Barış Alpaslan - Economic Research Forum (ERF)

Areas of Interest:

• Growth Theory
• Development Macroeconomics
• Poverty Reduction
• Human Development

Education:

• Ph.D. Economics, University of Manchester, United Kingdom- September 2011-July 2014
• M.Sc. Economics, University of Manchester, United Kingdom- September 2010- September 2011
• B.Sc. Economics, Gazi University, Turkey- September 2003-September 2007

Experience:

• University of Cambridge, Cambridge/UK, Visiting Scholar- February 2017-present
• Assistant Professor of Economics, Department of Public Finance, December 2014-present, Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University
• Teaching Assistant, Department of Economics, University of Manchester, Manchester/UK- September 2011-December 2014

Latest Publications:

• Alpaslan, B (2016). “Are Human and Social Capital Linked? Evidence from India” Metroeconomica. (First online) DOI:10.1111/meca.12147
• Abdilahi, A., and Alpaslan, B. “Is There An Investment Motive Behind Remittances? Evidence from Panel Cointegration.” – Forthcoming in “Journal of Developing Areas”
• Alpaslan, B., and Ali, A. “The Spillover Effects of Innovative Ideas on Human Capital”, Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis (CAMA) Working Paper 59/2016, Australian National University, Crawford Public Policy, 2016 – Revise & Resubmit in “Review of Development Economics”