K. ALI AKKEMIK

ACADEMIC CAREER

Jan 2009– present Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Baskent University

Oct 2007 – Jan 2009        Instructor, Department of Economics, Baskent University

Apr 2004 – Mar 2005          Teaching Assistant, Graduate School of International Development, Nagoya University (Japan)

EDUCATION

2003-2006                             PhD (International Development) Graduate School of International Development, Nagoya University (Japan)

2001-2003                            MA (Economics), Chiba University (Japan)

2000-2001 Research student, Department of Economics, Chiba University (Japan)

1995-1999                             BS (Economics), Department of Economics, Middle East Technical University (Turkey)

AWARDS

Apr 2000 – Mar 2006            Government of Japan, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Monbukagakusho = MEXT) Scholarship

COURSES TAUGHT

Undergraduate

Introduction to Economics I (Micro)

International Economics I (International Trade)

International Economics II (International Finance)

Macroeconomic Theory

Globalization and Regionalization

Graduate

Economic Integration Theories (Baskent University)

Economic and Social History of East Asia (Middle East Technical University)

AREAS OF INTEREST AND SPECIALIZATION

Development Economics

International Economics

Input-output analysis

Computable general equilibrium (CGE) modeling

Productivity analysis

Industrial policies

Science and technology policies

East Asian economies

Economic history of Japan

Turkish economy

Worldviews and altruistic economic behavior