Ahmet Halis Akder
Professor of Economic Policy, Middle East Technical University, Turkey
Ahmet Akder is a Professor of Economic Policy at Middle East Technical University, Turkey, His research focuses on topics related to Agricultural Economics and Micro and Macroeconomics Theories. He received his PhD from Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Germany. He is an ERF research fellow.
Areas of Interest:
- Agricultural Economics
- Micro and Macroeconomics Theories
Education:
- B.Sc., Economics and Statistics, Middle East Technical University, Turkey, 1970
- Ph.D., Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Germany, 1977
Experience:
- Part-time Professor (Economic Policy), Middle East Technical University, Ankara, 2014-2019
- Professor (Economic Policy), Middle East Technical University, Ankara, 1992-2013
- Associate Professor, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, 1986-1992
- Assistant Professor, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, 1980-1986
Latest Publications:
- Akder, H.A. (2015) “Farm Structure of Turkish Agriculture, Structural Adjustment and Rural Development Policy”, Consultant Report prepared fort he OECD publication “ Innovation, Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability in Turkey”.
- “How to Dilute An Agricultural Reform: Direct Income Subsidy Experience in Turkey (2001-2008), in: Rethinking Structural Reform in Turkish Agriculture, Beyond the World Bank’s Strategy, Editors: B. Karapınar, F. Adaman and G. Ozertan, Nova Science Publishers, 2010, pp. 47 – 61
- “Forgotten Campaigns: A History of Disease in Turkey, İn: Turkey’s Engagement with Modernity, Conflict and Change in the Twentieth Century, edited by Celia J. Kerslake, Kerem Ökten and Philip Robins, St Anthony’s Series, Palgrave-MacMillan, 2010, pp. 210-235.
