Mehmet Ali Soytas

Main Publications (Labor Economics):

“Intergenerational Income Mobility and Income Taxation”, Musab Kurnaz and Mehmet A. Soytas, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 176, 105111 (2025). Link
“Extending behavioral theory of the firm to new ventures: Dispositional optimism as a moderating influence on new product introductions in high-tech ventures”, R. Isil Yavuz, Dev K. Dutta and Mehmet A. Soytas, Journal of Business Venturing Insights, 22, Nov. (2024). Link
“What is the source of the intergenerational correlation in earnings?”, George-Levi Gayle, Limor Golan and Mehmet Soytas, Journal of Monetary Economics, 129, 24-45 (2022). Link
“The asymmetric impact of oil prices, interest rates and oil price uncertainty on unemployment: New evidence from the US”, Baris Kocaarslan, Mehmet Ali Soytas and Ugur Soytas, Energy Economics, 86, 104625 (2020). Link
“Estimation of Dynastic Lifecycle Discrete Choice Models”, George-Levi Gayle, Limor Golan and Mehmet Soytas, Quantitative Economics, 9(3), 1195–1241 (2018). Link
“Intergenerational Mobility and the Effects of Parental Education, Time Investment, and Income on Children’s Educational Attainment”, George-Levi Gayle, Limor Golan and Mehmet Soytas, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review, 100(3), 281-295 (2018). Link

R&R and Under Review:

“What Accounts for the Racial Gap in Time Allocation and Intergenerational Transmission of Human Capital?”, George-Levi Gayle, Limor Golan and Mehmet Soytas (2020). [Revision requested from the Journal of Political Economy] Link
“Dynamic interconnectedness between oil prices, interest rates, and US unemployment: The role of oil price uncertainty”, Baris Kocaarslan, Mehmet Ali Soytas, and Ugur Soytas [Under Review] (2025).

Policy Papers:

"Managing Labor Migration: Regulating Inflows, Aligning Needs, and Ensuring Positive Labor Market Outcomes", Gomez, S., Moraes, G. D., Petrelli, A., Soytas, M. A., & Rivera Guivas, N., World Bank Social Protection Discussion Papers and Notes, No.: 206974 (2025). Link
“Future Skills Needed and Profiles of Workers: Ways to Maximise Productivity of Labor", Mehmet A. Soytas , Gulf Research Center Policy Report, No.: 1, (2025) Link
“Technology and the Future of Work: Global Trends and Policy Directions for Technological Change in the Labor Market”, Mata Lorenzo, E., Zeid, R. Y. M., Chartouni, C., Koettl-Brodmann, J., Soytas, M. A., & Rivera Guivas, N., World Bank Social Protection Discussion Papers and Notes, Report, No.: 191619 (2024). Link
“The Gig Economy and the Future of Work: Global Trends and Policy Directions for Non-Standard Forms of Employment”, Zeid, R., Mohamed, R. Y., Alrayess, D. J., Ajwad, M. I., Soytas, M. A., & Rivera Guivas, N., World Bank Social Protection Discussion Papers and Notes, Report, No.: 190908 (2024). Link

Full Publication List:

“Intergenerational Income Mobility and Income Taxation”, Musab Kurnaz and Mehmet A. Soytas, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 176, 105111 (2025). Link
"Managing Labor Migration: Regulating Inflows, Aligning Needs, and Ensuring Positive Labor Market Outcomes", Gomez, S., Moraes, G. D., Petrelli, A., Soytas, M. A., & Rivera Guivas, N., World Bank Social Protection Discussion Papers and Notes, No.: 206974 (2025). Link
“Future Skills Needed and Profiles of Workers: Ways to Maximise Productivity of Labor", Mehmet A. Soytas , Gulf Research Center Policy Report, No.: 1, (2025) Link
“Extending behavioral theory of the firm to new ventures: Dispositional optimism as a moderating influence on new product introductions in high-tech ventures”, R. Isil Yavuz, Dev K. Dutta and Mehmet A. Soytas, Journal of Business Venturing Insights, 22, Nov. (2024). Link
“Technology and the Future of Work: Global Trends and Policy Directions for Technological Change in the Labor Market”, Mata Lorenzo, E., Zeid, R. Y. M., Chartouni, C., Koettl-Brodmann, J., Soytas, M. A., & Rivera Guivas, N., World Bank Social Protection Discussion Papers and Notes, No.: 191619 (2024). Link
“The Gig Economy and the Future of Work: Global Trends and Policy Directions for Non-Standard Forms of Employment”, Zeid, R., Mohamed, R. Y., Alrayess, D. J., Ajwad, M. I., Soytas, M. A., & Rivera Guivas, N., World Bank Social Protection Discussion Papers and Notes, No.: 190908 (2024). Link
"Sustainability Outcomes in Multi-tier Supply chains: An Empirical Study of Turkish Manufacturing Firms”, Damla Durak-Usar and Mehmet A. Soytas, International Journal of Production Research, 61 (14), 4625-4656 (2023). Link
“Environmental consequences of geopolitical crises: The case of economic sanctions and emissions”, Emre Hatipoglu, Mehmet A. Soytas, Fateh Belaid, Resources Policy (2023). Link
“What is the source of the intergenerational correlation in earnings?”, George-Levi Gayle, Limor Golan and Mehmet Soytas, Journal of Monetary Economics, 129, 24-45 (2022). Link
“Estimation of Static Corporate Sustainability Interactions”, Mehmet Ali Soytas, Damla Durak Usar and Meltem Denizel, International Journal of Production Research, 60 (4), 1245-1264 (2022). Link
“Corporate Sustainability and Financial Performance: Turkish Manufacturing Firms ”, Damla Durak-Usar and Mehmet Ali Soytas, METU Studies in Development, Volume 48(2), 201-250 (2021). Link
“The Pacifying Effect of Energy Dependence on Interstate Conflict: A Large-N Analysis”, Osman Zeki Gökçe, Emre Hatipoğlu and Mehmet A. Soytas, Energy Research and Social Science, Volume 78, 102133 (2021). Link
“The asymmetric impact of oil prices, interest rates and oil price uncertainty on unemployment: New evidence from the US”, Baris Kocaarslan, Mehmet Ali Soytas and Ugur Soytas, Energy Economics, 86, 104625 (2020). Link
“Corporate Sustainability Interactions: A Game Theoretical Approach to Sustainability Decisions”, Damla Durak Usar and Meltem Denizel and Mehmet Ali Soytas, International Journal of Production Economics, 218, 196-211 (2019). Link
“Sustainable Development from Millennium 2015 to Sustainable Development Goals 2030”, Ergul Haliscelik and Mehmet Ali Soytas, Sustainable Development, 27: 545– 572 (2019). Link
“Addressing Endogeneity in the Causal Relationship between Sustainability and Financial Performance”, Mehmet Ali Soytas, Meltem Denizel and Damla Durak Usar, International Journal of Production Economics, 210, 56-71 (2019). Link
“Estimation of Dynastic Lifecycle Discrete Choice Models”, George-Levi Gayle, Limor Golan and Mehmet Soytas, Quantitative Economics, 9(3), 1195–1241 (2018). Link
“Intergenerational Mobility and the Effects of Parental Education, Time Investment, and Income on Children’s Educational Attainment”, George-Levi Gayle, Limor Golan and Mehmet Soytas, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review, 100(3), 281-295 (2018). Link
“Does Being International Make Companies More Sustainable? Evidence based on Corporate Sustainability Indices”, Soytas Mehmet A., and A. Atik, Central Bank Review, 18(2) December 61–68 (2018). Link
“Optimistic Entrepreneurs and New Product Introductions in High Technology Industries.”, Academy of Management Proceedings Vol. 2018, No.1, R. Isil Yavuz, Dev K. Dutta and Mehmet Soytas (2018).
“Self-Reported Health Status: A Microeconometric Analysis for Turkey”, Quantitative Methods in Economics, 19(4), 440-451, Gülşah Sedefoglu and Mehmet Ali Soytas (2018).
“Role of Strategic Interactions in Corporate Sustainability Decisions: An Empirical Investigation”, Journal of Turkish Economic Association, 6(1), 17-46, Mehmet Ali Soytas and Damla Usar (2017). Link
“A New Estimation Technique for Sovereign Default Risk”, Soytas Mehmet A., and E. Volkan Central Bank Review, 16(4), December 119–125 (2016). Link
“Optimistic Entrepreneurs and New Product Introductions in High-tech New Ventures: An Examination Based on the Behavioral Theory of the Firm. Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research, 35(9), Article 8, Yavuz, R.I., Dutta, D., and Soytas, M.A. (2015).

