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Publications

• 2012, “Employment, Equality and Poverty“, in M. Heper and S. Sayari (eds.), Handbook of Modern Turkey, Routledge (forthcoming).

• 2012, “Kafkasya'da Ekonomik Donusum ve Kalkinma“, in M. Aydin (ed.), Avrasya Uclemesi, III, Kafkaslar, 1989-2009 (forthcoming).

• 2012, Atilim icin Bilisim: Turkiye Ekonomisi icin Bilgi ve Iletisim Teknolojileri Sektoru Eliyle Atilim Stratejisi (with U. Izmen, Y. Kilicaslan and Y. Ucdogruk), Istanbul: TUBISAD (forthcoming).

• 2011, Uluslararasi Uretim Zincirlerinde Donusum ve Turkiye'nin Konumu (with K. Yilmaz and E. Voyvoda), Istanbul: TUSIAD/EAF.

• 2011, “Trade, Technology and Skills: Evidence from Turkish Microdata“ (with E. Meschi and M. Vivarelli), Labour Economics (18): S60-S70.

• 2010, “The Effectiveness of Crisis Measures: The Case of Motor Vehicles Industry“, in U. Efendioglu (ed.), Crisis and Turkey: Impact Analysis of Crisis Response, Ankara: ILO, pp. 41-72. [Turkish version, “Kriz Tedbirlerinin Etkinligi: Motorlu Kara Tasitlari Sanayii Ornegi“, U. Efendioglu (der.), Kriz ve Turkiye: Kriz Tedbirlerinin Etki Degerlendirmesi, Ankara: ILO, ss. 43-74.]

• 2009, “Industrial Restructuring and Technology Policy in Turkey” (with E. Voyvoda), in Z. Onis and F. Senses (eds.), Turkey and the Global Economy: Neo-Liberal Restructuring and Integration in the Post-Crisis Era, Routledge, pp.145-172.

• 2009, “Development Strategy and Evolution of Turkey's Innovation System” in J.H. Suh (ed.), Models for National Technology and Innovation Capacity Development in Turkey, Seoul: Korea Development Institute, pp. 63-104. [Reprinted in Turkish in 2010.]

• 2009, “Entry, Exit and Productivity in Turkish Manufacturing Industries” (with T. Pamukçu and K. Sekkat), in K.Sekkat (ed.), Market Dynamics and Productivity in Developing Countries: Economic Reforms in the Middle East and North Africa, Springer, pp.109-143.

• 2009, “Overcoming the Double Hurdles to Investing in Technology: R&D Activities of Small Firms in Developing Countries” (with Y. Ucdogruk), Small Business Economics (33): 109-128.

• 2009, “History Matters for the Export Decision: Plant Level Evidence from Turkish Manufacturing Industry” (with S. Ozler and K. Yilmaz), World Development (37): 479-488.

• 2008, KOBİ'lerde Dönüşüm: Küçük Firmaların Büyük Başarıları (with A. Filiztekin, M. Fisunoğlu, Y. Kılıçaslan and A. Lenger), Ýstanbul: Türkonfed.

• 2008, “Labor Market Institutions and Industrial Performance: An Evolutionary Study” (with Y. Kilicaslan), Journal of Evolutionary Economics (18): 477-492.

• 2008, “The Impact of Electricity Market Liberalization in Turkey: 'Free Consumer' vs Distributional Monopoly Cases” (with S. Bahçe), Energy Economics (30): 1603-1624.

• 2008, “R&D Support Programs in Developing Countries: The Turkish Experience” (with E. Ozcelik), Research Policy (37): 258-275.

• 2007, “Assessing the Effectiveness of Incubators: The case of Turkey” (with I.S. Akcomak), in Venkata Ramani, V. and Bala Krishna, A. V. (eds.), Business Incubation: An Introduction, Icfai Books, Icfai University Press: Hyderabad, pp. 234-265.

• 2007, “Foreign Ownership, Competition, and Survival Dynamics” (with S. Ozler), Review of Industrial Organization (31): 23-42.

• 2007, “Vision 2023: Turkey's National Technology Foresight Program - A Contextualist Description and Analysis” (with O. Saritas and T. Tumer), Technological Forecasting and Social Change (74): 1374-1393.

• 2007, “Productivity and Trade Orientation: Turkish Manufacturing Industry Before and After the Customs Union” (with K. Yilmaz), Journal of International Trade and Diplomacy (1): 127-154.

