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  • Economic concentration, labor misallocation and exchange rate shocks 
    Akhan, Nihan Nur. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2018., 2018.)
    In this paper, I empirically investigate the effect of economic agglomeration on resource misallocation. Using data on the universe of manufacturing firms in Turkey between 2005 and 2015 and firm specific exchange rates as ...
  • Economic development and convergence in Turkey : a province-based assessment with a special emphasis on the Southeastern Anatolia Project (GAP) 
    Onmuş, Elif. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2004., 2004.)
    The first aim of this study is to investigate whether there are improvements in the development levels of the most developed, developed, and GAP provinces in Turkey, and also whether there exists convergence in labor ...
  • Economic valuation for rectificatory justice :|the case of the oil spill at Turkey’s Gencelli Bay 
    Aslan, Beste Gün. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2020., 2020.)
    On August 29, 2018, an oil spill reached to the shores of Gencelli Bay, in Foça district, İzmir—a small scenic town which is home to environmentally protected areas with high ecosystem value and where people’s livelihood ...
  • Electoral rules and strategic voting in Turkey 
    Adıgüzel, Fatih Serkant. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2016., 2016.)
    In the rst chapter, we construct and analyze counterfactual election results under di erent electoral rules and levels of strategic voting. We rst divide each of the existing 85 districts in order to de ne 550 hypothetical ...
  • Empirical analysis of agricultural commodity prices 
    Öz, Mustafa Safa. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2011., 2011.)
    In the last ten years, Turkey has imported, on average, 60 percent of cotton used in the country from the USA. Hence, the relationship between cotton prices in Turkey and the USA is of significant importance. In this ...
  • Empirical essays on the informal economy 
    Başbay, Mustafa Metin. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2015., 2015.)
    In this masters thesis, I empirically study the informal sector in two separate essays, both of which have implications for policy making and make original contributions to the understanding of informality around the world. ...
  • Endogeneity of economic perceptions in Turkish electorate's voting behaviour 
    Kurt, Ozan Ekin. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2010., 2010.)
    This thesis analyzes the impacts of economic conditions and perceptions on Turkish electorate’s voting behaviour based on four identical surveys conducted at different times. The first part of the analysis follows the ...
  • Energy poverty and the characteristics of energy-poor households in Turkey 
    Kibar, Zehra Sena. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2020., 2020.)
    Energy poverty is an important and distinct part of the multi-dimensional poverty concept and it is a growing concern in the international arena. There are many well-documented country-specific studies on the concept of ...
  • Erasmus student exchange programme: a placement problem 
    Akkaya, Ekrem. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2010., 2010.)
    I analyze the placement mechanism used at Boğaziçi University in order to place students to positions offered by partner institutions according to the Erasmus Student Exchange Programme. First, I define the placement problem ...
  • Essays on a two-sided market: credit card market in Turkey 
    Göllü, Gültekin. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2009., 2009.)
    The credit card markets are subject to many debates in all over the world caused by their two-sided complex structure. Turkish credit card market also involves many controversial issues which originates several regulations ...
  • Essays on consumer behavior in the Turkish credit card market 
    Tunçez, Ahmet Mithat. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2010., 2010.)
    This thesis discusses the payment behavior of cardholders in the Turkish credit card market using primary data obtained from the Survey of Credit Card Usage conducted between April and June 2009 in 31 cities of Turkey with ...
  • Essays on consumer credits and bank choice 
    Gerek, Caner. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2009., 2009.)
    This thesis consists of two essays. In the first essay, I investigate the relationship between credit card borrowing and using consumer credit using a very recent survey data set. Formal borrowing is a new concept for ...
  • 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 ...
  • Essays on determinants of efficiency for commercial banks in Turkey 
    Öztürk, Seçil. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2009., 2009.)
    The main motivation of this study is to assess potential determinants of bank efficiency in commercial banks operating in Turkey for post crisis period. Post crisis period is taken only in order to catch the macro economic ...
  • Essays on determinants of export, competitiveness and unit labor cost 
    Hacıhasanoğlu, Yavuz Selim. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2007., 2007.)
    This thesis consists of three papers. In the first paper, we investigate the causes of the Turkish export-boom after 2000 in the manufacturing sector. We mainly concentrate on the cost and productivity aspects of the ...
  • Essays on switching costs in the Turkish credit card market 
    Alkan, Alper. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2010., 2010.)
    This thesis consists of two essays. The first essay analyses the switching behaviour of the Turkish credit cardholders by using a very recent survey data. Customers that value bank level characteristics of the card are ...
  • Essays on the competition and regulations in the Turkish credit card market 
    Kara, Gazi İshak. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2008., 2008.)
    The aim of this thesis is to analyze the price and non-price competition in the credit card market in Turkey. The level of credit card interest rates created an unabated debate in Turkey. While interest rates in consumer ...
  • Essays on the internationalization of the Turkish banking sector: the reasons and the effects on performance 
    Ceyhan, Şanlı Pınar. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2007., 2007.)
    Sound macroeconomic policies, increasing global liquidity and higher real returns in developing countries play an important role in canalizing capital towards developing markets. High growth potential backed by an increasing ...
  • Evaluating the impact of Syrian refugees on Turkey’s labor market: A synthetic control approach 
    Aracı, Doğu Tan. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2018., 2018.)
    In this paper, the impact of recent Syrian refugee wave on natives’ labor market outcomes in Turkey is analyzed. The synthetic control method is used for the analysis, where for each treated region, a synthetic control ...
  • Explorations on the accountability of independent regulatory agencies 
    Korkmaz, Gizem. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2009., 2009.)
    This thesis aims at analyzing in a game theoretical framework the behavior of a regulator to be appointed by a government that may follow an objective different than the (social) objective that was used at the initial ...

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