معرفی
Faik A. Koray is a Professor and Department Chair in the Department of Economics at Louisiana State University, concurrently serving as Interim Associate Dean and Professor in the Flores MBA Program. He holds the distinguished Bell South Business Partnership Professorship, reflecting his significant contributions to academic scholarship and business education.
His academic credentials include a PhD in Economics from Duke University (1984), an MS in Business Administration from Bogazici University (1974), and a BA in Economics from Bogazici University (1972). This international educational background underpins his cross-cultural research perspective.
Professor Koray's research centers on International Finance, Monetary Policy, and Fiscal Policy, with emphasis on econometric analysis of exchange rate dynamics, trade balances, fiscal multipliers, and taxation effects. His work frequently examines how policy impacts vary across economic conditions and exchange rate regimes, incorporating emerging market contexts like Turkey. He employs advanced methodologies including VAR analysis and semi-parametric modeling to uncover non-linear relationships in macroeconomic data.
- Bell South Business Partnership Professor
With decades of experience, Professor Koray has established a robust research program evidenced by publications in premier journals including the Journal of Macroeconomics and Journal of Applied Econometrics. His prior advisory role at Turkey's Central Bank provides practical grounding for his theoretical work. As Department Chair and MBA program professor, he shapes curriculum while mentoring future economists and business leaders through his teaching of Macroeconomics and International Finance.
