CURRICULUM VITAE Aslı Seda (Kurt) Bilman Office Address Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Dokuz Eylül University, Dokuzçeşmeler Campus, 35390, Buca, Đzmir Turkey Tel: Tel. no.: +90 232 4120552 (20623) e-mail: asliseda.kurt@deu.edu.tr Individual Information Date of Birth: 23/02/1983 Nationality: Turkish Education PhD. in Economics, (2008 - ), Dokuz Eylül University, Turkey M.A. in Economics, (2005-2008), Dokuz Eylül University, Turkey B.A. in Economics, (2001-2005), Dokuz Eylül University, Turkey Fields of Specialization Applied Macroeconomics, International Economics Skillls Computer Language MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, E-Views Fluent English (The Interuniversity Foreign Language Examination: 81,250/100 May 2011 and IELTS: 6,5/9,00 March 2008) 1
Professional Experiences September, 2011-June, 2012Visiting Researcher, UNU-MERIT, The Netherlands. 2005-, Research and Teaching Assistant, Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Economics, Đzmir Turkey. 2003, Course of Training in Türk Eximbank (Export Credit Bank of Turkey), Đzmir Turkey. Assisted Courses Introduction to Economics I, Introduction to Economics II, International Economics I, International Economics II, Economic Integration and the EU, Turkish Economy. Awards Graduated from the faculty with high honor degree in 2005. Research PhD. Thesis Interaction between Trade Openness and Economic Growth: A Panel Data Analysis and Comparison between the Countries, (in Turkish), Supervisor: Prof. Utku Utkulu, pursuing thesis. M.A. Thesis The Policy Offer of the Phillips Curve and Asymmetric Effects: Evidence from Turkey, (in Turkish), Supervisor: Prof. Utku Utkulu, 2008. Articles published in international journals Inflation and Output Gaps Reconsidered: Asymmetries and Nonlinear Phillips Curve Evidence for the Turkish Economy, (with Utku Utkulu), Journal of Yaşar University, No: 19, Vol: 5, 3155-3170, July 2010. Papers presented in international conferences Trade Openness and Economic Growth: Panel Evidence from the European Union, (with Utku Utkulu), Euroconference 2011, 27-30 June 2011, organized by Đzmir University of Economics, Đzmir, Turkey. 2
The Impact of Financial Efficiency on Economic Growth: The Case of EU, (with Mehmet Çetin, Đbrahim Hakan Yetkiner, Ayşe Elif Ay and Mehmet Aldonat Beyzatlar), EEFS 10 th Annual Conference, 09-12 June 2011, organized at Queen Mary University of London, London, England. Gender Differentiation and Convergence: Panel Data Evidence from EU, (with Ayşe Elif Ay, Mehmet Aldonat Beyzatlar, Mehmet Çetin and Đbrahim Hakan Yetkiner), EEFS 10 th Annual Conference, 09-12 June 2011, organized at Queen Mary University of London, London, England. Evaluation of the EU in terms of Maastricht Criteria and the Theory of Optimum Currency Areas: A Panel Evidence, (with Mustafa Erhan Bilman), 6 th International Student Conference, 14-15 April 2010, organized by Đzmir Economy University, Balçova, Đzmir, Turkey. Testing J-Curve Hypothesis and Analysing the Effect of Exchange Rate Volatility on Trade Balance: Evidence from Turkey, (with Mustafa Erhan Bilman), 3 rd International Conference on Business, Management and Economics, 13-17 June 2007, organized by Yaşar University, Altınyunus Resort Hotel/Convention Center, Çeşme, Đzmir, Turkey. The Effect of Financial Liberalization on the Validity of Krugman s 45-Degree Rule: Comparative Panel Evidence, (with Gülçin Güreşçi Pehlivan, Hakan Kahyaoğlu and Utku Utkulu), 3 rd International Conference on Business, Management and Economics, 13-17 June 2007, organized by Yaşar University, Altınyunus Resort Hotel/Convention Center, Çeşme, Đzmir, Turkey. Does a Reliable Inflation Indicator for the European Central Bank Really Exist? Some Panel Evidence, (with Serdar Đspir, Hakan Kahyaoğlu, and Utku Utkulu), 2 nd International Conference on Business, Management and Economics, 15-18 June 2006, organized by Yaşar University, Altınyunus Resort Hotel/Convention Center, Çeşme, Đzmir, Turkey. 3
Papers presented in national conferences The Policy Offer of the Phillips Curve and Asymmetric Effects: Evidence from Turkey, (in Turkish), in a seminar held in the department of economics, 04 December 2008, organized by Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Buca, Đzmir, Turkey. The Effects of Foreign Capital Flows on National Income: Evidence from Turkey, (in Turkish), (with Mustafa Erhan Bilman and Hakan Kahyaoğlu), in a seminar held in the department of economics, 24 May 2007, organized by Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Buca, Đzmir, Turkey. Other Academic Activities Attended and succeed in (AA level) the courses named Advanced Macroeconomics I and Advanced Macroeconomics II lectured by Assoc. Prof. Đ. Hakan Yetkiner at the department of Economics in Dokuz Eylül University, (2010-2011), Đzmir, Turkey. Attended the courses named International Trade as lecturer for the selection examination of professional posts in public organizations (KPSS) in Research Center for Regional Development and Business Studies (DEU BĐMER), April 2010, Đzmir, Turkey. Attended and succeed in (AA level) the course named Fuzzy Logic and Fuzzy Sets Theory lectured by Prof. Efendi Nasibov at the department of Statistics in Dokuz Eylül University, (2009 2010), Đzmir, Turkey. The Workshop on the Dynamics of Regional Development Centered in Izmir, 17-18 December 2009, (as participant), organized by Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Economics, Đzmir, Turkey. The 2 nd National Congress of Economics, 20 22 February 2008, (as participant), organized by Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Economics, Đzmir, Turkey. 4
The Symposium on the Problems of Industrial Zones and Solutions, 29 30 November 2007, (as participant), organized by Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Economics, Đzmir, Turkey. Summer Seminars in Economics 2006, 24 July 05 August 2006, (as participant), organized by Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey. 5