Seyit Mümin Cilasun
Professor of Economics, TED University
Seyit Mümin Cılasun is a Professor of Economics at TED University. He is also head of the Applied Data Science Program, a research fellow at the Economic Research Forum (ERF), and working as a consultant at the World Bank. He received his Ph.D. degree in Economics from the Middle East Technical University in 2009. He worked as a faculty member at Atılım University between 2002-2017. In 2017, he transferred to the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey as an academic advisor. He worked as an economist and deputy executive director at the Structural Economic Research Department of CBRT from 2018 to 2021. He joined the TED University Department of Economics as a faculty member in November 2021. His research interests are applied microeconometrics, labor markets, development economics and industrial organization. His current research agenda mainly focuses on firm dynamics. He has publications in journals such as the Journal of Development Economics, European Economic Review, Small Business Economics, Review of Industrial Organization, Social Indicators Research and Applied Economics. He took part and led many international and national projects. He also served as associate editor and managing editor of the Central Bank Review. He received the best doctoral thesis award from the Turkish Economic Association and the first prize in the field of Education in the Big Data for Refugees (D4R) competition organized jointly by Türk Telekom, Boğaziçi University and UNHCR in 2019.
Areas of Interest:
- Microeconometrics
- Labor Economics
- Industrial Organization
- Development Economics
Education:
- Ph.D in Economics, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, September 2009
- M.A. in Economics, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey, September 2003
- B.Sc. in Economics, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, 2000
Experience:
- Associate Professor, Department of Economics, TED University, November 2021-Present
- Deputy Executive Director, Structural Economic Research Department, Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT), 2019 – 2021
- Economist, Structural Economic Research Department, Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT), January 2018 – April 2019
Latest Publications:
- “Facts on Business Dynamism in Turkey”, with (U. Akçigit, Y.E. Akgündüz, Y. E., E. Özcan-Tok and F. Yılmaz), European Economic Review, European Economic Review, 128, 2020.
- “An Analysis to Detect Exuberance and Implosion in Regional House Prices in Turkey”, (with E. Ceritoğlu, U. Demiroğlu and A. Ganioğlu), Central Bank Review, 19(2), 67-82, 2019.
- “Healthcare Services and the Elderly: Utilization and Satisfaction in the Aftermath of the Turkish Health Transformation Program” (with A. Caner), Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, 5, 1-15, 2019.
The Impact of Minimum Wage Shock on Robot Adaption in Turkey
Areas of Interest: Microeconometrics Labor Economics Industrial Organization Development Economics Education: Ph.D in Economics, Middle East Technical University, Ankara,... Read More
March, 2024
Conference PaperThe Impact of Syrian Refugees on the Overeducation of Natives: Evidence from Turkish Labor Markets
Areas of Interest: Microeconometrics Labor Economics Industrial Organization Development Economics Education: Ph.D in Economics, Middle East Technical University, Ankara,... Read More
November, 2023
Working PapersThe Impact of Syrian Refugees on the Overeducation of Natives: Evidence from Turkish Labor Markets
Areas of Interest: Microeconometrics Labor Economics Industrial Organization Development Economics Education: Ph.D in Economics, Middle East Technical University, Ankara,... Read More
May, 2023
Conference PaperHow Do Banks Propagate Economic Shocks?
Areas of Interest: Microeconometrics Labor Economics Industrial Organization Development Economics Education: Ph.D in Economics, Middle East Technical University, Ankara,... Read More
September, 2022
Working PapersHow Do Banks Propagate Economic Shocks?
Areas of Interest: Microeconometrics Labor Economics Industrial Organization Development Economics Education: Ph.D in Economics, Middle East Technical University, Ankara,... Read More
March, 2022
ERF 28th Annual ConferenceERF 30th Annual Conference: Parallel Sessions
Areas of Interest: Microeconometrics Labor Economics Industrial Organization Development Economics Education: Ph.D in Economics, Middle East Technical University, Ankara,... Read More
Apr 21, 2024
ERF 29th Annual Conference – Parallel Sessions
Areas of Interest: Microeconometrics Labor Economics Industrial Organization Development Economics Education: Ph.D in Economics, Middle East Technical University, Ankara,... Read More
May 04, 2023
Revisiting Macroeconomic Management in Times of Crisis and Beyond – Parallel Sessions – March 26
Areas of Interest: Microeconometrics Labor Economics Industrial Organization Development Economics Education: Ph.D in Economics, Middle East Technical University, Ankara,... Read More
Mar 26, 2022
Revisiting Macroeconomic Management in Times of Crisis and Beyond – Parallel Sessions – March 27
Areas of Interest: Microeconometrics Labor Economics Industrial Organization Development Economics Education: Ph.D in Economics, Middle East Technical University, Ankara,... Read More
Mar 26, 2022