Faculty members
Our faculty consists of internationally recognized scholars with diverse research interests spanning all major areas of economics. They are actively involved in both cutting-edge research and graduate and undergraduate teaching.
Pelin Akyol
On Leave
PhD in Economics, 2014, Penn State
Research: Economics of Education, Applied Microeconomics, Industrial Organization
Şule Alan
PhD in Economics, 2002, McMaster University
Research: Education, Behavioural Economics, Microeconometrics
Hakan Berument
PhD in Economics, 1994, UNC Chapel Hill
Research: Monetary Economics, Macroeconomics, Time Series Analysis, Econometrics
Nuh Aygün Dalkıran
PhD in Managerial Economics and Strategy, 2012, Kellogg, Northwestern
Research: Game Theory, Economics of Information, Repeated Games and Reputation, Decision Theory
Banu Demir
DPhil in Economics, 2012, Oxford
Research: International Trade, Trade Finance, Multinational Firms
Arda Gitmez
PhD in Economics, 2019, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Research: Microeconomic Theory, Political Economy, Market Design, Organizational Economics
Refet Gürkaynak
PhD in Economics, 2004, Princeton
Research: Monetary Economics, Financial Economics, International Finance
Kevin Hasker
Lecturer
PhD in Economics, 1998, Northwestern
Research: Microeconomics, Game Theory, Evolution, Auctions
Hakan Kara
Monetary Policy and Financial Markets Practice
Ph. D. in Economics, 2002, NYU
Research: Monetary Economics, Macroeconomics, Central Banking Theory and Policy, Turkish Economy
Mine Kara
Instructor
PhD in Economics, 2002, Hacettepe Üniversitesi
Research: Methodology in Economics, History of Economic Thought, Economic Development
Tarık Kara
PhD in Economics, 1996, Rochester
Research: Game Theory, Social Choice Theory, Economic Design
Emin Karagözoğlu
PhD in Economics, 2010, Maastricht University
Research: Game Theory, Experimental Economics, Behavioral Economics, Microeconomic Theory
Özlem Kına
Ph.D., Economics, 2023, European University Institute, Florence, Italy
Research: Macroeconomics, Public Finance, Heterogeneous Agents Models
Burçin Kısacıkoğlu
Director of Undergraduate Studies
PhD in Economics, 2016, Johns Hopkins University
Research: Macro-Finance, Monetary Economics, Macroeconomics
Bilin Neyaptı
PhD in Economics, 1997, University of Maryland, College Park
Research: Economic Development, Fiscal Decentralization, Institutional Economics, Macroeconomics
Çağla Ökten
PhD in Economics, 1999, Northwestern
Research: Public Economics, Labor Economics, Economics of Education
Hüseyin Çağrı Sağlam
PhD in Economics, 2003, Universite catholique de Louvain
Research: Macroeconomic Dynamics, Growth Theory, Mathematical Economics.
Fatma Taşkın
PhD in Economics, 1987, Boston College
Research: International Economics, International Productivity Comparisons, International Trade and Environment...
Kemal Yıldız
Department Chair
PhD in Economics, 2013, NYU
Research: Game Theory, Choice Theory, Mechanism Design, Matching Theory, Bounded Rationality.
Taner Yiğit
PhD in Economics, 1999, UNC Chapel Hill
Research: Monetary Theory, Macroeconomics, Time Series Analysis, Financial Economics
Eray Yücel
Lecturer
PhD in Economics, 2005, Bilkent
Research: Applied Parametric and Non-Parametric Econometrics, Macroeconomics, Monetary Economics
Emeriti
Our emeriti professors have played a foundational role in shaping the department and continue to inspire through their lasting academic contributions.
Semih Koray
PhD in Mathematics, 1980, Boğaziçi University
Research: Economic and Institutional design, Mathematical economics, Game Theory
