Fatma Taşkın
Email: taskin@bilkent.edu.tr
Contact Number: +90 312 290 1314
Office: A 108
Personal Homepage: http://www.bilkent.edu.tr/~taskin/
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Economics, Boston College, USA, 1987
Master of Science, Economics-Statistics, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, 1979
Bachelor of Science, Economics, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, 1978

FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATION

International Economics, International Productivity Comparisons, International Trade and Environmental Efficiency, Development of Financial Markets

PUBLICATIONS
• F. Taskin and G. Muradoglu, “Financial Liberalization: from segmented to integrated economies,” Journal of Economics and Business, vol.55, pp.529-555 (2003).
• F. Taskin, Ali Kutan and G. Muradoglu, “Turkey in the Financial Liberalization Process Issue”, Emerging Market Trade and Finance, vol.35, no.5, pp.3-6 (2003).
• G. Muradoglu, F. Taskin, I. Bigan “Causality between stock returns and macroeconomic variables in emerging markets.”, Russian and East European Finance and Trade, Vol.36, No.6 (2001).
• F. Taşkın and O. Zaim, “The Role of International Trade on Environmental Efficiency,” Economic Modelling, vol. 18, pp. 1-17 (2001).
• F. Taşkın and O. Zaim, “Development Strategy and Bias in Technological Change,” Global Economy Quarterly, vol. 1, pp.191-204 (2000).
• O. Zaim and F. Taşkın, “Environmental Efficiency in Carbon Dioxide Emission in the OECD: A Non-Parametric Approach,” Journal of Environmental Management, vol. 58, pp. 95-107 (2000).
• O. Zaim and F. Taşkın, “A Kuznets Curve in Environmental Efficiency: An Application on OECD Countries,” Environmental and Resource Economics, vol. 17, pp. 21-36 (2000).
• F. Taşkın and O. Zaim, “Searching for a Kuznets Curve in Environmental Efficiency Using Kernel Estimation,” Economics Letters, vol. 68, pp. 217-223 (2000).
• O. Zaim and F. Taşkın, “The Comparative Performance of the Public Enterprise Sector in Turkey: A Malmquist Productivity Index Approach,” Journal of Comparative Economics, vol. 25, pp. 129-157 (1997).
• F. Taşkın and O. Zaim, “Catching-up and Innovation in High and Low Income Countries,” Economics Letters, vol. 54, pp. 93-96 (1997).
• F. Taşkın and G. Muradoğlu, “Differences in Household Savings Behavior: Evidence from Industrial and Developing Countries,” Developing Economies, vol. 34, pp. 138-153 (1996).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Department Chair, Department of Economics, Bilkent University, 9/2003 – present
Associate Professor, Bilkent University, Department of Economics, 6/2001 – present
Visiting Fellow, The University of Manchester, Department of Accounting and Finance, 2/2000 – 1/ 2001
Assistant Professor, Bilkent University, Department of Economics, 1/1998 – 6/2001
Advisor to the Research Department of Turkish Eximbank, 1/1990 – 12/1992
Part-Time Assistant Professor, Middle East Technical University, Department of Economics, 9/1987 – 6/1991
Assistant Professor, Bates College, USA, Department of Economics, 9/1986 – 8/1987