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1 RESUME (January, 2011) PERSONAL Name: Aysıt Tansel (Ms.) Address: Work: Department of Economics Middle East Technical University Ankara, Turkey Telephone: (312) Fax : (312) atansel@metu.edu.tr Current Fields of Study: Empirical modeling of economic growth, measurement of inequality in education and gender gap in education, educational inequality and economic growth, Gender aspects of education and economic growth, education, human capital and economic growth, education of men and women, health and economic growth, returns to education for men and women, educational attainments for men and women, adult health issues, savings, and demographic interactions, cigarette consumption, alcohol consumption, traffic accidents, privatization and labor, female labor force participation, job satisfaction, unemployment duration, private tutoring, brain drain and skilled migration, internal migration, workers remittances, economic performance and elections. EDUCATION 1979, Ph. D., (Economics), State University of New York, Binghamton, New York. Dissertation Topic: FIML Estimation with Autoregressive Errors. 1972, M.A., (Economics), University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota. M.A. Thesis Topic: An analysis of the Effects of the Household Composition and Size. 1968, B.S., (Economic-Statistics), with high honors, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey.

2 Editorial Advisory Board Member: Economics of Education Review (Elsevier Publishing Group). USA Equality Diversity and Inclusion (Emerald Group Publishing) UK Turnalar Uluslarası Türk Dili Edebiyat ve Çeviri Dergisi (Turnalar: International Journal of Turkish Literature in Translation) Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus İktisat, İşletme ve Finans (Economics, Management and Finance) Ankara, Turkey International Journal of Education Economics and Development (Inderscience Publishers) UK Referee Service for the Following Journals: Referee Service in World Development Education Economics Bulletin of Economic Research International Migration Journal of Applied Econometrics Journal of Development Economics Emerging Markets Finance and Trade İstatistik Araştırma Dergisi METU Studies in Development Marmara Üniversitesi IIBF Dergisi Forum Euro-Mediterranean des Instituts Economiques (FEMISE) Referee Service in 2006: Economics of Educational Review Economic Development and Cultural Change Applied Economics Equal Opportunities International Journal of Population Economics Social Science and Medicine African Economic Research Consortium Mustafa Parlar Foundation Economic Research Forum (ERF) Turkish Scientific Association ( TUBA) Manas University Journal of Social Sciences World Development Referee Service in 2007: World Bank Economic Review 2

3 Review of Development Economics Agricultural Economics Education Economics (2) The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (Tübitak)(2) Economic Research Forum (ERF) Injury Injury Prevention Forum Euro-Mediterranean des Instituts Economiques (FEMISE) Economic Development and Cultural Change (2) Equal Opportunities International (2) The Open Epidemiology Journal Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research İstatistik Araştırma Dergisi Economic Modelling Uluslararası Bilgi Ekonomisi Kongresi Referee Service in 2008 : Educational Research and Evaluation Metroeconomica AU Siyasal Bilgiler Dergisi Economics of Education Review (3) Economic Development and Cultural Change (2) Review of Economics of the Household World Development Journal of Population Economics Referee Service in 2009: İktisat İşletme ve Finans (2) Journal of Population Economics (2) Economics and Human Biology (2) Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (Tübitak)(2) Middle East Development Journal Asia Pacific Education Review (2) Economics of Education Review Journal of Applied Econometrics Education Economics Journal Referee Service in 2010: International Journal of Business Economics Education Economics Economics of Education Review Bulletin of Economic Research Journal of Economic Studies 3

