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Education

Ph.D. Economics                  University of Pittsburgh          (2006- )

M.A. Economics                   University of Pittsburgh           (2006)

M.A. Economics                   Marmara University                 (2005)

B.S.  Civil Engineering          Bogazici University                  (2001)

DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS

Areas of Interest

Econometrics: Panel Data

Labor Economics: Labor Market Outcomes of Women, Intergenerational Transfers

Computational Economics

Academic Experience

Teaching :

University of Pittsburgh  

Applied Econometrics (Undergraduate)    Instructor (Summer 2009)

Intro to Econometric Theory (Graduate)   TA        (Fall   2006,2007)

General Econometrics  (Graduate)           TA            (Spring 2006)

Summer Math Camp   (Graduate)            TA           (Summer 2008)

 

Marmara University

Advanced Econometrics(Graduate)           TA         (Fall 2003-2004)

 

Reseach :

Research Assistant to Lise Vesterlund, University of Pittsburgh (Fall 2009)

Summer Research Assitant to George Gayle, Robert Miller, Carnegie Mellon University (Summer 2008)

Academic Awards

· Full tuition scholarship and stipend from University of Pittsburgh (2005-present)

· Summer Research Fellowship, Graduate School of Arts and Science, University of Pittsburgh (Summer 2009)

 

Conference Presentations, Seminars & Workshops Attended

· “Education Gender Gap, Time Spent with Kids and  The Rise in Return to Education”, March, 2009, Grad Expo, University of Pittsburgh

· “Estimating a Dynamic Discrete Choice Model of Education Gender Gap”, April, 2009, Applied Micro Lunch, Department of Economics, University of Pittsburgh

· International Conference in Economics VII. METU Economic Research Center(September 2003): Financial Integration And Business Cycle: The Impacts Of Credit Market On The Volatility Of Consumption And Investment In Turkey:1988:I-2002:IV with A.Insel and S.Gunduz

· Parallel Programming Workshop (July 23-25, 2007): Sponsored by: Office of the Provost University of Pittsburgh

 

 

 

Languages, Programming Skills

Turkish (native), English (fluent), German (beginner)

 

Statistical Packages :Stata, E-views,

 

Programming languages: Visual Basic, Gauss, Matlab, C, C++ , Fortran

 

 

University Service

· Member of Graduate and Professional Student Assembly, University of Pittsburgh (2008-present)

· President of Turkish American Student Association, University of Pittsburgh (2008-present)

· President of Economics Graduate Student Organization, University of Pittsburgh (2009-2010)

· Member of the University Council on Graduate Study, Provost’s Advisory Committees, University of Pittsburgh (2009/2010)