Arif Orçun SÖYLEMEZ
Assistant Professor of Economics
Marmara
University Tel. : +90 (216) 463 67 72
Economics
Department
GSM :
+90 (532) 224 25 77
Room no:514,
Goztepe E-Mail : orcun.soylemez@marmara.edu.tr
EDUCATION
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Ph.D: Economics, Suffolk University, Boston MA, USA,
2012
MBA: Finance, HEC-Paris, Paris, France, 2012
MA: Economics, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey, 2004
BA: Economics, Boğaziçi
University, Istanbul, Turkey, 2001
Dissertation: Three
Essays on the Returns and Volatility of Foreign Exchange Market,
Stock Market, and Carry Trade
Research Topics: International
Finance, Financial Economics, Time Series and Financial Econometrics
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
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Assistant Professor, Marmara University, Economics Department (English Curriculum) Turkey, 2012-
Adjunct Professor, Marmara University, Banking and Insurance Institute Turkey, 2012-
Senior Lecturer, Suffolk
University, College of Arts and
Sciences, Economics Dept. USA,
2006 -10
Senior Lecturer, Suffolk
University, Sawyer Business School USA, 2006-10
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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Risk Analyst, Turkey Expert, Euromoney
Country Risk Ratings, 2013-
Public Policy Research Assistant, The Beacon
Hill Institute, Boston MA, USA, 2006-07
Economist, Is Bank, Department of Economic Research, Turkey, 2004-2006
Economist, Turkish-Asian Strategic Research Center, Turkey, 2003-2004
Portfolio Analyst, ABN Amro Asset
Management, Turkey,
2002-2003
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Courses: International Money and Banking (Ph.D level)
International
Finance (Graduate level)
Principles of
Microeconomics
Statistics
for Business
Business
Finance,
Engineering
Economics
Ph.D Supervision:
Tayanç Gündüz, Marmara University, European Union Institute
Tayanç Gündüz, Marmara University, European Union Institute
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Economic and
Institutional Convergence between European Union and Accession Countries
Including Turkey
Mansura Asadli, Marmara University, Institute of Social Sciences
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The
Volatility Dependent Smooth Transitions in the Exchange Rates
COMPUTER LITERACY
Office:
MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Scientific WorkPlace, Crystal Ball
Econometrics: Eviews,
Jmulti, Gretl, R, Matlab
PUBLICATIONS
[1]
Söylemez, Arif Orçun (2013), “Exchange
Rate Misalignment in Turkey: Overvaluation of the Turkish Lira”, International Journal of Academic Research
in Business and Social Sciences, Vol. 3(4), pp.198-206.
[2] Söylemez,
Arif Orçun and Server Demirci (2013), “The Nonlinear Causality between the
International Capital Flows and Economic Growth in Turkey”, Journal of Financial Researches and Studies,
Vol. 4(8), pp.99-110.
[3] Söylemez, Arif Orçun (2013), “Productivity Differences and Current
Account Imbalances in the Euro Area”, Journal
of Financial Researches and Studies, Vol. 4(8), pp.87-98.
[4] Söylemez, Arif Orçun and Ahmet Yılmaz (2012), “The Relationship Between
the International Capital Flows and Economic Growth after the Financial
Liberalization in Turkey”, Journal of Economic and Management Sciences,
Vol. 33(2), pp.47-66
[5] Tuerck, David G., Çağdaş Şirin and Arif Orçun Söylemez. State
Competitiveness Report 2006. Beacon Hill Institute, Boston USA, 2006.
[6] Söylemez, Arif Orçun (2004), “Non-Economic Determinants of Economic
Growth” Strategic Foresight, Vol. 2. pp.98-103.
[7] Söylemez, Arif Orçun (2004), “Discussions on International Finance and
Financial Liberalization Experience of Turkey” Strategic Foresight, Vol 1. pp.24-33.
[8] Söylemez,
Arif Orçun and Server Demirci (2013), “Volatility Spillovers from the
International Capital Inflows to Turkish Economic Growth”, forthcoming
in Eurasian Journal of Business and Economics.
[9] Söylemez,
Arif Orçun (2013), “A Survey on the Control of International Capital Flows and
the European Union’s Perspective on the Issue”, forthcoming in Marmara Journal of European Studies.
WORK IN PROGRESS
[1] Volatility-Dependent Regime-Switching Relationship Between the Interest
Rates and Exchange Rates
[2] Comparing the Carry Trade Information Contents of Three Different
Volatility Measures
[3] Can Volatility Predict Stock Returns?
WORKING PAPERS
[1] Karataş, Hatice and Arif Orçun Söylemez. 2005. “Kısa Vadeli Sermaye
Hareketleri (in eng.: Short-term Capital Movements)” İş Bank, Department of
Economic Research Working Paper 2005/2.
[2] Arif Orçun Söylemez. 2006. “Türkiye’de Dolarizasyonun Ölçümü (in eng.: Measuring
the Dollarization in Turkey)” İş Bank, Department of Economic Research Policy
Note.
PRESENTATIONS
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“Exchange Rates and Volatility: Determining the Safe
Haven Currency,” Humane Studies Fellowship Research Colloquium, 25-27 September
2009, Arlington VA. USA
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“Non-economic Determinants of Economic Growth,” Advanced
Studies in Freedom Seminar organized by the Institute for Humane Studies, 07-13
July 2007, Chicago IL. USA
PROFESSIONAL WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS, PROGRAMS
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Private
Banking Associate Workshop, Credit
Suisse, Zurich,
27-28 October 2011, Switzerland
27-28 October 2011, Switzerland
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Situational Leadership
Seminar, Saint-Cyr
Grande École, Bretagne,
12-14 April 2011, France
12-14 April 2011, France
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Social Change
Workshop: Institutions, Human Nature and Development, The Institute
for
Humane Studies, Brown University, Rhode Island, 21-27 June 2008, USA
Humane Studies, Brown University, Rhode Island, 21-27 June 2008, USA
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Banking in the
Disinflation Periods, Turkish
Bankers Association, Istanbul,
03 August 2006, Turkey
03 August 2006, Turkey
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Banking Management Trainee
Program, İş Bank, Istanbul,
08 August - 05 October 2004, Turkey
08 August - 05 October 2004, Turkey
REWARDS and SCHOLARSHIPS
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Humane Studies Fellowship awarded by the Institute for
Humane Studies at George Mason University (named Dan Searle Fellow in 2009 – 2010)
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HEC Excellence Scholarship awarded by the HEC Foundation
(2011)
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Suffolk University Ph.D Program tuition waivers (2006 –
2012) and grants (2006 – 2010)
AFFILIATIONS
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The
Institute for Humane Studies, George Mason University, Virginia USA
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Omicron
Delta Epsilon (ODE) International Economics Honor Society, Massachusetts
Chapter
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American
Finance Association (AFA)
LANGUAGES
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English (advanced)
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Turkish (native)
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German and French (beginner)
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