4 Academic Honors: Lecturer at the Demir Demirgil Seminars, 24 May, 2006, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey. Institute for Study of Labor (IZA), Research Fellow, Present, Bonn, Germany. Economic Research Forum Fellow, Present, Cairo, Egypt. Emerald Literati Club, Outstanding Paper Award, Organization for Economic Cooperation Prize for Work on Education in Turkey, Vakıfbank Achievement Award, 2003, Visiting Fellow, Yale University, January-February Visiting Fellow, Yale University, , State University of New York Dissertation Fellowship Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Fellowship, TEACHING EXPERIENCE Professor: 1994 present, Middle East Technical University, Applied Econometrics, Econometrics, Economics. Graduate and Undergraduate. Associate Professor: , Middle East Technical University, Applied Econometrics, Econometrics, Economics. Graduate and Undergraduate. Assistant Professor: , Middle East Technical University Applied Econometrics, Econometrics, Economics. Graduate and Undergraduate. Assistant Professor: Summer 1983,1984,1985. University of Colorado, Boulder, Econometrics. Assistant Professor: , Department of Commerce and Finance, Wilkes University, Wilkes Barre, PA. Managerial Statistics, Principles of Economics, International Trade. Assistant Professor: , School of Management SUNY- Binghamton. Statistical Analysis for Management. 4

5 Teaching Assistant: , Department of Economics, SUNY- Binghamton. Fundamentals of Economics-Micro. Teaching Assistant: , Department of Economics, University of Minnesota. Teaching Assistant: , Department of Economics and Statistics, Middle East Technical University. Principles of Mathematics and Principles of Economics. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE , GERPA(Gender Economic Research and Policy Analysis) Gender Effects of Education on economic Growth in Turkey (with N.D. Güngör) , GERPA(Gender Economic Research and Policy Analysis) Recent Trends in Wages and Returns to Schooling in Palestine and Turkey: Differences by Gender, Education Level, Sector and Region. (with Y. Daoud) , Economic Research Forum(ERF) and Global Development Network (GDN), Impact of the 1999 Earthquakes on the outcome of the 2002 Parliamentary Election in Turkey. (with A. Akarca). 2004, The World Bank(WB), Education Sector Study in Turkey-Education and Labor Market. 2002, METU Ogretim Uyesi Yetistirme Programi (K120510) Private Tutoring Expenditures in Turkey (with F. Bircan). 2000, METU Research Fund. (AFP ). An Empirical Investigation of Turkey s Brain Drain (with N. D. Güngör) 1999, World Bank, Turkey: Economic Reforms, Living Standards and Social Welfare Study (project leader: Ana Ravenga). 1999, METU Research Fund (AFP ). Sectoral Convergence among Turkey s Provinces: Nonparametric Estimates (with T. Temel and N. D. Güngör). 5

6 1997, METU Research Fund (AFP ). Testing for Economic Growth Convergence among Turkey s Provinces: Panel Estimates (with N. D. Güngör) , The World Bank, The Public Sector Retrenchment and Efficient Compensation Schemes (project leader: Martin Rama). 1993, METU Research Fund (AFP ), An Analysis of Moonlighting in Turkey November, 1989 Institute National de Recherche Sur Les Transports Et. Leur Securite (INRETS), Paris, France. Preparation of a project proposal on Traffic Accidents in Developing Countries. 1986, METU Research Fund (AFP ), An Analysis of Household Expenditure in Turkey , State University of New York at Binghamton. For the U.S. Department of Commerce, a contract to evaluate the effectiveness of the Footwear Revitalization Program. Construction and application of a simulation model of production, demand and international trade in non-rubber footwear industry in the U.S , Abt Associates, Inc. For the U.S. Department of Labor, a study to develop a research design and conduct the research and evaluation of the Minnesota Equity Program. For the Social Security Administration, Office of Research and Statistics, a study of assets in the Retirement History Survey. For the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, study to develop a series of options for allocating Employment Service Grant funds to the states , Department of Economics, University of Minnesota. Study of State Economic Enterprises in Turkey. SELECTED PUBLICATIONS ARTICLES 6

