Bilal Bagis
Chair and Professor, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakıf University
Dr. Bilal Bagis is an economist, instructor, strategist, columnist and consultant. In addition to his academic career, he has had private sector experiences at various international and domestic companies and institutions. He has taught graduate and undergraduate level economics, math and finance courses at prominent universities in the US and top universities in Türkiye. His analysis and papers are published by various prominent institutions. He focuses on macro and financial stability and efficacy of policies at the discretion of policymakers.
Areas of Interest:
- Monetary Economics
- Public Policies
- Political Economy
- AI in Economics, Finance and Energy
Education:
- PhD. - University of California, 2014
- M.A. - University of California, 2010
- M.A. - Sabanci University, 2009
- B.S. - Istanbul Technical University, 2006
Experience:
- Founder and Coordinator FSM PERPAL Lab, 2024 - Present
- Chair and Professor at FSM Econ, 2024 - Present
- Op-Ed Columnist & Consultant, in Türkiye and the USA, 2020 - Present
- Visiting Scholar in Turkiye, 2020 - Present
- Founder and Coordinator B&B EcoPolitics Lab, 2019 - Present
- Fellow, Global Labor Organization, 2018 - Present
- Visiting Scholar in France, Poland and Lithuania, 2016 - Present
- Visiting Professor at UC Berkeley, 2018 - 2020
Latest Publications:
- Bagis, B. (2026). “AI-Driven Decision-Making in Finance” CRC Press - Taylor & Francis Group. ISBN- 9781041107101.
- Bagis, B. (2025). Public Austerity and Audit Measures: A Turkish Case. EDPACS, 70 (7), 63–85. https://doi.org/10.1080/07366981.2025.2500204.
- Bagis, B. (2022). “Digital Currencies and Monetary Policy in the New Era”, Insight Turkey, 24 (3), pp. 189-211. https://doi.org/10.25253/99.2022243.12.
