Kamil Yilmaz
Professor of Economics, Koç University
Kamil Yilmaz is professor in the Department of Economics at Koç University since 1994. He has been a research fellow at ERF since 2006. His current research focuses on financial networks, systemic risk and time-series econometrics, as well as macroeconomic and international trade policies in Turkey. He received the Encouragement Award in Social Sciences from the Turkish Academy of Sciences (TUBA) in 2003 and was elected as a member of the Science Academy, Turkey, in 2016. He served as the director of Koç University-TUSIAD Economic Research Forum (2007-2009) and the associate director of the Graduate School of Social Sciences and Humanities at Koç University (2015-2018).
Areas of Interest:
- Macroeconomics
- International Economics
Education:
- Ph.D., Economics, University of Maryland at College Park, USA, 1992
- M.A., Economics, University of Maryland at College Park, USA, 1990
Experience:
- Professor of Economics, Koç University, 2010-Present
- Visiting Professor of Economics, University of Pennsylvania, 2010-2011
- Associate Professor of Economics, Koç University, 2003-2010
Latest Publications:
- “Polarized Politics of Pandemic Response and the Covid-19 Connectedness Across the U.S. States,” Covid Economics , with Umut Akovali, November 2020.
- “How Connected is the Global Sovereign Credit Risk Network?” Journal of Banking and Finance, 113 2020. with G. Bostanci. (SSCI)
- “Real-Financial Connectedness in the Swiss Economy,” Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics , 156(1), 2020. with Erhan Uluceviz.
Labor Markets and Productivity in the Process of Globalization: Firm Level Evidence From Turkey
Areas of Interest: Macroeconomics International Economics Education: Ph.D., Economics, University of Maryland at College Park, USA, 1992 M.A.,... Read More
April, 2004