Asena Caner
Professor of Economics, TOBB-University of Economics and Technology
Asena Caner is a professor of economics at TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Ankara, Turkiye, where she has held positions of the Chair of the Department of Economics and the Dean of the School of Economic and Administrative Sciences, besides her duties of teaching and research. She is an applied micro-economist with interests in the economics of development, health, and education. She also teaches statistics and econometrics. Her research has focused on questions related to the economics of tobacco, access to health, economics of higher education, as well as poverty, inequality, and well-being. She holds a Ph.D. degree in economics from New York University and a B.S. degree in industrial engineering from the Middle East Technical University. She has been a consultant to the World Bank, a visiting researcher at Aarhus University, and recently a consultant to TEPAV on research related to the economics of tobacco products, where the research team has produced an extensive country report for Turkey, numerous policy briefs and notes, as well as several academic papers.
Areas of Interest:
- Development Economics
- Health Economics
- Economics of Education
- Labor Economics
Education:
- Ph.D in Economics, New York University, NY. January 2003
- Master of Arts in Economics, New York University, NY. September 2000
- Master of Arts in Economics (Minor in Statistics), North Carolina State University (NCSU). Summer 1996
- Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering, Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara, Turkey. June 1992
- TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Assistant, Associate, and Full Professor, 2005 - Present
- Levy Economics Institute of Bard College, Research Scholar, 2002 - 2004
- New York University, Research and Teaching Assistant, 1998 - 2002
Latest Publications:
- Relative Income Concerns and Smoking Behaviour: The Role of Unobserved Heterogeneity. A Akay and A Caner. PLOS One, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0295333
- Attainment and Gender Equality in Higher Education: Evidence from a Large Scale Expansion. M Derebasoglu, C Okten, A Caner. Journal of Human Capital, DOI : 10.1086/729097, 2023.
- Perceptions of plain packaging and health warnings among university students in Turkey: a survey-based experiment. A Caner, B Turan, MY Gürdal, S Güven. BMC Public Health 23. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-023-15637-4
The Impact of Price, Legality, and Flavor Availability on Consumer Decisions: A Discrete Choice Analysis of Nicotine Products in an Illicit Market
Areas of Interest: Development Economics Health Economics Economics of Education Labor Economics Education: Ph.D in Economics, New York... Read More
March, 2025
Conference PaperDo Relative Concerns Matter? Testing Consumption Categories
Areas of Interest: Development Economics Health Economics Economics of Education Labor Economics Education: Ph.D in Economics, New York... Read More
November, 2020
Working PapersDoes Health Reform Reduce Inequalities? Primary Healthcare of Young Children in Turkey
Areas of Interest: Development Economics Health Economics Economics of Education Labor Economics Education: Ph.D in Economics, New York... Read More
August, 2020
Working PapersERF 31st Annual Conference: Parallel Sessions
Areas of Interest: Development Economics Health Economics Economics of Education Labor Economics Education: Ph.D in Economics, New York... Read More
Apr 27, 2025
ERF 30th Annual Conference: Tragedies of Regional Conflicts and Promises of Peacebuilding
Areas of Interest: Development Economics Health Economics Economics of Education Labor Economics Education: Ph.D in Economics, New York... Read More
Apr 21, 2024