Areas of Interest:

• Energy Economics
• Energy Policy
• Environmental and Resource Economics
• Applied Economics

Education:

• PhD in Economics, University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, 2008
• MA in Economic Analysis and Modeling, University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, 2005
• BA in Economics, Galatasaray University, 2004

Experience:

• Research Fellow, KAPSARC, Saudi Arabia, 2017 – present
• Associate Professor of Economics (with tenure), University of Paris Nanterre, 2011 – 2017
• Researcher, EconomiX-CNRS, 2011 – 2017
• Researcher, GIAM, 2010 – 2011
• Teaching and Research Assistant, Galatasaray University, 2005 – 2011

Latest Publications:

• “The opportunity cost of domestic oil consumption for an oil exporter: Illustration for Saudi Arabia,” (with A. Pierru), Energy Economics, 105161, 2021.
• “The role of oil in the allocation of foreign aid: The case of the G7 donors,” (with C. Couharde, E.G. Kilama, and L.D. Omgba),Journal of Comparative Economics, Vol 48, No. 2, 2020, pp. 363-383.
• “Degree of stringency matters: Revisiting the pollution haven hypothesis based on heterogeneous panels and aggregate data,” (with T. Jobert and A. Tykhonenko), Macroeconomic Dynamics, Vol 23, No. 7, 2019, pp. 2675-2697.
• “Do the IMF's structural adjustment programs help reduce energy consumption and carbon intensity? Evidence from developing countries,” (with L.D. Omgba), Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, Vol 49, 2019, pp. 312-323.