• 2007, “El espíritu emprendedor, el tamaño de lanzamiento y la supervivencia de los pequeños empresarios” [Entrepreneurship, Start-up Size and Selection: Why do Small Entrepreneurs Fail?] (with M.Y. Köksal), Ekonomiaz: Basque Economics Journal (62/2): 70-99.

• 2006, “Sinai Yapi, Yapisal Degisim ve Uretkenlik” (with A. Kilicaslan), Iktisat, Isletme ve Finans, 247 (October): 5-23.

• 2006, “Who Benefits from Training and R&D, the Firm or the Workers?” (with G. Ballot and F. Fakhfakh), British Journal of Industrial Relations (44): 473-495.

• 2006, “To Innovate or to Transfer? A Study on Spillovers and Foreign Firms in Turkey” (with A. Lenger), Journal of Evolutionary Economics (16): 137-153. [Reprinted in F. Malerba and U. Cantner (eds.), Innovation, Industrial Dynamics and Structural Transformation: Schumpeterian Legacies, Springer, 2007, pp. 303-319.]

• 2006, “Transferring the Risks of Failure: Entrepreneurship and Firm Dynamics in Turkish Manufacturing” (with A. Güneş and K. Orhan), in E. Santarelli (ed.), Entrepreneurship, Growth, and Innovation: The Dynamics of Firms and Industries, International Studies in Entrepreneurship, Vol. 12, Springer, pp. 243-260.

• 2005, Fast Moving Consumer Goods: Competitive Conditions and Policies, (with A. Celen and T. Erdogan), Ankara: TEPAV.

• 2005, “Are Small Firms Really Less Productive?”, Small Business Economics (25): 429-445.

• 2005, “Determinants of Subcontracting and Regional Development : An Empirical Study on Turkish Textile and Engineering Industries” (with Y. Kilicaslan), Regional Studies (39): 633-645.

• 2005, “Firm Turnover and the Rate of Macro Economic Growth – Simulating the Macroeconomic Effects of Schumpeterian Creative Destruction” (with G. Eliasson and D. Johansson), in G. Eliasson (ed.), The Birth, the Life and the Death of Firms, Stockholm: Ratio Institute, pp. 305-356.

• 2005, “Dynamic Capability, Innovation Networks and Foreign Firms:The Turkish Case” (with A. Lenger), in G. Santangelo (ed.), Technological Change and Economic Catch-up: The Role of Science and Multinationals, Edward Elgar, pp. 125-150.

• 2005, “Labor Market Policies and EU Accession: Problems and Prospects for Turkey” (with Ş.Özler), in B. Hoekman and S. Togan (eds.), Turkey: Towards EU Accession, The World Bank and CEPR, pp.223-260.

• 2005, Türkiye'de Verimlilik, Büyüme ve Kriz (with H. Suiçmez), 4. Verimlilik Raporu, Ankara: MPM.

• 2005, “ODTÜ Bilimsel Araştırma Yetenekleri ve Potansiyeli” [METU Scientific Research Capabilities and Potential] (with D. Üner and T. Tümer), İktisat, İşletme ve Finans, 227 (February): 5-23.

• 2004, “Simulating the New Economy” (with G. Eliasson and D. Johansson), Structural Change and Economic Dynamics (15): 289-314.

• 2004, “Does Innovativeness Matter for Competitiveness in Developing Countries? The Case of Turkish Manufacturing Industries” (with E. Özçelik), Research Policy (33): 409-424.

• 2004, “Tekstil ve Hazır Giyim Sanayiilerinde Uluslararası Rekabet” [International Competitiveness in Textile and Clothing Industries] (with O. Eruygur and E. Özçelik), İktisat, İşletme ve Finans, 217 (April): 5-23.

• 2003, “Unutulan Bir Toplumsal Amaç: Sanayileşme Ne Oluyor? Ne Olmalı? [A Forgotten Social Objective: Industrialization]” (with F. Şenses), in A.H. Köse, F. Şenses and E. Yeldan (eds.), İktisadi Kalkınma Kriz ve İstikrar, İstanbul: İletişim.

• 2002, “KOBİ’ler ve İhracata Dayalı Sanayileşme [SMEs and Export-led Industrialization]”, Tes-İş Dergisi, No 4, 41-45.

