Seyit Mümin Cilasun

Seyit Mümin Cilasun

Professor of Economics, TED University

Seyit Mümin Cılasun is a Professor of Economics at TED University. He is also head of the Applied Data Science Program, a research fellow at the Economic Research Forum (ERF), and working as a consultant at the World Bank. He received his Ph.D. degree in Economics from the Middle East Technical University in 2009. He worked as a faculty member at Atılım University between 2002-2017. In 2017, he transferred to the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey as an academic advisor. He worked as an economist and deputy executive director at the Structural Economic Research Department of CBRT from 2018 to 2021. He joined the TED University Department of Economics as a faculty member in November 2021. His research interests are applied microeconometrics, labor markets, development economics and industrial organization. His current research agenda mainly focuses on firm dynamics. He has publications in journals such as the Journal of Development Economics, European Economic Review, Small Business Economics, Review of Industrial Organization, Social Indicators Research and Applied Economics. He took part and led many international and national projects. He also served as associate editor and managing editor of the Central Bank Review. He received the best doctoral thesis award from the Turkish Economic Association and the first prize in the field of Education in the Big Data for Refugees (D4R) competition organized jointly by Türk Telekom, Boğaziçi University and UNHCR in 2019.

Areas of Interest:

  • Microeconometrics
  • Labor Economics
  • Industrial Organization
  • Development Economics

Education:

  • Ph.D in Economics, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, September 2009
  • M.A. in Economics, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey, September 2003
  • B.Sc. in Economics, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, 2000

Experience:

  • Associate Professor, Department of Economics, TED University, November 2021-Present
  • Deputy Executive Director, Structural Economic Research Department, Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT), 2019 – 2021
  • Economist, Structural Economic Research Department, Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT), January 2018 – April 2019

Latest Publications:

  • “Facts on Business Dynamism in Turkey”, with (U. Akçigit, Y.E. Akgündüz, Y. E., E. Özcan-Tok and F. Yılmaz), European Economic Review, European Economic Review, 128, 2020.
  • “An Analysis to Detect Exuberance and Implosion in Regional House Prices in Turkey”, (with E. Ceritoğlu, U. Demiroğlu and A. Ganioğlu), Central Bank Review, 19(2), 67-82, 2019.
  • “Healthcare Services and the Elderly: Utilization and Satisfaction in the Aftermath of the Turkish Health Transformation Program” (with A. Caner), Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, 5, 1-15, 2019.
The Impact of Minimum Wage Shock on Robot Adaption in Turkey

Areas of Interest: Microeconometrics Labor Economics Industrial Organization Development Economics Education: Ph.D in Economics, Middle East Technical University, Ankara,... Read More

March, 2024

Conference Paper
The Impact of Syrian Refugees on the Overeducation of Natives: Evidence from Turkish Labor Markets

Areas of Interest: Microeconometrics Labor Economics Industrial Organization Development Economics Education: Ph.D in Economics, Middle East Technical University, Ankara,... Read More

November, 2023

Working Papers
The Impact of Syrian Refugees on the Overeducation of Natives: Evidence from Turkish Labor Markets

Areas of Interest: Microeconometrics Labor Economics Industrial Organization Development Economics Education: Ph.D in Economics, Middle East Technical University, Ankara,... Read More

May, 2023

Conference Paper
How Do Banks Propagate Economic Shocks?

Areas of Interest: Microeconometrics Labor Economics Industrial Organization Development Economics Education: Ph.D in Economics, Middle East Technical University, Ankara,... Read More

September, 2022

Working Papers
How Do Banks Propagate Economic Shocks?

Areas of Interest: Microeconometrics Labor Economics Industrial Organization Development Economics Education: Ph.D in Economics, Middle East Technical University, Ankara,... Read More

March, 2022

ERF 28th Annual Conference
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ERF 30th Annual Conference: Parallel Sessions

Areas of Interest: Microeconometrics Labor Economics Industrial Organization Development Economics Education: Ph.D in Economics, Middle East Technical University, Ankara,... Read More

Apr 21, 2024

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ERF 29th Annual Conference – Parallel Sessions

Areas of Interest: Microeconometrics Labor Economics Industrial Organization Development Economics Education: Ph.D in Economics, Middle East Technical University, Ankara,... Read More

May 04, 2023

Annual Conferences
Revisiting Macroeconomic Management in Times of Crisis and Beyond – Parallel Sessions – March 26

Areas of Interest: Microeconometrics Labor Economics Industrial Organization Development Economics Education: Ph.D in Economics, Middle East Technical University, Ankara,... Read More

Mar 26, 2022

Annual Conferences
Revisiting Macroeconomic Management in Times of Crisis and Beyond – Parallel Sessions – March 27

Areas of Interest: Microeconometrics Labor Economics Industrial Organization Development Economics Education: Ph.D in Economics, Middle East Technical University, Ankara,... Read More

Mar 26, 2022

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