M.A. Theses: Recent submissions

  • Informal sector through structural transformation 
    Bayram, Deniz. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2013., 2013.)
    In this study, we investigate the evolution of the informal sector through the course of structural transformation. To this end, we develop both a three-sector and a ve-sector dynamic general equilibrium (DGE) model, which ...
  • Growth effects of inflation under the presence of informality 
    Asfuroğlu, Dila. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2013., 2013.)
    In this paper we study the interrelationship between growth, size of the informal economy and inflation. We build an endogenous growth model in which the informal economy is subject to a cash-in-advance constraint along ...
  • A comparative study of the growth of the public sector in the EEC countries 
    Tözüm, S. N. Zeynep. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 1985., 1985.)
  • Shadow economy over the business cycle: how do formal and informal cycles interact? 
    Birinci, Serdar. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2013., 2013.)
    In this thesis, first, relying on a two-sector dynamic general equilibrium model, I construct quarterly estimates of shadow economy size for 15 advanced economies for a time period from 1960 to 2010. This gives me the ...
  • Simultaneous auctions with private and common values 
    Nemli, Deniz. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2013., 2013.)
    We analyze two simultaneous sealed-bid auctions in which n bidders have private values for the good in one auction but a common value for the other, and must choose to participate in at most one auction. The seller in each ...
  • Essays on determinants and impacts of preference for leisure 
    Yücel, Emekcan. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2012., 2012.)
    This thesis consists of two essays about the determinants and impacts of weight of leisure in preferences. In the first essay, I investigate the determinants of weight of leisure in preferences. First, using a dynamic ...
  • A theoretical and empirical analysis of shopping mall formation in Istanbul, Turkey 
    Odabaş, Meltem. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2012., 2012.)
    This study aims to analyze the reasons behind the excessive development of shopping mall in Turkey by focusing on the Istanbul case. In order to clarify the economic reasoning behind the emergence of this new type of retail ...
  • Shadow economy and environmental pollution 
    Öztunalı, Oğuz. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2012., 2012.)
    This thesis investigates the relationship between the size of the shadow economy and environmental pollution. To this end, an empirical analysis for various measures of environmental pollution is conducted first in a panel ...
  • Financial literacy and credit card arrears 
    Araz, Tülin. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2012., 2012.)
    The thesis analyzes the effect of fmancialliteracy on credit card arrears Specifically, it questions whether the inefficient use of credit cards or unexpected external shocks cause a cardholder to experience financial ...
  • A dynamic investment model under time-inconsistency 
    Karaçay, Bernes. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2012., 2012.)
    In this study, we analyze a three period dynamic investment model where a principal interacts with an agent who is time-inconsistent. We use preferences to capture time-inconsistency as it is widely used in the literature. ...
  • The effects of capacity problem in an era of decreasing non-renewable resources 
    Karahan, Erdal. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2012., 2012.)
    The aim of this thesis is to establish a model where we can analyze the effect of capacity investments on the optimal choices of economic agents in an era of decreasing non-renewable energy resources. We employed a discrete ...
  • An assessment of coping mechanisms with poverty in Turkey after the 2008 global crisis: A study based on Turkey Welfare Monitoring Survey 
    Ergün, Buse. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2012., 2012.)
    The thesis evaluates the variation among low income people's strategies for coping with poverty in Turkey after the 2008 global crisis and tries to understand the main factors and characteristic differences leading to ...
  • An introduction to the differential-integral formulation of the labour-theory of value 
    İnhan, S. Mehmet. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 1984., 1984.)
  • Consumer preferences in the Turkish credit card market 
    Özer, Ezgi. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2012., 2012.)
    This thesis unveils the preferences of consumers in the Turkish credit card market. By using the data obtained from a nationwide credit card consumer survey and employing a multinomial pro bit analysis, the factors that ...
  • Revenue neutral tax reforms in a DSGE model with home production and infinitely lived agents 
    Demir, İbrahim. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2012., 2012.)
    The subject of this thesis is to explore the effects of two revenue neutral tax reforms on equity, efficieny and welfare of the society. In order to do this a DSGE model with infinitely lived agents and uninsurable ...
  • Macro stress-testing approach of credit risk: evidence from Turkey 
    Polat, Ali Yavuz. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2011., 2011.)
    There is a vast literature on financial stability issue after the onset of the recent global financial crises. Stress-testing, which can be defined as the techniques used by policy makers to assess the vulnerability of the ...
  • Empirical analysis of agricultural commodity prices 
    Öz, Mustafa Safa. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2011., 2011.)
    In the last ten years, Turkey has imported, on average, 60 percent of cotton used in the country from the USA. Hence, the relationship between cotton prices in Turkey and the USA is of significant importance. In this ...
  • Determinants of customer satisfaction in the Turkish credit card market 
    Özçelik, Serap. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2011., 2011.)
    This thesis investigates factors affecting the satisfaction levels of Turkish credit card holders using a recent nationwide credit card consumer survey. Ordered pro bit model estimations show that among other things, ...
  • Welfare implications of competition in a vertical market structure: a case of accumulator industry 
    Yıldız, Sümeyya. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2011., 2011.)
    The accumulator industry exhibits a typical example of a vertical market structure, where waste accumulators are collected, then recycled in order to extract lead, which is subsequently used as the main input in the ...
  • From gecekondu to apartmankondu: economic transformation of the squatter settlers of Rumeli Hisarüstü from 1960 onward 
    Özdabak, İrfan. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2010., 2010.)
    In this study the primary and secondary transformation of the economic lives of the squatter settlers of Rumeli Hisarüstü in line with the building up of gecekondu/ gunduzkondu/ apartmankondu from 1960 onwards, the impact ...

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