Bengi YANIK İLHAN Education Research Fields Dissertation Work

Bengi YANIK İLHAN
Curriculum Vitae, May 2014
Email: bengi.ilhan@kemerburgaz.edu.tr
byanik@ku.edu.tr
Phone: +90 212 604 01 00 / 4063
Fax : +90 212 445 92 55
Office address:
İstanbul Kemerburgaz University
Department of Economics
Mahmutbey Dilmenler Caddesi, No: 26
Bağcılar, 34217 Istanbul, TURKEY
Education
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PhD in Economics
Feb 2012
Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
M.A in Economics
2004
Istanbul Technical University, İstanbul, Turkey
Executive M.B.A.
2003
Galatasaray University, Institute of Social Sciences, İstanbul, Turkey
B.S. in Economics
2001
Boğaziçi University, İstanbul.Turkey
1-year French preparation class
1995
Galatasaray University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences
Research Fields
Econometrics, Applied Microeconometrics, Labor Economics; Labor Market Dynamics
and Inequalities in the Labor Market
Dissertation
Title: Youth in the Labor Market and the Transition from School to Work in Turkey
Advisor: İnsan Tunalı and Meltem Dayıoğlu
Work Experiences
 Assistant Professor, İstanbul Kemerburgaz University,
Department of Economics
 Project Coordinator, TÜBITAK Project: Project No: 113K379 ,
“Correction for Institutional Population in Household Surveys“
 Visiting Scholar, Koç University, Department of Economics
 Research Assistant, TÜBITAK Project: Project No: 109K504 ,
“Adjustments for Attrition and Rotation Design for Transition Matrices
Obtained from the Turkish Household Labor Force Survey: Methods
and Labor Market Applications “
 Research Assistant and Teaching Assistant, Koç University,
Labor Economics Assoc. Prof. Insan Tunalı
 Research Assistant, Koç University, Assoc. Prof. Insan Tunalı
 Visiting Scholar, University of Michigan, Population Studies Center
 Research Assistant, Koç University, Prof. Kamil Yılmaz, ERF
(Economic Research Forum)
 Research Assistant, TÜBITAK Project: Project No: 106K134 ,
“The Impacts of Internal Migration Natives’ Educational and
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2011-2012
2009-2010
2009
2008-2009
2006-2008
Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from Turkish Provinces“
 Research Assistant and Grader Assoc. Prof. Insan Tunalı,:
Econometrics, Applied Econometrics
 Visiting Scholar University of Minnesota, Economic Research Forum
Fellow
 Teaching Assistant Istanbul Technical University: Econometrics,
Game Theory
 Management Trainee, AKBANK T.A.Ş
2005-2008
2004
2002-2004
2001-2002
Teaching Experiences
(G)raduate, (U)ndergraduate
Instructor
 Quantitative Methods in Management (G)
Fall&Spring 2013-2014
Graduate School of Sciences, İstanbul Kemerburgaz University, Istanbul, Turkey
 Microeconomic Theory (U)
Fall 2013
 Quantitative Methods in Management (G)
Fall&Spring 2012-2013
Graduate School of Sciences, İstanbul Kemerburgaz University, Istanbul, Turkey
 Mathematics for Social Sciences (U)
Spring 2012
Department of Economics, İstanbul Kemerburgaz University, Istanbul, Turkey
 Introduction to Economics (U)
Fall 2011
Department of Computer Engineering, Air Force Academy, Istanbul, Turkey
Teaching Assistant
 Teaching Assistant (U), Koç University, Labor Economics,
Fall 2011
Assoc. Prof. Insan Tunalı
 Teaching Assistant (U) Istanbul Technical University: Econometrics,
2002-2004
Game Theory
Papers and Conference Presentations
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Yanık-İlhan, B. and Oz. S (2014). “Transition to Higher Education Examination
Outcomes: Does High School Matter?” METU Studies In Development, 41 August,
2014.
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Bayar, A., A. and Yanık-İlhan, B. (2013). “Do Wives’ Earnings have an Impact on
Income Inequality?: Evidence from Turkey” 34th Annual Meeting of the Middle East
Economic Association (MEEA), Philadelphia, US, 03.01.2014 - 06.01.2014
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Maden-Eyiusta, C and Yanık-Ilhan (2013). “Yüksek Lisans Eğitiminin Çalışanların İş
Performansları Üzerindeki Etkisi: Beşeri Sermaye Teorisi Yaklaşımı”. 13th National
Social Sciences Congress, 4-6 December, 2013.
