2014 Academic Curriculum Vitæ Yeşim Üçdoğruk Gürel Address: Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Business, Department of Economics Tınaztepe Campus, No: 233, 35160, Buca, İzmir, TURKEY E-mail: yesim.ucdogruk@deu.edu.tr Personal website : http://kisi.deu.edu.tr/yesim.ucdogruk/ Phone: + 90 (232) 301 82 15 Current Position Assoc. Prof., Department of Economics, Faculty of Business, Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir, Turkey. Education PhD in Economics September, 2005 Department of Economics, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey Dissertation Title: R&D support, innovation and employment generation: The Turkish experience Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Erol Taymaz MSc in Economics January, 2001 Department of Economics, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey Dissertation Title: Does the Turkish social security system perform its functions? A Case Study: SSK Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Cem Somel BSc in Economics June, 1998 Department of Economics, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey. Professional Experience 1998 2005: Teaching & Research Assistant, Department of Economics, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey. 2006 2012: Assist. Prof., Department of Economics, Faculty of Business, Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir, Turkey. 2012 : Assoc. Prof., Department of Economics, Faculty of Business, Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir, Turkey. 1
Fields of Academic Interest Economics of Innovation & Technology Industrial Economics Publications Publications in Refereed Journals Taymaz, E. & Üçdoğruk, Y. (2013). The Demand for Researchers: Does Public R&D Support Make a Difference?. Eurasian Business Review, (3), 90-99. Üçdoğruk, Y. (2010). The Role of Liquidity Constraints in Fuelling the Demandpulled Innovation. Ege Academic Review, 10(4), 1121-1128. Balsarı, Ç. & Üçdoğruk, Y. (2010). Effects of Foreign Ownership and Size on Firm Performance: Evidence from Panel Data Analysis of ISE Listed Firms. International Journal of Emerging and Transition Economies, 3(1), 93-114. Üçdoğruk, Y. (2010). Modeling R&D Investment Decision of ISE Listed Firms: A Sample Selection Approach. İktisat, İşletme ve Finans, 289(25), 29-45. Taymaz, E. & Üçdoğruk, Y. (2009). Overcoming the double hurdles to investing in technology R&D activities of small firms in developing countries. Small Business Economics, 33(1), 109-128. Balsarı, Ç. & Üçdoğruk, Y. (2008). The impact of investment and R&D subsidies on firm performance: Evidence from Istanbul Stock Exchange. MIBES Transactions International Journal, 2(1), 1-13. Üçdoğruk, Y. (2006). Türkiye de AR-GE destekleri ve araştırmacı talebi (R&D Support and The Demand for Researchers in Turkey). İktisat, İşletme ve Finans, 238(1), 51-72 (in Turkish). Üçdoğruk, Y. (2006). Employment impact of product and process innovations in Turkey. Ege Academic Review, 6(1), 93-105. Publications in Books or Edited Books İzmen, Ü., Kılıçaslan, Y., Sönmez, D., Taymaz, E. & Üçdoğruk, Y. (2012) Atılım için Bilişim: Türkiye Ekonomisi için Bilgi ve İletişim Teknolojileri Sektörü Atılım Stratejisi 2023 (The impact of ICT sector on Turkish Economy), TÜBİSAD, İstanbul. Üçdoğruk, Y. (2009). Türk İmalat Sanayiinde Yenilik Eğilimi (The Innovativeness of Turkish Manufacturing Industry), in Serap Durusoy and Seyit Köse (eds.), Bilim, Teknoloji ve İnovasyonun Ekonomideki Yansımaları, Gazi Kitapevi, Ankara, pp. 179-205 (in Turkish). Working Papers Kaya, S. & Üçdoğruk, Y. (2002). The dynamics of entry and exit in Turkish manufacturing industry. ERC Working paper No: 02/02. 2
Conference Presentations Kılıçaslan, Y., Gürel Üçdoğruk Y., Karal, Z. and Önder, G. Outflow Foreign Direct Investment from Turkey: A Descriptive Analysis, TEK2014, International Conference on Economics, Antalya, Turkey, October 2014. Gürel Üçdoğruk, Y. Corporate R&D and Productivity Relationship: Evidence from Turkish Listed Firms, EconWorld2014, International Conference on Economics, Prague, Czech Republic, September 2014. Kılıçaslan, Y., Kayış, A., Sickles, R. & Üçdoğruk, Y. ICT Capital and Productivity: An Analysis on Turkish Manufacturing Firms, 12 th EBES Conference, Singapore, January 2014. Kılıçaslan, Y., Kayış, A., Sickles, R. & Üçdoğruk, Y. The Impact of ICT on Productivity: Evidence from Turkish Manufacturing Industry, EY International Congress on Economics I, Ankara, Turkey, October 2013. Üçdoğruk, Y. Export versus FDI: Evidence from ISE-listed firms, EconAnadolu 2013 Anadolu International Conference in Economics, Eskişehir, Turkey, June 2013. Üçdoğruk, Y. The impact of FDI inflows and outflows on firm performance: Evidence for ISE-listed firms, EconAnadolu 2011 Anadolu International Conference in Economics, Eskişehir, Turkey, June 2011. Kılıçaslan, Y., Erdoğan, L. & Üçdoğruk, Y. R&D, Exporting and Productivity: Evidence from Turkish Manufacturing, European Economics and Finance