap Hisarciklilar and S.S.Kayam).
2006, under the project led by the Transnational Research Group "Sustainable Development and Adjustment in the MEDA Countries Following the EU Enlargement", Greece.
2006, European Network on Industrial Policy (EUNIP) 9th International Conference, Limerick, Ireland.
“Location Drivers of FDI in MENA countries: a spatial attempt?”, (with M. Hisarciklilar and S. Kayam).
2006, International Workshop on: Spatial Econometrics and Statistics, Rome, Italy.
“Importance of Market Potential in Attracting FDI: The Case of MENA Countries”, (with M. Hisarciklilar and S. Kayam).
2006, European Network on Industrial Policy (EUNIP) International Conference, Limerick, Ireland.
“Foreign Direct Investment and Development in MENA Countries”, (with A. Divarcı, M. Hisarcıklılar and S. Kayam).
2005, Middle East and North African Economies: Past Perspectives and Future Challenges Conference, Free University of Brussels, Belgium.
“Foreign Direct Investment versus Imports: When there is Environmental Externalities”, (with A. Bayar).
2004, ETSG (European Trade Study Group) Sixth annual conference, Nottingham, UK.
“Political competition in the presence of Foreign Direct Investment” (with S.Lahiri and E.Yilmaz):
2004, International Trade and Finance Association's 14th International Conference (IT&FA), San Antonio, USA.
“A Game-Theoretic Hierarchical Regulatory Control on a Bank’s Capital Rate” (with E.Yilmaz):
2003, IEFS-UK (International Economics and Finance Society-UK) Chapter conference in "Finance in the International Economy", London, UK.
“Domestic Lobbying and Foreign Direct Investment: The role of Policy Instruments” (with S.Lahiri):
2004, 8th Annual EUNIP International Conference L’institute and, University of Birmingham, UK.
2003, WTO and Globalization: Theoretical and Empirical Investigations on International Trade and FDI Hitotsubashi University in Tokyo, Japan (invited speech).
2003, MWIEG, Mid-West International Economics Meetings Fall, Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
2003, SAET (Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory) Sixth Conference on Current Trends in Economics, Rodos, Greece.
2003, International Trade and Finance Association's 13th International Conference (IT&FA), Vaasa, Finland.
“Intra-Industry Trade and Consumption-generated Pollution Externalities” (with E.Yılmaz):
2003, International Trade and Finance Association's 13th International Conference (IT&FA), Vaasa, Finland.
“Political Contributions, Foreign Direct Investment and Mergers” (with R.E.Ramirez):
2002, erc/METU (Economic Research Center/Middle East Technical University) International Conference VI, Ankara, Turkey.
2001, ETSG (European Trade Study Group) Third annual conference, Brussels, Belgium.
“Atıf Endekslerimize Göre Türkiye ‘de Bilimsel Üretim ve Üniversitelerimiz”, in Turkish (with M.Z. Ak):
2002, I. Ulusal Bilgi, Ekonomi ve Yonetim Kongresi, Kocaeli Universitesi.
“Strategic Environmental Policies and Mergers” (with R.E.Ramirez):
2001, Sixth annual meeting of the Latin American and the Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA), Montevideo, Uruguay.
2001, ETSG (European Trade Study Group) Third annual conference, Brussels, Belgium; titled as “Environmental Policies and Mergers”.
2001, erc/METU (Economic Research Center/Middle East Technical University) International Conference V, Ankara, Turkey; titled as “Environmental Policies and Mergers of Foreign Direct Investment”.
“Transboundary Pollution from Consumption in a Reciprocal Dumping Model” (with O.Kayalica):
2001, erc/METU (Economic Research Center/Middle East Technical University) International Conference V, Ankara, Turkey.
2001, IWREC/SERE, The International Water and Resource Economics Consortium and the Seminar on Environmental and Resource Economics 7th and 4th respectively Bi-Annual Conference held in Girona, Spain.
2001, Policy Modeling for European and Global Issues, 75th International Conference Brussels, Belgium.
2001, Pan-European Conference jointly organized by IEFS-UK (International Economics and Finance Society-UK) & Macedonia University held at Macedonia University, Thessaloniki, Greece.
“Strategic environmental policies in the presence of foreign direct investment” (with S.Lahiri):
2001, IWREC/SERE, The International Water and Resource Economics Consortium and the Seminar on Environmental and Resource Economics 7th and 4th respectively Bi-Annual Conference held in Girona, Spain.
2001, Policy Modeling for European and Global Issues, 75th International Conference Brussels, Belgium.
2001, “Workshop on trade and the environment in the perspective of the European enlargement” held by Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM) in Milan, Italy (invited speech).
2001, Pan-European Conference jointly organized by IEFS-UK (International Economics and Finance Society-UK) & Macedonia University held at Macedonia University, Thessaloniki, Greece.
