VITA TEVFIK F. NAS Professor Economics Department Tel. : (810) 762 3280 University of Michigan-Flint Fax : (810) 762 3281 Flint, MI 48503 e-mail: tnas@umflint.edu FIELDS OF INTEREST: Public Finance, International Economics, Macroeconomics, and Money and Banking ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE: Professor, Economics Department, 9/93- present; Visiting Professor, Semester at Sea, University of Pittsburgh, 1/1989-5/1989; Chairman (2003-2007, 1999-2002, 1987-90), Associate Professor (1986-93), Assistant Professor (1982-85), Economics Department, U of M-Flint; Visiting Assistant Professor, Economics Department, California State University, San Bernardino, 1981-82; Assistant Professor, Faculty of Administrative Sciences, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, 1979-81; Assistant Professor, Economics Department, Winthrop College, 1978-79; Research Associate, Instructor, Economics Department, Florida State university, 1977-78, 1/1876-6/1976; Visiting Lecturer, Economics Department, Florida International University, 1/1976-6/1976; Teaching Assistant, Economics Department, Florida State University, 1974-75. EDUCATION: Ph. D. Florida State University, December 1977; MBA, Florida State University, August 1973; B.S., Faculty of Administrative Sciences, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, June 1970
PUBLICATIONS: Books Public Economics and Cost Benefit Analysis (forthcoming) Tracing Economic Transformation of Turkey from the 1920s to EU Accession. Leiden, Netherlands: Brill,/Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2008. Cost-Benefit Analysis: Theory and Applications. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 1996. Economics and Politics of Turkish Liberalization (edited with M. Odekon). Bethlehem, Pennsylvania: Lehigh University Press, 1992. Liberalization and the Turkish Economy (edited with M. Odekon). Westport: Greenwood Press, 1988. Educational Technology in Developing Countries (with H. Tuckman). Allahabad: Chugh Publications, 1987. Selected Journal Articles and Contributions to Books The Turkish Economy from the 1960s to EU Accession. In Fifty Years of EU-Turkey Relations A Sisyphean Story, edited by Armagan Emre Çakir, Routledge, 2010. An examination of Investor Reaction to Unexpected Political and Economic Events in Turkey (with Seyed Mehdian and Mark Perry), Global Finance Review 18: 337-50, 2008. Cost Benefit Analysis. In Handbook of Decision Making, edited by G. Morcol, 483-90., Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, Taylor and Francis, 2007 An Examination of Investor Reaction to Unexpected Political and Economic Events in Turkey. In Turkish Economy in a Changing World, edited by Coskun C. Aktan, 91-106. International Conference on Business, Management and Economics, Yasar University, 2005. Turkish Inflation and Real Output Growth. In Inflation and Disinflation in Turkey, edited by A. Kibritcioglu, L. Rittenberg, and F. Selcuk, 139-153. Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2002. Turkish Inflation and real Output Growth: 1963-2000 (with Mark Perry), Russian and East European Finance and Trade Journal 37(6): 31-46, November-December, 2001. Inflation and Inflation Uncertainty in Turkey: 1960-1998 (with Mark Perry),Contemporary Economic Policy, April 2000 Inflation and Inflation Uncertainty in Turkey, MEEA Proceedings, January 1999 (with Mark Perry).
