Areas of Interest:

• International Finance and Trade
• Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics
• Financial Markets and Institutions
• Applied Econometrics and Time Series Analysis

Education:

• Ph.D., Arizona State University, Economics (1990)
• M.A., Florida Atlantic University, Economics (1984)
• B.S., Faculty of Economics, Istanbul University, Economics (1982)

Experience:

• Professor of Economics, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, 2001 – present.
• Graduate Program Director, Department of Economics and Finance, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, 2006– 2012.
• Associate Professor of Economics, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, 1995 – 2001.
• Assistant Professor of Economics, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, 1991 – 1994.
• Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics, Arizona State University, 1990 – 1991.

Latest Publications:

• “Does Bank Diversification Improve Output Growth? Evidence from the Recent Global Crisis “ (with Ali Mirzaei), International Review of Finance. In Press
• “Moral Hazard and Non-Performing Loans” (with Dayong Zhang and David Dickinson), Journal of Banking and Finance, In Press.
• “Real Estate Investment and Financial Stability” (with Dayong Zhang and David Dickinson), European Journal of Finance. In Press.
• “Moral Hazard and Non-Performing Loans” (with Dayong Zhang, Jing Cai, and David Dickinson), Journal of Banking and Finance, Volume 63, February 2016, Pages 48–60.