Inci Gumus
Associate Professor of Economics, Sabanci University
Inci Gumus is an associate professor of economics at Sabanci University. She completed her PhD in economics at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 2006. Her field of expertise is international macroeconomics and she has worked on sovereign default risk, currency crises and exchange rate regimes in emerging market economies. Her recent research mainly focuses on analyzing business cycles in relation to private sector credit and housing market in emerging markets. Dr. Gumus has led several research projects funded by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey and received the Young Scientist Award by the Science Academy in Turkey in 2018. Dr. Gumus’ work has been published in the Journal of International Economics, Journal of International Money and Finance, Real Estate Economics, Economic Inquiry among others. She has been a visiting scholar at the International Monetary Fund, University of Maryland and the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey.
Areas of Interest:
- International Macroeconomics
- International Finance
- Macroeconomics
Education:
- Ph.D., Economics, UCLA, 2006
- M.A., Economics, UCLA, 2003
- B.A., Economics and B.A., Management, Bogazici University, 2000
Experience:
- Associate Professor of Economics, Sabanci University, 2017 - Present
- Assistant Professor of Economics, Sabanci University, 2006 - 2017
Latest Publications:
- "House Prices, Collateral Effects and Sectoral Output Dynamics in Emerging Market Economies", Berrak Bahadir and Inci Gumus, Journal of International Money and Finance, 129 (2022).
- "Transmission of Household and Business Credit Shocks in Emerging Markets: The Role of Real Estate", Berrak Bahadir and Inci Gumus, Real Estate Economics, 49 (52), 587-617 (2021).
- "Does a Forward-Looking Perspective Affect Self-Control and the Demand for Commitment? Results from an Educational Intervention", Sule Alan, Seda Ertac and Inci Gumus, Economic Inquiry, 59 (4), 1533-1546 (2021).
