Born in Ankara in 1966, Erdem Başçı has graduated from the
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department of the Middle East Technical
University in 1987 with high honours.
He completed the M.B.A. program at Bilkent University by ranking
the first (1989). Having obtained his M.A. in Economics from Bilkent University
(1990), Dr. Başçı received his second M.A. degree in Economics from Johns
Hopkins University (1993). He obtained his Ph.D. in Economics from Bilkent
University in 1995.
Between 1996 and 2003, he worked at Bilkent University, Economics
Department, as an Assistant Professor. He was promoted to the rank of Associate
Professor in 1999 by the Higher Education Council.
Dr. Başçı has lectured at the University of York, UK as an honorary
visiting fellow in 1999.
Dr. Başçı's academic papers have been published in many
peer-reviewed journals including Oxford Economic Papers, Journal of Banking and
Finance, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, and Journal of Mathematical
Economics.
He has co-authored various chapters in books published by
Springer-Verlag and Palgrave. Besides his theoretical contributions to the
economic literature, Dr. Başçı has academic publications on the Turkish economy
as well.
Erdem Başçı has been appointed as Deputy Governor of the Central
Bank of the Republic of Turkey on 9 October 2003.
He served as the Governor of the Central Bank from 19 April 2011 to
19 April 2016.
Erdem Başçı has also served as the Ambassador and Permanent
Representative of Turkey to the OECD between May 2016 and March 2021.
Following his eighteen years career at the Central Bank and the
Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he was appointed as full Professor of
Economics by TED University in 2021.
Monetary economics, financial economics, macroeconomic theory,
mathematical economics and sustainable development are his research and
teaching areas.
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