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Education

Ph.D. in Economics, New York University, 2007.
M.A. in Economics, New York University, 2003.
B.S. in Mathematics, Middle East Technical University, Summa Cum Laude, 2001.

Fields of Interest

Experimental Economics, Behavioral Economics, Public Economics

Papers

Public Goods Provision and Redistributive Taxation, 2009, Journal of Public Economics

Charitable Giving under Inequality Aversion, (with P. Derin), 2010, Economics Letters

Public Goods Provision, Inequality and Taxes, 2011, Experimental Economics

Behavioral Mechanism Design: Evidence from the Modified First-Price Auctions, (with Y. Masatlioglu and S. Taylor), forthcoming, Review of Economic Design

Understanding the Reference Effect, (with Y. Masatlioglu), revise and resubmit to Games and Economics Behavior.

Electing Efficiency, (with J. Cherry and S. Salant)

Distinguishing the Role of Authority "In" and Authority "To", (with D. Silverman and J. Slemrod)

Luck or Effort: Social Norms in US and Europe, (with P. Rey-Biel and R. Sheremata)

Free Riding and Ethnic Heterogeneity

Behavioral Sources of Demand for Carbon Offsets, (with K. Kuhn)


Experience

Research Investigator, Research Center for Group Dynamics, ISR,
University of Michigan , 2009--

Research Fellow, Research Center for Group Dynamics, ISR,
University of Michigan , 2007-2009  

Instructor, University of Michigan, Department of Economics

  • Introduction to Mathematical Statistics, 2010-

  • Statistics for Economists, 2009-

  • Development Economics, Fall 2007-2008

  • Experimental Economics, Fall 2007-2008

Instructor, New York University, Department of Economics

  • Experimental Economics, Spring 2004-2006

  • Introduction to Economic Analysis, Summer 2004-2005

Teaching Assistant, New York University, Department of Economics, New York

  • Introduction to Economic Analysis, 2005

  • Introduction to Econometrics, 2006

  • Statistics, 2003-2004

Research Assistant, Andrew Schotter and Yaw Nyarko, 2002-2003

Referee Service, American Economic Review, Games and Economic Behavior, Journal of Public Economics, Experimental Economics, Land Economics, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Economic Inquiry, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management

Awards

MacCracken Fellowship from New York University, 2001-2005
GSAS Travel Grant, for IHS Social Change Workshop in Standford University, 2006
C.V. Starr Travel Grant, for ESA Meeting, 2004; Zeuthen Conference, 2004; 17th International Conference on Game Theory, 2006
Russell Sage Foundation's Small Grant on Behavioral Economics, 2009, PI
The Erb Institute, University of Michigan, 2011, CO-PI

Recent Paper Presentations

  • Seminar Presentation, Eastern Michigan University, 2012

  • Economics Science Association (ESA) World Meetings, Chicago, 2011

  • Seminar Presentation, Public Finance Lunch Seminars, University of Michigan, 2011

  • Seminar Presentation, Workshop on Behavioral Research, UT Dallas, 2011

  • Seminar Presentation, Decision Consortium, University of Michigan, 2010

  • Southern Economic Association (SEA) Conference, Atlanta, 2010

  • Economics Science Association (ESA) Meetings, Tucson, Arizona, 2010

  • Economics Science Association (ESA) World Meetings, Copenhagen, 2010

  • Public Finance Seminar Series, Department of Economics, University of Michigan, 2010

  • APET Meetings, Istanbul, June, 2010

  • STIET Research Workshop, May, 2010

  • Informal IO/Theory Workshop, Department of Economics, 2010

  • Seminar Presentation, Koc University, 2009

  • Economics Science Association (ESA) Meeting, Tucson, Arizona, 2009

  • Seminar Presentation, Erb Colloquium, University of Michigan, 2009

  • XII Urrutia Elejalde Summer School, San Sebastian, Spain, 2009

  • Seminar Presentation, University of Autonoma, 2009

  • The 8th Journees LAGV, Conference in Public Economics, Marseille, 2009

  • 5th Conference on Economic Design, Society for Economic Design, 2008

  • STIET Research Seminar Series, University of Michigan, 2008

Workshops

  • CSWEP CeMENT National Mentoring Workshop for Junior Faculty, 2010

  • The International Workshop in Experimental Economics for Young Researchers, University of Alaska Anchorage, 2004

  • Zeuthen Lectures, University of Copenhagen, 2004