Responsibilities include:

• Conducted research on the impact of bank supply shocks on firm-level investment in France, Spain, Italy, and Germany.
• Utilized the Orbis firm-level database, Bankfocus bank-level database, and the novel AnaCredit matched bank-firm loan database.
• Decomposed loan growth into bank supply, firm demand, industry, and common shocks using the methodology of Amiti and Weinstein (2018).
• Demonstrated that idiosyncratic bank supply shocks significantly shaped investment dynamics between 2019 and 2023.
• Analyzed how firm characteristics, such as size, age, sector, and reliance on bank loans, influenced the transmission of shocks.
• Highlighted the roles of loan dependence, firm indebtedness, loan maturity, and the number of borrowing relationships in shaping firm responses to shocks.
• Found that short-term loans constrained firms, while multiple banking relationships provided flexibility.
• Identified micro and small firms as disproportionately affected, with young and mature firms being more vulnerable to bank supply shocks.
• Revealed a diminished impact of bank supply shocks on investment during the COVID-19 pandemic, reflecting changes in financial constraints and firm behavior.

Responsibilities include:

• Conducting macroeconomic analyses of Turkey, involving the regular update of various econometric models.
• Employing the dynamic factor model to effectively nowcast Turkey’s GDP growth.
• Gaining insights into inflation dynamics within Turkey through the estimation of a Bayesian VAR model.
• Estimating the yield curve in Turkey using the extended Nelson-Siegel Model, incorporating macroeconomic variables.
• Utilizing the BEAR toolbox for accurate forecasting and comprehensive policy analysis.
• Employing real-time data sourced from Google to perform nowcasting for the Turkish unemployment rate.
• Developing the Retail Trade index by analyzing card transactional data for Turkey.
• Applying natural language processing (NLP) or text mining techniques to analyze communication policies, including statements and minutes, of the Central Bank of Turkey (CBRT).
• Constructing the Foreign Affairs Index by harnessing the power of Google’s Big-Query platform and leveraging the GDELT project to explore global risk trends

Responsibilities include:

• Contributed to the preparation of diverse projects, including supply arrangements aimed at supporting the well-being of Syrian refugee children.
• Played a supportive role in the development of the UNICEF-MoNE Rolling Work Plan for the period spanning 2016 to 2017.

Responsibilities include:

• Provided assistance in the preparation of projects centered around technological change, notably focusing on the significance of occupations within the Turkish labor markets, addressing aspects such as job and wage polarization.
• Collaborated in the research process and creation of working papers for esteemed faculty members, specifically contributing to work examining the repercussions of the population exchange involving Armenian communities on Turkish demographics and economic growth in the aftermath of the First World War.

• Professor Refet Gurkaynak taught a three-day online class on “Finance for Macroeconomists: High-Frequency Analysis, News, Surprises and Shocks”

• Professors John Hassler and Per Krusell taught a three-day online class on “Climate Change and its Effects on Macro/Monetary Policy”

• Received all the necessary theoterical training to be a pilot
• Attended “Be a pilot for a day” event and fly a plane with a copilot

• Received all the necessary training to be a sailor
• The certification is acquired to race with other teams in Istanbul
• Attended many races throughout the membership period

• Received much training related to developing communication skills, social skills, the ability to understand different points of view, group working skills, and overall confidence when facing a crowd
• Played a role in the Garanti-BBVA commercial

• Attended all paragliding courses in the club to have some theoretical aspects
• Learned ground inflation exercises
• Made many solo flights, guided by the instructors on the radio