Ünal Seven

Ünal Seven

Director of Rating and Risk Analysis Division, Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey

Ünal Seven is director of Rating and Risk Analysis Division at the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT). His primary research interests include financial economics, applied finance, and applied micro-econometrics. He has several publications in international journals such as Emerging Markets Review, Research in International Business and Finance, Housing Studies and International Journal of Finance and Economics, among many others. He has been serving as an associate editor for the Central Bank Review since 2021. He holds a PhD in Economics from IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca and MA in Finance from Izmir University of Economics.

Areas of Interest:
  • Macroeconomics
  • Financial Economics
  • Firm Dynamics
  • Applied Microeconometrics
  • Development Economics
Education:
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Economics, IMT School for Advanced Studies, Lucca, Italy, 2016
  • Visiting Scholar, Economics, Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey, 2015
  • Masters of Science, Finance, Izmir University of Economics, Izmir, Turkey, 2012
  • Bachelor of Science, Mathematics, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey, 2010
Experience:
  • Director, Rating and Risk Analysis Division, Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, August 2020-Present
  • Economist, Structural Economic Research Department, Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, August 2016-August 2020
  • Lecturer, Turkish Military Academy, National Defense University, Ankara, Turkey, March 2018-February 2019
Latest Publications:
  • Access to Finance and Productivity Growth: The Role of Own and Suppliers Financial Constraints" (with Yusuf Kenan Bagir). Empirical Economics (Forthcoming). (2022) (SSCI)
  • Finance, Talent and Income Inequality: Cross-country Evidence". Borsa Istanbul Review 22(1), pp. 57-68. (2022) (SSCI)
  • Dynamic Spillover Analysis of International and Turkish Food Prices" (with H. Murat Ertugrul). International Journal of Finance and Economics (Forthcoming).(2021) (SSCI)
Firm-Level Impact of Public Credit Guarantees

Areas of Interest: Macroeconomics Financial Economics Firm Dynamics Applied Microeconometrics Development Economics Education: Doctor of Philosophy, Economics, IMT... Read More

December, 2022

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Firm-Level Impact of Public Credit Guarantees

Areas of Interest: Macroeconomics Financial Economics Firm Dynamics Applied Microeconometrics Development Economics Education: Doctor of Philosophy, Economics, IMT... Read More

March, 2022

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

Areas of Interest: Macroeconomics Financial Economics Firm Dynamics Applied Microeconometrics Development Economics Education: Doctor of Philosophy, Economics, IMT... Read More

Mar 26, 2022

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