May 24/ 24 Mayıs

Registration
8.00-9:00

Opening Speeches
9.00 - 9:30

Distinguished Lecture on Migration

9.30 - 11:00 Conference Hall

Oded Stark (University of Bonn, Germany; University of Vienna, Austria; University of Klagenfurt, Austria; Warsaw University, Poland)

Convenor: Ayla Oğuş (Izmir University of Economics)

Coffee Break
11:00 -11:15

Distinguished Lecture on Development
11:15 - 12:15 Conference Hall

Sarosh Kuruvilla (Cornell University, USA)

Convenor: Mark J. Prus (SUNY-Cortland)

Lunch
12:15 - 13:30

A1. Topics in Labor Economics
May 24, 13:30 - 15:30 Room M201

Exit from Short-Term Contract a French Empirical Analysis, 1990-2002
Mohamed Ali Ben Halima (University of Lyon 2, France)

Asymmetric Information in Labor Markets
Caner Özdurak (Yıldız Technical University, Turkey)

Remittances and the Mexican Economy
German Zarate-Hoyos (SUNY-Cortland, USA)

Human Capital Dispersion and Incentives to Innovate
Maurizio Iacopetta (Georgia Institute of Technology, USA)

Convenor: Alan Haight ( SUNY-Cortland)

A2.Returns to Education
May 24, 13:30 - 15:30 Room M202

Measuring Returns to Education in Turkey
Müge Tunaer (Dokuz Eylül University, Turkey) and Yaprak Gülcan (Dokuz Eylül University, Turkey)

The European Union's Education and Training Systems in Challenge of the Global Economy and Its Effects to Labor Market and Employment
Fatma Serbest (Delegation of the European Commission to Turkey, Turkey)

Estimating the Social Return on Schooling
Marcelo Soto (Instituto de Análisis Económico, Spain)

Education and Culture
Emmanuel Owusu-Ansah (BT Travel and Tour, Ghana)

Investment in Human Capital: Rate of Return on Education in Information and Communication Technology in United States (1990's)
Erman Erkan (Atilim University,Turkey)

Convenor: Hasan Baklacı (Izmir University of Economics)

A3.Natural Resources and Environment
May 24, 13:30 - 15:30 Room M209

Institutional Solutions to Free Rider Problems in Forest Management: The Case of Turkey
Gökhan Orhan (Balıkesir University, Turkey)

Climate Change Impact on West Bank Groundwater
Loay Faroukh (House of Water and Environment, Palestine)

Re-Thinking the Way We Use Water to Safeguard Precious Natural Resource
M. A. Yurdusev (Celal Bayar University, Turkey)

Climate Change from a Post-Normal Science Perspective
Mustafa Demirci And Osman Peker (Adnan Menderes University,Turkey)

Convenor: Sedef Akgüngör (Dokuz Eylul University)

A4. Issues in Economic Development
May 24, 13:30 - 15:30 Room M203

Intellectual Property Rights and Economic Development
Alper Duman (University of Massachusetts-Amherst, USA)

Inequality and Growth in a Schumpeterian Setting
Ozan Hatipoglu (Bogazici University, Turkey)

Some Aspects Regarding the Romanian Integration in the European Union
Raluca Petronela Lazarescu (“Gh. Asachi” Technical University of Iasi, Romania)

Identifying the Role of Education in Socio-Economic Development
Francesco Burchi (University of Rome Tre, Italy)

Convenor: Cemali Dinçer (İzmir University of Economics)

Coffee Break
15:30 – 16:00

B1. Human Capital and Labor Market
May 24, 16:00 - 18:30 Room M201

Human Capital as a Factor of Economic Growth
Mokhtar Maazouz (Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, France)

New Orientations Regarding Human Resources within a Lasting Development of the
Romanian Economy
Dalia Simion (University of Craiova, Romania)

The Effects of Work on Human Character in the Era of New Capitalism
Ester Ruben (Yıldız Technical University, Turkey)

