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Dr. Ozcan Ozturk
Assistant Professor
Dr. Ozcan Ozturk
Assistant Professor
Educational Qualifications
Ph.D. Applied Economics
MA Applied Economics
Entity
College of Public Policy
College of Islamic Studies
Biography
Dr. Ozturk obtained his Ph.D. in Applied Economics, with a minor in Statistics, from Auburn University, following his completion of a Master of Arts in Applied Economics at Western Michigan University. He also holds an LLM in Law and Economics from Michigan State University.
Dr. Ozturk regularly teaches courses on topics such as economics for public policy, cost-benefit analysis, research methods, microeconomics, macroeconomics, statistics for social sciences, and econometrics. His research primarily focuses on international trade, economic development, and food and agriculture, showcasing a broad interest in these critical areas.
Throughout his career, Dr. Ozturk has been actively involved in numerous multidisciplinary projects of both national and international scope across Europe, North America, Turkey, and Qatar.
Ph.D. Applied Economics
Auburn University
2017
MA Applied Economics
Western Michigan University
2013
LLM -Master in Law (Law and Economics)
Michigan State University
2011
BA Business Administration
Ataturk University
2008
- Applied economics
- International trade
- Economic development
- Food and agriculture
Assistant Professor
College of Public Policy, HBKU
2019 – Present
Assistant Professor
Department of Economics, Ataturk University, Turkey
2018 - 2019
Adjunct Faculty
Department of Economics, Auburn University at Montgomery, USA
2016 – 2017
Research and Teaching Assistant
Auburn University, USA
2014 – 2016
Research Assistant
Western Michigan University, USA
2012 - 2013
Ozcan, O., Ergun, A., and Sena, G. (2023). An empirical examination of trade policy and food security in MENA countries: Evidence from quantile regressions. Glob. Bus. Econ. Rev. Inderscience. DOI:10.1504/GBER.2024.10056913
Peter Chow, Ozcan Ozturk & Henry Thompson (2023) Short-Run Adjustments in Taiwan to Free Trade in a Multisector Specific Factors Model, The International Trade Journal, 37:6, 595-607. DOI: 10.1080/08853908.2022.2090463
Logan Cochrane, Ozcan Ozturk, Hanieh Khataee, Reem Al-Hababi, Fatema Al-Malki & Hisham Nourin (2022) Fostering a reading culture: evidence from Qatar Reads, Development Studies Research, 9:1, 82-94. DOI: 10.1080/21665095.2022.2050774
Ozcan Ozturk (2020) Market integration and spatial price transmission in grain markets of Turkey, Applied Economics, 52:18, 1936-1948. DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2020.1726862
- Project Investigator, “COVID-19 Policy Tracker: MENA Government Responses to the Crisis” Funded by QNRF.