M.A. Theses: Recent submissions

  • Urbanization and structural change in an endogenous growth setting 
    Türkgülü, Burak. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2011., 2011.)
    This thesis studies the implications of a Romer-type endogenous technological growth on urbanization and structural change using a two-sector, continuous-time growth model. We make use of the tight link between urbanization ...
  • Essays on switching costs in the Turkish credit card market 
    Alkan, Alper. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2010., 2010.)
    This thesis consists of two essays. The first essay analyses the switching behaviour of the Turkish credit cardholders by using a very recent survey data. Customers that value bank level characteristics of the card are ...
  • Erasmus student exchange programme: a placement problem 
    Akkaya, Ekrem. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2010., 2010.)
    I analyze the placement mechanism used at Boğaziçi University in order to place students to positions offered by partner institutions according to the Erasmus Student Exchange Programme. First, I define the placement problem ...
  • The Analysis of citizens' preferences for energy investment alternatives in Turkey: Nuclear versus renewable energy 
    Akyazı, Pınar Ertör. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2010., 2010.)
    Climate change and energy security are the two central issues in today’s energy policies. Two main policies are increasingly considered as the way to deal with these issues: Expansion of nuclear energy and a greater reliance ...
  • Sources of inflation in Turkey an eclectic analysis 
    Akışık, Orhan. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 1984., 1984.)
  • Labor force participation of women in Turkey: a microeconometric analysis 
    Aktakke, Nazlı. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2010., 2010.)
    This thesis tries to shed light on the determinants of labor force participation of married women in urban Turkey. Thesis has two main focus points; first is to find out the possible determinants of participation of women ...
  • Demand, competition and welfare analysis in the Turkish banking sector 
    İleri, Şebnem. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2010., 2010.)
    This thesis investigates consumer demand, competition and welfare in the Turkish deposit and credit markets in 2002-2009 period by using banks’market shares in these markets. A discrete choice structural demand model ...
  • Tax policy and informal economy within the context of productive government expenditures 
    Savcı, Çağrı. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2010., 2010.)
    Using a DGE model, the thesis is an attempt to illustrate the dynamics of informal sector in relation to changes in tax policy within the context of productive government expenditures. By the help of calibration exercise, ...
  • A Network analysis of Turkish financial crisis of 2000 
    Yenilmez, Taylan Eren. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2010., 2010.)
    This thesis is an attempt to explain Turkish financial crisis of 2000 in the light of network theory. Our contribution is applying network theory to a very special data that spans pre-crisis and crisis periods. Analyzing ...
  • Do Bubbles Spill Over? 
    Uyar, Osman Onur. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2010., 2010.)
    We document the existence of rational bubbles in emerging markets by employing a structural state space model. The high correlation of stock price indices among a relatively large number of emerging markets indicates ...
  • Endogeneity of economic perceptions in Turkish electorate's voting behaviour 
    Kurt, Ozan Ekin. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2010., 2010.)
    This thesis analyzes the impacts of economic conditions and perceptions on Turkish electorate’s voting behaviour based on four identical surveys conducted at different times. The first part of the analysis follows the ...
  • Essays on consumer behavior in the Turkish credit card market 
    Tunçez, Ahmet Mithat. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2010., 2010.)
    This thesis discusses the payment behavior of cardholders in the Turkish credit card market using primary data obtained from the Survey of Credit Card Usage conducted between April and June 2009 in 31 cities of Turkey with ...
  • Assessing tax evasion within an endogenous growth model with productive public expenditure 
    Tokgöz, Mehmet Emre. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2010., 2010.)
    By setting up an endogenous growth model with productive government expenditures, this thesis analyzes effects of tax rate, deterrence policies, corruption and government externality level on tax evasion decision of economic ...
  • Feminization of employment in the Turkish banking sector: A critical analysis 
    Muhtar, Gizem Melis. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2010., 2010.)
    This thesis analyzes the feminization trend in the Turkish banking sector with a critical perspective. The aim of the study is twofold. The first part lays down the factors that contribute to the feminization of the sector ...
  • Real interest rates and fractional integration : the case of emerging markets 
    Koç, Hale. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2010., 2010.)
    This thesis is composed of two essays applying fractional integration analysis to (i) real interest rate series of Turkey using various de nitions (ii) real interest rate series of 19 emerging economies. Despite the existence ...
  • The effects of the promotive measures investment 
    Pişirir, A. Tarık. (Thesis (M.A.)- Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 1984., 1984.)
    The purpose of this work is to try to measure the effects of subsidies on fixed capital investment during the period 1963 - 1980 employing a Neoclassical theory of optimum capital formation. The promotive measures adopted ...
  • Secondary school placement problem in Turkey 
    Aygün, Orhan. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2009., 2009.)
    In this paper, I study the placement mechanism, a centralized student placement via standardized test, which is used for matching eight grade students and high schools, in Turkey within a many-to-one matching framework. ...
  • Essays on a two-sided market: credit card market in Turkey 
    Göllü, Gültekin. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2009., 2009.)
    The credit card markets are subject to many debates in all over the world caused by their two-sided complex structure. Turkish credit card market also involves many controversial issues which originates several regulations ...
  • Three essays on oil prices and economic activity in Turkey 
    Torul, Orhan. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2009., 2009.)
    This thesis consists of three essays analyzing the effects of oil prices on the Turkish economy. In the first essay, I investigate the relationship between oil prices and real aggregate output of a small open economy, ...
  • Essays on consumer credits and bank choice 
    Gerek, Caner. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2009., 2009.)
    This thesis consists of two essays. In the first essay, I investigate the relationship between credit card borrowing and using consumer credit using a very recent survey data set. Formal borrowing is a new concept for ...

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