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Küçükyalı İSTANBUL

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Education:     

9/ 1995-12/2000    Drexel University, Philadelphia PA

                                Ph.D. in Finance, specializing in International Finance

 

9/ 1995-12/2000      University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia PA

                                Pursued Ph.D. courses in Finance and Econometrics, 21 credit hours

 

10/1994-8/1995       Drexel University, Philadelphia PA

                                M.S. in Finance, GPA 3.87

 

11/1993-5/1994        Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago IL

                                 MBA in Finance, 12 credit hours, GPA 4.00

 

9/1986-5/1991         Boğaziçi Üniversitesi, Istanbul, Türkiye

                                B.S. in Business Administration, specializing in Finance

 

Ph.D. Dissertation:

‘ International asset pricing and exchange rate risk: Theoretical exposition, numerical analysis, and empirical investigation under integrated and frictional capital markets.’

 

Working Papers:

- International asset pricing with real exchange rate and investment barriers  (Accepted for presentation in the following conferences:

University of Namur, Belgium, 18^th International Conference in Finance, June 2001

Multinational Finance Society, 8^th Annual Conference, June 2001)

 

- Welfare gains on financial market integration: A numerical study on European Integration

- An empirical study on the ımpact of exchange rate rısk in international asset pricing models

Experience:   

02/2001-present        Zonguldak Karaelmas Üniversitesi, Çaycuma İ.İ.B.F. İşletme Bölümü

                                 Research Assistant

 

9/2000-12/2000        Drexel University, Finance Department

                                 Instructor of Capital Budgeting (Fin-327) Course

 

5/2000-7/2000          Drexel University, Finance Department

                                 Instructor of International Finance (Fin-648) Course

 

1/1998-8/1998          Drexel University, Finance Department

                                 Instructor of Financial Management (Fin-311) Course

 

8/1991-8/1993          Eskişehir Bankası T.A.Ş., Istanbul, Türkiye

                                 Assistant Expert in Accounting and Financial Control Department

                                 Prepared projected and actual budgets and cost distribution tables, controlled the accounting of other departments.

 

Computer Skills:     Matlab, RATS, SAS, SPSS, and common editing and spreadsheet software

 

Activities:

 

1994-1995                      Financial Management Chapter honor membership (Drexel University)

 

1994-2000                               Turkish Cultural Club founding member (Drexel University)

 

1992-1993                               Köy-koop membership (Boğaziçi Üniversitesi, Istanbul, Türkiye)

Köy-koop is a club that educates its members and community through literary seminars.

 

Awards, Honors:

 

1993                                                  Awarded a scholarship for graduate studies from Higher Education Council of Türkiye (YÖK)

 

1986                                                  Graduated from high school as the best student

 

1984                                                  Awarded a scholarship through high school education by the Turkish Scientific and Technical Research Counsel (TÜBİTAK)