Biography
Ayça Tekin-Koru received her BSc and MSc degrees in Economics from Middle East Technical University in 1994 and 1997, respectively. She received her PhD in Economics from Purdue University 2001.
Later, in 2001-2003 Dr. Tekin-Koru worked as a visiting faculty and taught economics courses at Krannert Graduate School of Management. Subsequently, she was a faculty member in the Department of Economics of Oregon State University between 2003-2011. From 2011 to 2012, for a year, she conducted research at TurkStat funded by a reintegration grant by TUBITAK.
In the years between 2012 and 2016 Dr. Tekin-Koru worked as the founding chair of the Business Administration Department of TED University.
Dr. Tekin-Koru has so far taught courses on international economics, game theory, microeconomics, macroeconomics and economics of social issues at different levels of complexity.
In the inaugural years of her career, Dr. Tekin-Koru explored the organizational form of multinationals, impact of economic integration on location choice of foreign firms and the multifaceted interaction between corruption and foreign direct investment. Afterwards, she conducted empirical investigations of services trade at the firm level and impact of sustainable development policies and trade policy on firm productivity. Lately, Dr. Tekin-Koru's research agenda has been shaped by interdisciplinary work at the nexus of disaster management and sustainability.
Her research appeared in journals such as European Economic Review, Review of International Economics, World Economy, Economic Systems, Journal of International Trade and Development, International Migration and Applied Economics.
Ayça Tekin-Koru is currently a faculty member of the Economics Department, the director of the Trade Research Center and the dean of the Graduate School at TED University.
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Education
1997 - 2001
1997 - 2001Doctorate
Purdue University, Krannert School of Business, Economics, United States Of America
1997 - 1999
1997 - 1999Postgraduate
Purdue University, Krannert School of Business, Economics, United States Of America
1994 - 1997
1994 - 1997Postgraduate
Middle East Technical University, Faculty Of Economic And Administrative Sciences, Department Of Economics, Turkey
1990 - 1994
1990 - 1994Undergraduate
Middle East Technical University, Faculty Of Economic And Administrative Sciences, Department Of Economics, Turkey
Research Areas
Economic Policy
International Economics
Academic Positions
2017 - Continues
2017 - ContinuesProfessor
TED University, Faculty of Econ. and Administ. Sciences, Department of Economics
2012 - 2017
2012 - 2017Associate Professor
TED University, Faculty of Econ. and Administ. Sciences, Department of Economics
2003 - 2011
2003 - 2011Assistant Professor
Oregon State University, College of Liberal Arts, Economics
2002 - 2003
2002 - 2003Assistant Professor
Purdue University, Krannert School of Management, Economics
1999 - 2002
1999 - 2002Research Assistant
Purdue University, Krannert School of Business, Economics
1997 - 1999
1997 - 1999Research Assistant
Purdue University, College of Science, Statistics
Managerial Experience
2023 - Continues
2023 - ContinuesDean
TED University, Graduate School
2023 - Continues
2023 - ContinuesMember of the Senate
TED University, Graduate School
2023 - Continues
2023 - ContinuesUniversity Executive Board Member
TED University, Graduate School
2021 - Continues
2021 - ContinuesManager of Research and Application Center
TED University, Vice Chancellor, Trade Research Center
2012 - Continues
2012 - ContinuesFaculty Academic Council Member
TED University, Faculty Of Econ. And Administ. Sciences
2023 - 2024
2023 - 2024Erasmus Program Department Coordinator
TED University, Faculty Of Econ. And Administ. Sciences, Department Of Economics
2021 - 2022
2021 - 2022Stratejik Plan Tema Grubu Üyesi
TED University, Rectorate
2020 - 2021
2020 - 2021Academic Performance D. Board Member
TED University, Rectorate
2015 - 2021
2015 - 2021Assistant Manager of Research and Application Center
TED University, Vice Chancellor, Trade Research Center
2020 - 2020
2020 - 2020Erasmus Program Department Coordinator
TED University, Faculty of Econ. and Administ. Sciences, Department of Economics
2016 - 2019
2016 - 2019Eğitim ve Müfredat Kurulu üyesi
TED University, Vice Chancellor (Provost)
2016 - 2019
2016 - 2019TEDU Undergraduate Research Support Committee Member
TED University, Vice Chancellor (Provost)
2017 - 2017
2017 - 2017Stratejik Plan Tema Grubu Üyesi
TED University, Rectorate
2012 - 2017
2012 - 2017Fakülte Yönetim Kurulu Üyesi
TED University, Faculty of Econ. and Administ. Sciences
2012 - 2016
2012 - 2016Head of Department
TED University, Faculty of Econ. and Administ. Sciences, Department of Business Administration
2012 - 2016
2012 - 2016Member of the Senate
TED University, Faculty of Econ. and Administ. Sciences
2012 - 2016
2012 - 2016Erasmus Program Department Coordinator
TED University, Faculty of Econ. and Administ. Sciences, Department of Business Administration
2012 - 2015
2012 - 2015Ethics Committee Member
TED University, Rectorate
2012 - 2014
2012 - 2014Head of Ethics Committee
TED University, Rectorate
Journal articles indexed in SCI, SSCI, and AHCI
2024
2024The impact of Kahramanmaraş (2023) earthquakes: A comparative case study for Adıyaman and Malatya
Dinçer A. E., Dinçer N. N., Tekin Koru A., Yaşar B., Yılmaz Z.