2000, erc/METU (Economic Research Center/Middle East Technical University) International Conference IV, Ankara, Turkey.
2000, EAERE (The European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists) Tenth Annual Conference, Crete, Greece.
Numerous departmental seminars in the department of economics at Istanbul Technical University, Essex University, Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul University (Alumni Association), Hacettepe University and Sakarya University.
TEACHING
Microeconomics (graduate and undergraduate level), Turkish Economy, Economics (undergraduate courses); Environmental Economics (graduate course) and Managerial Economics (MBA course), Istanbul Technical University.
Principles of Microeconomics (undergraduate course), 2004-2008 Summer, Koc University.
International Trade Theory, (PhD course), Bilgi University.
Managerial Economics (graduate course), 2008-2009, Bahcesehir University.
Game Theory, Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, Principles of Microeconomics, Principles of Macroeconomics, State University of New York and Istanbul Technical University joint degree in Economics.
Given lectures in international economics (intermediate and advanced levels), international political economy (graduate), mathematical economics, and introduction to economics, 2000-01, Sakarya University; Economic theory and policy, 1997-99, University of Essex (instructor, undergraduate course); Statistics, 1997 summer, University of Essex (instructor, pre-seasonal graduate course); Turkish economy, 1993-94, Hacettepe University (instructor, undergraduate course).
GRANTS
TUBITAK Fellowships for Visiting Scientists Programme, 2007.
TUBITAK Grant: “Turkish Direct Investment Abroad: A Micro-data analysis”, (Director, FDI Study Group together with S.S.Kayam and M.Hisarciklilar). 41-month project (2005-2009).
Jean Monnet Grant: Research on “Foreign Direct Investment and Growth in Mediterranean Countries” (with Lerzan Ozkale, Mehtap Hisarciklilar and S.S.Kayam) under the project on "MEDA (Mediterranean Area) Countries after Barcelona Process" directed by Proffessor E. Prausello.
Republic of Turkey, Higher Education Council (YOK) full scholarship for overseas studies, 1995-2000.
TUBA (The Turkish Academy of Sciences), Multiple Grants under the Programme to Promote Quality Publications in Social Sciences and Humanities.
University of Essex, Financial assistance for the EAERE 2000 Conference held in Crete, Greece, 2000.
European Commission, and Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM) of Italy, travel, accommodation and staying expenses for the “Workshop on trade and the environment in the perspective of the European enlargement” held in Milan, Italy, May 2001.
IWREC/SERE, The International Water and Resource Economics Consortium and the Seminar on Environmental and Resource Economics. Financial Assistance for the 7th and 4th respectively Bi-Annual Conference held in Girona, Spain, 2001.
ESF (European Science Foundation), financial support for the travel expenses of the third ETSG (European Trade Study Group) annual conference, Brussels, Belgium, 2001.
LACEA, Latin American and the Caribbean Economic Association. Travel, accommodation and staying expenses for the Sixth annual meeting, Montevideo, Uruguay, 2001, (presented by the co-author).
COE-RES (Center of Excellence - Research on Economic Systems) at Hitotsubashi University. Travel, accommodation and staying expenses for the Conference on WTO and Globalization: Theoretical and Empirical Investigations on International Trade and FDI, Tokyo, Japan. 2003, (presented by the co-author).
OTHER ACTIVITIES
Referee for the The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development.
Referee for the International Economic Review.
Referee for the Environmental and Resource Economics.
Referee for the Environmental Economics
Referee for the Global Economy Journal.
Referee for the Econoquantum Journal.
Referee for the Isletme ve Finans.
Editorial Board Member for the journal Environmental Economics, by Business Perspectives, 2010-present.
Editorial Board Member for the journal Econoquantum, 2004-2008.
Editorial Board Member for the journal Bilgi, Sakarya University, 2000-present.
Co-Chair of the Local Organising Committee of MEEA (Middle East Economic Association - USA) International Conference, Istanbul, 2010.
Chair of the Local Organising Committee of IT&FA (International Trade and Finance Association - USA) International Conference, Istanbul 2005.
Member of the Local Organising Committee of WCTR2004 (World Congress on Transportation Research).
Member of the Local Organising Committee of IIO (International Conference of International Input-Output Association) 17th International Conference, Istanbul 2007.
MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES
Turkish Economic Association, since 2001.
International Trade and Finance Association, USA. since 2003.
International Economics and Finance Society, UK, 2001-2003.
Royal Economic Society, 2000-2004.
European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, 2000-2001.
GRADUATE STUDENTS
Anil Divarci Cakmakli
Ilker Umur
Burak Kacar
Suphi Sen
Yeliz Aydemir
Ercan Citil
Kemal Karaman
ACADEMIC REFERENCES
Upon Request.