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  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • Sources of inflation in Turkey an eclectic analysis 
    Akışık, Orhan. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 1984., 1984.)
  • Statistical arbitrage in crude oil futures market 
    Tamkoç, Mehmet Nazım. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2015., 2015.)
    In this study, we use crude oil futures contracts that differ in maturity to come up with a trading algorithm that takes forecasted convenience yields as a base. Because there is a liquidity constraint, we take 5 different ...
  • Statistical measures of systemic risk :|an application for the Turkish banking system 
    Barlas, Ali Batuhan. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2019., 2019.)
    In this paper, we basically apply market data based statistical methods to measure systemic risk for the Turkish banking sector. In order to have a broad perspective on systemic risk with different dimensions, we employ ...
  • Stay or go: the effects of migration and return decisions on human capital formation 
    Sadıkoğlu, Serhan. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2009., 2009.)
    In this thesis, I study the migration and return migration decisions of skilled workers, along with the the impact of migration prospects on human capital formation under asymmetric information. Moreover, I analyze the ...
  • Substitution elasticities in an energy-augmented CES production function: An empirical analysis for Turkey 
    Küçük, Merve. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2017., 2017.)
    Energy is an undebatable key element in today’s modern world. Whether it is the residential sector, services sector or the industry, the role of energy in our lives is highly important. This importance gets only magnified ...
  • Symmetric equilibrium in contests :|evidence from a TV show 
    Yavuz, Büşra. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2021., 2021.)
    This paper analyzes symmetric equilibrium resolving the behaviors of the contestants in a cooking contest where points are revealed at the end of each stage. There is an independent observer who evaluates the cook without ...
  • Systemic risk and heterogeneous leverage in banking networks: implications for banking regulation 
    Sever, Can. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2015., 2015.)
    In this paper, I study systemic risk implications of balance sheet heterogeneity in a banking network. More speci cally, I analyse systemic impacts of nancial leverage heterogeneity in a banking system under the existence ...
  • Tax policy and informal economy within the context of productive government expenditures 
    Savcı, Çağrı. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2010., 2010.)
    Using a DGE model, the thesis is an attempt to illustrate the dynamics of informal sector in relation to changes in tax policy within the context of productive government expenditures. By the help of calibration exercise, ...
  • The Analysis of citizens' preferences for energy investment alternatives in Turkey: Nuclear versus renewable energy 
    Akyazı, Pınar Ertör. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2010., 2010.)
    Climate change and energy security are the two central issues in today’s energy policies. Two main policies are increasingly considered as the way to deal with these issues: Expansion of nuclear energy and a greater reliance ...
  • The cost of switching: Evidence from the Turkish pension fund system 
    Erhan, Damla. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2016., 2016.)
    In this study, we investigate the effect of participant characteristics on trading activity and how trading activity relates to investment performance in private pension fund accounts for Turkey case. To conduct this ...
  • The dynamics of employment growth in Turkey and the creative destruction during the great recession 
    Acar, Uğurcan. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2019., 2019.)
    In this study, I empirically research the extent to which firms contribute the employment growth and how these contributions changed during the Great Recession. Business Registers dataset (2005-2017) compiled by the ...
  • The effect of political business cycles on structural change 
    Özdemir, Esra. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2022., 2022.)
    This research provides evidence of political business cycles in Turkey between the 1960s and 2020s. Several political color dummy variables are employed with different dependent variables. While a shift from right-wing ...
  • The effect of Syrian refugees on the school enrollment of youth in Turkey 
    Erbay, Elif. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2020., 2020.)
    Since the beginning of the Syrian conflicts, many people took refuge in neighboring countries. Turkey is the top refugee-hosting country today with the number of nearly 3.6 million registered refugees. This study is conducted ...
  • The effect of the 2008 employment subsidy program in Turkey 
    İnan, Emre. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2018., 2018.)
    This study examines the effect of an employment subsidy program initiated in 2008 on labor market outcomes of women. Since one of the recent problems in Turkish labor market is low female employment rate, it is important ...
  • The effect of the private sector on geographic distribution of public sector physicians in Turkey, 1990-2000 
    Bilir, Ayça. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2006., 2006.)
    The availability and distribution of physicians is an important indicator of the strength of a health system and is highly associated with mortality rates and life expectancy. The purpose of this study is to determine the ...
  • 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 ...
  • The effects of compulsory schooling laws on women’s status in the family 
    Usta, Emine Kübra. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2016., 2016.)
    In this study we investigate the impacts of 1997 Compulsory Education Reform in Turkey on women’s status in the family. With the reform, the duration of compulsory schooling was extended to 8 years from 5 years. Individuals ...

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