İktisat: Recent submissions

  • Two essays on informality 
    Ertürk, Nebahat Ferda. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2015., 2014.)
    The first part of this study intends to give a detailed account on the recent literature of economics of informality. In particular, we focus on effects and determinants of informality as well as measurement of informal ...
  • Informality in Turkey: evidence from a firm-level survey 
    Sezgin, Muhammed Burak. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2014., 2014.)
    In this thesis, we use the results of a novel survey of 500 firms from 13 different sectors in Turkish economy and a two-sector general equilibrium model to measure the extent of informality in these sectors through a ...
  • A comparison of stochastic models of natural gas consumption: an application for Turkey 
    Kiremitçiyan, Serli. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2014., 2014.)
    In this thesis, we model the dynamic behaviour of natural gas consumption using continuous-time stochastic models to incorporate their significant advantages over the discrete-time models into the modeling process. In ...
  • Information content of risk reversal in estimating the value at risk of crude oil futures 
    Erkekoğlu, Fatih. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2013., 2013.)
    This paper attempts to investigate the information content of risk reversal in estimating VaR of oil futures. Using CAViaR PlugIn models, we incorporated risk reversal into CAViaR models. We tested the performance of our ...
  • Modeling new monetary policy of the Central Bank of Republic of Turkey 
    Özvarol, Onur. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2014., 2014.)
    Central Bank of Republic of Turkey has started implementing a new monetary policy structure since May 2010. An interest rate corridor has been introduced as the bank's policy instrument. In this study, we evaluate the new ...
  • Optimal monetary policy under the presence of informality 
    Ergene, Salim. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2014., 2014.)
    This thesis studies the optimal monetary policy in an informal sector framework in the presence of nominal price stickiness. We study the optimal policy as a Ramsey plan in which the policy makers maximizes the agent’s ...
  • An assessment of new regionalism: the case of Turkey 
    Türker, Kaner Atakan. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2013., 2013.)
    This study analyzes the New Regionalism literature, and evaluates the renewed planning agenda which is assigned for sub-national regions in Turkey by making use of the New Regionalism. For that purpose, initially, the ...
  • Analyzing systemic risk in financial networks using network tools: for the case of financial break down of Turkish money market in 2000 
    Ömercikoğlu, İnci. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2013., 2013.)
    This thesis analyzes performance of several network centrality measures in assesing systemic risk relying on data from the Turkish money market during financial crisis 2000. In order to gain clearer picture of network ...
  • Informal sector through structural transformation 
    Bayram, Deniz. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2013., 2013.)
    In this study, we investigate the evolution of the informal sector through the course of structural transformation. To this end, we develop both a three-sector and a ve-sector dynamic general equilibrium (DGE) model, which ...
  • Growth effects of inflation under the presence of informality 
    Asfuroğlu, Dila. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2013., 2013.)
    In this paper we study the interrelationship between growth, size of the informal economy and inflation. We build an endogenous growth model in which the informal economy is subject to a cash-in-advance constraint along ...
  • A comparative study of the growth of the public sector in the EEC countries 
    Tözüm, S. N. Zeynep. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 1985., 1985.)
  • Shadow economy over the business cycle: how do formal and informal cycles interact? 
    Birinci, Serdar. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2013., 2013.)
    In this thesis, first, relying on a two-sector dynamic general equilibrium model, I construct quarterly estimates of shadow economy size for 15 advanced economies for a time period from 1960 to 2010. This gives me the ...
  • Simultaneous auctions with private and common values 
    Nemli, Deniz. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2013., 2013.)
    We analyze two simultaneous sealed-bid auctions in which n bidders have private values for the good in one auction but a common value for the other, and must choose to participate in at most one auction. The seller in each ...
  • Essays on determinants and impacts of preference for leisure 
    Yücel, Emekcan. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2012., 2012.)
    This thesis consists of two essays about the determinants and impacts of weight of leisure in preferences. In the first essay, I investigate the determinants of weight of leisure in preferences. First, using a dynamic ...
  • A theoretical and empirical analysis of shopping mall formation in Istanbul, Turkey 
    Odabaş, Meltem. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2012., 2012.)
    This study aims to analyze the reasons behind the excessive development of shopping mall in Turkey by focusing on the Istanbul case. In order to clarify the economic reasoning behind the emergence of this new type of retail ...
  • Shadow economy and environmental pollution 
    Öztunalı, Oğuz. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2012., 2012.)
    This thesis investigates the relationship between the size of the shadow economy and environmental pollution. To this end, an empirical analysis for various measures of environmental pollution is conducted first in a panel ...
  • Financial literacy and credit card arrears 
    Araz, Tülin. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2012., 2012.)
    The thesis analyzes the effect of fmancialliteracy on credit card arrears Specifically, it questions whether the inefficient use of credit cards or unexpected external shocks cause a cardholder to experience financial ...
  • A dynamic investment model under time-inconsistency 
    Karaçay, Bernes. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2012., 2012.)
    In this study, we analyze a three period dynamic investment model where a principal interacts with an agent who is time-inconsistent. We use preferences to capture time-inconsistency as it is widely used in the literature. ...
  • The effects of capacity problem in an era of decreasing non-renewable resources 
    Karahan, Erdal. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2012., 2012.)
    The aim of this thesis is to establish a model where we can analyze the effect of capacity investments on the optimal choices of economic agents in an era of decreasing non-renewable energy resources. We employed a discrete ...
  • An assessment of coping mechanisms with poverty in Turkey after the 2008 global crisis: A study based on Turkey Welfare Monitoring Survey 
    Ergün, Buse. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2012., 2012.)
    The thesis evaluates the variation among low income people's strategies for coping with poverty in Turkey after the 2008 global crisis and tries to understand the main factors and characteristic differences leading to ...