Secil Pacaci Elitok

Elitok [at] hwwi.org

Groups

EU-Relationship

Foreign Policy

Migration

Minorities

Transnationalism

Political economy

Academic Career

since 2011 Post-doctoral Research Fellow at University of Hamburg

2010-2011Senior Researcher, Hamburg Institute of International Economics (HWWI)

2009-2010 EU Marie Curie Research Fellow at TOM (Transnationality of Migrants) Network

2007-2009 Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Maltepe University, Istanbul, Turkey

2002-2008 PhD. Economics, Department of Economics, University of Utah, USA

2002 B.S. Economics, Department of Economics, University of Marmara, Istanbul, Turkey

Publications

Books

“Growth and Balance of Payments Constraint: The Case of Turkey (1960-2004) - Application of Thirlwall’s Law” (VDM Publishing)

Section in book

“An Analysis of the Turkish Economy From the Perspective of Kaldorian Cumulative Growth Model: 1980-2000” Capitalism, Globalization, Underdevelopment, Ercan, F. et al. (ed.) Ankara: Dipnot Yayinevi, 2007 (in Turkish)

Articles

“Thirwall’s Law as a Tool in Understanding the Turkish Economy” Economics Journal, February 2008 (in Turkish)

Articles in Non-Refereed Journals

Pacaci Elitok, S., Straubhaar, T. (2011):
Turkey as a Migration Hub in the Middle East, Insight Turkey 13 (2), 107-128.

Policy Briefs

Pacaci Elitok, S., T. Straubhaar (2010): The Turkish Economy: A Winner of the Euro Crisis?, HWWI Policy Paper, 3-14, Hamburg.

Pacaci Elitok, S., T. Straubhaar (2010): Turkey’s Globalizing Economy, HWWI Policy Paper, 3-13, Hamburg.

Pacaci Elitok, S., T. Straubhaar (2010): The Turkish Economy in a Regional Perspective, HWWI Policy Paper, 3-12, Hamburg.

Pacaci Elitok, S. (2010): Estimating the Potential Migration from Turkey to the European Union: A Literature Survey, HWWI Policy Paper, 3-11, Hamburg.

Pacaci Elitok, S., T. Straubhaar (2010): The Turkish Economy after the Global Economic Crisis, HWWI Policy Paper, 3-10, Hamburg.

Pacaci Elitok, S., T. Straubhaar (2010): Is Turkey still an Emigration Country?, Upcoming HWWI Policy Paper.

Pacaci Elitok, S., T. Straubhaar (2010): Turkey: Change from an Emigration to an Immigration and Now to a Transit Migration Country, Upcoming HWWI Policy Paper.

Working Paper

The Balance of Payments as a Constraint on Turkey’s Growth: 1960–2004, (with Al Campbell) Working Paper No: 2008–13, May 2008
http://www.econ.utah.edu/activities/papers/2008_13.pdf

Book Reviews

“Markets and Cultural Voices: Liberty vs. Power in the Lives of Mexican Amate Painters” by Tyler Cowen ( forthcoming at RRPE Volume 42, No.3)

“The Costs of Economic Liberalization in Turkey” by Mehmet Odekon (forthcoming at RRPE Volume 42, No.3)

Contribution to the Popular Press

“Almanya’nın Göç Perspektifine Dair İpuçları: Vasıflıya Yeşil Vasıfsıza Kırmızı Kart”, Birgun, Turkish Daily, 27. 02. 2010. (Green Card Implementation and Clues about the Migration Perspectives of Germany)

“Kuzey Ren Vestfalya Secimleri Demokratik Sol ve Turkiyeli Gocmenler Icin Ne Ifade Ediyor?”, Birgun, Turkish Daily, 09.05.2010., with Dr. Yasar Aydin ( What is Meaning of Elections in North Rhine Westphalia for Turkish Migrants and Democratic Left?)