Meliksah University, Department of Economics, Talas/Kayseri Office: +90 352 207 73 16 Mobile : + 90 537 632 31 33 E-mail: mkaplan@meliksah.edu.tr Assoc. Prof. Dr. Muhittin Kaplan Profile Education A self-motivated and hard working researcher with experience in all aspects of data analysis and statistical inference. Ambitious and goal oriented, with a clear vision of future objective. Good problem solving and analytical skills, and quick learner. Associate Professor (January, 2009) in Macroeconomics Doctor of Philosophy (1998-2003) in Applied Economics, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Kevin Lee. University of Leicester, Leicester. Master of Arts (1996-1997) in European Economic Studies, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK. Bachelor of Science (1988-1992) Marmara University, Istanbul, TURKEY PhD Work Research Area Expertise My PhD work is involved an econometric analysis of an impact of economic policies on economic performance of the economy. Experienced primarily in the econometric analysis of the impact of economic policy on economic performance, measuring efficiency and productivity, competition theory, the persistence of profits. Particularly, interested in the econometric analysis of disaggregated data and forecasting with neural networks, determinants of competition, measuring efficiency and its role in competition, forecasting demand and prices using neural networks, the role of sectoral interactions in the analysis of productivity, prices and, output determination by industry Computer: All Microsoft Office packages and specific econometrics and statistical programs (i.e. NEUROSOLUTIONS, MATLAB, GAUSS, RATS, Mfit, PcGive, Limdep, SPSS, STATA). Work experience 1993-1995 University of Dumlupinar, Bilecik, TURKEY. Research Assistant Employed as a research assistant to teach "Introduction to Economics". Responsibilities included supervising the students in every aspect of economics including writing up and marking mock exam questions. 2001-2002 Cranfield University, Economics Group, Cranfield/UK. Research Assistant Employed as a research assistant to work on research projects. Research projects included Economic Integration and Empirical Analysis of new Developments in Banking Sector. 2004-2009 Niğde University, Niğde/ Turkey
Assistant Professor Employed as assistant Prof. Dr. to teach introduction to economics, macroeconomics, microeconomics, monetary economics, econometrics. Responsibilities included supervising the students in every aspect of economics including writing up and marking mock exam questions. 2009- Melikşah University, Kayseri/Turkey Associate Professor Dr. Employed as assistant Prof. Dr. to make research and to teach introduction to economics, macroeconomics, microeconomics, monetary economics, and econometrics. Responsibilities included supervising the students in every aspect of economics including writing up and marking mock exam questions. Personal Information Date of Birth: 16 December 1969 Marital status: Married with three children. Academic References Prof. Kevin Lee, University of Leicester, Department of Economics, University Road, Leicester, LE1 7RH, e-mail: kcl2@le.ac.uk. Dr. Martin Hoskins, University of Leicester, Department of Economics, University Road, Leicester, LE1 7RH, e-mail: mdh@le.ac.uk. Dr. Ali Al-Nowaihi, University of Leicester, Department of Economics, University Road, Leicester, LE1 7RH, e-mail: aa10@le.ac.uk. Publications INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL ARTICLES A1. ÇELİK, T. ve M. KAPLAN, Türk Sigortacılık Sektöründe Rekabet 2002-2004, İktisat, İşletme ve Finans, Şubat, sayı:251, 50-63, A2. KAPLAN, M. ve T. ÇELİK, Türk Sigortacılık Sektöründe Etkinlik ve Etkinliği Belirleyen Faktörler, İktisat, İşletme ve Finans, Nisan, sayı:253, 97-114, A3. KALYONCU, H. ve M. KAPLAN, Currency Devaluation and Trade Balance in Turkey Empirical Economic Letters,6(6), 473-479, A4. TEKELİ, R. ve M. KAPLAN, Determinants of the Distribution of the Central Government Budgetary Grants in Turkey, Enviroment and Planning C: Government Policy, 26(5), 954-967, (2008). (SSCI) A5. KAPLAN, Muhittin ve Hüseyin KALYONCU ve Fatih YÜCEL, Currency Substitution: Evidence From Turkey International Research Journal Finance and Economics, 21,158-162, (2008). A6. KAR, Muhsin ve Osman PEKER ve Muhittin KAPLAN Trade Liberalization Financial Development and Economic Growth in the Long Run: the Case of Turkey, South East European Journal of Economics and Business, 3(2), 25-38, (2008).