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Yanık-İlhan, B. and Bayar, A. A. (2013). “The Labour Market Attachment of an Aged
Population: An Empirical Analysis from Turkey ” METU Studies In Development, 40
April, 2013,49-82
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Yanık-İlhan, B. and Tunalı, İ. (2012). “İşsizlik Oranlarına Yaş Gruplarına Göre
Bakış“,(in Turkish) ERF (Economic Research Forum) Research Note / No.1201, 2012
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Yanık-İlhan, B. and Tunalı, İ. (2011). “Transition to first Permanent Job after
Separation from School in Turkey” presented at MEEA (Middle East Economic
Association) 23th-24th June 2011 Conference”- (in progress).
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Yanık-İlhan, B. and Bayar, A. A. (2011). “ The More Local Labor Market
Opportunities The More Labor Market Re-entry of Older People: An Empirical
Analysis from Turkey ” presented at EconAnadolu (Anadolu International Conference
in Economics) 15th-17th June 2011 Conference.
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Yanık-İlhan, B. and Tunalı, İ. (2010). “Transition from School to Work in Turkey”,
MEEA (Middle East Economic Association) 24th-26th June 2010 Conference- (in
progress).
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Yanık-İlhan, B. and Bayar, A. A. (2010). “Labor Force Participation of Elderly:
Turkish Case”, EBES (Eurasia Business and Economics Society ) 26th-28th May 2010
Conference.
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Yanık-İlhan, B. and Aydıner-Avşar, N. (2010). “How does Education Gender
Inequality Change over Time and after the increase in Compulsory Education in
Turkey? ”. In, Füsun Çoban Doskaya (Eds). Women in the 21st Century: Change and
Empowerment , İzmir: Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Fen Edebiyat Fakültesi Yayınları.
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Yanık-İlhan, B. and Tunalı, İ. (2009). “Türkiye'de İş Piyasasına Geçiş Aşamasındaki
Gençler“,(in Turkish) ERF (Economic Research Forum) Research Note/09-01, 21
January 2009
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Yanık-İlhan, B. and Assaad, R. (2004). “Local Industrial Structure and Female
Participation in Paid Work in Urban Turkey”, Paper presented at Workshop on
Gender, Work, and Family in the Middle East and North Africa, 8th-10th June 2004,
Mahdia City, Tunisia.
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Yanık-İlhan, B. and Aydıner-Avşar, N. (2004). “Educational Inequality in the Turkish
Labour Market: Gender-based Notes”, First International Conference on Women
Studies of Centre for Women Studies in Cyprus, 2004.
Chapters in Book
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Yanık-İlhan, B. and Aydıner-Avşar, N. (2012). “Gender Inequality and Education
Gap in Developing Coutnries: Notes on Turkey”, In, Miriam Kennet, Norferyanti
Kamaruddin andWinston Ka-Ming Mak (Eds.). Londra: The Green Economics
Institute, The Greening of China and Asia (Handbook of Green Economics)
Yanık-İlhan, B. and Aydıner-Avşar, N. (2013). “Education Inequality among Working
Age Population in Turkey: A Cohort Analysis” in Roger Blanpain, Toker Dereli, Pinar
Soykut-Sarica, Asli Sen-Tasbasi (Eds.) Wolters Kluwer: Emerging Patterns of Work
and Turkish Labour Market Challenges under Globalization.
Referee for Journal of Economic and Social Research
AFFILIATION
 Chair, Istanbul Kemerburgaz University,
Department of Economics
 Co-Chair, TUKAED (Women Economists Association of Turkey)
 Research Committee Executive Board Representative, TUKAED
(Women Economists Association of Turkey)
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HONORS and AWARD
 Tübitak BİDEB Support for International Scientific Activities Participation
Programme 2224, 2011
 Tübitak BİDEB International Research Fellowship Programme 2214 (for PhD
students), 2009
 Vaksa Scholarship (Ranked in first 250 in the nation-wide University Entrance Exam1996-ÖYS)
 Akdeniz Dershanesi Scholarship (Ranked in first 250 in the nation-wide University
Entrance Exam-1996 -ÖYS)
COMPUTER SKILLS
 STATA, E-views, SPSS, MATLAB, Macromedia, FrontPage, Windows XP, MS
Office
LANGUAGE SKILLS
 English (Advanced), French (Intermediate)
References
Assoc. Prof .İnsan Tunalı,
Address
Department of Economics,
Koç University,
E-mail
itunali@ku.edu.tr
Telephone
+90 212 3381427
Assoc. Prof. Meltem Dayıoğlu Tayfur
Address
Department of Economics,
Middle East Technical University,
E-mail
dmeltem@metu.edu.tr
Telephone
+90 312 2103085
Assoc. Prof. Hakan Ercan
Address
Department of Economics,
Middle East Technical University,
E-mail
hercan@metu.edu.tr
Telephone
+90 312 2102068
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