CV
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Current Position
Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands (2020-)
PhD Candidate in Economics
Supervisors: Prof. Dinand Webbink & Assoc. Prof. Sacha Kapoor
Research Visit
Yale University, New Haven, USA (2022)
Visiting Assistant in Research
Previous Education
Tinbergen Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands (2018-2020)
Mphil in Economics, Econometrics and Finance
Thesis: The Causal Effect of Migration on Income and Attitudes: Intergenerational Evidence from Turkish Migration to Europe
Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey (2012-2018)
Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Double Major in Sociology
Ranked 3rd out of 115 students (GPA: 3.81/4.00)
Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands (2016)
Exchange student
Research Fields
Economics of Migration, Education, Crime, Discrimination; Applied Microeconomics
Working Papers
Crime and Punishment Order: Discretion and Discrimination in the Criminal Justice System
Working paper
Permanent Guests: Self Selection and Economic Returns for Turkish Migration to Europe
Working paper with Prof. Dinand Webbink and Assoc. Prof. Sacha Kapoor
Work in Progress
The Political Mosque
The Determinants and Effect of Governmental Policies on Immigrant Outcomes in the Netherlands
Transparent Electoral Data in the Netherlands: A Database Creation Project
Other Research Experience
The Causal Effect of Migration on Income and Attitudes: Intergenerational Evidence from Turkish Migration to Europe (2020)
Mphil thesis supervised by Prof. Dinand Webbink and Assoc. Prof. Sacha Kapoor
The Determinants of the Differences in Price Levels Across Europe, 1300-1914 (2017)
Worked as a research assistant for Assoc. Prof. Kivanc Karaman and Prof. Sevket Pamuk (Bogazici University)
Rubinstein Meets Abraham: Analysis of Bargaining Behavior During the Festival of Sacrifice (2017)
Worked as a research assistant by organizing and analyzing the data for Assoc. Prof. Seda Ertac (Koc University) and Asst. Prof. Burak Dindaroglu (IEU)
Causal Determinants of Popularity on Instagram (2016)
Project supervised by Prof. Ceyhun Elgin
Teaching Experience
Seminar on Economics of Migration, Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam (2023)
Graduate level (TA): giving some of the lectures, supervising and grading research projects
Supervision of undergraduate theses, Erasmus University Rotterdam (2021-2023)
STATA Workshop as part of Erasmus Thesis Project, Erasmus University Rotterdam (2022, 2023)
Graduate and Undergraduate level, Co-Lecturer
Seminar on International Financial Markets, Erasmus University Rotterdam (2021,2022)
Graduate level (TA): holding office hours, grading homework, coordinating organizational details
Microeconomics II, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (2020)
Undergratuate level (TA): holding TA lectures, grading homework
Fundamental Mathematics, Tinbergen Institute (2019)
Graduate level (TA): holding TA lectures, grading homework
Evolution of Economies and Economics, Bogazici University (2017)
Undergratuate level (TA): holding office hours
Macroeconomics I, Bogazici University (2015)
Undergratuate level (TA): holding problem session hours, helping with preparation of exam questions, grading homework
Talks
Discrimination and Diversity Workshop (2023)
International Workshop on Migration and Family, Paris (2023)
Yale Y-RISE Talk, New Haven (2022)
Workshop with Guido Imbens, Rotterdam (2022)
European Society for Population Economics Conference (ESPE), Calabria (2022)
International Association for Applied Econometrics (IAAE) Conference, London (2022)
Spring Meeting of Young Economists (SMYE) Conference, Orleans (2022)
The Society of Labor Economists (SOLE) Annual Conference, Minneapolis (2022)
Workshop on Labour Economics, Trier (2022)
Nederlandse Economendag 2021, Den Haag (2021)
EUR PhD Lunch Seminars, Rotterdam (2021)
Honors & Grants
Erasmus Trustfonds Research Visit Grant (2022)
ODISSEI Microdata Data Discount for Statistics Netherlands project "The determinants and effect of governmental policies on immigrant outcomes in the Netherlands" (2022)
Tinbergen Institute Tuition Waiver and Full Scholarship (2018)
B.A. with High Honors (2018)
Turkish Economic Association Outstanding Achievement Scholarship (2015)
Ranked in top 0.02 percentile (out of 1.5 million) in University Entrance Exam (2012)
Other Professional Experience
Research Internship, Amsterdam Health and Technology Institute (2019)
Internship, Central Bank of Turkey, Ankara (2016)
Internship, Akbank, Istanbul (2016)
Internship, Coca Cola Icecek, Istanbul (2015)
Miscellaneous
Member of Erasmus School of Economics PhD Council (2022-)
Organizer of Erasmus PhD Lunch Seminars with Jori Korpershoek (2022-)
Team Captain of Bogazici Debate Society (2013-2014)
Volunteered at Rehabilitation of Prisoners through Drama Program with BUSOS (2014)
Skills
Languages: Turkish (Native), English (Fluent, IELTS:8.0), Dutch (Pre-Intermediate), Portuguese (Pre-Intermediate)
Computer Skills: R, Stata, Latex, Eviews, Google Adwords