CV

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Current position

  • Research Assistant, Department of Public Finance, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Hitit University, 2014–present.
    Assigned to the Department of International Trade and Logistics, Hitit University, since June 2026.

Research interests

Public economics; pensions and household saving; gender and public budgets; parliamentary text as data

Education

  • PhD in Public Finance, Ankara University, 2020–2026 (defended February 2026).
    Supervisor: Prof. N. Semih Öz.
    Dissertation (in Turkish): “Bireysel Emeklilikte Otomatik Katılımın Hanehalkı Tasarruflarına Etkisi: Türkiye Deneyimi” [The effect of automatic enrolment in individual pensions on household saving: the Turkish experience].
  • Visiting PhD Researcher, Maastricht University, School of Business and Economics, September 2024 – August 2025.
    Host: Thomas Post.
    Funded by the TÜBİTAK 2214-A International Doctoral Research Fellowship Programme.
  • MSc in Behavioural Economics, University of Nottingham, 2013.
    Supervisor: Prof. Abigail Barr.
    Dissertation: “Distinguishing between egocentric and non-egocentric fairness”.
  • BA in Public Finance, Ankara University, 2009.

Professional experience

  • Assistant Expert, Ministry of Customs and Trade, Ankara, 2011.

Research

Working papers

Under review

  • Automatic adjustment mechanisms and contribution-base expansion: The limits and interaction of two channels in Türkiye’s pension system (in Turkish)
  • The Applicability of Automatic Adjustment Mechanisms in Türkiye: A Comparative Assessment with OECD Countries (in Turkish)
  • Gender Based Energy Poverty in Türkiye: How Age, Care Burden and Indicator Choice Shape the Gap
    With Reyhan Karababa.

Work in progress

  • Generative AI and the Demand for University Majors: Evidence from Türkiye’s Centralized Placement System
  • Does the Legislature Scrutinise the Gender Dimension of the Budget? Measuring Oversight in the Turkish Parliament’s Plan and Budget Committee, 2010–2025
    With Reyhan Karababa.

Journal articles

Book chapters

  • Özyerden, E., & Tosun, C. (2022). Türkiye’de Savunma Harcamalarının Belirleyicileri (in Turkish). In İ. E. Seçilmiş & P. Varol İyidoğan (eds.), Prof. Dr. Güneri Akalın’a Armağan, pp. 217–232. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Yayınları. ISBN 9789754915211.

Datasets

Presentations

  • “Automatic Enrollment and Household Saving in Türkiye”, 32nd Conference on Economics, Turkish Economic Association, Famagusta, Cyprus, 13 November 2025. Oral presentation.
  • “Experiments on the Efficiency of Nudges”, NHH Norwegian School of Economics, 2019 (presentation at a short PhD course).

Teaching

  • Mathematics (4170109), first-year undergraduate course, Department of International Trade and Logistics, Hitit University. Fall 2026. Taught in Turkish.

Honours and scholarships

  • TÜBİTAK 2214-A International Doctoral Research Fellowship, 2024.
  • Republic of Türkiye Ministry of National Education scholarship for master’s study in the UK, 2011.
  • Mülkiyeliler Birliği Scholarship (alumni association of the Ankara University Faculty of Political Science), 2007–2009.
  • Graduated as honour student, Ankara University, 2009.

Courses and academic visits

  • “Identification Through Experiments”, short PhD course by Prof. Lise Vesterlund, NHH Norwegian School of Economics, 2019.
  • Erasmus+ visit, European Research University, Czechia, 2023.
  • Erasmus+ visit, University of Craiova, Romania, 2017.

Software

R, Git and GitHub, LaTeX, z-Tree

Languages

Turkish (native), English (fluent), German (beginner), Dutch (beginner)