Department of Economics Faculty of Political Sciences Ankara University Email: tgoksel@ankara.edu.tr Phone: +90-312-595-13-83 TURKMEN GOKSEL (TÜRKMEN GÖKSEL) September 2014 Mailing Address Cemal Gursel Cad. Siyasal Bilgiler Fakultesi 06590, Cebeci-Ankara Turkey Webpage: http://turkmengoksel.com/ DATE OF BIRTH: 25 November 1979 CITIZENSHIP: Turkey EDUCATION: Ph. D. in Economics, University of Minnesota, 2009 M.A. in Economics, University of Minnesota, 2008 M.A. in Economics (highest honors), Ankara University, 2004 B.A. in Economics (highest honors), Ankara University, 2002 Ph. D. Thesis Title: Essays in International Economics Supervisor: Timothy Kehoe, Co-Supervisor: Fabrizio Perri ACADEMIC POSITIONS: 2013 present: Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Ankara University 2011-2013: Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Ankara University 2009-2011: Research Assistant (with Doctorate Degree), Department of Economics, Ankara University 2002-2009: Research Assistant, Department of Economics, Ankara University
OTHER POSITIONS: 2012 - present: Associate Chair, Department of Economics, Ankara University 2012-2013: Advisor, TEPAV (Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey) 2011-2012: Co-Editor for Ekonomi-tek (Published on behalf of the Turkish Economic Association) 2010-2012: Executive Committee Member, Turkish Economic Association HONORS, FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS: 2008-2009 Distinguished Instructor and Teaching Assistant Awards (University of Minnesota) 2004-2008 The Council of Higher Education Scholarship for Ph. D. Studies 2001-2002 Turkish Economic Association Fellowship 2001 Co-winner of the Mental Game Competition (Soru Maratonu) organized by The Turkish Intelligence Foundation PUBLICATIONS: Journal Articles Firm Taxation and the Endogenous Distribution of Markups, 2013, Economics Letters, 121 (3), 520-523 (with John T. Dalton) Costs of Low Productivity: Intensive and Extensive Margins, 2013, İktisat, İşletme ve Finans, 28 (329), 09-20 Reputation and Learning: Japanese Car Exports to the United States, 2013, Japan and the World Economy, 25-26, 10-23 (with John T. Dalton) Religion, Income Inequality, and the Size of the Government, 2013, Economic Modelling, 30 (1), 225-234 (with Ceyhun Elgin, Mehmet Y. Gurdal and Cuneyt Orman) Financial Constraints and International Trade Patterns, 2012, Economic Modelling, 29 (6), 2222-2225 An Experimental Analysis of Colonel Blotto Games Under Alternative Environments, 2012, İktisat, İşletme ve Finans, 27 (312), 39-57 (with Yetkin Çınar) Temsilde Adalet-Yönetimde İstikrar İkileminde Seçim Barajına Yönelik Senaryo Analizleri ve Optimal Baraj İçin Bir Model Önerisi (in Turkish), 2011, İktisat, İşletme ve Finans, 26 (302), 75-108 (with Yetkin Çınar) Teknoloji, Piyasa Rekabeti ve Refah (in Turkish), 2010, Ankara Üniversitesi SBF Dergisi, 65 (4),111-122
Export Insurance Policy When Exporting to Lesser-Known Markets, 2010, Sosyoekonomi, 2010-2, 99-114 İhracatta Bölgesel Çeşitlendirme ve İstikrar (in Turkish), 2010, Ankara Üniversitesi SBF Dergisi, 65 (2), 29-57 (with Yetkin Çınar) Books Teknoloji, Ar-Ge, Ar-Ge Destekleri, Patent, Tasarım ve Markanın Firmaların Rekabet Gücü Üzerindeki Etkisi, (in Turkish), 2013, ISBN: 978-975-95878-8-8, TTGV, Türkiye Teknoloji Geliştirme Vakfı, Ankara Para, Kur, Maliye Politikaları ve Reel Ekonomi, Turkish Economic Association, (eds. With Fahriye Öztürk), (in Turkish), 2012, ISBN: 978-975-8958-11-5, İmaj Press, Ankara. Mevcut Seçim Sisteminin İyileştirilmesine Yönelik Sayısal Analizer ve Politika Önerileri (in Turkish), 2011, ISBN: 978-9944-927-49-9, Tepav No.58, Mattek Press, Ankara Essays in International Economics, 2010, ISBN: 978-975-8752-92-8, İmaj Press, Ankara WORKING PAPERS: Income, Trade Barrirers and International Trade The Baby Boom, Baby Bust and Grandmother Availability (with Mehmet Y. Gurdal and Cuneyt Orman) The Comparison of the Recent Crises in Turkey in terms of Output Gap (with Harun Ozturkler) GRANTS AND SUPPORTED RESEARCH: 2013 Teknoloji, Ar-Ge, Ar-Ge Destekleri, Patent, Tasarım ve Markanın Firmaların Rekabet Gücü Üzerindeki Etkisi (in Turkish in Turkish) supported by TTGV (Technology Development Foundation of Turkey)(completed) 2012-2014 Taxes on Firms, Exports and Competitiveness supported by The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) (in progress) 2012-2013 How Turkish Provinces Can Be Connected More? A Gravity Model for the Calculation of Trade Potentials Across Provinces in Turkey supported by The World Bank (completed) 2012-2013 Türkiye için Finansal Baskı Endeksi Oluşturulması supported by TEPAV (Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey)(completed)
