Istanbul as a Global Financial Center

Edited By: Melike Bildirci, Murat Karagöz, Cemal Zehir

£74.99

Compiling analyses of a wide range of economic and financial subjects, this collection discusses economic transition and the future prospects of developing countries. It serves to raise awareness of the important opportunities and risks inherent in the global financial system.

This book brings together analyses of a wide range of economic and financial subjects, including any issue related to these broader concepts, such as development,…

This book brings together analyses of a wide range of economic and financial subjects, including any issue related to these broader concepts, such as development, banking crises, energy, and Islamic finance, among others. It offers a clear discussion of the current period of economic transition and the future prospects of developing countries in terms of financial and economic perspectives. It will serve to raise awareness of the important opportunities and risks inherent in the global financial system, and makes a valuable contribution to wider economic debates by identifying the priorities and policy prescriptions that will help countries to realise their potential.

The book will particularly appeal to academicians and students, as well as, researchers and professionals in the fields of economics, finance, and business. It may also serve as a secondary textbook for courses about Eurasian countries in economics and finance departments of higher learning institutions.

Cemal Zehir is a Professor of Management and Organization Studies in the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences at Yildiz Technical University, Turkey, having received his PhD in Management and Organization from Gebze Institute of Technology, Turkey. His research interests include management, organizational theory, strategic management and human resource management. His research has been published in the Journal of Business Economics and Management, African Journal of Business Management, and South East European Journal of Economics and Business, among others

Melike Bildirici is a Professor of Economics in the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences at Yildiz Technical University, Turkey, having received her PhD in Economics from Marmara University, Turkey. Her research interests include energy economics, macroeconomics and applied econometrics. She has published articles in Energy Policy, Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, and South African Journal of Economics, among others.

Fazıl Kayıkçı is an Associate Professor of Economics in the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences at Yildiz Technical University, Turkey, having received his PhD in Economics from Marmara University, Turkey. His research interests include macroeconomics, development and finance. He has published articles in Energy Economics, Journal of Energy in Southern Africa, and African Journal of Business Management, among others.

Murat Karagöz is a Professor of Economics, and received his MA from the City University of New York. His research interests include statistics, macroeconomics and applied econometrics. He has published articles in Energy Policy, Journal of Energy in Southern Africa, and South African Journal of Economics, among others.

Tahsin Bakirtas is Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at Sakarya University, Turkey, having received an MA and PhD in Economic Development from Marmara University, Turkey. His articles have appeared in Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, Journal of Energy in Southern Africa, and METU Studies in Development, among others.

Isil Akgul, Hiroya Akiba, Ilker Yasin Aydinkaya, Ibrahim Bakirtas, Tahan Bakirtas, Guzin Bayar, Tashin Beleites, Melike Bildirici, Mumin Atalay Cetin, Alex Danchev, Ivan Deseatnicov, Zsuzsanna Desi-Halasz, Nur Dilbaz Alacahan, A. Suut Dogruel, Ozgur Ersin, Elhadj Ezzahid, Huseyin Gundogdu, Murat Karagoz, Bragim Maouhoub, M. Kutlughan Savas Okte, Mehmet Orhan, Fulya Ozaksay, Selin Ozdemir, Giang Phung, Ismail Sahin, Isil Sahin Onat, Harun Sencal, Ozdemir Teke, Michael Troege, Tuba Turgut Isik, Nermin Ceren Turkmen, Erginbay Ugurlu, Kahmet Uslu Yuvaci, Gulcin Yucel