Başak Altan

Başak Altan is an Associate Professor of Economics at Özyeğin University's Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Economics. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2010) and a dual B.S./B.A. in Economics and Mathematics from Middle East Technical University (2004).

Her research specializes in Industrial Organization, Game Theory, Information Economics, and Transportation Economics. She applies game-theoretic frameworks to analyze pricing mechanisms, network efficiency, production optimization, and collaborative logistics. Her interdisciplinary work bridges economics with operations research and environmental sustainability.

Dr. Altan's publications demonstrate consistent focus on dynamic market interactions, with recent emphasis on:

• Resource allocation in manufacturing and logistics (2024)
• Network efficiency in P2P systems (2020-2021)
• Durable goods markets and moral hazard (2018-2020)

She teaches undergraduate courses in Industrial Organization, Game Theory, and Microeconomics, and graduate courses in Game Theory and Managerial Economics.