Lecturer, Economics
fnpxv9@jmu.edu
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Teaching & Research Interests
- Behavioral Economics
- Experimental Economics
- Game Theory
- Microeconomics
Education
- Ph.D., Economics, Pennsylvania State University - 2006
- MA, Economics, Bilkent University - 2001
- BS, Chemistry, Bilkent University - 1999
Positions Held
- Associate Professor, American University in Dubai, 2019 – 2025
- Associate Professor, King Abdulaziz University, 2018 – 2019
- Associate Professor, Ipek University, 2013 – 2016
- Visiting Scholar, Harvard University, Department of Economics, 2012 – 2013
- Assistant Professor, TOBB University of Economics and Technology, 2006 – 2012
Select Publications
- Direct lying or playing the victim: An experimental study. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2023, Vol 216, 150-169.
- Asymmetric Guessing Games, Theory and Decision, 2023, 94, 637-676.
- Incentives and Strategic Behavior of Professional Boxers (with Murat Issabayev and Islam Rizvanoghlu), Journal of Sports Economics, 2023, 24(1), 28-49.
- Dishonesty, Social Information, and Sorting, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, 2019, Vol 80, 199-210.
- Time Inconsistency and Learning in Bargaining Games, International Journal of Game Theory, 2007, Vol. 36 (2), 275-299.
Awards and Recognitions
- Financial Support, University of Chicago, The Chicago School in Experimental Economics (CSEE), August 2024
- Research Incentive Grant, American University in Dubai, 2021-2022
- Listed in '40 under 40 Turkish Economists' based on Repec Database, 2015
- Post-Doc Scholarship, 2012-2013
- International Scientific Publication Award, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012
- Full Scholarship, Penn State University, 2001-2006
Service
- Faculty Affairs Committee Member
- Curriculum Committee Member
- Research Committee Member
- MBA Committee Member
- Head of the Economics Department
- Vice Director of the Graduate School for Social Sciences
- Junior Faculty Recruiting Committee Member
- Organizer of the Economics Seminar Series
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