Publications

2001, “Privatization, Ownership and Technical Efficiency: A Study on Turkish Cement Industry” (with Þ. Saygýlý), Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, 72: 581-605.

2001, “Firms’ Human Capital, R&D and Performance: A Study on French and Swedish Firms” (with G. Ballot and F. Fakhfakh), Labour Economics, 8: 443-462.

2001, “Training Policies and Economic Growth in an Evolutionary World” (with G. Ballot), Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 12: 311-329.

2001, “Small and Medium-Size Enterprises in Turkish Manufacturing Industries”, Journal of Economic Cooperation (22): 43-72.

2000, “Competition, Training, Heterogeneity Persistence, and Aggregate Growth in a Multi-agent Evolutionary Model” (with G. Ballot), Applications of Simulation to Social Sciences, Paris: Hermes, pp.335-351.

2000, “Institutions, Entrepreneurship, Economic Flexibility and Growth” (with G. Eliasson), in S. Klepper, H. Hanusch and U. Cantner (eds.) Economic Evolution, Learning, and Complexity, Heidelberg: Springer/Physica, pp.265-286.

2000, “Teknolojik Geliþme ve Piyasa Yapýsý: Ýmalat Sanayii Üzerine Bir Ýnceleme”, Perþembe Konferanslarý 6, Ankara: Rekabet Kurumu.

2000, “Türkiye’de AR-GE Destek Programlarý: Bir Deðerlendirme”, III: Teknoloji Kongresi Bildirileri, Ankara: TÜBÝTAK, TTGV, TÜSÝAD, pp. 165-174.

1999, “Technological Change, Learning, and Macro-economic Coordination: An Evolutionary Model” (with G. Ballot), Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, 4 (2) [http://www.soc.surrey.ac.uk/JASSS/JASSS.html].

1999, “Yerel Geliþme ve Teknik Etkinlik”, Ýçel Sanayisini Geliþtirme Sempozyumu, Ankara: DÝE and Mersin Ticaret ve Sanayi Odasý, pp. 277-292.

1999, “Trade Liberalization and Employment Generation: The Experience of Turkey in the 1980s”, in Ana Revenga (ed.), Turkey: Economic Reforms, Living Standards, and Social Welfare Study, Vol II Technical Papers, Washington, D.C.: World Bank.

1998, "Human Capital, Technological Lock-in and Evolutionary Dynamics" (with G.Ballot), in G.Eliasson and C.Green (eds.), Microfoundations of Economic Growth: A Schumpeterian Perspective, Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press, 301-330.

1998, “Formation Continue, Recherche et Développement et Performance des Entreprises” (with G.Ballot and F.Fakhfakh), Formation Emploi, n.64, 43-58.

1998, "Règles D'Allocation des Ressources aux Investissements Immatériels par les Entreprises et Coordination Macroéconomique: Un Modèle S'Apprentissage" (with G. Ballot), Mélanges Vincens, Toulouse: Presses de l'Université des Sciences Sociales de Toulouse, 235-248.

1998, KÝT Sisteminin Ýktisadi Deðerlendirilmesi: Nicel Ýrdeleme, Özelleþtirme Sorunlarý ve Politika Seçenekleri (with K. Boratav, Y. Kepenek, T. Bali, M.A. Candan ve Ý. Ertuðrul), Ankara: KÝGEM.

1998, "Kamu Ýþletmeleri ve Özelleþtirme Deneyimi: Sorunlar ve Politika Seçenekleri" (with K. Boratav, Y. Kepenek, T. Bali, M.A. Candan ve Ý. Ertuðrul), Toplum ve Bilim, n.77, 100-134.

1998, "Türkiye Ýmalat Sanayiinde Teknolojik Deðiþme ve Ýstihdam", in T.Bulutay (ed.), Teknoloji ve Ýstihdam, Ankara: DÝE, pp. 179-217 (Also published as "Technological Change and Employment in Turkish Manufacturing Industries", in T.Bulutay (ed.), Technology and Employment, Ankara: SIS, pp. 185-223).

1997, "The Dynamics of Firms in a Micro-to-macro Model with Training, Learning, and Innovation" (with G.Ballot), Journal of Evolutionary Economics (7), 435-457.

1997, "Technical Change and Efficiency in Turkish Manufacturing Industries" (with G.Saatçi), Journal of Productivity Analysis (8), 461-475.

1997, "Micro-Macro Simulation of Technological Systems: Economic Effects of Spillovers" (with B.Carlsson and G.Eliasson), in B.Carlsson (ed.), Technological Systems and Industrial Dynamics, Boston: Kluwer, 255-278.

1997, Small and Medium-sized Industry in Turkey, Ankara: SIS.

1997, "Esnek Üretime Dayalý Bir Rekabet Stratejisi Geliþtirilebilir mi? Türkiye'de Fason Üretim", Petrol Ýþ Yýllýðý, 1996, Ýstanbul: Petrol Ýþ, 707-715.

1996, "Firm Sponsored Training, Technical Progress and Aggregate Performance" (with G.Ballot), in A.Harding (ed.), Microsimulation and Public Policy, Amsterdam: North Holland, 421-451.

