Updated: 9/30/2023
BERRAK BAHADIR
(Former Publishing Name: BERRAK BÜYÜKKARABACAK)
Florida International University
Department of Economics
E-mail: berrakbbahadir@gmail.com
Webpage: www.berrakbahadir.com
EDUCATION
2008 Ph.D. in Economics, Emory University, Atlanta
2004 M.A. in Economics, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
2001 B.B.A. in Accounting, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
EMPLOYMENT
2020-Present Associate Professor of Economics, Florida International University, Miami
2017- 2020 Assistant Professor of Economics, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
2014-2017 Assistant Professor of Economics, Ozyegin University, Istanbul, Turkey
2010-2014 Assistant Professor of Economics, The University of Georgia, Athens
2008-2010 Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Richmond, Richmond
RESEARCH FIELDS
Macroeconomics; Open-economy macroeconomics; Credit and housing; International finance
EDITORIAL POSITIONS
Associate Editor: Journal of Macroeconomics, 2018-
Co-Editor: Economic Analysis and Policy, 2023-
PUBLICATIONS
1. Bahadir, B. & Valev, T. N. (2023). Global liquidity and household credit growth. Open Economies Review, forthcoming.
2. Bahadir, B & Gumus, I. (2022). House prices, collateral effects and sectoral output dynamics in emerging market economies. Journal of International Money and Finance, 29.
3. Bahadir, B & Gicheva, D. (2022). Macroeconomic implications of student debt: A state-level analysis. Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, accepted.
4. Yavuz, I. & Bahadir, B. (2021). Remittances, ethnic diversity, and entrepreneurship in developing countries. Small Business Economics, 1-22.
5. Bahadir, B. & Valev, T. N. (2021). Credit information sharing and the shift in bank lending towards households. International Journal of Finance and Economics, 26, 1, 60-72.
6. Bahadir, B. & Gumus, I. (2021). The transmission of household and business credit shocks in emerging markets: The role of real estate. Real Estate Economics, 49, 587-617.
7. Bahadir, B., De, K. & Lastrapes, W. (2020). Household debt, consumption and inequality, Journal of International, Money and Finance, 109, 1022-1040.
8. Bahadir, B. & Bahadir, S. C. (2020). Financial development and advertising spending, Journal of International Marketing, 28, 3, 3-20.
9. Bahadir, B. & Valev, T. N. (2020). Institutions, household credit composition and the business cycle. Economic Inquiry, 58, 3 1401-14013.
10. Bahadir, B., Chatterjee, S. & Lebesmuehlbacher, T. (2018). The macroeconomic consequences of remittances. Journal of International Economics 111, 214-232.
11. Bahadir, B. & Valev, T. N. (2017). Catching up or drifting apart: Convergence of household and business credit in Europe. International Review of Economics and Finance 47, 101-114.
12. Bahadir, B. & Gumus, I. (2016). Credit decomposition and business cycles in emerging market economies. Journal of International Economics 103, 250-262.
13. Bahadir, B. & Lastrapes, W. (2015). Emerging market economies and the world interest rate. Journal of International Money and Finance 58, 1-28.
14. Selgin, G., Beckworth, D., & Bahadir, B. (2015). The Productivity Gap: Monetary policy, the subprime boom, and the post-2001 productivity surge. Journal of Policy Modeling 37/2, 189-207.
15. Bahadir, B. & Valev, N. (2015). Financial development convergence. Journal of Banking and Finance 56, 61-71.
16. Bahadir, B., & Mykhaylova, O. (2014). Housing market dynamics with delays in the construction sector. Journal of Housing Economics 26, 94-108.
17. Büyükkarabacak, B., & Valev, N. (2012). Credit information sharing and banking crises: An Empirical investigation. Journal of Macroeconomics 34 (3), 788-800.
18. Beck, T., Büyükkarabacak, B., Rioja, F., & Valev, N. (2012). Who gets the credit? And does it matter? Household vs. firm lending across countries. The B. E. Journal of Macroeconomics (Contributions), 12, 1-44.
19. Büyükkarabacak, B., & Valev, N. (2010). The role of household and business credit in banking crises. Journal of Banking and Finance, 34, 1247-1256.
20. Büyükkarabacak, B., & Krause, S. (2009). Studying the effects of household and firm credit on the trade balance: The composition of funds matters. Economic Inquiry, 47 (4), 597-605.
WORKING PAPERS AND WORK IN PROGRESS
1. “Student Debt and Aggregate Consumption: Does Inequality Matter?” (with Dora Gicheva) Submitted
2. “Small business lending and household credit shocks” (with Inci Gumus and Matthew Schaffer) Revised and resubmitted
SEMİNAR AND CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
2019: FDIC Consumer Research Symposium, Midwest Macroeconomics Meetings, 13th Winter Workshop in Economics, Ozyegin University, 12th Southeastern International/Development Economics Workshop.
2018: Canadian Economics Association Conference, Southern Economics Association Meetings
2017: Middle East Economic Association/ASSA (Chicago, USA)
2016: Marmara University (Istanbul, Turkey), Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (Ankara, Turkey), Macroprudentials Instruments and Financial Cycles Workshop (Istanbul, Turkey), Istanbul Central Banking Research Department (Istanbul, Turkey), ICMAIF (Crete, Greece), ISCEF (Paris, France)
2015: International Symposium on Money, Banking and Finance (Nice, France), Econometric Society World Congress (Montreal, CA)
2013: Canadian Economics Association (Montreal), American Economic Association (San Diego, CA)
2012: Computational Economics Association (Prague), Midwest Macro Meetings (Boulder, CO)
2011: European Economic Association (Oslo), Southeastern International Workshop (Atlanta, GA)
2010: Southern Economic Association (Atlanta, GA), Midwest Macro Meetings (East Lansing, MI)
2008: North American Economic and Finance Association (New Orleans, LA)
2007: Southern Economic Association (New Orleans, LA)
2006: North American Econometric Society Winter Meetings (Boston, MA)
2005: European Economic Association (Amsterdam)
HONORS, AWARDS and FELLOWSHIPS
George P. Swift Award for Outstanding Teaching in Undergraduate Economics, Athens
Joseph Heyman Scholarship, Atlanta
Graduate Fellowship, Department of Economics, Emory University
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Principles of Macroeconomics, Money and Banking, Intermediate Macroeconomics, Mathematical Economics, Macroeconomic Theory (PhD), Macroeconomic Theory (MA), International Business Environment, Macroeconomics in a Global Economy (EMBA), International Trade and Finance
SERVICE
Discipline Level Service
Ad-hoc Reviewer: Journal of Finance, Journal of International Economics, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of Money Credit and Banking, Economic Inquiry, Journal of Housing Economics, Review of World Economics, Macroeconomic Dynamics, International Review of Economics and Finance, Central Bank Review, Journal of Economic Studies, Real Estate Economics, Journal of Financial Stability,
Department & College Level Service
UGA Undergraduate Senior Thesis Advising: August 2010-May 2014
UGA Macroeconomics PhD Preliminary Exam Committee: June 2011-June 2014
Ozyegin University Economics Seminars Co-organizer: September 2015-June 2017
REFERENCES
Available upon request.