journal articles

Social capital, innovation and growth: Evidence from Europe, (2009) European Economic Review, 53(5), 544-67. (with Bas ter Weel)

The determinants of earnings differentials in Ankara and Istanbul, (2003) METU Studies in Development, 30, 1, 1-17. (with Zehra Kasnakoglu)

chapters in book

How do social capital and government support affect innovation and growth? Evidence from the EU regional support programmes, (2008) in C. Nauwelaers and R. Wintjes (eds.), Innovation policy in Europe, pp. 106-136, Edward Elgar: Cheltenham. (with Bas ter Weel)

Assessing the Effectiveness of Incubators: The case of Turkey, (2007) in Venkata Ramani, V. and Bala Krishna, A. V. (eds.), Business Incubation: An Introduction, Icfai University Press: Hyderabad. (with Erol Taymaz)

Thesis

The impact of social capital on social and economic outcomes, PhD Dissertation, 2009

working papers

Incubators as tool for entrereneurship promotion in developing economies, November 2009

Bridges in social capital: A review of definitions and the social capital of social capital researchers, January 2009

The impact of social capital on crime: Evidence from the Netherlands, June 2008 version, (with Bas ter Weel)

Social capital, innovation and growth: Evidence from Europe, February 2008 version, (with Bas ter Weel)

How do social capital and government support affect innovation and growth? Evidence from the EU regional support programs, April 2007 (with Bas ter Weel)

How 'black' is the black sheep compared to all others: Turkey and the EU, May 2006 version, (with Saeed Parto)

Assessing the effectiveness of incubators: The case of Turkey, 2004 version, (with Erol Taymaz)

The determinants of earnings differentials in Ankara and Istanbul, 2002 version, (with Zehra Kasnakoglu)

other output

I write regularly in Bilgi Çagi a monthly publication focused on economics and policy issues regarding innovation and technology with a vision of establishing information society and supporting innovation and technology by being the leading informant publication in such issues (read in Turkish ).

I also write regularly in RGE Monitor and discuss any EU related issue.