Society (EEFS) 10 th Annual Conference, London, UK, June 2011. Balsarı, Ç., Uludağ, B. & Üçdoğruk, Y. The determinants of inward and outward FDI behavior for ISE-listed firms, Euro Conference 2011: Crises and Recovery in Emerging Markets, Izmir, Turkey, June 2011. Balsarı, Ç., Uludağ, B. & Üçdoğruk, Y. The determinants of inward and outward FDI behavior for ISE-listed firms, 9 th International Conference of the Middle East Economic Association, İstanbul, Turkey, June 2010. Üçdoğruk, Y. Assessing the demand-pulled innovation under different firm characteristics, 12 th European Network on Industrial Policy (EUNIP) International Conference, Reus, Spain, June 2010. Üçdoğruk, Y. R&D investment decision and internationalization: Evidence from ISE listed firms, EconAnadolu 2009 Anadolu International Conference in Economics, Eskişehir, Turkey, June 2009. Balsarı, Ç. & Üçdoğruk, Y. Capital subsidies as FDI incentive and firm performance: Evidence from panel data analysis of ISE listed firms, 8 th International Conference of the Middle East Economic Association, Nice, France, March 2009. Taymaz, E. & Üçdoğruk, Y. Employment impact of product and process innovations: The Turkish experience, 12 th International Joseph A. Schumpeter Society Conference, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 2008. Balsarı, Ç. & Üçdoğruk, Y. The impact of investment and R&D subsidies on firm performance: Evidence from Istanbul Stock Exchange, 2 nd Management of International Business and Economics Systems (MIBES) International Conference, Larissa, Greece, July 2008. 3
Üçdoğruk, Y. Exploring the characteristics of Turkish innovators, 10 th European Network on Industrial Policy (EUNIP) International Conference, Prato, Italy, September 2007. Üçdoğruk, Y. The characteristics of product and process innovators: Turkish case, 5 th International EMAEE Conference on Innovation, Manchester, UK, May 2007. Taymaz, E. & Üçdoğruk, Y. R&D support and the demand for researchers: The Turkish experience, 9 th European Network on Industrial Policy (EUNIP) International Conference, Limerick, Ireland, June 2006. Üçdoğruk, Y. Employment impact of product and process innovations: The Turkish experience, 11 th SMYE Conference, Seville, Spain, May 2006. Üçdoğruk, Y. Do researchers benefit from R&D support programs in Turkey?, 10 th SMYE Conference, Geneva, Switzerland, April 2004. Üçdoğruk, Y. Do researchers benefit from R&D support programs?, SPRU PRIME Doctoral Conference, Brighton, UK, May 2004. Kaya, S. & Üçdoğruk, Y. Dynamics of entry and exit in Turkish manufacturing industry, International Conference in Economics VI, Economic Research Center (ERC), Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, September 2002. Kaya, S. & Üçdoğruk, Y. Determinants of entry and exit of SMEs in manufacturing industry, Training Workshop on Technical Cooperation in the Area of Business Incubators among the OIC Member Countries, KOSGEB, Ankara, Turkey, March 2002. Research Experience Outward Foreign Direct Investment from Turkey: Dimensions, Evolution and Country Selection The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK, in Turkish acronym), (113K738), Ankara, 2014-2016. Total Factor Productivity in Turkish Manufacturing Industry and the Impact of Information and Communication Technologies on Productivity, Scientific Research Project, Anadolu University, Eskişehir, 2013-2014. The Impact of FDI on Firm Survival and Employment: A Comparative Analysis for Turkey and Italy CELPE FEMISE (Forum Euro-Mediterranéen des Instituts Economiques), 2012-2013. The impact of ICT sector on Turkish Economy, Turkish Information & Communications Technology Industry Association (TUBISAD, in Turkish acronym), İstanbul, 2011-2012. The Determinants of Diverse FDI Movements and Their Different Impact on Firm Performance, The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK, in Turkish acronym), (110K302), İzmir, 2010-2011. 4
Analysis of the employment impacts of changes in the level of labor taxes in Turkey, World Bank Group, short-term consultant under supervision of Prof. Dr. Erol Taymaz, Ankara, March-June 2006. Monitoring and Evaluation of the Industrial Technology Project, TTGV, short-term consultant under supervision of Prof. Dr. Erol Taymaz, Ankara, January-March 2006. Teaching Experience 2006 - : Assoc. Prof., Department of Economics, Faculty of Business, Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir, Turkey. Undergraduate Courses: Economics I & Economics II Economics in News & Media Microeconomics I & Microeconomics II Macroeconomics II Linear Algebra Quantitative Methods for Economics Comparative World Economy Topics in International Economics II Technology and Industrial Dynamics Economics of Innovation and Technology Political Economy Political Economy of Industrial Society Graduate Courses: Microeconomic Analysis I & Microeconomic Analysis II Economics of Innovation and Technology Institutional Economics 5
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