معرفی
Assoc. Prof. Elif Tuna serves in the Department of Statistics at Yildiz Technical University's Faculty of Arts & Science, where she advanced from Research Assistant (2002) to Assistant Professor (2012) before promotion to Associate Professor. Her doctoral training in Econometrics at Marmara University established her interdisciplinary approach bridging statistical theory and socioeconomic applications.
Her educational qualifications include:
- Doctorate in Econometrics, Marmara University (2005-2010)
- Postgraduate in Statistics, Yildiz Technical University (2002-2005)
- Undergraduate in Econometrics, Istanbul University (1997-2001)
Tuna's research centers on entropy-based statistical methodologies, panel data modeling, and nonlinear econometric analysis. She pioneers applications in environmental economics (Environmental Kuznets Curve validation), happiness economics during crises, and market concentration metrics. Her work consistently integrates information theory with real-world socioeconomic phenomena, particularly migration patterns and pandemic impacts.
Recent publications (2021-2024) reveal intensified focus on dynamic modeling of pandemic effects using Markov switching frameworks, while maintaining her foundational work on entropy applications. She demonstrates methodological versatility across time series, panel data, and categorical analysis, with geographic emphasis on Turkish socioeconomic contexts.
Scientific Awards:
- No awards documented in source materials
She has supervised 2 graduate theses and contributed to two major funded projects: a 2014-2016 basin-level water resource study and a 2005-2007 nationwide evaluation of Turkish statistics education. Her collaborative work often involves cross-disciplinary teams from economics and environmental science departments.
No dedicated laboratory facilities or permanent research teams are specified, though her project involvement suggests participation in university-wide research consortia.
