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Ünal Töngür
Department of Economics
Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences
Middle East Technical University (METU)
Ankara, TURKEY
Phone: (+90 312) 2103090
Fax: (+90 312) 2107964
e-mail: tongur@metu.edu.tr
e-mail: unaltongur@gmail.com
EMPLOYMENT RECORD
2002 - Present: Teaching and Research Assistant, Department of Economics, Middle East Technical
University, Ankara, Turkey.
EDUCATION
2015: Ph.D. in Economics, Department of Economics, METU, Ankara, Turkey.
Supervisor: Erol Taymaz
Thesis Title: “Patterns of Firm Growth in the Turkish Manufacturing Industry”
2006: M.Sc. in Economics, Department of Economics, METU, Ankara, Turkey.
Supervisor: Erol Taymaz
Term Project Title: “Evaluation the Efficiencies of R&D Processes in OECD Countries using
Stochastic Frontier Analysis”
2000: B.Sc. in Economics, Department of Economics, Faculty of Political Science, Ankara University,
Ankara, Turkey.
1996: High School, İnönü High School, Aydınlıkevler, Ankara, Turkey.
AWARDS
2007: Young Researcher Promotion Prize (Third place), with the paper “Evaluation the Efficiencies of
R&D Processes in OECD Countries using Stochastic Frontier Analysis”, presented at and published in
the proceedings of The 8th Econometrics and Statistics Congress of Turkey, May 24-25, İnönü
University, Malatya, Turkey.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE (at METU, Department of Economics)
Lecturer, ECON 210: Principles of Economics (undergrad. course, 2014-2015, 3 semesters)
Lecturer, ECON 211: Principles of Economics I (undergrad. course, 2013 Fall)
Lecturer, ECON 102: Introduction to Economics II (undergrad. course, 2013 Spring)
As a Teaching Assistant:
ECON 667: Development Economics (grad. course, 2005-2013, 9 semesters, instructor: F.Şenses)
ECON 510: Turkish Economy (grad. course, 2005-2014, 10 semesters, instructor: F.Şenses)
ECON 402: Practical Training in Economics II (undergrad. course, 2013 Spring, instructor: E.Özmen)
ECON 212: Principles of Economics II (undergrad. course, 2008 Spring, instructor: O.Eruygur)
ECON 210: Principles of Economics (undergrad. course, 2003-2008, 6 semesters, instructors: N.Ekinci,
E.Özçelik, O.Eruygur)
ECON 206: Statistics for Economists II (undergrad. course, 2009 Fall, instructor: O.Eruygur)
ECON 102: Introduction to Economics II (undergrad. course, 2006-2012, 7 semesters, instructors: F.Şenses,
G.İ.Tunç, A.Ege)
ECON 101: Introduction to Economics I (undergrad. course, 2006-2012, 7 semesters, instructor: F.Şenses,
G.İ.Tunç, A.Ege)
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RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2012: Researcher, in the project “Socio-demographic and Economic Assessment of Six Villages:
Çöpler, Bağıştaş, Bahçecik, Dostal, Yakuplu, Sabırlı”, funded by Anatolia Minerals Co.,
commissioned by METU Centre for Blacksea and Central Asia Studies.
2011-2012: Researcher, in the project “The Impact of FDI on Firm Survival and Employment: A
Comparative Analysis for Turkey and Italy”, funded by European Union - FEMISE Research
Program, Research n°FEM34-12.
2010-2011: Research Assistant, in the project “State Planning Organization Province Coordination and
Monitoring System”, funded by Public Research Group of Turkish Science & Technological Research
Council of Turkey and commissioned by Software and Data Engineering Department (G222) of
Turkish Science & Technological Research Council of Turkey.
2009-2010: Research Assistant, in the project “Environmental Innovations in the Manufacturing Small
and Medium Sized Enterprises: A Case of Turkey”, funded by Economic Research Forum (ERF,
Egypt) Research project.
2009-2010: Research Assistant, in the project “The Impact of Agricultural Enterprises on Productivity
and Efficiency of Agricultural Production in Turkey and Chaotic Dynamic Analysis of Selected
Products: Problems, Solutions and Policy Proposals”, funded by Social Sciences Research Group of
Turkish Science & Technological Research Council of Turkey.
2009: Researcher, in the project “Erzincan Çöpler Gold Mine Socio-Economic Impact Analysis”,
funded by Anatolia Minerals Co., commissioned by METU Centre for Blacksea and Central Asia
Studies and Environmental Resources Management Consulting.
2008: Research Assistant, in the project “Regional Innovations Systems”, funded by Social Sciences
Research Group of Turkish Science &Technological Research Council of Turkey.
