About
Dr. Ali Rauf Karataş serves as an Assistant Professor at Karabük University's Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Economics and Department of Economic History. Holding concurrent administrative roles including Department Deputy Chair and Head of Department of Economic History, he teaches across undergraduate, master's, and doctoral programs in macroeconomics, money and banking, and economic history.
- PhD in Economics from Aksaray University (2022)
- Master's in Economics from Karabük University (2016)
- Bachelor's in Economics from Selçuk University (2010)
His research program focuses on three interconnected domains: Economic Growth dynamics, Employment Economics (particularly unemployment hysteresis phenomena), and Money-Banking systems with special emphasis on Islamic finance comparative analysis. Recent work employs advanced econometric techniques including Fourier unit root testing, wavelet analysis, and bibliometric mapping to examine complex economic relationships in Turkish and international contexts.
With 43 publications including 13 journal articles in SSCI/ESCI-indexed journals, 20 conference papers, 1 authored book, and 9 book chapters, his scholarly output demonstrates significant growth since 2022. His publication trends reveal increasing international collaboration and methodological sophistication, particularly in unemployment hysteresis testing across income groups and Islamic finance sustainability analysis.
- Google Scholar: 142 citations, h-index 6
- Scopus: 32 citations, h-index 3
- Web of Science: 23 citations, h-index 3
As an active supervisor, he currently guides two master's students researching jobless growth hypothesis and youth unemployment determinants in Turkey. His teaching portfolio spans foundational economics courses to advanced doctoral seminars in macroeconomic theory, consistently integrating current research findings with theoretical frameworks. His administrative leadership in Bologna Process implementation and faculty governance demonstrates commitment to academic quality and internationalization.