7 Wage Inequality and Returns to Education in Turkey: A Quantile Regression Analysis (joint with F. Bircan) Review of Economic Development, 2011, forthcoming. International Labor Force Participation Rates by Gender: Unit Roots or Structural Breaks? (joint with Z. A. Özdemir and M. Balcılar) Bulletin of Economic Research, 2011, forthcoming. Brain Drain from Turkey: Return Intentions of Skilled Migrants (joint with N.D. Güngör). International Migration, 2011, forthcoming. Macroeconomic Impact of Remittances on Output Growth: Evidence from Turkey (joint with P. Yaşar). Migration Letters, 2010, 7(2): Hazard Analysis of Unemployment Duration by Gender in a Developing Country: The Case of Turkey (joint with M.Taşçı). Labour: Review of Labor Economics and Industrial Relations, 2010, 24(4): Barışın Ozanı Oğuz Tansel Üzerine Söyleşi. Kıyı, Eylül-Ekim 2010, 49 (216): Oğuz Tansel Halkbilim Ödülü Folklor/Edebiyat, 2010/2, 16(62): Perspective Paper 10.2 Global Crises, Global Solutions. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge,UK, 2009: Macroeconomic Policy and Unemployment by Economic Activity: Evidence from Turkey (joint with H. Berument and N. Dogan). Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, May-June 2009, 45(3): Prevert in Barbara sı ve Üç Çevirisi Üstüne Ç.N. Çeviri Edebiyat, Mayıs 2009, Sayı: 8 : Impact of Sibship Size, Birth Order and Sex Composition on School Enrolment in Urban Turkey (joint with M. Dayıoğlu, and M.G. Kırdar) Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2009, 71(3): Türkiye den Beyin Göçü: Bir Anket Çalışması Üzerine Düşünceler (joint with N. D. Güngör) Eğitime Bakış, Ocak-Şubat-Mart 2009, Yıl: 5, Sayı: 13:

8 Impact of the 1999 Earthquakes and the 2001Economic Crisis on the Outcome of the 2002 Parliamentary Election in Turkey, (joint with A.T. Akarca) in Institutions and Economic Development: Selected Papers from the ERF 14th Annual Conference, Economic Research Forum, Cairo, Egypt, 2008, pp Brain Drain From Turkey: The Case of Professionals Abroad (joint with N. D. Güngör). International Journal of Manpower, 2008, 29(4): Brain Drain from Turkey: An Investigation of Students Return Intention (joint with N. D. Güngör). Applied Economics, 2008, 40(23): Masalları Çocukları Uyutmak İçin Değil Uyandırmak İçin Yazmıştı Yasakmeyve, Eylül/Ekim, 2008, Yıl:6, Sayı:24, ss Barışın Ozanı Oğuz Tansel Öğretmen Dünyası, August 2008, 30(344): Büyük Britanya da İş Memnuniyeti: Kişisel ve İş ile İlgili Faktörler (Job Satisfaction in Britain: Individual and Job Related Factors) (joint with Ş. Gazioğlu) İktisat İşletme ve Finans, 2008, 23(264): How to Approach the Challenge of Reconciling Labour Flexibility with Job Security and Social Cohesion in Turkey. (joint with H. Ercan) in Reconciling Labour Flexibility with Social Cohesion, ( Council of Europe), Strasbourg: Trends in Social Cohesion, No: 17. Chapter, 5, pp _forums/2005 Comment Aborder le defi de Concilier Flexibilite du Travail et Securite de L emploi eu Turqui ( avec H. Ercan) in Concilier Flexibilite du Travail et Cohesion Sociate, ( Conseil de L Europe), Strasbourg: Tendances de la Cohesion Sociale, No:17. Chapter 5, pp Social and Economic Determinants of Turkish Voter Choice in the 1995 Parliamentary Election, (joint with A. Akarca), Electoral Studies, 2007, 26:

9 Sözlü Geleneğin (Folklorun) Dört İşlevi (Translation) Folklor Edebiyat Vol: 2007/4 No: 52 Publisher: Uluslararasi Egitim- Öğretim Basin Yayin Country: Turkey Pages: 7-29 Date:12/2007 (Four Functions of Folklore William R. Bascom The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 67, No (Oct. - Dec., 1954), pp ) Economic Performance and Unemployment: Evidence from an Emerging Economy Turkey (joint with H. Berument and N. Dogan). International Journal of Manpower, 2006, 27(7): Economic Performance and Political Outcomes: An Analysis of the Turkish Parliamentary and Local Elections between (joint with A. Akarca), Public Choice, 2006, 129(1): Job Satisfaction in Britain: Individual and Job Related Factors (joint with Ş. Gazioğlu), Applied Economics, 2006, 38: Türkiye den Beyin Göçü: Yurda dönmeyen ögrencilere ilişkin Anket Sonuçları (joint with N. D. Güngör) Iktisat Işletme ve Finans, 2006, 21(246): Demand for Education in Turkey: A Tobit Analysis of Private Tutoring Expenditures in Turkey (joint with F. Bircan). Economics of Education Review, 2006, 25: Turkey Education Sector Study, Report No: TU. December 31, Document of the World Bank. pp Education and Labor Market Outcomes in Turkey Turkey Education Sector Study, Report No: TU. December 31, Document of the World Bank. pp Transition from Education to Labor Market in Turkey (joint with K. Ogawa) Journal of International Cooperation Studies, 2005, 12(3): Public-Private Employment Choice, Wage Differentials and Gender in Turkey. Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2005, 53(2): Macroeconomic Instability, Capital Accumulation and Growth: The Case of Turkey (joint with M. İsmihan and K. Metin-Özcan), Applied Economics, 2005, 37:

10 Youth Unemployment Duration in Turkey (joint with H. Mehmet Tasci).METU Studies in Development, 2005, 32(2): Convergence of Sectoral Productivity in Turkish Provinces: Markov Chains Model (joint with T. Temel and N.D. Gungor). International Journal of Applied Econometrics and Quantitative Studies, 2005, 2(2):1-35. Iktisat Egitimi ve Bilimsel Asirma Uzerine, (Economics, Education and Plagiarism), in Iktisat Egitimi, Ercan Uygur (ed.) Türkiye Ekonomi Kurumu, 2005, Ankara. ( ). Political Business Cycles, Institutional Structure and Budget Deficits in Turkey (joint with I. Tutar), 2004, mimeo. Brain-Drain from Turkey: Survey Evidence of Student Non-Return (joint with N. D. Güngör) Career Development International, 2003, 8(2): Turkiye de Kiz ve Erkek Cocuklarin Okulda Erisimini Belirleyen Etkenler. Iktisat Isletme ve Finans, 2003, 18(209): Determinants of Schooling Attainment for Boys and Girls in Turkey: Individual, Household and Community Factors, Economics of Education Review, 2002, 21: Turkey in: World Health Systems ed. by Bruce J. Fried and Laura M. Gaydos, Health Administration Press, 2002, Chicago, İllinois. Türkiye de Okullaşma Oranları ve Eğitimin Getirisi, Düşün, Spring 2002, no. 14: Kadınların İşgücüne Katılımı: Türkiye den Zaman Serisi Kanıtları, Düşün, Fall 2002, no.15: Economic Development and Female Labor Force Participation in Turkey: Time Series Evidence and Cross-Province Estimates in: Employment of Women, ed. by Tuncer Bulutay. State Institute of Statistics, 2002, Ankara, İktisadi Kalkınma ve Kadınların İşgücüne Katılımı: Türkiye den Zaman Serisi Kanıtları ve İllere Göre Yatay Kesit Kestirimleri in: Kadın İstihdamı, ed. by: Tuncer Bulutay. Devlet İstatistik Enstitüsü, 2002, Ankara. 10

