Umut AKDUĞAN

Umut AKDUĞAN is an Assistant Professor in Economics, focusing on macroeconomic policy, international trade, public finance, and fiscal sustainability. He completed his doctoral degree in 2016 and has published extensively on topics such as environmental taxation, unemployment, CO2 emissions, and Turkish economic dynamics.

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree (2007)
• Master’s Degree (2011)
• Doctoral Degree (2016)

His research spans Macroeconomics, Public Finance, and Environmental Economics, with a focus on econometric modeling (e.g., Panel VAR, structural break analysis). Recent work examines the interplay between taxation, unemployment, and environmental sustainability, as well as causal relationships in energy economics and fiscal policy.

Publications include analyses of Turkey’s balance of payments, current account deficits, and municipal financial sustainability. His studies often employ advanced econometric techniques and historical data to address policy-relevant questions.