Economic Liberalization and the Turkish Labor Market. In Economic Liberalization and Labor Markets, edited by Parviz Dabir-Alai and M. Odekon. Westport: Greenwood Press, 1998. Effects of Post-1980 Macroeconomic Policies on Turkish Manufacturing, The Journal of Developing Areas, April 1996 (with M. Odekon). Financial Effects of Liberalization Policies on Turkish Industrial Sector. In Financial Liberalization in Turkey, edited by Y. Asikoglu and H. Ersel. Ankara: Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, 1993 (with M. Odekon). The Impact of Turkey's stabilization and Structural Adjustment Program. In Economics and Politics of Turkish Liberalization, edited by T. Nas and M. Odekon. Bethlehem, PA: Lehigh University Press, 1992. Supply-side Responses in Liberalization, Journal of Economics and Administrative Studies 4(2):281-88, 1990 (with M. Odekon). The Limitations of Cost-Benefit Analysis in Developing Countries. In International Development and Alternative Futures: The Coming Challenges, 41-50. New Delhi: Allied Publishers, 1990. Problems and Prospects: A Commentary. In Liberalization and the Turkish Economy, edited by T. Nas and M. Odekon. Westport: Greenwood Press, 1988. A Policy Oriented Theory of Corruption, American Political Science Review 80(1):107-19, 1986 (with A. Price and C. Weber). The Effectiveness of Instructional Radio in a Developing country Context, METU Studies in Development 10(1):45-64, 1983 (with H. Tuckman). The World Price Methodology for Shadow Pricing: Theory and Practice, METU Studies in Development 11(3):295-306, 1984. Education Subsidies to Developing Countries. In Subsidies to Higher Education, edited by H. Tuckman and E. Whalen. new York: Praeger Publishers, 1980. Alternative Methods for Determining Project Costs. In Economics of New Educational Media II, UNESCO, Paris, (1980):146-70 (with H. Tuckman). Measuring the Effectiveness of Instructional Radio: The Methodological Issues. In Economics of New Educational Media II, UNESCO, Paris, (1980):67-86 (with H. Tuckman). Elasticity of Substitution of Greek Exports for Turkish Exports, METU Studies in Development 6(5):342-47, 1979.
Educational Technology and Rural development, METU Studies in Development 6(4):69-82, 1979 (with H. Tuckman). PRESENTATIONS: The Search for Stability: Financial Crisis, Major Currencies and a New Monetary Order, Salzburg Global Seminar, April 18-22, 2009, Salzburg, Austria. Panelist at the Second Annual Europa Forum, the University of Michigan Ann Arbor, March 10, 2006. Inflation and Inflation Uncertainty in Turkey, Allied Social Science Association Annual Meetings, New York, January 3-5, 1999 (with Mark Perry). Recent Trends in Turkish Macroeconomic Performance, Turkish Studies Colloquium, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, April 6, 1995. Liberalization and Firms in Turkey, Allied Social Science Associations Annual Meetings, New York, December 27-30, 1990. Supply-side Effects of Liberalization, Allied Social science Associations Annual meetings, New York, December 28-30, 1988. Panelist, Turkish Economic Prospects in the 1990s, Michigan State University, East Lansing, June 3, 1988. Panelist, The Political economy of Turkey in 1980s, Harvard University, Cambridge, April 21-24, 1988. Law, Economics and Politics of Consensual Criminal Behavior, Law and Society Association, Washington, D.C., June 11-13, 1987 (with A. Price). Stationarity of Factor Shadow Prices, Midwest Economic Association, March 28-30, 1985, Cincinnati. Alternative Analytical Framework in Cost-Benefit Analysis, Conference on Development Organizations and Professionals Abroad, AAPRD, November 14-16, 1984, New York. Project Evaluation in the Context of New Welfare Economics and Experimental Microeconomic System, International Conference on Europe and the Third World, AAPRD, May 31-June 2, 1984, London. The World Price Methodology for Shadow Pricing: Theory and Practice, International Conference on Canada and the Third World, AAPRD, April 19-20, 1984, Toronto.
Politics and Economics of Corruption, Eastern Economic Association, March 15-17, 1984, New York. Problems in Higher Education, Salzburg Seminar, May 8-June 6, 1980, Salzburg, Austria. The Incidence of Costs and Benefits in Higher Education, Eastern Economic Association, May 1979, Boston. Allocation Issues for the Design of Instructional Technology, EEA, April 27, 1978, Washington, D.C. SERVICE: Department Chair, 2003-2007, July 1999-2002, 1987-1990; Graduate Board, 1987-1990; Special Events Committee, 1986-88; Faculty Assembly, 1992-93, 1984-87; Telecommunications Committee, 1983-86, 1992-93; University Committee on Broadcasting and Media Resources, U of M, Ann Arbor, 1983-88; Public Administration U of M-Flint Program Committee, 1983- present; Students Affairs and Concerns Committee, 1983-85; Rackham Program for Support of Faculty Creative Endeavors, Divisional Board, U of M, Ann Arbor, 1983-84. 03/2011