Nergiz Dincer

Nergiz Dincer

Professor, Department of Economics and Vice Director, Trade Research Center, TED University, Turkey

Nazire Nergiz Dincer graduated from Middle East Technical University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics in 1997. She commenced her career as a planning expert at the State Planning Organization of Turkey. Subsequently, in 2005, she attained her Ph.D. in Economics from Bilkent University, followed by two years of postdoctoral research as a visiting scholar at the University of California, Berkeley, in 2005-2006 and 2010-2011. Since 2012, Dr. Dincer has been affiliated with TED University, where she currently holds the position of Professor in the Department of Economics and serves as the vice director of the TEDU Trade Research Center. Her academic interests primarily revolve around international economics, the Turkish economy, and central banking. Her research contributions have been published in esteemed journals such as Economic Inquiry, International Journal of Central Banking, Economic Modelling, European Journal of Operational Research, and Empirica. Additionally, she has authored chapters in various books published by Oxford University Press and Edward Elgar Publishing. Dr. Dincer has actively participated in projects funded by organizations like TUBITAK, IMF, the World Bank, and COMCEC, focusing on trade-related issues. She has also served as a referee for numerous reputable journals including Journal of Financial Stability, Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, Journal of International Money and Finance, IMF Staff Papers, Journal of Economic Integration, Applied Economics, and Emerging Markets Trade and Finance.

Areas of Interest:
  • International Economics
  • Finance
  • Monetary Policy

Education:

  • Ph.D., Economics, Bilkent University, 2004
  • M.A., Economics, Bilkent University, 2000
  • B.S., Mathematics, Middle East Technical University, 1997

Experience:

  • Professor, TED University, Turkey, Feb.2012-present.
  • Visiting Scholar, University of California, Berkeley, Oct.2010-Oct.2011.
  • Planning Expert, State Planning Organization, Economic Modeling Department, Turkey, Nov.1998-Jan.2012

Latest Publications:

  • “The effect of border barriers to services trade on goods trade.” The World Economy (2020), 43(8), 2093-2118, (with Ayca Tekin-Koru).
  • Transparency of Monetary Policy in the Postcrisis World. In Mayes, Siklos and Sturm (2019). The Oxford Handbook of the Economics of Central Banking. Oxford University Press, (with Barry Eichengreen and Petra Geraats).
  • “An index for transparency for inflation-targeting central banks: application to the Czech National Bank”.International Monetary Fund (2018) (with Al-Mashat, Bulir, Hlédik, Holub, Kostanyan, & Portillo).
  • “Adult education as a stepping-stone to better jobs: An analysis of the adult education survey in Turkey” Adult Education Quarterly (2018), 68(4), 316-346 (with Seyit Mümin Cilasun, Sırma demir Şeker and Ayça Tekin-Koru).
  • “Gains from trade due to within-firm productivity: Does services exporting matter?” Economics: The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal 11.2017-11 (2017): 1-17 (with Ayca Tekin-Koru)
A Comprehensive Disaster Resilience Index for MENA Countries

Areas of Interest: International Economics Finance Monetary Policy Education: Ph.D., Economics, Bilkent University, 2004 M.A., Economics, Bilkent University,... Read More

December, 2024

Working Papers
Long Shadows of the Walking Dead on Economic Activity

Areas of Interest: International Economics Finance Monetary Policy Education: Ph.D., Economics, Bilkent University, 2004 M.A., Economics, Bilkent University,... Read More

August, 2024

Working Papers
Disaster Resilience Index for MENA Countries and Its Impact on Economic Losses

Areas of Interest: International Economics Finance Monetary Policy Education: Ph.D., Economics, Bilkent University, 2004 M.A., Economics, Bilkent University,... Read More

March, 2024

Conference Paper
Long Shadows of the Walking Dead on Economic Activity

Areas of Interest: International Economics Finance Monetary Policy Education: Ph.D., Economics, Bilkent University, 2004 M.A., Economics, Bilkent University,... Read More

March, 2024

Conference Paper
Trade and Exchange Rate Effects: Evidence from Firm-Level Data

Areas of Interest: International Economics Finance Monetary Policy Education: Ph.D., Economics, Bilkent University, 2004 M.A., Economics, Bilkent University,... Read More

October, 2020

Working Papers
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ERF 30th Annual Conference: Parallel Sessions

Areas of Interest: International Economics Finance Monetary Policy Education: Ph.D., Economics, Bilkent University, 2004 M.A., Economics, Bilkent University,... Read More

Apr 21, 2024

Annual Conferences
ERF 27th Annual Conference: SDGs and External Shocks in the MENA Region: From Resilience to Change in the Wake of COVID-19

Areas of Interest: International Economics Finance Monetary Policy Education: Ph.D., Economics, Bilkent University, 2004 M.A., Economics, Bilkent University,... Read More

May 17, 2021

Annual Conferences
ERF 26th Annual Conference: Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a Framework for MENA’s Development Policy

Areas of Interest: International Economics Finance Monetary Policy Education: Ph.D., Economics, Bilkent University, 2004 M.A., Economics, Bilkent University,... Read More

Jun 23, 2020

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