Areas of Interest:

• International Economics

Education:

• Ph.D., Economics, Department of Economics, University of Stockholm, 1983
• M.A., Economics, Department of Economics, University of Stockholm, 1975
• Graduate Diploma, Economics, International Graduate School, University of Stockholm, 1974
• B.A., Business Administration, Bogazici University, 1973

Experience:

• Professor, Honorary Chairperson, Center for Economics and Econometrics (CEE), Bogazici University, Istanbul
• Deputy Director, Center for European Studies (CES), Bogazici University, 2000-present
• Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Bogazici University (BU), Istanbul, 1998-present
• Director, Center for Economics and Econometrics (CEE), Bogazici University, 1995-present

Latest Publications:

• "The Impact of Mass Migration of Syrians on the Turkish Labor Market" (with Ege Aksu, Refik and Murat Guray Kirdar) Bogazici University, Working Papers 2018-4
• "Customs Union between EU and Turkey: A Success Story to be Nurtured" Bogazici University, Working Papers 2018-3
• "Exchange Rates and Export Behavior: Firm-level Evidence from Turkey" (with Nihan Akhan , Anil Donmez  and Umut Kuzubas) Bogazici University, Working Papers 2018-2
• “The Impact of the Global Crisis on Illegal Migration and Remittances: The Turkish Corridor”, Migration Series, 2009
• ”Circular Migration: Economic Aspects”, CARIM Circular Migration Series, 2008 (www.carim.org).
• Multilateral and Regional Approaches to “Aid for Trade” paper presented at the CASE Conference “Winds of Change: the Impact of Globalization on Europe and Asia”, Kiev, March 2007