1996, "Türkiye Mühendislik Sanayilerinde Teknolojik Yapý", Cumhuriyet Dönemi Türkiye Ansiklopedisi, vol 15, Ýstanbul: Ýletiþim, 374-378.

1995, "Türkiye Çimento Sanayiinde Özelleþtirme ve Teknik Etkinlik [Privatization and Technical Efficiency in Turkish Cement Industry]" (with Þ.Saygýlý), METU Studies in Development (23): 405-426.

1995, "Emek ve Üretim Sürecindeki Deðiþmeler [Labor and Changes in Production Systems]", Deðiþim Sürecinde Türkiye Sanayii Sempozyumu, Ankara: TMMOB, 62-70.

1995, "The Importance of Economic Competence in Economic Growth: A Micro-to-Macro Analysis" (with B.Carlsson), in B.Carlsson (ed.), Technological Systems and Economic Performance: The Case of Factory Automation, Dordrecht: Kluwer, 359-390.

1994, "Factory Automation and Economic Performance: A Micro-to-macro Analysis" (with B.Carlsson and K.Tryggestad), in O.Granstrand (ed.), Economics of Technology, Amsterdam: Elsevier, 37-64.

1994, "Flexible Technology and Industrial Structure in the US" (with B.Carlsson), Small Business Economics (6): 193-209.

1993, "Technological Capabilities and International Competitiveness in the Engineering Industries" (with B.Carlsson), Review of Industrial Organization (8): 293-313.

1993, "Teknoloji ve Kriz [Technology and the Crisis]", Toplum ve Bilim (56): 5-41.

1993, "Sanayi ve Teknoloji Politikalar_ [Industrial and Technology Policies]", METU Studies in Development (20): 549-80.

1992, "A Description of the Initial 1982 and the 1990 Databases", in J.W.Albrecht et al., MOSES Database, Stockholm: IUI, 137-80.

1992, "Initial State Dependency", in J.W.Albrecht et al., MOSES Database, Stockholm: IUI, 325-41.

1992, "The Minimum Data Requirements to Start and Run MOSES" (with J.Nielsen), in J.W.Albrecht et al., MOSES Database, Stockholm: IUI, 343-53.

1991, "Flexible Automation in the US Engineering Industries", International Journal of Industrial Organization (9): 557-72.

1991, "The Impact of Trade Unions on the Diffusion of Technology: The Case of NC Machine Tools", British Journal of Industrial Relations, (29): 305-311.

1991, MOSES on PC - Manual, Initialization, and Calibration, Stockholm: IUI.

1990, "A Micro-simulation Analysis of Manufacturing Firms' Demand for Telecommunication Services", in G.Eliasson et al., The Knowledge Based Information Economy, Stockholm: IUI, 157-82.

1989, "Types of Flexibility in a Single-machine Production System", International Journal of Production Research (27): 1891-9.

1989, "Ýmalat Teknolojisindeki Geliþmeler ve Mühendislik Sanayileri [New Manufacturing Technologies and the Engineering Industries]", 1989 Sanayi Kongresi Bildirileri, 1989, Cilt 1, Ankara: MMO, 72-76 [Reprinted in Endüstri Mühendisligi (1): 10-4].

1986, "Sýnai Kalkýnmada Takým Tezgahlarý Sanayinin Rolü ve Türkiye Örneði [The Role of the Machine Tool Industry in Industrial Development: The Turkish Case]", (with E.Özmen), in III. Teknoloji Kongresi Bildirileri, Ankara: The Ministry of Technology and Industry.

Thesis Supervision

2001 “Efficiency Differentials in Turkish Manufacturing Industry”, M.S. Thesis by Önsel Gülbiten

2000 “Technical Change and Efficiency in Turkish Thermal Power Plants (1983-1996)”, M.S. Thesis by Ayþegül Çelik

2000 “Working Capital Needs and the Short-term Debt Structure of Turkish Manufacturing Corporations, 1993-1999”, M.S. Thesis by Ayþe Eda Tin.

1998 “The European Union Research and Technological Development Policies”, M.S. Thesis by Aslýgül Gök

1998 “Technoeconomic Impact of the Defense Industry in Ankara Region”, M.S. Thesis by Erkan Gözpýnar

1997 “Structural Change in the Automobile Industry: Policy Implications for Turkey”, M.S. Thesis by Can Sayar

1996 “Bounded Rationality and Complexity”, M.S. Thesis by Z.Önder Nomaler

1995 “Privatization and Efficiency: The Case of Turkish Cement Industry”, M.S. Thesis by Þeref Saygýlý

1995 “Price-Cost Margins and Foreign Trade in Turkish Manufacturing Industry: A Panel Data Analysis”, M.S. Thesis by Cihan Yalçýn

1994 “Flexible Automation Technologies and Work Organization: The Case of Turkish Engineering Industries”, M.S. Thesis by Funda Mendeþ

1994 “Inter-Industry Wage Differentials in Turkish Manufacturing Industry, 1964-1989”, M.S. Thesis by Erkan Erdil

Working Papers

The Internal and External Transfers of the Turkish Economy: A Financial Computable General Equilibrium Analysis’ Economic Analysis and Policy

Research Reports

2001, Ulusal Yenilik Sistemi: Türkiye Ýmalat Sanayiinde Teknolojik Deðiþim ve Yenilik Süreçlerinin Ýzlenmesi, Ankara: TÜBÝTAK ve TTGV.