2012-2013 Financial Constraints, Export and Policy Implications supported by Scientific Research Projects Office, Ankara University (completed) 2011 Scholarly Travel Grant, Ankara University 2010-2011 Mevcut Seçim Sisteminin İyileştirilmesine Yönelik Sayısal Analizer ve Politika Önerileri (in Turkish) supported by TEPAV (Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey)(completed) 2010-2011 Türkiye de 2002-2011 Döneminde İhracat Yapısının İncelenmesi: İstikrar(sızlık), Rekabet Gücü ve Çeşitlendirme (in Turkish) supported by TEPAV (Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey) (completed) 2010-2011 An Experimental Analysis of Colonel Blotto Games: Decision Making under Alternative Environments supported by Foundation of Mulkiyeliler Association (completed) OTHER ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES: Member: Turkish Economic Association Referee: Journal of International Economics; Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization; Economic Modelling; Emerging Markets Finance and Trade; Economic Papers; İktisat, İşletme ve Finans; Boğaziçi Journal: Review of Social, Economic and Administrative Studies; Ekonomi-tek; Central Bank Review; Sosyoekonomi; Anadolu University: Journal of Social Sciences TEACHING: Current Teaching (Ankara University) Fall 2014: Macroeconomic Theory-I (Ph. D.), Mathematics-I (Master) Previous Teaching (University of Minnesota) Summer 2009: Principles of Microeconomics (Undergraduate) Spring 2009: Principles of Macroeconomics (Undergraduate) Fall 2008: Principles of Microeconomics (Undergraduate) Previous Teaching (Boğaziçi University) Summer 2014: Macroeconomics (Master) Summer 2013: Macroeconomics (Master) Summer 2012: Macroeconomics (Undergraduate)
Previous Teaching (Ankara University) Spring 2014: Macroeconomic Theory-II (Ph. D.), Mathematics-II (Master) Fall 2013: Macroeconomic Theory-I (Ph. D.), Mathematics-I (Master) Spring 2013: Macroeconomic Theory-II (Ph. D.), Mathematics-II (Master) Fall 2012: Macroeconomic Theory-I (Ph. D.), Mathematics-I (Master) Spring 2012: Macroeconomic Theory-II (Ph. D.), Mathematics-II (Master) Fall 2011: Macroeconomic Theory-I (Ph. D.), Mathematics-I (Master) Spring 2011: Macroeconomic Theory-II (Ph. D.), Mathematics-II (Master) Fall 2010: Macroeconomic Theory-I (Ph. D.), Mathematics-I (Master) Spring 2010: Mathematics- II (Master) Fall 2009: Mathematics- I (Master) CONFERENCES & SEMINARS: 2013 Center for Economics and Econometrics Annual Conference, 16 December 2013, Bogazici University, İstanbul, Turkey Discussant: CEM Workshop, World Bank, Ankara, Turkey, January 2013 Seminars: Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, Afyon Kocatepe University, Hacettepe University, Atılım University 2012 Center for Economics and Econometrics Annual Conference, 17-18 December 2012, Bogazici University, İstanbul, Turkey 3 rd International Conference on Economics organized by the Turkish Economic Association, Çeşme, İzmir, Turkey 2012 Midwest Economic Theory and International Trade Meetings, October 26-28, 2012, USA Seminars: TOBB University of Economics and Technology 2011 Asian Meeting of the Econometric Society, Seoul, Korea, August 11-13, 2011 IUE-SSEM EuroConference 2011: Crises and Recovery in Emerging Markets 27th-30th June 2011 Izmir, Turkey 12 th International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development organized by Higher School of Economics National Research University, Moscow, Russia Seminars: Boğaziçi University, Bilkent University, TEPAV (Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey)
2010 4 th Winter Workshop in Economics organized by Koc University, İstanbul, Turkey 2 nd International Conference on Economics organized by the Turkish Economic Association, Girne, TRNC 9 th Middle East Economics Association Annual Meeting, İstanbul, Turkey Seminars: Middle East Technical University 2009 Seminars: Georgetown University, Ankara University, Bilkent University 2008 Seminars: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis OTHER INVOLVEMENTS IN CONFERENCES AND SYMPOSIUMS: 2014 Program Committee, 4 th International Conference on Economics, Turkish Economic Association, Antalya, TURKEY 2012 Program Committee, 3 rd International Conference on Economics, Turkish Economic Association, İzmir, TURKEY 2011 Program Committee, Turkish Economic Association 16 th Symposium, Bursa National Economics 2010 Program Committee, 2 nd International Conference on Economics, Turkish Economic Association, Girne, TRNC