• 2001, Ulusal Yenilik Sistemi: Türkiye İmalat Sanayiinde Teknolojik Değişim ve Yenilik Süreçleri [National System of Innovation: Processes of Innovation and Technological Change in Turkish Manufacturing Industry], Ankara: TUBITAK/TTGV/SIS.

• 2001, “Privatization, Ownership and Technical Efficiency: A Study on Turkish Cement Industry” (with Ş. Saygılı), Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, 72: 581-605.

• 2001, “Firms’ Human Capital, R&D and Performance: A Study on French and Swedish Firms” (with G. Ballot and F. Fakhfakh), Labour Economics, 8: 443-462.

• 2001, “Training Policies and Economic Growth in an Evolutionary World” (with G. Ballot), Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 12: 311-329.

• 2001, “Small and Medium-Size Enterprises in Turkish Manufacturing Industries”, Journal of Economic Cooperation (22): 43-72.

• 2000, “Competition, Training, Heterogeneity Persistence, and Aggregate Growth in a Multi-agent Evolutionary Model” (with G. Ballot), Applications of Simulation to Social Sciences, Paris: Hermes, pp.335-351.

• 2000, “Institutions, Entrepreneurship, Economic Flexibility and Growth” (with G. Eliasson), in S. Klepper, H. Hanusch and U. Cantner (eds.) Economic Evolution, Learning, and Complexity, Heidelberg: Springer/Physica, pp.265-286.

• 2000, “Teknolojik Gelişme ve Piyasa Yapısı: İmalat Sanayii Üzerine Bir İnceleme”, Perşembe Konferansları 6, Ankara: Rekabet Kurumu.

• 2000, “Türkiye’de AR-GE Destek Programları: Bir Değerlendirme”, III: Teknoloji Kongresi Bildirileri, Ankara: TÜBİTAK, TTGV, TÜSİAD, pp. 165-174.

• 1999, “Technological Change, Learning, and Macro-economic Coordination: An Evolutionary Model” (with G. Ballot), Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, 4 (2).

• 1999, “Yerel Gelişme ve Teknik Etkinlik”, İçel Sanayisini Geliştirme Sempozyumu, Ankara: DİE and Mersin Ticaret ve Sanayi Odası, pp. 277-292.

• 1999, “Trade Liberalization and Employment Generation: The Experience of Turkey in the 1980s”, in Ana Revenga (ed.), Turkey: Economic Reforms, Living Standards, and Social Welfare Study, Vol II Technical Papers, Washington, D.C.: World Bank.

• 1998, KİT Sisteminin İktisadi Değerlendirilmesi: Nicel İrdeleme, Özelleştirme Sorunları ve Politika Seçenekleri (with K. Boratav, Y. Kepenek, T. Bali, M.A. Candan ve İ. Ertuğrul), Ankara: KİGEM.

• 1998, "Human Capital, Technological Lock-in and Evolutionary Dynamics" (with G.Ballot), in G.Eliasson and C.Green (eds.), Microfoundations of Economic Growth: A Schumpeterian Perspective, Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press, 301-330.

• 1998, “Formation Continue, Recherche et Développement et Performance des Entreprises” (with G.Ballot and F.Fakhfakh), Formation Emploi, n.64, 43-58.

• 1998, "Règles D'Allocation des Ressources aux Investissements Immatériels par les Entreprises et Coordination Macroéconomique: Un Modèle S'Apprentissage" (with G. Ballot), Mélanges Vincens, Toulouse: Presses de l'Université des Sciences Sociales de Toulouse, 235-248.

• 1998, "Kamu İşletmeleri ve Özelleştirme Deneyimi: Sorunlar ve Politika Seçenekleri" (with K. Boratav, Y. Kepenek, T. Bali, M.A. Candan ve İ. Ertuğrul), Toplum ve Bilim, n.77, 100-134.

• 1998, "Türkiye İmalat Sanayiinde Teknolojik Değişme ve İstihdam", in T.Bulutay (ed.), Teknoloji ve İstihdam, Ankara: DİE, pp. 179-217 (Also published as "Technological Change and Employment in Turkish Manufacturing Industries", in T.Bulutay (ed.), Technology and Employment, Ankara: SIS, pp. 185-223).

• 1997, Small and Medium-sized Industry in Turkey, Ankara: SIS.

• 1997, "The Dynamics of Firms in a Micro-to-macro Model with Training, Learning, and Innovation" (with G.Ballot), Journal of Evolutionary Economics (7), 435-457.

