Murat ÇOKGEZEN, Ph.D.

 

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Date of Birth          :02.06.1966
Place of Birth         :Istanbul
Nationality             :Turkish
Marital Status        :Married
Adress                  :Marmara Üniversitesi, İktisat Fakültesi,
                            Marmara Üniversitesi Göztepe Kampüsü                                     34722 / Kadıköy - İstanbul Telefon                :0216 541 4021 - 1526  (ofis)
e-mail                   :
mcokgez@marmara.edu.tr

 

Education:
PhD     Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey, Institute of Social Sciences, Department of Economic Development and International Economics (1996)
MSc     Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey, Institute of Social Sciences, Department of Economics (1990)
BSc     Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey, Faculty of Economics, Department of International Relations (1987)

Languages:

Turkish (Mother Tongue), English (Fluent), Russian (Basic), Kyrgyz Language (Basic)

Awards:

2001     Post Doctoral Research Scholarship of Turkish Academy of Sciences at University of London, School Management
2001     Turkish Academy of Sciences, International Publication Support Award
2001     Marmara University Research Foundation, International Publication Support Award
1998     Post Doctoral Research Scholarship of German Academic Exchange Program (DAAD) at Ludwig Maximillians Universitat, Munich, Germany 
1996     Post Doctoral Research Scholarship of Indian Government, Ministry of Education, at Jawaharlal Nehru University,New Delhi, India


Professional Experience:

2005- Present Associate Professor at Marmara University, Department of Economics, Istanbul, Turkey

2003-2005 Assistant Professor at Marmara University, Department of Economics, Istanbul, Turkey
2002-2003 Assistant Professor at Kyrgyzstan-Turkey Manas University, Department of Economics, Bishkek, Kyryzstan
2001-2002 Assistant Professor at Marmara University, Department of Economics, Istanbul, Turkey
1999-2000 Compulsory Military Service as English Teacher at Multi-programmed NCO Preparatory School, Balikesir, Turkey
1990-1999 Research Assistant at Marmara University, Department of Economics, Istanbul, Turkey.

Publications:

Thesis:
- 'Ownership Structure and Efficiency: The Case of Sugar Plants' [in Turkish],Unpublished Dissertation, Istanbul, 1996. (Unpublished)
- 'Industrialisation Movement in Turkey Between 1929-1939' [in Turkish], Unpublished Master Thesis, Istanbul, 1990. (Unpublished)

Books:
- 'Transparency of the Regulatory Authorities: An Analysis of Transparency of Competition Investigations in Turkey' Özgürlük Araştırmaları Derneği, Ankara, 2018 (with Fevzi Toksoy and Ali Ilıcak)

- 'An economist is reading a newspaper'[in Turkish], Liberte Yayınları, Ankara, 2010

- 'Enterpreneurship in Central Asia: Opportunities, problems and recommendations', [in Turkish] Istanbul Chamber of Commerce Publications, Istanbul, 2008 (with G. B. Ozcan) [Click here  for a TV program the authors participated on this topic]

- 'Homoekonomikus', [in Turkish], Liberte Yayınları, Ankara, 2007

- 'Mathematical Methods in Economics: Solved Problems', [in Turkish], Der Yayınevi, Istanbul, 2001

Articles in journals and proceedings, and chapters in edited books:

- 'Between consumer demand and Islamic law: The evolution of Islamic credit cards in Turkey', Journal of Comparative Economics, 43 (4), 2015, pp. 862-882 (with Timur Kuran) 

- 'Regulation, deregulation in liberal professions and competion law' [in Turkish] Rekabet Dergisi, 14(3), 2013, pp. 3-38 (with Fevzi Toksoy)

- Some determinants of publication performance: A study of Turkish economics academicians, Journal of Scientometric Research, 2(2), 2013, pp. 85-91

- Attitudes of Turkish students against markets: Does studying economics matter?, International Journal of Social Economics,   International Journal of Social Economics , Vol. 41 Iss: 10, pp.944 - 955 (with Ahmet Çilingirturk)

- Publication performance of economists and economics departments in Turkey (2006-2011): an update and comparison, Regional and Sectoral Economic Studies, 13(3), 2013, pp.95-106

- Attitudes of Turkish students towards markets: Are they different from their Western couterparts?, European Journal of Law and Economics, European Journal of Law and Economics, 43 (2), 2017, pp 359–366

- State owned enterprises, entrepreneurship and local development: A case from Turkey, European Journal of Economic and Political Studies, 4(2), 2011, pp. 91-107

