Insan Tunali

Insan Tunali

Associate Professor Emeritus, Koç University

Dr. Tunalı is an Associate Professor Emeritus at Koç University and teaches part-time in the Economics department at Boğaziçi University. His areas are applied econometrics and labor economics. His recent research focus is on population and labor market dynamics and household survey methodology. He is an active contributor to economic policy discussions grounded on sound empirical work. Dr. Tunalı graduated from Middle East Technical University with a BS in Industrial Engineering. He earned his doctorate at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Prior to joining Koç University, he taught at METU, Cornell and Tulane Universities. After his return to Turkey, he held visiting appointments at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and University of Michigan. He served on the Social Science Standing Commmittee of the European Science Foundation (ESF) and on the Employment Advisory Council of the Ministry of Labor and Social Security in Turkey.

Areas of Interest:

  • Labor and Human Development

Education:

  • Ph.D., Economics, University of Wisconsin, Madison. 1985
  • M.Sc., Operations Research, University of California, Berkeley, 1975
  • M.Sc., Industrial Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 1975

Experience:

  • Associate Professor Emeritus, Department of Economics, Koç University, 2019-Present
  • Part-time Faculty, Department of Economics, Boğaziçi University, 2019-Present
  • Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Koç University, 2000-2019

Latest Publications:

  • “Down and up the ‘‘U” – A synthetic cohort (panel) analysis of female labor force participation in Turkey, 1988–2013.” (With Murat G Kırdar and Meltem Dayıoğlu). World Development, 146 (Oct. 2021). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2021.105609
  • "Education and Earnings in the Middle East: A Comparative Study of Returns to Schooling in Egypt, Iran, and Turkey. "  (With Djavad Salehi-Esfahani and Ragui Assaad.)  Middle East Development Journal, 1:2, (December 2009) 145-187.
  • "Analysis of Attrition Patterns in the Turkish Household Labor Force Survey, 2000-2002."  Ch. 6 in Labor Markets and Economic Development, edited by Ravi Kanbur and Jan Svejnar, 110-136.  London and New York:  Routledge, 2009.
Incentives and Exit Behavior: An Examination of the Unemployment Insurance System in Turkey

Areas of Interest: Labor and Human Development Education: Ph.D., Economics, University of Wisconsin, Madison. 1985 M.Sc., Operations Research,... Read More

May, 2021

ERF 27th Annual Conference
Female Labor Force Participation in Turkey: A Synthetic Cohort (Panel) Analysis, 1988-2013

Areas of Interest: Labor and Human Development Education: Ph.D., Economics, University of Wisconsin, Madison. 1985 M.Sc., Operations Research,... Read More

December, 2019

Working Papers
Agricultural Transformation and Labor Mobility During the ARIP Period in Turkey: Evidence from Micro-Data, 2000-2002

Areas of Interest: Labor and Human Development Education: Ph.D., Economics, University of Wisconsin, Madison. 1985 M.Sc., Operations Research,... Read More

September, 2012

Working Papers
Analysis of Attrition Patterns in the Turkish Household Labor Force Survey, 2000-2002

Areas of Interest: Labor and Human Development Education: Ph.D., Economics, University of Wisconsin, Madison. 1985 M.Sc., Operations Research,... Read More

March, 2008

Working Papers
Wage Formation and Recurrent Unemployment

Areas of Interest: Labor and Human Development Education: Ph.D., Economics, University of Wisconsin, Madison. 1985 M.Sc., Operations Research,... Read More

June, 2000

Working Papers
2
Annual Conferences
Revisiting Macroeconomic Management in Times of Crisis and Beyond

Areas of Interest: Labor and Human Development Education: Ph.D., Economics, University of Wisconsin, Madison. 1985 M.Sc., Operations Research,... Read More

Mar 26, 2022

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