Program tanımları
M.S. PROGRAM IN ECONOMICS
The Department of Economics, in addition to its noteworthy position in undergraduate education, in recent years has placed a special emphasis on expanding its graduate programs. Admission for graduate degrees is highly competitive and many candidates for academic positions in the Turkish Universities see entry through this fierce competition. Candidates for the Master's degree are from various backgrounds, but the majority of the students are from economics departments, who want to deepen their knowledge and analytical skills. So far, the Department has granted 120 M.S. degrees.
The Master's degree is made up of two alternative strands. One consists of seven courses, four of which are compulsory and involves the writing of a thesis. The other consists of ten courses plus a term project, with the same four compulsory courses. The compulsory courses consist of mathematics for economists, macroeconomic theory, microeconomic theory and econometrics.
A number of assistantships will be available to outstanding graduate students.
PROFESSORS
Akder, Halis: B.S., METU; Ph.D., Goethe Universitat.
Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Policy, Human Development, Rural Poverty
Çakmak, Erol: B.S., M.S., METU; Ph.D., Stanford University.
Microeconomics, Agricultural Policy Analysis, Water Policy and Management
Erlat, Güzin: B.S., M.S., METU; Ph.D., Ankara University.
International Trade, Competitiveness of Turkish Exports vis-a-vis the EU and OECD Ccountries, Intra-industry Trade, Employment and Trade, Diversification in Trade
Erlat, Haluk: B.A., Ankara University; M.A., Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania.
Time Series Econometrics, Panel Data, Testing for Purchasing Power Parity, Convergence of Regions, Persistence in Inflation, Applications in International Trade
Özveren, Eyüp: B.S., METU; M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York at Binghamton.
Institutional Economics, Political Economy, Economic History, Mediterranean Studies, Black Sea Studies
Şenses, Fikret: B.A., University of Warwick; M.A., University of Lancaster; Ph.D. London School of Economics.
Development Economics, Trade and Industrialization, Applied Macroeconomics with Special Reference to the Turkish Economy, Poverty, Economics Education
Tansel, Aysıt: B.S., METU; M.S., University of Minnesota; Ph.D., State University of New Yo rk at Binghamton.
Labor Market, Unemployment, Education, Social Gender, Health Economics, Savings
Taymaz, Erol: B.S., M.S., METU; Ph.D., Case Western University.
Technology, Innovation and Development, Industrial Policy, Technology Policy, Enterprise Policy, Regulation and Competition Policy, Policy Evaluation, Industrial Dynamics, Entrepreneurship and Small Business Economics, Education and Training, Labor Demand and Flexibility, Evolutionary Economics, Micro-simulation Modeling
ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS
Ege, Aylin: B.S., METU; M.A., Ankara University; Ph.D., University of Kent at Canterbury.
Economics of European Integration (particularly Customs Union, Trade Policy, Economic and Monetary Union, Common Agricultural Policy, Energy Policy), WTO, Macroeconomics
Ercan, Hakan: B.S., M.S., METU; Ph.D., University of Iowa.
Applied Labor Economics, Microeconometrics
Öcal, Nadir: B.S., M.S., METU; Ph.D., University of Manchester.
Nonlinear Time Series Models, Financial Econometrics, Business Cycle Modeling, GARCH and Volatility Models
Özmen, Erdal: B.S., M.S., METU; Ph.D., University of Manchester.
Applied Econometrics, Time Series Econometrics, Monetary Theory and Policy, International Macroeconomics and Finance
ASSISTANT PROFESSORS
Akbostancı, Özkazanç Elif: B.S., METU; M.Phil., Ph.D., George Washington University.
Macroeconomics, International Trade And Finance, Trade and Environment, Time Series Econometrics
Aşık-Türüt, Serap: B.S., M.S., METU; Ph.D., Texas Technical University.
Environmental Economics, Natural Resource Economics, Environment and Development, Environmental Taxation
Dayıoğlu Tayfur, Meltem: B.A., Ohio Wesleyan University; M.A., University of Michigan; Ph.D., METU.
Erdil, Erkan: B.S., M.S., METU; Ph.D., Maastricht University and METU.
Labor Economics, Economics of Information and Uncertainty, Economics of Technology, Agricultural Economics, Applied Econometrics
Erol, Işıl: B.S., M.S., METU; M.Phil., Ph.D., University of Cambridge.
Gaygısız, Esma: B.S., METU; Ph.D., University of Manchester.
Pelizzon, Sheila: B.A., Boston University; M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York at Binghamton.
World Economic History, Eurocentricity, Equality/Inequality
Saraçoğlu, Şirin: B.A., METU; Ph.D., University of Minnesota.
Macroeconomics, Growth and Development, Polical Economics, Dynamic General Equilibrium Analysis
Şenay, Özge: B.A., METU; M.A., The Victoria University; Ph.D., York University.
International Macroeconomics, Monetary Economics, Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance
Voyvoda, Ebru: B.S., M.A., Ph.D., Bilkent University.
Quantitative Methods in Economics (CGE Modeling), Macroeconomic Theory, Economic Growth
Yıldırım, Onur: B.S., METU; M.A., State University of New York at Binghamton and Princeton University; Ph.D., Princeton University.
Economic History, Ottoman Social and Economic History, Comparative History of Civilizations, Turkish-Greek History and Historiography
INSTRUCTORS
Kırdar, Murat: B.S., University of Michigan; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania.
Labor Economics, Empirical Microeconomics, Applied Econometrics
Tunç Gül, İpek: B.S., M.S., Ph.D., METU.
Macroeconomics, Environmental Economics, Input-Output Analysis, Computable General Equilibrium Models
MASTER OF SCIENCE (M.S.) PROGRAM IN ECONOMICS WITH THESIS CURRICULUM
First Semester
ECON 500 Mathematics for Economists (2-0)2
ECON 501 Microeconomic Theory I (4-0)4
ECON 502 Macroeconomic Theory I (4-0)4
ECON 507 Econometric Methods I (4-0)4
Second Semester
3 Electives*
Third Semester
ECON 595 Seminar NC
ECON 599 Master's Thesis NC
ECON 800-899 Special Studies NC
* If Ph.D. degree is aimed, electives from the area of Economic Theory should be taken
MASTER OF SCIENCE (M.S.) PROGRAM IN ECONOMICS NONE-THESIS CURRICULUM
First Semester
ECON 500 Mathematics for Economists NC
ECON 501 Microeconomic Theory I (4-0)4
ECON 502 Macroeconomic Theory I (4-0)4
ECON 507 Econometric Methods I (4-0)4
Second Semester
4 Electives*
Third Semester
3 Electives*
Fourth Semester
ECON 589 Term Project NC
ECON 800-899 Special Studies NC
*A minimum of 3 electives out of 6 should be chosen from a single area of specialization.
If Ph.D. degree is aimed, electives from the area of Economic Theory should be taken in addition to 3 electives from the area of specialization.