2007-2010: Researcher, in the project “Innovation activities in Turkey in the age of science and
technology”, funded by Social Sciences Research Group of Turkish Science & Technological
Research Council of Turkey.
PUBLICATIONS
Journal Papers
Töngür, Ü. and Elveren, A. Y. (2015), “Military Expenditures, Income Inequality, Welfare and
Political Regimes: A Dynamic Panel Data Analysis”, Defence and Peace Economics, 26 (1): 49-74.
Töngür, Ü., Elveren, A. Y. and Hsu, S. (2015), “Military Expenditures and Political Regimes:
Evidence from Global Data, 1963-2000”, Economic Modelling, 44: 68-79.
Töngür, Ü. and Elveren, A. Y. (2014), “The Impact of Military Spending and Income Inequality on
Economic Growth in Turkey, 1963-2008”, Defence and Peace Economics, doi:
10.1080/10242694.2014.925324
Töngür, Ü. and Elveren, A. Y. (2014), “Deunionization and Pay Inequality in OECD Countries: A
Panel Granger Causality Approach”, Economic Modelling, 38: 417-425.
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Book Chapters
Töngür, Ü. (2009), “Dış Ticaret ve Sanayi Politikalarında Alternatif Bir Yaklaşıma Doğru (Towards
an Alternative Perspective on Trade and Industrial Policies)”, - translation from English to Turkish,
Author: S. M. Shafaeddin -, in F. Şenses (ed.), Neoliberal Küreselleşme ve Kalkınma: Seçme Yazılar,
İstanbul: İletişim, pp. 431-458.
Working Papers
Ferragina, A., Mazzotta, F., Nunziante, G., Pittiglio, R., Reganati, F., Taymaz, E., Yılmaz, K.,
Üçdoğruk, Y. and Töngür, Ü. (2013), “The Impact of FDI on Firm Survival and Employment: A
Comparative Analysis for Turkey and Italy”, University of Salerno CELPE Discussion Paper No: 127.
Töngür, Ü., Elveren, A. Y. and Hsu, S. (2013), “Military Expenditures and Political Regimes: An
Analysis Using Global Data, 1963-2001”, Middle East Technical University ERC Working Paper No:
13/07.
Töngür, Ü. and Elveren, A. Y. (2013), “Deunionization and Pay Inequality in OECD Countries: A
Panel Granger Causality Approach”, Middle East Technical University ERC Working Paper No:
13/06, University of Texas Inequality Project Working Paper, No.62.
Töngür, Ü. and Elveren, A. Y. (2013), “Military Expenditures, Income Inequality, and Welfare and
Political Regimes: A Dynamic Panel Data Analysis” (with A.Y.Elveren), Middle East Technical
University ERC Working Paper No: 12/10, University of Texas Inequality Project Working Paper,
No.61.
Project Reports
2013, “The Impact of FDI on Firm Survival and Employment: A Comparative Analysis for Turkey
and Italy” (with A. Ferragina et al.), FEMISE Research Program, Research n°FEM34-12.
2013, “Socio-demographic and Economic Assessment of Six Villages: Çöpler, Bağıştaş, Bahçecik,
Dostal, Yakuplu, Sabırlı” (with A. Ayata et al.), METU Centre for Blacksea and Central Asia Studies.
2012, “State Planning Organization Province Coordination and Monitoring System” (with N. Öcal et
al.), Software and Data Engineering Department (G222) of Turkish Science & Technological Research
Council of Turkey.
2010, “Innovation activities in Turkey in the age of science and technology” (with M. T. Pamukçu et
al.), Social Sciences Research Group of Turkish Science & Technological Research Council of
Turkey.
2009, “Erzincan Çöpler Gold Mine Socio-Economic Impact Analysis” (with A. Ayata et al.), METU
Centre for Blacksea and Central Asia Studies.
Conference Proceedings, Workshops and Presentations
Töngür, Ü. and Taymaz, E. (2015), “Türkiye İmalat Sanayiinde Firma Büyümesi ve İstihdam”, paper
presented at The Workshop on Turkish Economy and Development Economics, organized in the
honour of Fikret Şenses, April 2-4, METU Northern Cyprus Campus, Güzelyurt, Turkish Republic of
Northern Cyprus.
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Töngür, Ü. and Eruygur, O. (2014), “AB ve Türkiye Tarımsal Sektörleri için Ayrıştırılmış Armington
Esneklikleri”, paper presented at Harran Economics Conference (EconHarran 2014), October 23-24,
Harran University, Şanlıurfa, Turkey.
Töngür, Ü. and Eruygur, O. (2014), “Disaggregated Armington Elasticities for Agricultural Sectors of
EU and Turkey”, paper presented at International Conference in Economics EconWorld 2014,
September 03-05, Prague, Czech Republic.
