İktisat Bölümü: Recent submissions
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Three Essays on Clean Energy
(Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, 2023)This thesis is made up of three essays that examine clean energy development from various perspectives. In the first essay, we investigate how fluctuations in oil prices affect the stock returns of clean energy and oil and ... -
The Impact of Syrian Refugees on the Turkish Housing Market
(Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, 2023-09-04)This thesis aims to analyze the impact of Syrian refugees on the Turkish housing market for the period 2009 and 2019. In order to evaluate how the housing market was affected, Survey of Income and Living Conditions (SILC) ... -
Evolution of Electricity Markets From the Perspective of Production and Organized Markets
(Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, 2023-09-19)Electricity markets were initially established based on a vertically integrated organizational framework. The market segments underwent a process of vertical unbundling, which subsequently led to their division into four ... -
Central Bank Independence and Stability
(Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, 2023)This study examines the impact of stability and institutional indicators on Central Bank Independence (CBI) using a fixed effects panel data analysis for 51 countries from 2008 to 2017. Stability indicators include Past ... -
Impacts of Eu Pre-Accession Funds on Regional Growth in Turkiye: A Spatial Analysis
(Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, 2023)This thesis aims to investigate the influence of Instrument for pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) funds, which is a part of its candidacy process for joining the European Union (EU), on the regional growth in Türkiye. Our ... -
Three Essays on Behavioral Economics
(Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, 2023)This dissertation consists of three essays about Behavioral Economics. The first essay discusses the behavioral patterns of economically disadvantaged Turkish people for the years 2006 and 2019. The second essay investigates ... -
An Empirical Investigation of Rational Bubbles in US Dollar-Turkish Lira Exchange Rate By Means of Currency Derivative Market
(Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, 2023)This study aims to investigate whether USD/TRY exchange rate exhibits any rational ‘speculative’ bubble formations over the period 2001-2022. As a rational bubble in any asset price is defined as consistent deviations of ... -
Characteristics of Global Top Wealth Distribution
(Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, 2023)This thesis examines the characteristics of global top wealth distribution through a demographic model that focuses on age, employing the Forbes magazine 2014 dataset. This thesis aims to address two questions. The first ... -
A Comparison of Marx and Weber's Analyses on the Origins and Development of Capitalism
(Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, 2023)Comprehending the emergence and growth of capitalism by understanding the similarities and differences between Marx's and Weber's perspectives is crucial. Numerous discussions have focused on this topic. Their analytical ... -
The Role of Financial Constraints and Credit Conditions on Firms' Export Behaviour: Evidence From Turkish Manufacturing Industry
(Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, 2023)Global merchandise trade highly depends on the financial sector to provide different financial products. This thesis aims to understand the impact of financial constraints and credit conditions on Turkish manufacturing ... -
The Evolution of Market Power and Its Relation With Inflation in Türkiye
(Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, 2023)In this study, I analyzed the evolution of market power in Türkiye between the 2006-2021 period by estimating firm-level and aggregated markups with a data-set covering a vast majority of Turkish industries. I also examined ... -
Monetary Transmission Mechanism and Banking Sector: The Case of Turkey
(Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, 2023)Changes in the financial and economic structure have put banks, particularly credit, at the center of economic policies in Türkiye over the last two decades. This dissertation examines the linkage between monetary transmission ... -
Tüketicilerin Kredi Kartı ile Fazla Harcama Davranışının Davranışsal Ekonomi Yaklaşımı ile Analizi
(Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, 2023)The purpose of this research is to understand the determinants of credit card overspending behavior of consumers which results in growing credit card indebtness. For this purpose, consumers' overspending behavior with their ... -
The Interaction of Interest Rates, Inflation, Exchange Rates and Economic Growth in Turkey: 2000-2021
(Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, 2023)This thesis studies the effects of interest rates on mainly the real output and price level for Turkish economy by using VAR and SVAR models. The study first reviews the literature related to the interest rates, economic ... -
Extreme Risk Connectedness of Sovereign Credit Default Swaps: Evidence from BRICS and MIST Countries
(Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, 2023-02-23)To analyze the extreme risk spillover effect, this thesis proposes dynamic EVT-VaR extended joint connectedness framework based on extreme value theory. The spillovers among sovereign CDS of BRICS and MIST countries using ... -
Financialization and Us Hegemony: A Critical Approach To Contemporary Debates
(Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, 2023)Hegemony has been the subject of heated debate among theorists from different perspectives in the international political economy literature since the 1970s. In this study, we aim to make a critical evaluation of contemporary ... -
A Meta-Analysis Study on the Vaccination Effectiveness of Influenza and Interpretation Regarding Economic Aspects
(Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, 2023)Health “is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”. It is also a field of study for all sciences, as it is a factor that affects the "individual", the ... -
The Effects of Uncertainty in Energy Prices on the Economy of the Caspian Sea Countries: Evidences from Russia, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan
(Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, 2023-02-03)By taking into account the role of crude oil in the world economy, the prices of petrol become one of the main indicators of the economic growth. In addition, the uncertainty in the price of crude oil has various effects ... -
Dealing with Consumer Uncertainty: Online Consumer Reviews and What makes them helpful?
(Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, 2023)Online shopping has become very prevalent in average consumer’s daily life. Electronic retailing comes with many conveniences for consumers. Being able to share information about the purchased product is among these ... -
Predicting Financial Stress in Emerging Countries
(Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, 2023)Economic policies are designed to eliminate vulnerabilities while also increasing the welfare of the citizens. Yet, some undesirable factors could hinder these goals by distorting the functioning of the financial system, ...
