CURRICULUM
VITAE
Lütfi
ERDEN April, 2012
PERSONAL
INFORMATION:
EDUCATIONAL
BACKGROUND:
Undergraduate : Uludag University, Department of Econometrics,
1993
Graduate/Masters’ Degree : University of Colorado
at Denver, Department of Economics, 1997
Graduate/ PH.D: The Florida State University, Department
of Economics, 2002
Foreign Languages: English
ACADEMIC
AREAS OF INTEREST:
Applied Econometrics
Macroeconomics
International Trade and Finance
PROFESSIONAL
WORK EXPERIENCE:
2009- : Associate Prof., Department of Economics,
Hacettepe University, Turkey
2008- : Adjunct Lecturer, TOBB-Economics and Technology
Univ., Ankara
2005-2008: Assistant Prof., Department of Economics,
Hacettepe University, Turkey
2006-2007: Adjunct Lecturer, Police Academy, Gölbasi,
Ankara,
Dec 2004 – Sep 2008: Assistant Chair, Department
of Economics, H.U.
2003 Spring – 2005: Instructor, Dr., Department
of Economics, Hacettepe University, Turkey
2003 Fall: Research Assistant, Dr., Department of
Economics, Mersin University, Turkey
ACADEMIC
RESEARCH/ PUBLICATIONS :
Conferences:
Erden, L. “The effects of financial markets
on private capital formation: An empirical analysis
of Turkish data over 1968-1998 period.” METU
International Conference, Sep-2002, Ankara, Turkey.
Çakmak-Karaçay,
H. and Erden, L. “New Industrial Districts and
Spatial Search: Cases of Denizli and Gaziantep”
Pamukkale Univ. Ekonomi Yaz Seminerleri, Temmuz-2004,
Denizli, Turkey. (in Turkish)
Journal
Articles Indexed in SCI, SSCI and Other International
Indices (Econlit, IBSS, IndexCopernicius)
Erden,
L. and R. G. Holcombe (2005) “The Effects of
Public Investment on Private Investment in Developing
Economies,” Public Finance Review, 33(5), 575-602.
Erden
L. (2005) “The Effects of Financial Markets
on Private Capital Formation: An Empirical Analysis
of Turkish Data over 1968-1998 period” Yapi
Kredi Economic Review, 16(2), 21-29.
Erden,
L. and R. G. Holcombe (2006) “The Linkage between
Public and Private Investment: A Cointegration Analysis
of a Panel of Developing Countries,” Eastern
Economic Journal, 32(3), 479-492.
Özkan,
I. and L. Erden (2007) “Identifying the Turning
Points in Turkish Business Cycles” Akdeniz Univ.
Journal of Economics and Administrative Sciences,
7(2), 1-19. (in Turkish)
Erden,
L. and I. Özkan (2007) “Country-size Argument
as a Potential Explanation for the Feldstein-Horioka
Puzzle” The Empirical Economics Letters, 6(6),
501-507.
Erden,
L. and S. S. Önder (2008) “Exchange Rate
Pass-through within the Framework of Inflation Targeting
in Turkey”. The Empirical Economics Letters,
7(12), 1243-1250.
Ozkan,
I; L. Erden and B. Turksen (2009) “A Fuzzy Analysis
of Country-size Argument for the Feldstein-Horioka
Puzzle” Information Sciences, 179 (16), 2754-2761.
Erden,
L.; I. Ozkan and B. Gunalp (2009) “What do Productivity
Shocks tell us on the Saving-Investment Relationship?”
Prague Economic Papers, 18 (3), 195-208.
Erden,
L. and A. Güven (2009) “The Impact of Aid
on the Fiscal Behavior of Governments in Transition
Economies” Ekonomicky Casopis, 57 (5), 445-457.
Çakmak-Karaçay,
H. and Erden, L. (2010) “The link between regional
efficiency and public policies in Turkey: An analysis
of a panel threshold model” Iktisat,Isletme
ve Finans, 25 (289), 47-70. (in Turkish)
Erden,
L. and H. Çakmak-Karaçay (2010) “Optimality
of Public Capital in Turkey: A Regional Analysis”
Gaziantep Univ. Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 9, 533-551.
(in Turkish)
Erden,
L. and O. Çagatay (2011) “The Relationship
between Current and Capital Accounts in Turkey”
Hacettepe Univ. Journal of Economics and Administrative
Sciences, 29 (2), 49-67. (in Turkish)
Gur,
T., L. Erden and I. Ozkan (2011) “An investigation
on the determinants of domestic saving-investment
interaction” Panoeconomicus, 3, 343-353.
