CV
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
Associate Professor of Economics, Ozyegin University** 2021 - present
Assistant Professor of Economics, Ozyegin University 2011 - 2021
Teaching Assistant / Instructor, New York University 2007 – 2011
EDUCATION
New York University, Ph.D. in Economics 2005 - 2011
New York University , M.A. in Economics 2005 - 2008
Middle East Technical University, B.S. in Mathematics 2000 - 2005
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Decision Theory, Experimental Economics, Behavioral Economics, Game Theory
PUBLICATIONS
Games with Switching Costs and Endogenous References (with M. Richter), forthcoming, Theoretical Economics (2022), 17, 617-650
Collaborative versus Independent Fundraising: Understanding the Role of Information (with C. Eckel and N. Uler), European Economic Review (2020), 127, 103476 (Media Coverage: The Chronicle of Philanthropy)
Costly Switching from a Status Quo (with M. Richter), Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (2018), 156, 55-70
Aspiration-Based Choice (with M. Richter and M. Tsur), Journal of Economic Theory (2018), 176, 935-956
An Experiment on Aspiration-Based Choice (with M. Richter), Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (2015), 119, 512-526
A Theory of Iterative Choice in Lists, Journal of Mathematical Economics (2014), 53, 26-32
WORKING PAPERS
Who Should Set Goals: Employers or Workers? (with Basak Altan and Neslihan Uler)
How to Increase Contributions in Partnerships: An Experimental Study of Surplus Sharing (with A. Kibris and O. Kibris)
Aspiration-Based Choice with Initial Endowments (with M. Richter)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Advanced Microeconomics, Ozyegin University 2022 - present
Game Theory, Ozyegin University 2020 - 2021
Experimental Economics, Ozyegin University 2013 - present
Microeconomics, Ozyegin University 2011 - present
Economic Principles I, New York University 2008 - 2010
Economic Principles II, New York University 2007 - 2011
SELECTED AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS
Hakan Orbay Research Award for Young Researchers 2021
Science Academy's Young Scientist Award (BAGEP) 2021
1001 Grant, Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey 2018 - 2020
1002 Grant, Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey 2017 - 2018
3501 Career Grant, Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey 2013 - 2015
Dean’s Travel Grant, New York University 2011
Russell Sage Foundation Grant in Behavioral Economics 2010
Henry MacCracken Fellowship, New York University 2005 - 2009
Supplemental Summer Fellowship, New York University 2006 - 2007
Dean’s Supplementary Fellowship Grant, New York University 2005 - 2006
Highest GPA in the Department of Mathematics, Middle East Technical University 2001 - 2005
Dean’s High Honors List, Middle East Technical University 2001 - 2005
ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS
2011 : University of British Columbia, University of Oslo, University of Barcelona, Royal Economic Society (RES) Meeting in London, Stevens Institute of Technology, University of Munich, Ozyegin University, Bilkent University, Bogazici University, Middle East Technical University, TOBB-ETU, Bahcesehir University
2012 : University of Liverpool, North American ESA Meetings
2013 : University of Southern California, 4th Murat Sertel Workshop, Crash Course in Choice Theory and Experiments at Bilgi University, IMEBE Conference
2015 : TOBB-ETU, Middle East Technical University, 1st Turkish Workshop on Experimental and Behavioral Economics, Ozyegin University, Sabanci University, All-Istanbul Workshop, ASFEE 2015, Conference on Economic Design, Econometric Society World Congress
2016 : Bilkent University, 2nd Turkish Workshop on Experimental and Behavioral Economics
2017 : CESS 15th Anniversary Conference at NYU, The Lisbon Meetings in Game Theory and Applications, OzU Business Faculty Brown Bag Seminar
2018: 4th Turkish Workshop on Experimental and Behavioral Economics
2019: ITU Brown Bag Seminar, The 5th Turkish Workshop on Experimental and Behavioral Economics, The 39th Bosphorus Workshop on Economic Design
2021: The 40th Bosphorus Workshop on Economic Design
2022: Sabanci University, Koc University, The 41th Bosphorus Workshop on Economic Design
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**I received Associate Professorship from the Council of Higher Education in Turkey in 2019.