• 1997, "Technical Change and Efficiency in Turkish Manufacturing Industries" (with G.Saatçi), Journal of Productivity Analysis (8), 461-475.

• 1997, "Micro-Macro Simulation of Technological Systems: Economic Effects of Spillovers" (with B.Carlsson and G.Eliasson), in B.Carlsson (ed.), Technological Systems and Industrial Dynamics, Boston: Kluwer, 255-278.

• 1997, "Esnek Üretime Dayalı Bir Rekabet Stratejisi Geliştirilebilir mi? Türkiye'de Fason Üretim", Petrol İş Yıllığı, 1996, İstanbul: Petrol İş, 707-715.

• 1996, "Firm Sponsored Training, Technical Progress and Aggregate Performance" (with G.Ballot), in A.Harding (ed.), Microsimulation and Public Policy, Amsterdam: North Holland, 421-451.

• 1996, "Türkiye Mühendislik Sanayilerinde Teknolojik Yapı", Cumhuriyet Dönemi Türkiye Ansiklopedisi, vol 15, İstanbul: İletişim, 374-378.

• 1995, "Türkiye Çimento Sanayiinde Özelleştirme ve Teknik Etkinlik [Privatization and Technical Efficiency in Turkish Cement Industry]" (with Ş.Saygılı), METU Studies in Development (23): 405-426.

• 1995, "Emek ve Üretim Sürecindeki Değişmeler [Labor and Changes in Production Systems]", Değişim Sürecinde Türkiye Sanayii Sempozyumu, Ankara: TMMOB, 62-70.

• 1995, "The Importance of Economic Competence in Economic Growth: A Micro-to-Macro Analysis" (with B.Carlsson), in B.Carlsson (ed.), Technological Systems and Economic Performance: The Case of Factory Automation, Dordrecht: Kluwer, 359-390.

• 1994, "Factory Automation and Economic Performance: A Micro-to-macro Analysis" (with B.Carlsson and K.Tryggestad), in O.Granstrand (ed.), Economics of Technology, Amsterdam: Elsevier, 37-64.

• 1994, "Flexible Technology and Industrial Structure in the US" (with B.Carlsson), Small Business Economics (6): 193-209.

• 1993, "Technological Capabilities and International Competitiveness in the Engineering Industries" (with B.Carlsson), Review of Industrial Organization (8): 293-313.

• 1993, "Teknoloji ve Kriz [Technology and the Crisis]", Toplum ve Bilim (56): 5-41.

• 1993, "Sanayi ve Teknoloji Politikaları [Industrial and Technology Policies]", METU Studies in Development (20): 549-80.

• 1992, "A Description of the Initial 1982 and the 1990 Databases", in J.W.Albrecht et al., MOSES Database, Stockholm: IUI, 137-80.

• 1992, "Initial State Dependency", in J.W.Albrecht et al., MOSES Database, Stockholm: IUI, 325-41.

• 1992, "The Minimum Data Requirements to Start and Run MOSES" (with J.Nielsen), in J.W.Albrecht et al., MOSES Database, Stockholm: IUI, 343-53.

• 1991, MOSES on PC - Manual, Initialization, and Calibration, Stockholm: IUI.

• 1991, "Flexible Automation in the US Engineering Industries", International Journal of Industrial Organization (9): 557-72.

• 1991, "The Impact of Trade Unions on the Diffusion of Technology: The Case of NC Machine Tools", British Journal of Industrial Relations, (29): 305-311.

• 1990, "A Micro-simulation Analysis of Manufacturing Firms' Demand for Telecommunication Services", in G.Eliasson et al., The Knowledge Based Information Economy, Stockholm: IUI, 157-82.

• 1989, "Types of Flexibility in a Single-machine Production System", International Journal of Production Research (27): 1891-9.

• 1989, "İmalat Teknolojisindeki Gelişmeler ve Mühendislik Sanayileri [New Manufacturing Technologies and the Engineering Industries]", 1989 Sanayi Kongresi Bildirileri, 1989, Cilt 1, Ankara: MMO, 72-76 [Reprinted in Endüstri Mühendisligi (1): 10-4].

• 1986, "Sınai Kalkınmada Takım Tezgahları Sanayinin Rolü ve Türkiye Örneği [The Role of the Machine Tool Industry in Industrial Development: The Turkish Case]", (with E.Özmen), in III. Teknoloji Kongresi Bildirileri, Ankara: The Ministry of Technology and Industry.

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