International Trade

Arhan S. Ertan is currently an associate professor of economics at the department of international trade at Bogazici University. Before joining the faculty of Bogazici University in 2019, he was a visiting of assistant professor of economics at Brown University. Ertan received his PhD in economics from Brown University and holds MA degrees in economics from both Brown University and Bogazici University, as well as a BS degree in engineering from Bogazici University. His academic interests span various topics related to economic development (with a long-term and institutional perspective), behavioral economics (focusing on the roles of personal characteristics and institutions on cooperation), international economics (trade and finance), and migration (domestic and international). In his research, which is mostly empirical and interdisciplinary, he is aiming to provide new perspectives for explaining the developmental differences and problems observed around the globe. His academic work has been published in national and international journals, and his work published in the European Economic Review earned the Most Cited Article Award. During the earlier years of his career, he held various full-time faculty positions at institutions such as New York University (2011-2012), Boston University (2009-2011), Tufts University (2008-2009), and Babson College (2007-2008), where he taught numerous courses both at graduate and undergraduate levels. His experience outside academia includes time as an academic consultant of data analytics and statistical analysis at Istanbul Economy Research (since 2018), and economist at the research department of FinansInvest (2008).