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
, vol.110, 2024 (SCI-Expanded)
2022
2022Manufacturing and service-sector productivity in Turkey: A perspective from firm-level data
Dinçer N. N., Eichengreen B., Tekin Koru A.
WORLD ECONOMY
, vol.45, no.9, pp.2698-2723, 2022 (SSCI)
2022
2022Exchange rate fluctuations, volatility and exports: The intensive margin effect for Turkish firms*
Dinçer N. N., Shingal A., Tekin Koru A.
JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
, vol.31, no.3, pp.450-473, 2022 (SSCI)
2022
2022Latent social distancing: Identification, causes and consequences
ATTAR M. A., Tekin Koru A.
ECONOMIC SYSTEMS
, vol.46, no.1, 2022 (SSCI)
2020
2020The effect of border barriers to services trade on goods trade
Dinçer N. N., Tekin Koru A.
WORLD ECONOMY
, vol.43, no.8, pp.2093-2118, 2020 (SSCI)
2018
2018Adult Education as a Stepping-Stone to Better Jobs: An Analysis of the Adult Education Survey in Turkey
Cılasun S. M., Demir-Seker S., Dinçer N. N., Tekin Koru A.
Adult Education Quarterly
, vol.68, no.4, pp.316-346, 2018 (SSCI)
2018
2018Costs of a missing FTA: the case of Turkey and Algeria
Dinçer N. N., Tekin Koru A., Yasar P.
EMPIRICA
, vol.45, no.3, pp.489-505, 2018 (SSCI)
2017
2017Gains from trade due to within-firm productivity: does services exporting matter?
Dinçer N. N., Tekin Koru A.
ECONOMICS-THE OPEN ACCESS OPEN-ASSESSMENT E-JOURNAL
, vol.11, 2017 (SSCI)
2016
2016Aggregation Issues of Foreign Direct Investment Estimation in an Interdependent World
Naughton H., Norback P., Tekin Koru A.
WORLD ECONOMY
, vol.39, no.12, pp.2046-2073, 2016 (SSCI)
2016
2016Investigation of participation in adult education in Turkey: AES data analysis Enquête sur la participation à l’éducation des adultes en Turquie: Une analyse des données de l’EEA Investigación de la participación en la educación adulta en Turquía análisis de datos de AES
Nergiz Dincer N., Tekin Koru A., Askar P.
Comparative Education Review
, vol.60, no.3, pp.530-548, 2016 (SSCI)
2016
2016Investigation of Participation in Adult Education in Turkey: AES Data Analysis
Dincer N. N., Tekin Koru A., Askar P.
COMPARATIVE EDUCATION REVIEW
, vol.60, no.3, pp.530-548, 2016 (SSCI)
2016
2016A league of their own: services exporters - a developing country perspective
Dinçer N. N., Tekin Koru A.
JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
, vol.25, no.5, pp.615-635, 2016 (SSCI)
2015
2015Multinational Firms and Plant Divestiture
Norback P., Tekin Koru A., Waldkirch A.
REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
, vol.23, no.5, pp.811-845, 2015 (SSCI)
2012
2012Remittances, Business Cycles and Poverty: The Recent Turkish Experience
Sayan S., Tekin Koru A.
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
, vol.50, 2012 (SSCI)
2012
2012Asymmetric effects of trade costs on entry modes: Firm level evidence
Tekin Koru A.
EUROPEAN ECONOMIC REVIEW
, vol.56, no.2, pp.277-294, 2012 (SSCI)
2010
2010North-South Integration and the Location of Foreign Direct Investment
Tekin-Koru A., Waldkirch A.
REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
, vol.18, no.4, pp.696-713, 2010 (SSCI)
2010
2010North American Integration and Canadian Foreign Direct Investment
Waldkirch A., Tekin-Koru A.
B E JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS & POLICY
, vol.10, no.1, 2010 (SSCI)
2009
2009Technology transfers and optimal entry strategies for the multinational firm
Tekin Koru A.
JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
, vol.18, no.4, pp.553-574, 2009 (SSCI)
2009
2009The Effect of Tax Treaties on Multinational Firms: New Evidence from Microdata
Davies R. B., Norback P., Tekin Koru A.
WORLD ECONOMY
, vol.32, no.1, pp.77-110, 2009 (SSCI)
2003
2003Budget deficits, money growth and inflation: the Turkish evidence
Tekin Koru A., Ozmen E.
APPLIED ECONOMICS
, vol.35, no.5, pp.591-596, 2003 (SSCI)
Articles Published in Other Journals
2025
2025Quantifying the Unseen: Epidemiological Underestimation Problem for COVID-19
Attar M. A., Tekin Koru A.
Ekonomi-tek
, vol.14, no.1, pp.35-67, 2025 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
2023
2023Long shadows of the walking dead on economic activity
Dinçer N. N., Pektekin P., Tekin Koru A.
Central Bank Review
, vol.23, no.4, 2023 (ESCI)
2020
2020Foreign Language Training and Export Performance of Firms
Özer S., Tekin Koru A., Dinçer N. N.
Ekonomik Yaklaşım
, vol.30, no.111, pp.1-21, 2020 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
2006
2006Corruption and the ownership composition of the multinational firm at the time of entry: Evidence from Turkey
Tekin Koru A.
Journal of Economics and Finance
, vol.30, no.2, pp.251-269, 2006 (Scopus)
1994
1994Turkey’s Changing Nature of Liquidity
Keyder N., Tekin A.
METU Studies in Development , vol.21, no.4, pp.557-578, 1994 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
Books
2025
2025Refah, Yoksulluk ve Türkiye’nin Yeniden Dirilen Enflasyon Canavarı
Attar M. A., Tekin Koru A.
in: Devletle Yoksullaşma, Murad Tiryakioğlu, Editor, İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları, İstanbul, pp.1, 2025
2023
2023Yüz Yılın Yabancı Sermaye Öyküsü
Tekin Koru A.
in: Yüzyılın Ekonomisi, Ömer Faruk Çolak, Editor, Eflatun Yayınevi, Ankara, pp.483-544, 2023
2021
2021Hizmetleşen Yerli Üretim ve Dış Ticaret
Tekin Koru A.
in: İktisatçıların Gözünden Yerli Üretimin Politik Ekonomisi, Murad Tiryakioğlu, Editor, İstanbul Bigi Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2021
2020
2020COVID-19 ve Küreselleşmenin Geleceği
Tekin Koru A.
in: Salgın Ekonomisi, Ömer Faruk Çolak, Editor, Efil Yayınevi, 2020
2020
2020Küresel Ticarette Değişimler ve Devlet
Tekin Koru A.
in: Devletle Kalkınma, Murad Tiryakioğlu, Editor, İletişim Yayınları, 2020
2018
2018Is There Room for Services Trade of Turkey in the North Atlantic Marketplace?
Dinçer N. N., Tekin Koru A.
in: Turkey in the North Atlantic Marketplace, , Editor, Brookings Institution Press, pp.167-198, 2018
2017
2017Multinationals and corruption: Business as usual?
Tekin Koru A.
in: Globalization: Strategies and Effects, , Editor, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, pp.147-182, 2017
2010
2010