New York University, Economics, 2011

New York University, Economics, 2008

METU, Mathematics, 2005

Decision theory, Experimental economics, Behavioral economics

PUBLICATIONS

• Games with Switching Costs and Endogenous References (with M. Richter), Theoretical Economics (2022), 17, 617-650
• Independent vs. Coordinated Fundraising: Understanding the Role of Information (with C. Eckel and N. Uler), European Economic Review (2020), 127, 103476
• Aspiration-Based Choice (with M. Richter and M. Tsur), Journal of Economic Theory (2018), 176, 935-956
• Costly Switching from a Status Quo (with M. Richter), Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (2018), 156, 55-70
• An Experiment on Aspiration-Based Choice (with M. Richter), Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (2015), 119, 512 – 526
• A Theory of Iterative Choice in Lists, Journal of Mathematical Economics (2014), 53, 26-32

WORKING PAPERS

• Incentivizing Group Investments: Surplus Sharing Agreements in Theory and Experiment (with A. Kibris and O. Kibris) – submitted
• Who Should Set the Goal: Employers or Workers? (with B. Altan and N. Uler) – submitted
• Charitable Giving with Recommendation
• Elimination-Based Choice (with N. Anbarci and O. Kibris)
• Aspiration-Based Choice with Initial Endowments (with M. Richter)

ARTICLES IN NATIONAL REFEREED JOURNALS and BOOK CHAPTERS

• Reference Effect of a Dominated Status Quo (May, 2018), Finans Politik ve Ekonomik Yorumlar Dergisi, 639, 87-100
• Public Goods Games with Costly Switching from a Status Quo (June, 2018), Marmara University Journal of Economic and Administrative Sciences, 40, 43-50
• A General Model of Reference-Dependent Choice (August, 2018) METU Studies in Development, 45, 159-176
• Games with Mental Constraint Sets (2018), Selected Economic Researches with Global and Local Approach, SRA Academic Publishing
• A Generalization of Games with Mental Constraint Sets (2018), Current Academic Studies: Interdisciplinary Approach, hiperyayın
• A Game Theoretic Connection between Exogenous and Endogenous Status Quos (2018), Institutions, Development and Economic Growth, IJOPEC Publication

HONORS, AWARDS, GRANTS, AND FELLOWSHIPS

• OzU Seed Fund Grant 2025 – 2026
• Hakan Orbay Award for Young Researchers 2021
• Science Academy’s Young Scientist Award (BAGEP) 2021
• The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey, 1001 Research Grant 2018- 2019 (co-PI: 6,800 Euros)
• The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey, 1002 Research Grant 2017- 2018 (PI: 38,000 Euros)
• The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey, 3501 Research Grant 2013 – 2015 (PI: 18,500 Euros)
• Russell Sage Foundation Grant in Behavioral Economics 2010 – 2011 (co-PI: 3,000 Dollars)
• Dean’s Travel Grant, New York University Spring 2011
• Henry MacCracken Fellowship, New York University 2005 – 2009
• Supplemental Summer Fellowship, New York University 2006 – 2007
• Dean’s Supplementary Fellowship Grant, New York University 2005 – 2006
• Ranked 1st, the Department of Mathematics, Middle East Technical University 2001 – 2005
• Dean’s High Honors List, Middle East Technical University 2001 - 2005

Microeconomics. Advanced Microeconomics, Experimental Economics