Afsin Sahin

Afsin Sahin

Professor, Chair, Department of Finance and Banking, School of Banking and Insurance, Ankara Haci Bayram Veli University, Ankara, Turkey

Afsin Sahin is a Professor, Chair of the Department of Finance and Banking in School of Banking and Insurance at Ankara Haci Bayram Veli University. His research focuses on topics related to Macroeconomics, Macro-Finance, Monetary Economics and Applied Econometrics. He received his PhD on Economics from Department of Economics, Selcuk University, Turkey. He is an ERF research fellow.

Areas of Interest:

  • Macroeconomics
  • Monetary Economics
  • Macro-Finance
  • Applied Econometrics

Education:

  • Ph.D., Economics, Selcuk University, Turkey, 2008
  • M.A., Economics, Gazi University, Turkey, 2004
  • B.A., Economics, Bilkent University, Turkey, 2002

Experience:

  • Department Chair, Department of Banking, School of Banking and Insurance, Ankara Haci Bayram Veli University, Ankara, Turkey, August 2019 – present.
  • Professor, Department of Banking, School of Banking and Insurance, Ankara Haci Bayram Veli University, Ankara, Turkey, July 2018 – present.
  • Associate Professor of Economics (with tenure), Department of Banking, School of Banking and Insurance, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey, April 2013 – 2018.
  • Visiting Research Scholar, Department of Economics, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Sep. 2012 – Dec. 2012.
  • Vice Director, School of Banking and Insurance, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey, Sep. 2012 – Aug. 2016.
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Banking, School of Banking and Insurance, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey, May 2010 – April 2013.

Latest Publications:

  • “Importance and Role of Technological Progress on Job Creation: An Evidence for Turkey”, (with Sibel Cengiz), Karadeniz Uluslararası Bilimsel Dergi, 45, Spring, 2020: 160-172.
  • “Loom of Symmetric Pass-Through”, Economies, Vol. 7, No. 11, 2019: 1-25.
  • “Asymmetric Effects of Central Bank Funding on Banking Sector Lending”, (with Hakan Berument), Economic Research, Vol. 32, No. 1, 2019: 128-147.
  • “Staying Vigilant of Uncertainty to Velocity of Money: An Application for Oil-Producing Countries”, OPEC Energy Review, Vol. 42, No. 2, 2018: 170-195.
  • “The Effects of Non-Performing Loans Ratio and Deposits on Bank Embezzlement”, Sayıştay Dergisi, Vol. 109, 2018: 161-182.
Output-Employment Relationship across Sectors: A Long- versus Short-Run Perspective

Areas of Interest: Macroeconomics Monetary Economics Macro-Finance Applied Econometrics Education: Ph.D., Economics, Selcuk University, Turkey, 2008 M.A., Economics,... Read More

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Estimating Money Demand Function by a Smooth Transition Regression Model: An Evidence for Turkey

Areas of Interest: Macroeconomics Monetary Economics Macro-Finance Applied Econometrics Education: Ph.D., Economics, Selcuk University, Turkey, 2008 M.A., Economics,... Read More

November, 2013

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