Erol Taymaz

Erol Taymaz

Professor of Economics, Middle East Technical University, Ankara

Erol Taymaz is a Professor of Economics at Middle East Technical University (Ankara, Turkey). He graduated from the Department of Mechanical Engineering (METU) in 1982, received his M.S. degree in Economics at METU (1985), and Ph.D. degree in Economics at Case Western Reserve University, USA (1989). He participated in various research projects supported by TUBITAK, TTGV, FEMISE, ERF, KDI, IDRC, Eurofund, ILO, UNDP, the World Bank and the EU. His current research interests include economics of technology and innovation, industrial, technology and innovation policy, industrial dynamics, firm demography, small business economics, economics of labor markets, microsimulation modelling, and data science.

Areas of Interest:

  • Industrial Economics
  • Economics of Technology
  • Labor Economics

Education:

  • Ph.D., Economics, Case Western Reserve University, USA, 1989
  • M.S., Economics, Middle East Technical University, Turkey, 1985

Experience:

  • Professor, Department of Economics, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, 1998-present
  • Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, 1993-1998
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, 1992-1993

Latest Publications:

  • 2020, “Covid-19 tedbirlerinin Türkiye ekonomisine etkisi ve çözüm önerileri”, Sarkaç, 8 April [https://sarkac.org/2020/04/covid19-tedbirlerinin-turkiye-ekonomisine-etkisicozum- onerileri/]
  • 2019, “Spatial Agglomeration, Innovation Clustering and Firm Performances in Turkey”, (with A.M. Ferragina and G. Nunziante), in S. Capasso and E. Ferragina, Mediterranean Migration and the Labour Markets: Policies for Growth and Social Development in the Mediterranean Area, London and New York: Routledge, pp. 102-132.
  • 2019, “Firm Growth Dynamics and Employment Generation in Turkish Manufacturing” (with Ü. Töngür), in A. Akkoyunlu Wigley and S. Çağatay (eds.), The Dynamics of Growth in Emerging Economies: The Case of Turkey, Oxeon and New York: Routledge, pp. 246-266.
Innovation, Profits, Wages and Spillovers

Areas of Interest: Industrial Economics Economics of Technology Labor Economics Education: Ph.D., Economics, Case Western Reserve University, USA,... Read More

March, 2022

ERF 28th Annual Conference
Spillovers in the MENA Region: the Case of Turkey

Areas of Interest: Industrial Economics Economics of Technology Labor Economics Education: Ph.D., Economics, Case Western Reserve University, USA,... Read More

February, 2009

Working Papers
How Flexible are Small Firms? An Analysis on the Determinants of Flexibility

Areas of Interest: Industrial Economics Economics of Technology Labor Economics Education: Ph.D., Economics, Case Western Reserve University, USA,... Read More

August, 2004

Working Papers
Labor Markets and Productivity in the Process of Globalization: Firm Level Evidence From Turkey

Areas of Interest: Industrial Economics Economics of Technology Labor Economics Education: Ph.D., Economics, Case Western Reserve University, USA,... Read More

April, 2004

Arab Spring Development Initiative (ASDI)
Labor Mobility in Egypt, Jordan and Turkey: A Multi-State, Multi-Spell Analysis Using the ELMPS, JLMPS and TWMHS

Areas of Interest: Industrial Economics Economics of Technology Labor Economics Education: Ph.D., Economics, Case Western Reserve University, USA,... Read More

2015-06-15

Annual Conferences
Revisiting Macroeconomic Management in Times of Crisis and Beyond – Parallel Sessions – March 26

Areas of Interest: Industrial Economics Economics of Technology Labor Economics Education: Ph.D., Economics, Case Western Reserve University, USA,... Read More

Mar 26, 2022

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