Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü: Recent submissions

  • Digitalization and its impact on the economy in wake of blockchain technology 
    Mutlu, Ali. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2022., 2022.)
    As being one of the most recent digital technologies, the Blockchain (BC) technology has a profoundly transformative and empowering role in economic activities in terms of production and consumption choices and marketing ...
  • Foreign direct investment and entry modes from Turkey to Africa :|the investment, climate, determinants, opportunities, challenges 
    Uslu, Muhammed Enes. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2021., 2021.)
    Firms must choose one of the different entry strategies, such as exporting, foreign direct investment, joint venture while entering a foreign market. Various factors can affect entry mode decision. This study aims to ...
  • Antecedents of impulsive online shopping behavior during the Covid-19 pandemic in Turkey 
    Özışıklıoğlu, Asya. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2021., 2021.)
    Technological improvements lead the world towards digitalization, shaping new marketplaces and changing consumer buying behaviors. When these rapid changes meet a global pandemic, an atmosphere that further speeds up ...
  • Anti-dumping activities in international trade :|a case from the Turkish textile industry 
    Yalçın, Melike. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2020., 2021.)
    A common import protection instrument, anti-dumping duty has been quite controversial despite being already used by many developed and developing countries. Turkey is one of the developing countries that has increased its ...
  • Varieties of democracy and economic growth :|a panel data analysis 
    Akekmekçi, Özlem. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2020., 2020.)
    This thesis addresses the question how different democracy varieties affect the economic growth. For the varieties of democracy, the indices of V-Dem Institute are used and the democracies has categorized into five different ...
  • Economy-wide energy efficiency assesment: a cross-Country Comparison Study in Europe 
    Ceylan, Duygu. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2010., 2010.)
    Energy efficiency has become one of the “twin pillars” of sustainable energy policy along with renewable energy. Improvements in energy efficiency can reduce the need for investment in energy infrastructure, cut fuel costs, ...
  • Effect of silk road railway on international trade :|an analysis of the Turkish case 
    Karazi, Ghina. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2021., 2021.)
    For long centuries, Silk Roads were always a point of interest for kings and states. Even for modern government, Silk Roads are always seen as trade boosters. In the past few years, Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) Silk Road has ...
  • The relationship between official development assistance and human development :|an empirical study on Sub-Saharan Africa 
    Dede, Mustafa Yunus. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2021., 2021.)
    Every year, billions of dollars are being spent in the form of the official development assistance by donor countries and multilateral institutions, to underpin the development process of the Sub-Saharan Africa region. ...
  • The access to finance by SMEs in Turkey and the EU :|a comparative study 
    Kahraman, Muhammed. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2019., 2019.)
    Access to finance is one of the major factors in the growth of Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs); which comprise 99% of companies in Turkey and the EU and have a large impact on GDP and unemployment. Therefore, ...
  • Global marine insurance premiums and the maritime industry 
    Oğuz, Hatice Selin. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2020., 2020.)
    Maritime transportation and insurance have always been very important two industries for the developments in trade. Many studies have been conducted to analyze the relationship between these industries and global economic ...
  • Creating competitive advantage in shrinking markets :|the case of the Turkish cement industry 
    Arslan, Rüveyda Nur. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2020., 2020.)
    Creating competitive advantage became increasingly important in the Turkish cement industry due to market shrinkage caused by economic downturn in the third quarter of 2018. Product differentiation, pricing, promotion ...
  • The impact of economic performance on voting behavior in Turkey 
    Benli, Kınay Barkın. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2019., 2019.)
    Dynamics of voting behavior and political party preferences have long been an issue of debate. Throughout time, different views and theories about the voting behavior have been analyzed in various research. Today, voters ...
  • A multi-criteria market entry model for logistics service providers :|a study in numerous industries 
    Şen, Çağatay Turhan. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2020., 2020.)
    Logistics service providers have always been part of a company in terms of distribution, warehousing, and inventory management. In today’s world, logistics service providers (LSPs) have become more than that. Increasing ...
  • The effect of international trade on greenhouse gas emissions :| panel data analysis 
    Birol, İrem. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2019., 2019.)
    There is an increasing and urgent need for a global action in terms of pollutants. Through various conferences, agreements and protocols it became clear that the most immediate danger is coming through GHG emissions and ...
  • Cointegration and causality relationship between Borsa Istanbul’s BIST100 and exchange rates 
    Hokmabad, Mahdi Ghorbani. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2019., 2019.)
    This thesis investigates the relation between the stock prices and the exchange rates(against US dollar) of Turkey, based on the monthly data from January 2003 to February 2019.The study inspects the short-run causal ...
  • Exploring the antecedents of entrepreneurial intentions an examination of global entrepreneurship monitor data 
    Schulz, Daniel Georg. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2019., 2019.)
    The calls for new and innovative firms are growing louder, claiming entrepreneurs create jobs and boost the economy at the same time. This study examines the effects of unemployment and perceived opportunities and ...
  • Participation in the sharing economy :|the role of national culture 
    Kaya, Ahmet. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2019., 2019.)
    Sharing economy, a disruptive way of doing business, is providing which is ours to other people for their use. Technological developments especially on internet technologies let a convenient space to rising of sharing ...
  • A novel measurement of internationalization speed and its implementation on early internationalization of new ventures 
    Kadakal, Cansın Arsen. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2019., 2019.)
    This study proposes a novel approach to conceptualize and measure the internationalization speed of new ventures. International entrepreneurship is intensely interested in new ventures early internationalization speed, ...
  • Firm-level antecedents of export performance 
    Keskin, Ayşe Hande. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2019., 2019.)
    Removal of barriers to international trade and investment in addition to technological developments particularly in communication and digitalization increased the significance of global trade in 2000s. However, recent ...
  • The Role of ecologicals in ecological footprint quality :|empirical evidence from Turkey 
    Köksal, Cihat. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2019., 2019.)
    With this study, the role of shadow economies in ecological footprint levels is intended to be investigated for the case of Turkey. Annual data that ranges from 1961 to 2014 has been selected with this respect. Results of ...