11 General versus Vocational High Schools and Labor Market Outcomes in Turkey, in Human Capital: Population Economics in the Middle East, ed. by İsmail Sirageldin, Economic Research Forum and American University of Cairo Press, 2002 Cairo, Egypt, pp: Self-Employment, Wage-Employment, and Returns to Schooling by Gender in Turkey, in Labor and Human Capital in the Middle East: Studies of Markets and Household Behavior, ed. by Djavad Salehi-Isfahani, Ithaca Press, 2001, Reading, UK. pp Formal and Informal Sector Choice of Wage Earners and their Wages in Turkey in Informal Sector I, ed. by Tuncer Bulutay, State Institute of Statistics, 2000, Ankara. pp Türkiye de Ücretlilerin Formel ve Enformel Kesim Seçimleri ve Ücretleri içerisinde: Enformel Kesim I, ed. by Tuncer Bulutay, Devlet İstatistik Enstitüsü, 2000, Ankara. Educational Expenditures in the Middle East and North Africa (Joint with A. Kazemi) Middle Eastern Studies, 2000, 36(4): Convergence and Spatial Patterns in Labor Productivity: Nonparametric Estimates for Turkey (Joint with T.Temel and P. Albersen), Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy, 1999, 29(1): Türkiye de ve Seçilmiş Ülkelerde Eğitimin Getirisi,(Returns to Education in Turkey and Selected Countries), METU Studies in Development in honor of F. Görün, 1999, 26 (3-4): Türkiye de Özelleştirme Nedeniyle İşten Çıkarılan İşçiler: Çıkarılma Öncesinde ve Sonrasında Durumları, Türk-İş Yıllığı 1999, Cilt 2: Yüzyil ve Binyıl Biterken Dünya da ve Türkiye de Durum. Ankara: Türkiye İşçi Sendikaları Konfederasyonu Araştırma Merkezi, pp Legacy of T.W. Schultz, METU Studies in Development, 1998, 25(3): Workers Displaced Due to Privatization in Turkey: Before and After Displacement, METU Studies in Development, 1998, 25(4):

12 Wage and Labor Supply Effects of Illness in Côte d lvoire and Ghana: Instrumental Variable Estimates for Days Disabled, (joint with T.P. Schultz) Journal of Development Economics, 1997, 53: Schooling Attainment, Parental Education and Gender in Côte d lvoire and Ghana Economic Development and Cultural Change, 1997, 45: The Educational Attainment of Turkey s Labor Force: A Comparison Across Provinces and Over Time (Joint with N.D. Güngör) METU Studies in Development, 1997, 24(4): Informal Sector Earnings Determination in Turkey, ERF, Regional Trade, Finance and Labor Markets in Transition, Conference Proceedings, September, 7-9, 1997, Beirut, Lebanon: Urban Male Wage Earners and Moonlighting in Turkey, Research in Middle East Economics, 1996, 1: Self Employment, Wage Employment and Returns to Education for Urban Men and Women in Turkey in Education and the Labor Market in Turkey ed. by Tuncer Bulutay, SIS Publication, 1996 Ankara.pp Returns to Investment in Education in Middle East and North African Countries, Economic Research Forum, 1995, 2(2): Wage Employment, Earnings and Returns to Schooling for Men and Women in Turkey, Economics of Education Review, 1994, 13 (4): Cigarette Demand, Health Scares and Education in Turkey, Applied Economics, 1993, 25: Distributional Effects and Saving-Investment Behavior in a Liberalizing Economy: The Case of Turkey (Joint with M.Celasun), METU Studies in Development, 1993, 20(3): Türkiye de Trafik Kazalarının Bölgesel Dağılımı (Regional Distribution of Traffic Accidents in Turkey), METU Studies in Development, 1993, 20(1-2):

13 Household Saving, Income and Demographic Interactions, METU Studies in Development, 1992, 19(1): Economic Impact of and Demand for Tourism: A Survey, METU Studies in Development, 1991, 18(3): Full Information Maximum Likelihood Estimation with Autocorrelated Errors: A Numerical Approach (joint with R. Boyce), METU Studies in Development, 1991, 18(1-2): Estimating Expenditures on Children, METU Studies in Development, 1990, 17(3-4): Les Accidents de la Route en Turquie, Recherche, Transports, Securite, No.27, Septembre 1990, Factors Affecting Traffic Accidents in Turkey in Y.Candemir (ed.), Approaches to Regional Transport Problems: Middle East Requirements, Papers and Proceedings, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Price and Income Effects in Turkish Foreign Trade (joint with S. Togan), Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv, 1987, 123/3: Testing For Structural Change Under Heteroscedasticity: A Note and an Application, Communications of the Faculty of Sciences of Ankara University, Series A, 1987, 36/2: An Engel Curve Analysis of Household Expenditure in Turkey , METU Studies in Development, 1986, 13 (3-3): General Contributed Writings: Dönmek ya da Dönmemek ( To Return or not to Return), Turkish Time, October, 2007, No: 66: Çalışan Mutluluğun Resmini Yaparsa (If Workers Picture Job Satisfaction), Turkish Time, May, 2007, No: 61:

