Gunes Arkadas Asik

Gunes Arkadas Asik

Assistant Professor of Economics, TOBB Economics and Technology University

Güneş Aşık is an Assistant Professor of Economics at TOBB University of Economics and Technology in Ankara. She has an MPA in International Development from Harvard University and she received her PhD from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). She is a labour economist with research interests in employment and regional development. She works on a wide range of data intensive projects which include measuring stock of skills and the degree of mismatch in Turkish labour markets using large administrative data, exploring the impact of conflict on female employment, evaluating the impact of employment subsidies in Turkey, estimating regional income per capita series for Turkish provinces covering the years between 1880 and 2010, and exploring how the mass minority movements at the beginning of 20th century in Anatolia affected East-West development gaps.

Areas of Interest:

  • Economic Development
  • Labor Economics
  • Regional Development
  • Applied Econometrics

Education:

  • Ph.D, Economics, London School of Economics (LSE), UK- 2015
  • MSc. (Research), Economics, London School of Economics- 2007
  • MPA in International Development, HKS, Harvard University, USA- 2006
  • BSc. Economics, Hacettepe University (with highest honor), Turkey- 2000

Experience:

  • Assistant Professor, TOBB Economics and Technology University, Turkey- 2016-Present
  • Research Associate, Development Analytics- 2016-Present
  • Economist, Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV), Turkey- 2012-2016
  • Part Time Lecturer, TOBB Economics and Technology University, Turkey- 2013-2015

Latest Publications:

  • Asik, G. (2017). Using Regression Discontinuity Design to Evaluate the Effect of Early Retirement Incentives in Turkey. In M. Aran (ed.) Impact Evaluation Methods Measuring Program Results and Applications in Turkey. Forthcoming.
  • Asik, G. (2017). The Promise of Big Data: Next generation Social Policy Development. In M. Aran (ed.) Impact Evaluation Methods Measuring Program Results and Applications in Turkey. Forthcoming.
Economic Interdependence and Conflict in MENA

Areas of Interest: Economic Development Labor Economics Regional Development Applied Econometrics Education: Ph.D, Economics, London School of Economics... Read More

August, 2021

Working Papers
It Takes A Curfew: The Effect of Covid-19 on Female Homicides

Areas of Interest: Economic Development Labor Economics Regional Development Applied Econometrics Education: Ph.D, Economics, London School of Economics... Read More

December, 2020

Working Papers
Productivity, Structural Change and Skills Dynamics in Tunisia and Turkey

Areas of Interest: Economic Development Labor Economics Regional Development Applied Econometrics Education: Ph.D, Economics, London School of Economics... Read More

December, 2018

Working Papers
Post Conflict Contexts for Rigorous Political Economy Analysis and for Advocacy of Sustainable Reconstruction
Economic Interdependency and Conflict

Areas of Interest: Economic Development Labor Economics Regional Development Applied Econometrics Education: Ph.D, Economics, London School of Economics... Read More

2018-09-01

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Foundations for Post Conflict Growth Agenda in the MENA Region

Areas of Interest: Economic Development Labor Economics Regional Development Applied Econometrics Education: Ph.D, Economics, London School of Economics... Read More

Nov 25, 2020

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