Ayça Tekin-Koru
Faculty Member, Economics Department, Director, Trade Research Center, and Dean, Graduate School, TED University
Dr. Ayça Tekin-Koru earned her BSc and MSc degrees in Economics from Middle East Technical University in 1994 and 1997, respectively, and later obtained her PhD in Economics from Purdue University in 2001. From 2001 to 2003, Dr. Tekin-Koru served as a visiting faculty member at Krannert Graduate School of Management, teaching economics courses. Subsequently, she held a faculty position in the Department of Economics at Oregon State University from 2003 to 2011. In 2011-2012, she conducted research at TurkStat, funded by a reintegration grant from TUBITAK. From 2012 to 2016, Dr. Tekin-Koru served as the founding chair of the Business Administration Department at TED University. Throughout her career, she has taught various courses on international economics, game theory, microeconomics, macroeconomics, and economics of social issues. Ayça Tekin-Koru is a faculty member in the Economics Department, the director of the Trade Research Center, and the dean of the Graduate School at TED University.
- Economic Globalization
- International Trade
- FDI
- Economic Integration
- Disaster Management
- Sustainable Development
- PhD in Economics, Purdue University, 2001
- MA in Economics, Purdue University, 1999
- MSc in Economics, Middle East Technical University, 1997
- BSc in Economics, Middle East Technical University, 1994
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Dean, TEDU Graduate School, Ankara, Turkey, 2023 - Present
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Director, TEDU Trade Research Center, Ankara, Turkey, 2021 - Present
- Professor, TEDU Department of Economics, 2017 - Present
- Associate Director, TEDU Trade Research Center, 2015 - 2021
- Dincer, A. E., Dincer, N. N., Tekin-Koru, A., Yaşar, B., & Yılmaz, Z. (2024). The Impact of Kahramanmaraş (2023) Earthquakes: A Comparative Case Study for Adıyaman and Malatya. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 104647.
- Dincer, N.N., Pektekin, P., & Tekin-Koru, A. (2023). “Long Shadows of the Walking Dead on Economic Activity,” Central Bank Review, 23(4), 100140.
- Dincer, N.N., Eichengreen, B., & Tekin-Koru, A. (2022). “Manufacturing and Service-Sector Productivity in Turkey: A Perspective from Firm-Level Data,” World Economy, 45(9): 2698-2723.
Mind the Gap: Carbon Intensity, Regulatory Quality, and Transition Risk
Areas of interest: Economic Globalization International Trade FDI Economic Integration Disaster Management Sustainable Development Education: PhD in Economics, Purdue... Read More
May, 2026
Conference PaperMaterial Topics in Corporate Sustainability Reporting: Building Türkiye’s First Structured Dataset
Areas of interest: Economic Globalization International Trade FDI Economic Integration Disaster Management Sustainable Development Education: PhD in Economics, Purdue... Read More
May, 2026
Conference PaperLong Shadows of the Walking Dead on Economic Activity
Areas of interest: Economic Globalization International Trade FDI Economic Integration Disaster Management Sustainable Development Education: PhD in Economics, Purdue... Read More
August, 2024
Working PapersLong Shadows of the Walking Dead on Economic Activity
Areas of interest: Economic Globalization International Trade FDI Economic Integration Disaster Management Sustainable Development Education: PhD in Economics, Purdue... Read More
March, 2024
Conference PaperTrade and Exchange Rate Effects: Evidence from Firm-Level Data
Areas of interest: Economic Globalization International Trade FDI Economic Integration Disaster Management Sustainable Development Education: PhD in Economics, Purdue... Read More
October, 2020
Working PapersERF 32nd Annual Conference – Parallel Sessions on Financial Economics
Areas of interest: Economic Globalization International Trade FDI Economic Integration Disaster Management Sustainable Development Education: PhD in Economics, Purdue... Read More
Jun 14, 2026
ERF 30th Annual Conference: Parallel Sessions
Areas of interest: Economic Globalization International Trade FDI Economic Integration Disaster Management Sustainable Development Education: PhD in Economics, Purdue... Read More
Apr 21, 2024