14 Yüzde 1 Büyüme Oyları Yüzde 0.88 Artırıyor (One percent Growth Increases Votes by 0.88 percent ) (with A. Akarca). Turkish Time, December, 2006, No: 56: Kadın Ücretlerinden Sürpriz Haber (Surprises in Women s Wages), Turkish Time, August 2006, No: 52: Göç Gençlere Cazip Gözüküyor (Migration is Appealing to the Youth) (with N. D. Güngör) Anadolu: Avrupalı Türklerin Dergisi, October, 2004, No: 23, BOOKS: 2050 ye Doğru Nüfusbilim ve Yönetim: Eğitim, İşgücü, Sağlık ve Sosyal Güvenlik Sistemlerine Yansımalar (joint with Ş. Hoşgör).TÜSİAD and UNFPA. Tüsiad-T/2010/11/ , İstanbul. MONOGRAPHS Measurement of Returns to Adult Health: Morbidity Effects on Wage Rates in Côte d Ivoire and Ghana (joint with T.P. Schultz), LSMS WP No.95, Washington, D.C.: The World Bank, April 1993, ISBN Cost Implications of the Work Equity Project: Grant Diversion and Hold Harmless Provisions (joint with E. Grochen). Boston, MA: Abt. Associates, Inc., January Cost Analysis of the Work Equity Project: A Program Comparison (joint with E. Grochen and E. Stromsdorfer). Boston, MA: Abt. Associates, Inc., May WORKING PAPERS/REPORTS Wage Inequality and Returns to Education in Turkey: A Quantile Regression Analysis (joint with F. Bircan). IZA Discussion Paper No.5417, December ERF Working Paper Cairo, Egypt. Macro economic Impact of Remittances on Output Growth: Evidence from Turkey (joint with P. Yasar) IZA Discussion Paper No.5376, December ERF Working Paper Cairo Egypt. 14

15 "Hazard Analysis of Unemployment Duration by Gender in a Developing Country: The Case of Turkey" ( joint with H.M.Taşçı), IZA Discussion Paper No. 4844, March ERF Working paper, Cairo Egypt. Brain Drain from Turkey: Return Intentions of Skilled Migrants (joint with N.D. Güngör) TEK Working Paper, February, Social, Political and Economic Determinants of Turkish Voter Choice in the 2002 Parliamentary Election (joint with A. Akarca) ERF Discussion Paper no: 459, January, Impact of the 1999 Earthquakes and the 2001 Economic Crisis on the Outcome of the 2002 Parliamentary Election in Turkey (joint with A. Akarca) ERF Discussion Paper no: 397, May, Impact of the 1999 Earthquakes on the Outcome of the 2002 Parliamentary Election in Turkey (joint with A. Akarca) IZA Discussion Paper no: 3466, May Macroeconomic Policy and Unemployment by Economic Activity: Evidence from Turkey (joint with Berument and Doğan) IZA discussion paper no April ERF Working Paper No.:429. August working_papers&publication_id=989 Private Supplementary Tutoring in Turkey: Recent Evidence on its Various Aspects (joint with F. Bircan) Mimeo. Department of Economics, Middle East Technical University. Paper presented at the Unesco, IIEP Policy Forum on Confronting the Shadow Education System, Paris, 5-6 July 2007, IZA Discussion Paper no: 3471, May ERF Working Paper no: 451, October working_papers&publication_id=1022. Impact of Sibship Size, Birth Order and Sex Composition on School Enrollment in Turkey (joint with M. Dayıoğlu and M. G. Kırdar) April, MPRA Working Paper No mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/ 2755/ 15