2000, TÜBÝTAK-MAM Tekstil Enstitüsü Deðerlendirme Raporu (with S. Turgut Tümer), Ankara: TÜBÝTAK.

2000, Monitoring and Evaluation of the Industrial Technology Project, First Report 2000, Ankara: TTGV.

Recent research projects

2000-Present Vizyon 2023: Ulusal Öngörü Çalýþmasý, TUBITAK.

1998-00 Ulusal Yenilik Sistemi: Türkiye Ýmalat Sanayiinde Teknolojik Deðiþim ve Yenilik Süreçlerinin Ýzlenmesi (National Innovation System: An Evaluation of the Processes of Technological Change and Innovation in Turkish Manufacturing Industry), TUBITAK and TTGV, Turkey.

2000 Turkey: Monitoring and Evolution of the Industrial Technology Project, TTGV, Turkey, and the World Bank.

2000 TÜBÝTAK-MAM Tekstil Enstitüsü Deðerlendirme Raporu (Evaluation of TÜBÝTAK-MAM Textile Institute), TÜBÝTAK, Turkey.

1998-99 The Macroeconomic Effects of Computer and Communications Technology, Swedish Transport and Communications Research Board (Kommunikationsforskningsberedningen), Sweden

1997-98 Human Capital Accumulation and Economic Performance, ERMES, Paris II University, France

1997-98 Demand for Telecommunications Services in Swedish Manufacturing Industries, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden

1997 The New Strategy of Technology Development Foundation of Turkey for the Next Century, TDF, Turkey

1997 Measurement of Total Factor Productivity Project, State Institute of Statistics, Turkey



1997 Performance of State Economic Enterprises in Turkey, KIGEM, Turkey

1997 Microfinance Feasibility Study, UNDP, Turkey

1996 Flexible Automation in Developing Countries: The Case of Turkish Engineering Industries, METU, Turkey

1995-96 Small and Medium-sized Industry Project, State Institute of Statistics, Turkey

1995-96 Sweden's Technological Systems and Future Development Potential, The National Board for Industrial and Technical Development, Sweden

Teaching

ECON 411 Economics of Networks and the Internet

ECON 444 Economics of Innovation

ECON 448 Technology and Industrial Dynamics

ECON 451 Industrial Economics

ECON 498 Labor Economics

ECON 651 Advanced Industrial Organization

ECON 691 Economics of Technology Policy

Education

1989 Ph.D., Department of Economics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA

Thesis: Technological Capabilities and International Competitiveness: A Study on the Machine Tool Industry



1985 M.S., Department of Economics, Middle East Technical University, Ankara

Thesis: The Role of the Machine Tool Industry in Industrial Development with Special Reference to Turkey



1982 B.S., Department of Mechanical Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara

Work Experience

1998-Present Professor, Department of Economics, Middle East Technical University, Ankara

2001-Present Advisor, TUBITAK, Turkey

1999-2000 Advisor, the State Institute of Statistics, Turkey

1998 Fall Visiting Professor, Department of Economics, Université Panthéon–Assas (Paris II), Paris

1993-1998 Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Middle East Technical University, Ankara

1996-1997 Visiting Scholar, Department of Industrial Economics, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm

1992-1993 Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Middle East Technical University, Ankara

1989-1992 Research Fellow, Industrial Institute for Economic and Social Research (IUI), Stockholm

1985-1989 Research Assistant, Department of Economics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA

1982-1985 Research Engineer, Aselsan Military Electronics Industries, Inc., Ankara

Professional Activities and Organizations

1999-Present Member of the Editorial Board, the Electronic Journal of Evolutionary Modeling and Economic Dynamics

1998-Present Member of the Board of Management, International J.A.Schumpeter Society

1997-Present Assistant Chair, Science and Technology Policy Studies Program, METU

1997-Present Research Associate, Economic Research Forum, Cairo

1997-Present Member of the Organization Committee, International METU Conference on Economics

1996-Present Treasurer, Economic Research Center, METU

1993-Present Member of the Editorial Board, Toplum ve Bilim, Ankara, Turkey

1999-2001 Chairman, Department of Economics, METU

1997-1998 Member of the Faculty Board, the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, METU

1996-1998 Secretary, the Union of Academic Personnel, METU Branch

1996-1997 Assistant Chair, Department of Economics, METU

1993-1995 Editor, METU Studies in Development

Refereed papers for METU Studies in Development, Toplum ve Bilim, International Journal of Production Research, European Journal of Operations Research, The Electornic Journal of Evolutionary Modelling and Economic Dynamics, International Business Review, International Business Review, and Economics of Innovation and New Technology

Member of the International J.A.Schumpeter Society

Member of the European Association for Research in Industrial Economics

Member of the European Association of Labor Economists