A7. KAPLAN, M. ve T. ÇELİK, The impact of Tourism on Economic Performance: The Case of Turkey, The International Journal of Applied Economics and Finance, 2(1), 13-18,(2008). A8. KAPLAN, M., The Impact of Stock Market on Real Economic Activity: Evidence From Turkey, Journal of Applied Sciences, 8(2), 374-378, (2008). A9. KAPLAN, M ve A. ASLAN, Persistence of Profitability and Dynamics of Competition in Turkey, The Empirical Economics Letters, 7 (9), 933-941 (2008). A10. ASLAN, A. ve F. KULA ve M. KAPLAN, International Tourism Demand for Turkey: A Dynamic Panel Data Approach, Research Journal of International Studies, 9, 65-73, (2009).Çelik, T. ve M. Kaplan, (2007), "Türk Sigortacılık Sektöründe Rekabet", İktisat, İşletme ve Finans Dergisi, Cilt,251, ss.50-62. A11. ASLAN, A. ve F. KULA ve M. KAPLAN, New Evidence on the Persistence of Profit in Turkey with First and Second Generation Panel Unit Root Tests, METU Studies in Development, 37(1), 25-40, (2010). A12. KAPLAN, M and T. Çelik and S. Tezekici, The impact of openness on the profitability in Turkish manufacturing industries, The empirical Economics Letters, 9(1), 43-51, (2010). (ECONLIT). A13. Çelik, T. and M. KAPLAN, Türk bankacılık sektöründe etkinlik ve rekabet 2002-2007, Sosyoekonomi, 13, 7-28, (2010). (ECONLIT). A14. M. KAPLAN and H. KALYONCU, Convergence of per capita GDP in Turkish Provinces, The empirical Economics Letters, forthcoming, (ECONLIT). PRESENTATIONS IN INTERNATIONAL CONFERANCES B1. KAPLAN, M.; T. ÇELİK ve R. TEKELİ, Türkiye de Büyükşehir Belediyelerinin Performanslarının Ampirik Analizi 2002-2004, Uluslararası Bilgi, Ekonomi ve Yönetim Kongresi Bildiriler Kitabı, Kocaeli, Cilt II, 679-692, (2006). B2. KAPLAN, M. ve A. ASLAN, Persistence of Profitability and the Dynamics of Competition in Turkey: 1985-2004, International Conference on Economics, Turkish Economic Association (TEA), Ankara, September 11-13, (2006). B3. TEKELİ, R. ve M. KAPLAN, "Determinants of the Distribution of the Central Government Budgetary Grants in Turkey", First World Meeting of the Public Choice Society Amsterdam, March 29 - April 1, B4. Durna, U.; H. BÜLBÜL ve M. KAPLAN ve M. Koyuncu, "The Effect Of
Knowledge Management On Product Innovation", 3 rd International Strategic Management Conference, Dedeman Convention Centre, Antalya, June 21-23, B5. KALYONCU, H. ve M. KAPLAN, Analyzing the Sustainability of Current Account in ASEAN Countries: Test of Intertemporal Borrowing Constraints, 08-09 Haziran 2010, Saraybosna BOSNA HERSEK B6. KAPLAN, M. ve H. KALYONCU, Does International Capital Mobility Increase The Risk of Financial Crisis?, 08-09 Haziran 2010, Saraybosna BOSNA HERSEK B3. Durna, U.; H. PUBLICATIONS IN NATIONAL JORNALS C1. KAPLAN, M., A Critical Review of The Empirical Studies On The Links Between Openness And Economic Performance, K.Maraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi, Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 1(1), 72-85, (2004). C2. KAR, M., M.A. KARA ve M. KAPLAN,, Türkiye de Sermaye Hareketlerinin Makro Ekonomik Etkileri, K.Maraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi, Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 1(1), 13-24, (2004). C3. KAPLAN, M., An Analytical Evaluation of the Impact of Openness on Economic Performance: A Three-Sector General Equilibrium Open Economy Model, Turkish Economic Association, Discussion Paper, 2004/14, http://www.tek.org.tr C4. ERGÜLEN, A.; H. KAZAN ve M. KAPLAN, "İşletmelerde Dağıtım Sistemi Maliyetleri Minimizasyonu İçin Çözüm Modeli: Bir Firma Uygulaması", S.Ü, Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, Sayı:13, Haziran, 163-172, ( 2005). C5. TORUN, İ.; M. KAPLAN ve A. ERGÜLEN ve E. DİNÇ, İlköğretim ve Lise Öğrencilerinin Sosyo-Ekonomik Profili: Niğde İli Örneği, Sakarya Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, Ekim, sayı:12, 55-76, (2006). C6. KAPLAN, M. ve M. KAR, The Empirical Analysis of Economic Integration: A Literature Survey, Journal of European Studies, 14(2), 45-75, (2006). C7. ÇELİK, T. ve M. KAPLAN, Türk Sigortacılık Sektöründe Karlılık ve Yoğunlaşma İlişkisi, Ankara Üniversitesi SBF Dergisi, 62(4), 70-82, C8. TORUN, İ. ve M. Kaplan ve A. ERGÜLEN, Türk Eğitim Sisteminin Başlıca Sorunu: Verimlilik ve Etkinlik, Milli Eğitim, 179, 293-308, (2008). C9. KAPLAN, M. ve T. ÇELİK, The Persistence of Profitability and Comptetion in the Turkish Banking Sector, Erciyes Üniversitesi İ.İ.B.F. Dergisi, 30, 157-167, (2008).
C1. KAPLAN, M. ve A. ASLAN,, Quantifying International Openness in Turkey, 1965-1995, Doğuş Üniversitesi Dergisi, 7(1), 86-98, (2006). PRESENATIONS IN NATIONAL CONFERANCES D1. KAZAN, H.; A. ERGÜLEN ve M. KAPLAN, "Bilişim teknolojilerinin üretimde sürecin katkılarının Ampirik Analizi: Adana İlinde Bir Araştırma", 1. Yerel Ekonomiler Kongresi; Karaman İİBF, 1-2 Ekim, (2005). D2. ASLAN, A. ve M. KAPLAN, Gümrük Birliği nin Firma Düzeyinde Verimlilik Yakınsamasına Etkisi, Yönetim ve Ekonomi Bilimleri Konferansı, 11 12 Eylül, İzmir, (2008). E. BOOKS AND CHAPTERS IN BOOKS: E1. KAPLAN, M.,, Gelişmekte Olan Ülkelerin Özellikleri, içinde S. Taban ve M. Kar (editörler), Kalkınma Ekonomisi: Seçme Konular, Bursa: Ekin Kitabevi, (2004). E2. ÖRNEK, İ. ve M. KAPLAN, Dış Ticaret ve Kalkınma, içinde S. Taban ve M. Kar (editörler), Kalkınma Ekonomisi: Seçme Konular, Bursa: Ekin Kitabevi, (2004). E3. KAPLAN, M. ve R. TEKELİ, Ekonomide Bekleyişler ve Tahmin: Yapay Sinir Ağları Uygulamaları, Konya: Tablet Yayınları, (2008).