The Effects of Trade on Wages: Turkish Case
Pınar Narin Emirhan (Dokuz Eylül University, Turkey), Gonca Konyalı (Dokuz Eylül University, Turkey)

Social Capital and SME's: A Study on Lakes District Enterprises
Hakan Demirgil (Süleyman Demirel University, Turkey), M.Ali Dulupçu (Süleyman Demirel University, Turkey), İlker Çarıkçı (Süleyman Demirel University, Turkey), Gökhan Özdamar (Süleyman Demirel University, Turkey)

Convenor: Hadi Sacit Akdede (Adnan Menderes University)

B2.Economics of Energy
May 24, 16:00 - 18:30 Room M202

Oil Consumption and GNP
Erdal Karagöl (Balıkesir University, Turkey), Erman Erbaykal (Balıkesir University, Turkey),
Murat Ertugrul (Balıkesir University, Turkey)

Oil, Education and Growth in Developing Countries
Philip Akanni Olomola (Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria)

Energy Security of Turkey
Havva Çaha (Fatih University, Turkey)

Transforming the Problems into Opportunities in Energy Sector
Senol Adiguzel (Mustafa Kemal University,Turkey) and Zeynep Ökten (Mustafa Kemal University, Turkey)

The Analysis of Relationship Between Energy Consumption and Economic Growth in Turkey
Zeynep Kaplan (Yıldız Technical University, Turkey), Serçin Sahin (Yıldız Technical University, Turkey) and Bekir Asik ( Yıldız Technical University, Turkey )

Convenor: Adnan Kasman ( Dokuz Eylul University)

B3.Advances in Microeconomics: Measuring Productivity, Efficiency and Performance
May 24, 16:00 - 18:30 Room M203

Entrepreneurship and Performance in Banking: Turkish Case
Ihsan Isık (Rowan University, USA) and Dogan Uysal (Selcuk University, Turkey)

Knowledge Sharing in a Community of Practice
James Hopple and Emrah Orhun (Troy University, USA)

Home Advantage in Association Football: Evidence from Turkish Super League
Aylin Seçkin (İstanbul Bilgi University, Turkey)

Evaluating the Causal Effect of Foreign Acquisition on Firm's Productivity:The Case of
Slovenian Manufacturing
Sergio Salis (University of Cagliari, Italy)

The Impacts of Sectoral Demand for Military Expenditure on Peace Dividend:
A Case for Turkey and Greece
Durmuş Özdemir (Istanbul Bilgi University), Ali Bayar (Université libre de Bruxelles, Belgium)

Convenor: Tunçtan Baltacıoğlu (Izmir University of Economics)

B4. Industry Studies
May 24, 16:00 - 18:30 Room M209

Long Run Profit Maximization in Turkish Manufacturing Sector
Önder Hanedar (Dokuz Eylül University, Turkey), Elmas Yaldız (Izmir University of Economics),
Özgül Bilici (Dokuz Eylül University, Turkey), Onur Akkaya (Dokuz Eylül University, Turkey)

Human Resources Management in the Banking Industry in Developing Economy
The Nigeria Perspective
R.R. Adegboyega (Olabisi Onabanjo University, Nigeria)

Industry Clusters, Foreign Direct Investment and Industry Performance in Turkey
Sedef Akgüngör (Dokuz Eylül University, Turkey) and Sine Kontbay (Dokuz Eylül University,Turkey)

Competitiveness of Turkish Automotive Industry: A Comparison with European Union Countries
Selahattin Bekmez (Mugla University,Turkey)

Determinants of Moral Hazard in Microfinance:
Empirical Evidence from Joint Liability Lending Schemes in Malawi
Franklin Simtowe (University of Bonn, Germany) and Manfred Zeller (University of Bonn, Germany)

Convenor: Nejat Tenker (Izmir University of Economics)

Welcoming Cocktail
18:30 – 20.00

May 25/ 25 Mayıs

C1. Rural Development and Agriculture
May 25, 9:30 – 11:30 Room M101

Food and the Global Economy
V. P. Raghavan (Empi Business School Satbari, India)

