Banu Demir

Banu Demir serves as Professor of Economics at the University of Oxford, affiliated with Brasenose College, and holds the administrative role of Associate Head (External Engagement). Her academic affiliations include research affiliate status with the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) in the International Trade and Regional Economics Programme and affiliation with the CESifo Research Network in Munich.

Her research program critically examines how firms adapt to trade-related disruptions and how these micro-level adjustments cascade into macroeconomic outcomes including economic growth and income distribution. This work positions her at the nexus of international trade theory and development economics, with particular attention to structural transformation in global markets. Her methodological approach integrates applied microeconometric techniques with spatial economic modeling to analyze firm behavior within complex production networks.

Demir's scholarly contributions focus on trade liberalization effects, development economics challenges, and spatial economic patterns across global regions. Her research demonstrates how firm-level responses to trade shocks fundamentally reshape aggregate economic performance, offering critical insights for policymakers navigating globalization pressures.

She actively participates in Oxford's research ecosystem through the Centre for Research on Structural Transformation and Growth (CROSTAG) and the Trade and Spatial Economics group, where she collaborates on projects examining economic transformation mechanisms and spatial dimensions of trade flows. These affiliations provide institutional frameworks for her investigation of how production networks evolve in response to changing trade environments.