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Yeşim Erönal Türkçe

Yeşim Erönal

Assistant Professor

Vice Chair, Department of Economics

Istanbul University Faculty of Economics › Department of Economics Department of Economic Policy

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Research

I am an Assistant Professor of Economics at Istanbul University's Faculty of Economics, Economic Policy Division. My research focuses on international economics, regional development, economic geography, and spatial economic analysis. I examine the social and environmental dimensions of economic policy, with particular emphasis on sustainability, and I am actively involved in TUBITAK-funded research projects and editorial roles at ESCI-indexed journals. Through my research and teaching, I bridge theoretical frameworks with empirical evidence to understand how economic policies shape real-world outcomes.

Research areas

  1. 01Economic policy
  2. 02International economics
  3. 03Regional economics

Academic

Career, education and professional development

Positions

Academic appointments

  1. 2026–Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Economic Policy
  2. 2016–2026Research AssistantDepartment of Economic Policy

Administrative, editorial and board roles

  1. 2026–Vice ChairDepartment of Economics
  2. 2020–Responsible ManagerJournal of Economic Policy Researches
  3. 2020–Responsible ManagerIstanbul Journal of Economics
  4. 2017–Member of the Board of RepresentativesTürkiye Accessible Information Technology Platform
  5. 2016–Managing EditorIstanbul Journal of Economics

Education

  1. 2024PhD, EconomicsIstanbul UniversityCompetitive positioning of Türkiye in global value chain
  2. 2014MA, Economic PolicyIstanbul UniversityThe relationship between inflation and interest rate: Validity of the Fisher effect in Turkey
  3. 2011BA, EconomicsAfyon Kocatepe University
  4. 2010University of Lodz

Projects

Economic Integration of Syrian Refugees Under Temporary Protection Status in Türkiye: Developing an Educational Intervention and Examining the Effect of Status Anxiety on Intervention Effectiveness

TÜBİTAK 10012024–PI G. KarabulutRole: Researcher

Certificates and training

  1. 2023Training of Trainers CertificateIstanbul University
  2. 2022Applied Panel Data AnalysisAnadolu University
  3. 2021Financial Econometrics TrainingIstanbul University, Continuing Education Center (İÜSEM)
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  1. 2020Spatial Data Analysis and EconometricsTurkish Economic Association
  2. 2020General Equilibrium ModellingTurkish Economic Association
  3. 2020Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium (DSGE)Turkish Economic Association
  4. 2019Stata: Applied Panel Time Series AnalysisİÜSEM
  5. 2019Stata: Applied Advanced Panel Data AnalysisİÜSEM
  6. 2019Stata: Applied Panel Data AnalysisİÜSEM

Conference organization

  1. 20226th International Economic Research and Financial Markets Congress (IERFM)Konya
  2. 20215th Economic Research and Financial Markets Congress with International ParticipationIstanbul (hybrid)

Publications

Articles, books, book chapters and conference papers

Recent work

  1. Article · 2026

    Erönal, Y. (2025). The unemployment and growth nexus in Türkiye: A quantile-on-quantile regression analysis. Journal of Economic Policy Researches, 13(1), 1–18. View

  2. Book · 2025

    Erönal, Y. (2025). Katma değerin coğrafyası: Merkez-çevre arasında Türkiye [The geography of value added: Türkiye between core and periphery]. Ekin Yayınevi.

  3. Conference paper · 2025

    Erönal, Y., Altaylar, M., & Ayhan, F. (2025). The relationship between growth and current account deficit: Evidence from quantile causality approaches. ICOAEF XIII – International Conference on Applied Economics and Finance, Greece.

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Publications

  1. Article · 2026

    Erönal, Y. (2025). The unemployment and growth nexus in Türkiye: A quantile-on-quantile regression analysis. Journal of Economic Policy Researches, 13(1), 1–18. View

  2. Book · 2025

    Erönal, Y. (2025). Katma değerin coğrafyası: Merkez-çevre arasında Türkiye [The geography of value added: Türkiye between core and periphery]. Ekin Yayınevi.

  3. Conference paper · 2025

    Erönal, Y., Altaylar, M., & Ayhan, F. (2025). The relationship between growth and current account deficit: Evidence from quantile causality approaches. ICOAEF XIII – International Conference on Applied Economics and Finance, Greece.