- Affects of professional associations on competition:An evaluation on liberal professions, [in Turkish]Türkiye'de Kamu Kurumu Niteliğindeki Meslek Kuruluşları, Sivil Toplum ve Demokrasi içinde, Editörler: A. Yayla ve B. Şahin, USIDER araştırma raporu, 2011 (with Fevzi Toksoy)

- '40 years of Sivas's economy through the eyes of businessmen: 1965-2005', [in Turkish] in Proceedings of 2. Local Economies Congress, Cumhuriyet University, 17-19 June 2010, pp. 462-476 (with Tülin Altun)

'1974: Friedrich von Hayek and Gunnar Myrdal' [in Turkish], in Development of economic theory on the track of the Nobel, Ed. T. Büyükakın, Y. Bülbül and N. Çakır, İstanbul Ticaret Odası Publication, 2010, pp. 113-122 (with Erkan Tokucu)  

- 'Turkish Trailblazer: Boosting Rural Areas through Business Investment' GIM Case Study No. B065. New York: United Nations Development Programme, 2010

- 'Technical Efficiencies of Faculties of Economics in Turkey' Education Economics, 17 (1), 2009  

- 'Is there any rationale for government intervention to education system in Turkey?' [in Turkish] Liberal Düşünce, 13 (49), 2008 (with Nuray Terzi)

- 'Calculating Normal Value as a way of protection:Some evidence from Turkish dumping investigations', in Anti-Dumping : Global Abuse of a Trade Policy Instrument, Ed. by Bibek Debroy, Debashis Chakraborty, Academic Foundation Press, 2007 (with Cengiz Bahçekapılı)

- 'Coping with uncertainties through personal enterprises: Turkish entrepreneurs in Kyrgyzstan' in Selected Proceedings of Third International Conference on Business, Management and Economics, Organized by Yasar University, 16-17 June 2007, Çeşme-İzmir, Turkey(with G.B. Ozcan)

- 'Publication performance of economists and economics departments in Turkey (1999-2005)', [in Turkish] Tübitak Project, Proje No. SOBAG-106K223, İstanbul,2006 (EKLER)

- 'Publication performance of economists and economics departments in Turkey 1999-2003'  Bulletin of Economic Research, 58(3), 2006

- 'Trusted markets: The exchanges of Islamic companies', Comparative Economic Studies, (2006) 48, 132–155 (with G.B. Ozcan)

- 'Limitations of Alternative Capital Formations: The Case of Anatolian Holding Companies', World Development, 31(12), 2003 (with G. Berna Özcan)
- 'Profile of business in early Republican era'[in Turkish],
İşletme ve Finans, Mart 2004, No.19 (with Murat Koraltürk and Hamdi Genç)

- 'Sources of uncertainties in Kyrgyz Economy' [in Turkish] in Proceedings of the first International Conference on the Fiscal Policies in Transition Economies, Bişkek, 2004 (with Jale Çokgezen ve G. Berna Özcan)
- 'Corruption in Kyrgyzstan: The facts, causes and consequences',
Central Asian Survey, (March 2004), 23(1)
- 'The problem of corruption in Kyrgyzstan', [in Russian],
Reforma, 2(18), 2003.
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'Comparative Technical Efficiencies of State and Privately Owned Sugar Plants in Turkey', Manas Universitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, No.8, 2003 (with Mehmet Balcilar) 
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'New Fragmantations and New Cooperations in the Turkish Bourgeoisie', Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy,18(4),2000. 
- 'Successful Businessmen of the Republic'[in Turkish],
Toplumsal Tarih, September 1998, 50
- 'Question of Property in Multi-ownership Companies'[in Turkish],
Ekonomik Yaklasim, 9/28,1998.
- 'Greatness of the Small' [in Turkish],
Istanbul Sanayi Odasi Dergisi, Kasim 1997, (with Erol Katircioglu).
- 'Irregular Economy in Turkey and its Dimensions'[in Turkish],
İktisat ve İş Dünyası, 2/ 16, 1993.

 

Conference Presentation

- 'Trust and market exchange' (with G. B. Özcan), Middle East Economic Association (MEEA), Washington DC, (January 2003)
- 'Alternative capital formations: The case of Anatolian holding companies', (with G. B. Özcan) Global Technology Association, Istanbul, Turkey (July 2001) 
- 'Inefficiency of Labor Use: The Case of Turkish Banking Industry', METU International Conference on Economics IV, September 2000, Ankara, Turkey, (with M. Balcılar)
- 'Does Ownership Always Matter?', Paper presented at METU Conference on Economics, Ankara, Turkey, 18-20, September 1997.