16 "Social and Economic Determinants of Turkish Voter Choice in the 1995 Parliamentary Election" (joint with A. Akarca) IZA Discussion Paper No June, also ERF working paper no: June Economic Research Forum Working Paper , 2003, and Middle East Technical University Economic Research Center Working Paper 04/01, Brain Drain from Turkey: The Case of Professionals Abroad (joint with N. D. Güngör). IZA Discussion Paper No. 2617, February Economic Research Forum (ERF).Discussion Paper, Economic Research Center (ERC) working paper no: 07/01 The Long Memory Properties of Participation Rates in Australia, Canada and the USA (joint with Z.A. Özdemir ) 2007, mimeo. Department of Economics, Middle East Technical University, Ankara. The Long Memory Properties of Unemployement and Employment Rates ( joint with Z.A.Özdemir ) 2007, mimeo. Department of Economics, Middle East Technical University, Ankara. Determinants of Unemployment Duration for Men and Women in Turkey (joint with H. M. Taşçı). mimeo. Department of Economics, Middle East Technical, Ankara. General versus Vocational Secondary School Choice and Unemployment in Turkey (joint with H. M. Taşçı). Presented at TEK International Conference, September 2006, Ankara. An Empirical Analysis of Wage Employment and Self Employment in Turkey (joint with F. Bircan). Presented at TEK International Conference, September 2006, Ankara. Macroeconomic Impact of Worker s Remittances: Evidence from Turkey (joint with P. Yaşar). Presented at TEK International Conference, September 2006, Ankara. Brain Drain from Turkey: An Investigation of Students' Return Intentions (joint with N. D. Güngör). IZA Discussion Paper No September Economic Research Forum (ERF) Working Paper 16

17 Education and Wage Inequality in Turkey, : A Quantile Regression Analysis (joint with F. Bircan). Presented at ESPE Conference, June 2006, Verona, Italy. The Effects of Apprenticeship Training Scheme on Employment Probability in Turkey (joint with Keiichi Ogawa). 2005, mimeo. Department of Economics, Middle East Technical University, Ankara. Effect of Private Tutoring on University Entrance Examination Performance in Turkey (joint with F. Bircan). IZA Working Paper No May 2005 Bonn, Germany. Economic Research Forum Working Paper no: , Cairo, Egypt Return Intentions of University-Educated Turkish Expatriates ( joint with N. D. Güngör), 2005, IZA Discussion Paper no:1604, Bonn. Economic Research Forum Working Paper no: , Economic Research Center Working Paper no: 05/02. The Determinants of Return Intentions of Turkish Students and Professionals Residing Abroad: An Empirical Investigation (joint with N.D. Güngör), 2005, IZA Discussion Paper no: 1598, Bonn. Economic Research Center Working Paper no: 05/01 Economic Performance and Political Outcomes: An Analysis of the 1995 Turkish Parliamentary Election Results, (with A. Akarca), Economic Research Forum Working Paper , 2003, and Middle East Technical University Economic Research Center Working Paper 04/01, Türkiye den Yurtdışına Beyin Göçü: Ampiric Bir Uygulama (joint with N. D. Güngör), ERC (Economic Research Center), Working Paper no: 04/02, Ankara Transitions in the Turkish Labor Market: Evidence from Individual Level Data (joint with H. Mehmet Tasci). IZA Discussion Paper. Bonn, Germany. Economic Research Forum Discussion Paper, Cairo,Egypt Determinants of Unemployment Duration for Men and Women in Turkey (joint with H. Mehmet Tasci). IZA Discussion Paper no:1258. Bonn, Germany. Economic Research Forum Working Paper no: 2003, Cairo, Egypt 17