Working Papers (in progress):

“Complementarity and Substitution in Early and Late Investments in Children” (2020).
“CCP Estimator in a Dynastic Setting” (2022).
“Optimal Taxation and Intergenerational Transmission of Human Capital”, Musab Kurnaz and Mehmet Soytas (2022).
“A Theory of Intergenerational Mobility with Government”, Nizam M. Demirtas, Mehmet A. Soytas and Orhan Torul (2022).
“Marriage Market and Intergenerational Mobility”, George-Levi Gayle, Limor Golan and Mehmet Soytas, (2022).
“Estimation of Strategic Decisions regarding Blockchain Technology Adoption: Empirical Evidence from Manufacturing Firms listed in MSCI KLD 400 Social Index”, Damla Durak-Usar, Mehmet Ali Soytas (2022).
“Estimation of Dynamic Corporate Sustainability Interactions”, Mehmet Ali Soytas, Damla Durak-Usar, Aslıhan Asil, (2021).
“Energy Dependence and Interstate Conflict: A Large-N Large-T Analysis”, Emre Hatipoglu and Mehmet A. Soytas (2022).
“The asymmetric impact of energy dependence on interstate conflict”, Emre Hatipoglu and Mehmet A. Soytas (2024).

Articles in National (Turkish) Refereed Journals

“Air Conditioner Demand and the Extreme Weather Conditions: An Empirical Study of Turkish Market for ACs”, Journal of Management and Economics Research, 22(3), 104-130, Mehmet Ali Soytas, and Damla Durak-Usar (2024).
“Effect of Time Investment in Children on the Labor Market Gender Gap in Earnings”, Hacettepe University Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences Journal, 35(2), 121-151, Soytas Mehmet A. (2017).
“Modelling Price Dynamics in Turkish Electricity Market: Lessons from GARCH Estimates”, Marmara University Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences Journal, 39(2), 621-638, Ulussever T., Soytas Mehmet, H. M. Ertuğrul, (2017).
“Corporate Sustainability Investments and Financial Performance Relationship in Turkey”, Journal of Management and Economics Research, 15(2), 140-162, Soytas Mehmet A., Denizel M, Durak Usar D., Ersoy I. (2017).
“Early Childhood Human Capital Investment in Children”, Marmara University Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences Journal, 38(1), 295-317, Soytas Mehmet A. (2016).
“A Semi-Reduced Form Characterization of Sovereign Default Risk Models”, Finans Politik ve Ekonomik Yorumlar Dergisi, 621(12) November, 9–18, Soytas Mehmet A., and E. Volkan (2016).

Publications in Working Paper Series

“Nonlinear Excess Demand Model for Electricity Price Prediction”, Economic Research Forum (ERF) Working Paper, Mehmet Ali Soytas, H. Murat Ertuğrul and Talat Ulussever (2020). Link
“Saudi Vision 2030 Dynamic Input-Output Table: Combining Macroeconomic Forecasts with the RAS Method”, KAPSARC Discussion Paper, Havrlant D. and Mehmet A. Soytas (2020). Link
“Designing a Comprehensive Firm Level Productivity Index”, Policy Book by Ministry of Industry and Technology of Turkey, S.M. Cilasun, M.A. Soytas, A. Tirgil, F. Yilmaz (2019).
“Savings and Consumption Trends in Turkey”, Ministry of Development Special Commission Report (as a part of 11th Development Plan of the Republic of Turkey), M.A. Soytas and U. Tamgac (2018). Link
“Can Heterogeneity in Reporting Behavior Explain the Gender Gap in Self-Assessed Health Status?”, Dilek Kilic and Mehmet Soytas, Economics Discussion Papers, No 2018-25, Kiel Institute for the World Economy. (2018). Link
“Exploring the Nexus between Inflation and Globalization under Inflation Targeting through the Lens of New Zealand’s Experience”, Kabukcuoglu, A., Martinez-Garcia, E., and Soytas, M.A., Dallas FED Globalization Institute Working Paper (2017). Link