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 – August 2017
• 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. (2017). “Are Human and Social Capital Linked? Evidence from India” Metroeconomica, 68(4), pp. 859-881. DOI:10.1111/meca.12147
• Abdilahi, A., and Alpaslan, B. (2017) “Is There An Investment Motive Behind Remittances? Evidence from Panel Cointegration.” Journal of Developing Areas, 51(1), pp. 63-82. DOI: 10.1353/jda.2017.0004
• Alpaslan, B., and Ali, A. (2017) “The Spillover Effects of Innovative Ideas on Human Capital” Review of Development Economics. DOI: 10.1111/rode. 12344
• Ali, A., and Alpaslan, B. (2017) “Pro-Industry Policies, Sustainability, and Industrial
• Growth” in Industrial Policy and Sustainable Growth, Sustainable Development, ed. By
• M. Yulek, Springer, pp. 1-23. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-3964-5_8-1