NİGAR TAŞPINAR

Assoc. Prof. Dr. NİGAR TAŞPINAR serves as Chair of the Department of Banking and Finance at Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU). Her academic career spans roles in research, teaching, and graduate supervision across multiple disciplines in finance and economics.

Education:

• PhD in Finance (2016), Eastern Mediterranean University
• Master's in Banking and Finance (2005-2010), Eastern Mediterranean University
• Bachelor's in Banking and Finance (1888-2010), Eastern Mediterranean University

Research Interests: Prof. Taşpinar focuses on financial development dynamics, energy economics, volatility spillovers in financial markets, cryptocurrency impacts, environmental Kuznets curves, and policy analysis in emerging markets. Her work bridges macroeconomic factors with environmental and development outcomes.

Key Publications Trends: Recent work emphasizes energy-financial linkages (e.g., Argentina's structural breaks analysis), pandemic market effects (tourism stock indices volatility), and cryptocurrency-oil interactions. Methodological strengths include cointegration analysis and spillover indices across time/frequency domains.

Awards:

• EMU Publication Citation Award (2020, 2021, 2022)

Academic Supervision: Supervised/co-supervised 35+ PhD and Master's theses since 2017. Active areas include crypto-market linkages, green finance, fintech indices, and banking industry hedging strategies in volatile markets.

Affiliations & Resources:

• Faculty of Business & Economics at EMU
• Department of Banking and Finance
• Office: BE014
• Personal Webpage