Süleyman Bolat

Süleyman Bolat

Professor of Economics, Aksaray University, Türkiye

Prof. Dr. Süleyman Bolat is an internationally recognized academic expert whose fields of focus include Macroeconomics, Public Economics, and Applied Macroeconomics (with a specialization in Labor, Energy, and Environmental Economics). Prof. Bolat has achieved significant milestones throughout his academic career. His doctoral research was conducted in the United States at Utah Valley University in 2011. Subsequently, he completed his postdoctoral research in 2016 at the University of Exeter, Tax Administration Research Centre (TARC) in the UK. He solidified his international experience in 2023 by holding the position of Professor at Poland’s SGH Warsaw School of Economics. In recognition of his contributions to the field, Prof. Bolat was promoted to Professor at Aksaray University in 2024. He utilizes advanced techniques such as Panel Data Analysis and Machine Learning Methods in his academic research. He is now pivoting his career, authorized for indefinite U.S. work and residence through an EB1 visa for individuals with extraordinary abilities. He is currently focusing on articles intended for submission to prominent publications in the fields of International Labor Economics and Environmental Economics.

Areas of Interest:

  • Macroeconomics
  • Applied Economics (Energy, Environment, Labor)
  • Fiscal Policy
  • Public Economics

Education:

  • Post-doc Research in Economics, University of Exeter, 2016-2017
  • Ph.D. in Economics, Erciyes University, 2007-2013
  • M.S. in Economics, Adnan Menderes University, 2004-2007
  • B.S. in Public Finance, Adnan Menderes University, 1998-2022

Experience:

  • Professor in Economics, Aksaray University, 2024-2026
  • Professor in Economics (Fiscal Unit), SGH Warsaw School of Economics, 2023-2024
  • Assoc. Prof. in Economics, Aksaray University, 2017-2023
  • Assist. Prof. in Economics, Aksaray University, 2012-2016
  • Research Assistant in Public Finance, Sivas Cumhuriyet University, 2006-2011

Latest Publications:

  • Linking clean energy consumption to environmental sustainability in Africa: Puzzling evidence from new artificial intelligence methods (2025), Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy, (with Solomon Prince Nathaniel, Dimitrios Dimitriou, and Aviral K. Tiwari), https://doi.org/10.1002/ep.70117.
  • Examining the Macroeconomic Effects of Green Finance on the Sustainable Development Goals in G20 Countries (2024), 11th Global Congress on Renewable Energy and Environment, with Cosimo Magazzino, Behnaz Saboori.
  • Hysteresis Hypothesis vs. Structuralist View in Canada: A New Test for the Sharp Break and Smooth Shift (2021), Economic Computation and Economic Cybernetics Studies and Research, with Murat Belke, Tolga Omay
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