Articles
in Refereed National Journals
Çakmak-Karaçay, H. and L. Erden (2004)
“New regional development approaches and public
policies: An empirical analysis of a regional panel
from Turkey” Gazi Univ. Journal of Economics
and Administrative Sciences, 6 (3), 77-96. (in Turkish)
Erden,
L. (2005) “Public and Private Investment in
a Vector Error Correction Model: Empirical Evidence
from Turkey”, Hacettepe Univ. Journal of Economics
and Administrative Sciences, 23(1), 17-27.
Erden,
L. (2005) “Structural Adjustment and Domestic
Private Saving and Investment Interaction in Turkey:
A Cointegration Analysis”, Celal Bayar Univ.
Journal of Management and Economics, 12(1), 95-106.
Erden,
L. and H. Çakmak-Karaçay (2005) “Local
development and the changing role of government in
Turkey: An analysis of Provincial Panel Data”
Hacettepe Univ. Journal of Economics and Administrative
Sciences, 23 (2) 13-32. (in Turkish)
Çakmak-Karaçay,
H. and L. Erden (2005) “New Industrial Districts
and Spatial Search: Cases of Denizli and Gaziantep”,
Cumhuriyet Univ. Journal of Economics and Administrative
Sciences, 6, 111-129. (in Turkish)
Erden,
L. (2005) “The Impact of Capital Account Liberalization
on the Coefficient of Saving Retention in Turkey”,
Erciyes Univ. Journal of Economics and Administrative
Sciences, 25(2), 19-32.
Güven,
A. and L. Erden (2007), “Foreign Aid in a Fiscal
Response Model: Case of Turkey”, Hacettepe Univ.
Journal of Economics and Administrative Sciences,
25(1), 21-37. (in Turkish)
Erden,
L. and G. Saglam (2009) “The Effects of Exchange
Rate Volatility on Industrial Imports in Turkey: An
Analysis of an ARDL Model for Imports” Hacettepe
Univ. Journal of Economics and Administrative Sciences,
27(2), 19-44. (in Turkish)
Projects:
1) “An investigation on the effects of investment
subsidies and public investment on provincial efficiency
in Turkey: Provincial panel data applications”
TUBITAK Research Grant, 2008-2010.
2) “International Transmission of Business Cycles:
Where is the Turkish Economy at?” TUBITAK Research
Grant, 2011-2012.
3) “Fiscal Responses of Governments to Privatization:
The Cases of Turkey and Transition Economies”
TUBITAK Research Grant, 2011-2012.
Masters’
Theses: (Advisor)
1.Sahin Sakir Önder (August 2008) “Enflasyon
Hedeflemesi ve Döviz Kuru-Enflasyon Arasindaki
Geçiskenlik: Türkiye Örnegi”.
(Inflation targeting and Exchange rate pass-through:
Turkish Case)
2. Rengin Saliha Yildiz (June 2009) “Klasik
Karsilastirmali Üstünlükler Teorisi'nin
Türkiye'deki Geçerliliginin Sinanmasi”.
(Testing the validity of classical comparative advantage
theory for Turkey)
3.Güliz Saglam (June 2009) “Türkiye'de
Döviz Kuru Oynakliginin Yatirim ve Tüketim
Mallari Ithalat Talebine Etkileri”.(The effects
of exchange rate volatility on the imports of investment
and consumption goods in Turkey”
4.Oktay Çagatay (June 2010) “Türkiye'de
Cari Islemler Hesabi ile Sermaye Hesabi Arasindaki
Nedensellik Iliskisi”.(The relationship between
current and capital accounts in Turkey)
5.Ayda Güven (Jan 2011) “Dis Ticaret Serbestlesmesi
ile Ekonomik Büyüme Arasindaki Iliskinin
Incelenmesi”.(An investigation on the relationship
between trade liberalization and economic growth)
6. Merve Kir (June 2011) “Türkiye’de
Büyüme ve Issizlik Arasindaki Iliskinin
Ampirik Analizi” (An empirical analysis of the
relationship between economic growth and unemployment
in Turkey)
Working Papers
1. “The Impacts of Regional Public Policies
on Efficiency in Turkey”
2. “Turkish Business Cycle and Transmission
of International Business Cycles” (in Turkish)
3. “Fiscal Responses to Privatization in Transition
Economies: An Empirical Assessment”
4. “Determinants of International Transmission
of Business Cycles to Turkey”
5. “The Impact of Privatization on Fiscal Behavior
in Turkey” (in Turkish)
AWARDS:
Scholarship granted by the Ministry of Education for
graduate studies abroad.
MEMBERSHIPS:
Turkish Economics Association
REVIEWER
FOR:
Hacettepe Univ. Journal of Economics and Administrative
Sciences (Hacettepe Üniv. I.I.B.F Dergisi)
Tax Report (Vergi Raporu)
Socioeconomics (Sosyoekonomi)
Journal of Development Economics
Business and Politics
World Development
Economic Modeling
