Areas of Interest:

• International Trade
• Development and Growth
• Macroeconomic Modeling
• Political Economy

Education:

• Ph.D., Economics, Boston College, USA, 2002
• M.A., Economics, Boston College, USA, 1995
• B.A., Economics, Bogazici University, Turkey, 1992

Experience:

• Full Professor of the Practice, Department of Economics, Boston College, Boston, May 2015 - Present
• Research Fellow and Director of Modeling School, EcoMod, Global Economic Modeling Network, 2010 - Present
• Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Boston College, 2012- April 2015
• Senior Lecturer, Brandeis University, Boston, July 2012 – January 2015

Latest Publications:

• “Why, When, and How to Teach the Fundamentals of Inequality in Principles,” with Geoffrey Sanzenbacher, Econfip (Economics for Inclusive Prosperity) Policy Brief #28 (peer reviewed), August 2020: https://econfip.org/policy-brief/why-when-and-how-to-teach-the-fundamentals-of-inequality-in-principles/
• “Encyclopedia of International Economics and Global Trade,” World Scientific Publishers, Associate Editor in charge of international trade, May 2020: https://doi.org/10.1142/11286
• “Introduction to International Economics and Global Trade,“ book chapter with Francisco L. Rivera-Batiz, May 2020: https://doi.org/10.1142/9789811200632_0001
• “International Trade Theory and Evidence: A Survey,” book chapter with Alex Opanasets and Francisco L. Rivera-Batiz, May 2020: https://doi.org/10.1142/9789811200632_0005