18 Women s Reasons for Leaving Their Last Job and Their Labor Force Participation Turkey ( joint with A.Yörükoğlu ) paper presented at the Economic Research Center/METU International Conference in Economics, September, 2003 in Ankara. Returns to Education in Turkey: (joint with F. Bircan). Paper presented at the ERC/METU International Conference in Economics, September, 2003, Ankara. Wage-Earners Self-Employment and Gender in the Informal Sector in Turkey, 2002, ERC Working Paper No: 00/15, Ankara and ERF (Economic Research Forum) Working Paper: 0102, Cairo, Egypt. Background paper for Engendering Development, World Bank, Washington, D.C. Job Satisfaction, Work Environment and Relations with Managers in Britain (joint with Ş. Gazioğlu), 2002, ERC Working Paper. The Effects of Privatization on Labor in Turkey, 2002, available at SSRN web pages, ERC Working Paper and ERF Working Paper Public Employment as a Social Protection Mechanism Economic Research Forum Discussion Paper, 2001, no: 0104, Cairo, Egypt and ERC Working Paper. "Public-Private Employment Choice, Wage Differentials and Gender in Turkey," February Economic Growth Center Working Paper No: 797, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. Schooling Investments and Gender Gap in Schooling in MENA Countries: An International Perspective (joint with A. D. Güngör) Economic Research Forum Discussion Paper no: 9939, Cairo, Egypt. "Determinants of School Attainment of Boys and Girls in Turkey," April 1998 Economic Growth Center Working Paper No: 789, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. Earnings of Turkish Workers: Before and After Dismissal Due to Privatization February, Mimeo. Department of Economics, Middle East Technical University, Ankara. 18

19 Economic Growth and Convergence: An Application to the Provinces of Turkey, (joint with N. D. Güngör), October, ERC Working Paper no. 98/9, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, and ERF Working Paper no: 9908, Cairo. Sectoral Labor Productivity Convergence across Provinces in Turkey: Nonparametric Estimates (joint with T. Temel and N.D. Güngör), ERC Working Paper no: 97/14, Ankara. The Educational Attainment of Turkey s Labor Force: A Comparison across Provinces and Over Time (joint with N. D. Güngör), ERF Working Paper no: 9706, Cairo, and ERC Working Paper no: 97/12, Ankara. Demand for Alcoholic Beverages in Turkey: A System-Wide Approach (joint with M. Kaytaz), October,1996. Department of Economics, Middle East Technical University, ERC Working Paper no.96/08, Ankara. "Wage and Labor Supply Effects of Illness in Côte D'Ivoire and Ghana: Instrumental Variable Estimates for Days Disabled," (joint with Schultz, T. Paul) March Economic Growth Center Working Paper No: 757, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. "School Attainment, Parental Education and Gender in Côte d'ivoire and Ghana," March Economic Growth Center Working Paper No: 692, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. "Cigarette Demand, Health Scares and Education in Turkey," April Economic Growth Center Working Paper No: 660, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. "Wage Employment, Earnings and Returns to Schooling for Men and Women in Turkey," April Economic Growth Center Working Paper No: 661, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. Traffic Accidents in Three Provinces in Turkey, March 1990, METU, Economic Research Center Working Paper, ERC

20 Pedestrian Accidents in Turkey, June 1990, METU, Economic Research Center Working Paper, ERC Household Budget and Demographic Surveys in Turkey (joint with M. Ulusoy), Paper presented at the annual meeting of the European Society for Population Economics, June 1990, Istanbul. Provincial Education and Agricultural Output in Turkey, 1980 and 1985 Mimeo. Department of Economics, Middle East Technical University, Ankara. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the European Society of Population Economics, 1990, Istanbul. Testing And Estimation of Complete Demand Systems: An Application to the Consumer Expenditure Pattern in Turkey, Paper presented at the Allied Social Sciences Meetings, December, 1989, Atlanta. A Provincial Analysis of Income Inequality and Economic Growth in Turkey Paper presented at the Allied Social Sciences Meetings, How to Write a Successful Paper in the Seminar in Economics? METU Economic Research Center Working Paper ERC Provincial Differences in Education and Gross Provincial Product in Turkey 1980 and 1985 September, Mimeo. Department of Economics, Middle East Technical University, Ankara. Paper presented at the Allied Social Sciences Meetings, 1986 and World Conference of the Applied Econometrics Association, 1986, Istanbul. Alcohol Consumption in Turkey: Provincial Data Analysis March, Mimeo. Department of Economics, Middle East Technical University, Ankara. An Analysis of Household Expenditure Pattern in Ankara, METU, Economic Research Center Working Paper ERC , April Provincial Inequalities in Education in Turkey using Theil index, 1980 Census results September, Mimeo. Department of 20

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