Taymaz, E. and Töngür, Ü. (2014), “Patterns of Firm Growth: Evidence from Turkish
Manufacturing”, paper presented at and published in the proceedings of 15th International Conference
of the International Joseph A. Schumpeter Society (ISS): Foundations of Economic Change Behaviour, Interaction and Aggregate Outcomes, July 27-30, Jena, Germany.
Töngür, Ü. and Elveren, A. Y. (2013), “The Impact of Military Spending and Income Inequality on
Economic Growth in Turkey, 1963-2008”, paper presented at and published in the proceedings of EY
International Congress on Economics I: Europe and Global Economic Rebalancing, Ekonomik
Yaklaşım (EY) Journal of Department of Economics, Gazi University, October 24-25, Ankara,
Turkey.
Töngür, Ü. and Elveren, A. Y. (2013), “OECD Ülkelerinde Sendikasızlaşma ve Ücret Eşitsizliği:
Panel Granger Yaklaşımı”, paper presented at Harran Economics Seminars, October 4, Harran
University, Şanlıurfa, Turkey.
Töngür, Ü. and Taymaz, E. (2013), “Patterns of Firm Growth in Turkish Manufacturing Industry”,
paper presented at Anadolu International Conference in Economics (EconAnadolu 2013), June 19-21,
Anadolu University, Eskişehir, Turkey.
Töngür, Ü., Elveren, A. Y. and Hsu, S. (2013), “Military Expenditures and Political Regimes: An
Analysis for Global Data, 1963-2001”, paper presented at Anadolu International Conference in
Economics (EconAnadolu 2013), June 19-21, Anadolu University, Eskişehir, Turkey.
Taymaz, E. and Töngür, Ü. (2013), “Türkiye İmalat Sanayiinde Firma Büyüme Yörüngeleri”, paper
presented at The Workshop on Turkish Economy, organized in the honours of Yakup Kepenek and
Oktar Türel, April 25-26, METU Northern Cyprus Campus, Güzelyurt, Turkish Republic of Northern
Cyprus.
Töngür, Ü. (2012), “Türkiye’de Bölgelerin Patent Alma Eğilimleri”, paper presented at METU
Department of Economics Seminar, February 27, METU, Ankara.
Töngür, Ü. (2011), “Türkiye’de Bölgelerin Patent Alma Eğilimleri”, paper presented at Ekonomik
Yaklaşım Congress Series VII- The Dynamics of Turkish Economy, December 22-23, Department of
Economics- Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey.
Töngür, Ü. (2011), “Firm Size, R&D Activities and Innovation”, paper presented at and published in
the proceedings of Anadolu International Conference in Economics (EconAnadolu 2011), June 15-17,
Anadolu University, Eskişehir, Turkey.
Töngür, Ü. (2010), “R&D Activities, Innovation and Efficiency of R&D Process: A Case of Turkey”,
paper presented at and published in the proceedings of International Conference in Economics, ICETEA, Turkish Economic Association, September 01-03, Girne, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
Töngür, Ü. (2007), “Evaluation the Efficiencies of R&D Processes in OECD Countries using
Stochastic Frontier Analysis”, paper presented at and published in the proceedings of The 8th
Econometrics and Statistics Congress of Turkey, May 24-25, İnönü University, Malatya, Turkey.
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Commentaries
2014, “Political Economics” (Convenor of Session), International Conference in Economics
EconWorld 2014, September 03-05, Prague, Czech Republic.
2014, “Macro Economy” (Convenor of Session), International Conference in Economics EconWorld
2014, September 03-05, Prague, Czech Republic.
2013, “Finansal Sorunlar” (Session Chair), The Workshop on Turkish Economy, organized in the
honours of Yakup Kepenek and Oktar Türel, April 25-26, METU Northern Cyprus Campus,
Güzelyurt, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEES
2015, Member of Program Committee, EconWorld 2015: World Economic Society Second
International Conference in Economics, Torino, Italy, 18-20 August.
2014, Member of Program Committee, EconHarran: Harran National Conference in Economics,
Şanlıurfa, Turkey, 23-24 October.
2014, Member of Program Committee, EconWorld 2014: World Economic Society International
Conference in Economics, Prague, Czech Republic, 3-5 September.
2014 - Present, Member of International Editorial Board, Panoeconomicus.
Peer Reviews:
Defence and Peace Economics
Economic Modelling
Ekonomik Yaklaşım
İktisat İşletme ve Finans
METU Studies in Development
Panoeconomicus
World Journal of Applied Economics
LINGUISTIC SKILLS
Turkish: Native
English: Fluent
COMPUTER SKILLS
STATA, E-views, MicroFit, SPSS, FRONTIER, DEAP, SAS.
MS Office Programs, Website Design Programs.
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