Areas of Interest:

• Macroeconomic Theory
• Econometrics
• Monetary Economics
• Fiscal Policy

Education:

• Ph.D., Economics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA, 1994
• M.Sc. Economics, University of Kentucky, USA, 1989

Experience:

• Professor, Department of Economics, Bilkent University, Jul. 2007- present
• Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Bilkent University, Mar.2003- Jul. 2007
• Visiting Scholar, Department of Economics, University of North Carolina, Sep.2002-Jun.2003

Latest Publications:

• “Liberalization of Banking Services” (with H.Ersel and S.Togan). In "Economic Liberalization and Turkey", eds. S.Togan, Routledge. 2010.
• “Impact of Economic Liberalization”. (with J.Michalek and S.Togan). In "Economic Liberalization and Turkey", eds. S.Togan, Routledge, 2010.
• “The Impact of Oil Price Shocks on the Economic Growth of Selected MENA Countries” The Energy Journal, Vol. 31, No. 1, 150-176, 2010., with Nildag Ceylan and Nuket Dogan