معرفی
Sinan Sarpça serves as Professor and Director of the Institute of Social Sciences at Koç University, Istanbul. His academic leadership spans economics research with emphases on industrial organization and education policy.
Education:
- PhD in Economics, Carnegie Mellon University (2005)
- M.A. in Economics, Carnegie Mellon University (2001)
- Bachelor's Degree, Boğaziçi University (1997)
Research Focus: His work critically examines educational economics through empirical studies of peer effects, school choice mechanisms, and higher education market structures. Key contributions analyze price discrimination in universities, income-targeted vouchers, and residential-schooling linkages, blending public economics with industrial organization frameworks to address equity and efficiency in education systems.
Publication Trends: Recent works (2023-2006) reveal consistent focus on education markets, particularly peer effects in high schools (2023), competition dynamics in tertiary education (2022), and historical analyses of tuition bargaining (2006). His methodology combines general equilibrium modeling, empirical industrial organization, and policy simulation across 15 publications.
Scientific Recognition: No formal awards or fellowships are documented in available sources.
Academic Contributions: While student advising details are unreported, his directorship of Koç University's Institute of Social Sciences indicates significant institutional leadership. Research spans public economics applications to housing policy, nonprofit efficiency, and educational inequality without documented grant specifics.
