Publications

“How Effective Were the Federal Reserve Emergency Liquidity Facilities? Evidence from the Asset-Backed Commercial Paper Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility” joint with Patrick M. Parkinson, Eric S. Rosengren, Gustavo A. Suarez, and Paul S. Willen, Journal of Finance, forthcoming.

“Household Debt Repayment Behaviour: What Role Do Institutions Play?" joint with C. Grant, Economic Policy: 24 (57), pp. 107-140, January 2009.

“Can Trade Help Poor People? The Role of Trade, Trade Policy, and Market Access in Tanzania,” joint with J.B. Bump, Development Policy Review: 25 (3), pp. 293–310, 2007.

“Income and Consumption Inequality in Turkey: What role does education play,” joint with N. Guner, in The Turkish Economy: The Real Economy, Corporate Governance and Reform and Stabilization Policy, S. Altug and A. Filiztekin (eds.), pp. 63–91, Routledge, 2006.

Working papers

“Financing Constraints and Unemployment: Evidence from the Great Recession” joint with Alexey Levkov, and Judit Montoriol-Garriga, FRB Boston QAU Series, paper no. QAU10-6 (2010).

“Forgive and Forget: Who Gets Credit after Bankruptcy and Why?” joint with Ethan Cohen-Cole and Judit Montoriol-Garriga, FRB Boston QAU Series, paper no. QAU09-2 (2009). (Revise and resubmit, Journal of Banking and Finance.)

“Household Bankruptcy Decision: The Role of Social Stigma vs. Information Sharing” joint with Ethan Cohen-Cole, FRB Boston QAU Series, paper no. QAU08-6 (2008).

“Looking Behind the Aggregates: A Reply to 'Facts and Myths about the Financial Crisis of 2008'” joint with Ethan Cohen-Cole, José Fillat, and Judit Montoriol-Garriga, FRB Boston QAU Series, paper no. QAU08-5 (2008).

“Household Debt Repayment Behaviour: What Role Do Institutions Play?” joint with C. Grant, FRB Boston QAU Series, paper no. QAU08-3 (2008).

“Welfare Cost of Financial Crises When Risk-Sharing is Imperfect: Evidence from Turkey,” EUI Finance and Consumption Program working paper, 2006.

“Aggregate Shocks, Idiosyncratic Risk, and Durable Goods Purchases: Evidence from Turkey’s 1994 Financial Crisis,” EUI Finance and Consumption Program working paper, 2005.

“Consumption Patterns During Financial Crises: An International Comparison,” 2004.

Other material

“International Trade and Poverty: Can Trade Policy, Market Access, and Export Crop Productivity Play a Role in Reducing Uganda’s Poverty,” background paper for the “Diagnostic Trade Integration Study for Uganda,” World Bank working document, April 2006. 

“How Can Increased Trade Help Poor Households in Tanzania? Identifying The Role of Trade, Trade Policy, and Market Access,” background paper for the “Diagnostic Trade Integration Study for Tanzania,” World Bank working document, 2005.

“Trade and Poverty in Mali," joint with N. Diop, in “Diagnostic Trade Integration Study for Mali,” World Bank working document, 2003.

“Impact of Trade and Trade Related Policy Reforms on Poverty in Nepal,” joint with B. Sivri, in “Diagnostic Trade Integration Study for Nepal,” World Bank working document, 2003.

“Studying the Political Economy of Trade and Trade Policy: A Short Note on Ideal Household Survey Design,” World Bank working document, 2002.

Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, 2004

M.A., Johns Hopkins University, 1998

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

Senior Financial Economist, April 2009–present
Financial Economist, August 2008–March 2009

European University Institute, Florence, Italy

Research Fellow, February 2004–August 2007

Sabancı University, Istanbul, Turkey

Visiting Lecturer, Fall 2006

World Bank, Africa Region, Washington, DC

Consultant, October 2004–April 2005; September 2005–April 2006

World Bank, International Trade Department, Washington, DC

Economist/Consultant, May 2002–January 2004

Johns Hopkins University, Department of Economics

Lecturer, Summers 2000, 2001, and Spring 2003; Teaching Assistant, Fall 1997–Spring 2002

Johns Hopkins University, School of Public Health

Research Assistant, Fall 2000–Spring 2002

Bilkent University, Department of Economics

Visiting Lecturer, Summer 1999

World Bank, Private Sector Development Division

Summer Intern, Summer 1998