  4. Article · 2024

    Oluç, İ., Can, M., Erönal, Y., & Saboori, B. (2024). Assessing the environmental implications of structural change in middle-income countries: Introducing the structural change index. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 21(8), 6339–6356. View

  5. Book chapter · 2023

    Mutlugün, B., & Erönal, Y. (2023). Financial development and income inequality: New findings for Türkiye. In A. İncekara & S. A. Oktar (Eds.), The Turkish economy in the centenary of the Republic (pp. 403–425). Istanbul University Press. View

  6. Book chapter · 2023

    İncekara, A., & Erönal, Y. (2023). Regional analysis of inflation convergence in Turkiye with a nonlinear approach. In M. Baykal, J. Haddock, & A. Dayanır (Eds.), Post Covid era: Future of economies and world order (pp. 129–154). Istanbul University Press. View

  7. Conference paper · 2022

    Altaylar, M., Dursun, S., & Erönal, Y. (2022). Exchange rate and political stability: Quantile regression analysis. 6th International Economic Research and Financial Markets Congress, Konya.

  8. Conference paper · 2022

    Erönal, Y. (2022). Trade in value-added by spatial statistical methods: A global assessment. 6th Economic Research and Financial Markets Congress with International Participation (IERFM), Konya.

  9. Conference paper · 2021

    İncekara, A., & Erönal, Y. (2021). Nonlinear analysis of regional inflation convergence in Turkey. International Istanbul Economic Research Conference, Istanbul.

  10. Conference paper · 2021

    Acar Ünlü, F., & Erönal, Y. (2021). Regional inflation heterogeneity in Turkey: Spatial analysis. International Economic Research and Financial Markets Congress (IERFM).

  11. Conference paper · 2021

    Kalaç, M. Ö., & Erönal, Y. (2021). Practices, problems and solutions for disabled students in distance education during the Covid-19 pandemic. BİLTEVT'2021 International Accessible IT Congress, Manisa.

  12. Book · 2020

    Kalaç, M. Ö., Telli, S. G., & Erönal, Y. (2020). Covid-19 mücadelesi kapsamında uzaktan eğitim sürecinde engelli öğrencilerin durumu, sorunlar ve çözüm önerileri [Students with disabilities in distance education during the COVID-19 pandemic: Challenges and policy recommendations]. Manisa Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Rektörlük Basımevi.

  13. Book chapter · 2020

    Erönal, Y., Altaylar, M., & Doger, Ş. (2020). Is there an effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on consumer credits? Evidence from Türkiye. In G. Çiğdem (Ed.), Multidisipliner yaklaşımla iktisadi kriz olgusu [The phenomenon of economic crisis: A multidisciplinary approach] (Vol. 4, pp. 99–133). Gazi Kitabevi.

  14. Conference paper · 2020

    Erönal, Y., & Altaylar, M. (2020). Export analysis of the USA and China: Panel quantile gravity model 4th International Economic Research and Financial Markets Congress (IERFM 2020).

  15. Conference paper · 2020

    Tunalı, H., & Erönal, Y. (2020). Environmental Kuznets curve hypothesis for developed countries: Panel cointegration analysis. 4th International Economic Research and Financial Markets Congress (ERFM), Istanbul.

  16. Conference paper · 2020

    Altaylar, M., & Erönal, Y. (2020). Export analysis of the USA and China: Panel quantile regression model. 20th International Symposium on Econometrics, Operations Research and Statistics, Ankara.

  17. Conference paper · 2019

    Erönal, Y. (2019). Trade flow between Turkey and G20 countries: Panel gravity model analysis. 3rd International Economic Research and Financial Markets Congress, Gaziantep.

  18. Article · 2016

    Tunalı, H., & Erönal, Y. (2016). The relationship between inflation and interest rate: Validity of the Fisher effect in Turkey. Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi, 21(4), 1415–1431. View

Teaching

Courses I teach

  • CourseInternational Economics
  • LevelUndergraduate
  • TermFall and spring

Office hours

Thursdays 14:00–16:00

Contact

Email

Office hours

Thursdays 14:00–16:00

Address

Istanbul University Faculty of Economics
Department of Economics Department of Economic Policy