Rural Development in Turkey in the Light of EU Enlargement
Benjamin Didszuweit (Erasmus University, The Netherlands)

The Impact of HPAI of the H5N1 Strain on Economies of Affected Countries
Ceyhun Elçi (London South Bank University, UK)

Impact of Small Industries in Pakistan
Taqadus Bashir (Foundation University, Pakistan)

Rural Non Farm Employment and Incomes in the Rural Highland Areas of North Eastern India
Dil Bahadur Rahut (University of Bonn, Germany)

Convenor: Osman Aydogus (Ege University)

C2. Reflections on Monetary Issues from Real Economy Perspective
May 25, 9:30 – 12:00 Room M01

The Impact of the EMU on Channels of Risk Sharing Between Member Countries
Faruk Ballı (Houston University, USA) and Bent E. Sørensen (Houston University, USA and CEPR)

PPP Persistence within Sectoral Real Exchange Rate Panels
Christian J. Murray (Houston University, USA), Hatice Ozer-Ballı (Houston University, USA) and David H.Papell (Houston University, USA)

Economic Cycles Relative to Stock-Exchange Cycles
Viorica Chirila(Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Romania) and Ciprian Chirila (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Romania)

Monetary Neutrality, Home Mortgages, and the Phillips Curve
Alan Haight (SUNY-Cortland, USA)

Reflections of the New Economy on the Monetary Policy and Central Banking
Haydar Akyazı (Karadeniz Technical University, Turkey) and Seyfettin Artan (Karadeniz Technical University, Turkey)

Convenor: Attila Sezgin (İzmir University of Economics)

C3. Population,Poverty and Development
May 25, 9:30 – 12:00 Room M105

Assistance or Subjugation: The Impact of Microcredit on the Poor
Gökçe Günel (Koç University, Turkey) and Özge Aytulun (Koç University, Turkey)

Some Cases on Poverty and Environment Interactions from Turkey
Necmiye Cömertler (Adnan Menderes University, Turkey)

Bargaining the Environment for Development: The Ewekoro Experience
Kola Subair (Logos State University, Nigeria)

Population, Poverty and the Problem of Natural Resource Management
Utpal Kumar De (North Eastern Hill University, India)

The Role of Communication in Poverty Fight
Ferlal Örs (Celal Bayar University, Turkey)

Convenor: Ahmet Hasim Köse (Ankara University)

C4. Information and Communication Technologies
May 25, 9:30 – 12:00 Room M209

Information and Communication Technologies in the Nigerian Economy
Sunday Mauton Posu (Olabisi Onabanjo University, Nigeria)

Knowledge Transfer in Heterogeneous Teams: Experimental Evidence
Meriem Bouamond (University of Lyon 2, France)

Using New Information Technologies for Modeling Data on Global Markets: An Efficient Interaction Between "Artificial" Human Brain and Economics
Alper Özün (Isbankası, Turkey)

The Success Factors of Attracting Potential Applicants to Apply for a Job Online
Harihodin Selamat, Othman Ibrahim, Noor Awanis Muslim
(University Technology of Malaysia, Malaysia)

Information Networks
Efe Postalcı (Izmir University of Economics, Turkey)

Convenor:Fuat Erdal (Adnan Menderes University)

Lunch
12:00 - 13:00

D1.Climate Change
May 25, 13:00– 15:20 Room M304

Climate Change and Developing Countries: Equity Issues from Kyoto and Beyond
Etem Karakaya (European Environment Agency, Denmark)

Qanats: Environmental and Economic Aspects
Abolfazl Nasseri (East Azarbaijan Research Center for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Iran) and M.B. Khorshidi (Islamic Azad University, Iran)

Climate Change in Moghan Plain
Abolfazl Nasseri (East Azarbaijan Research Center for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Iran) and S. Latifi Mamaghan ((East Azarbaijan Research Center for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Iran)

The Effects on Developing and Developed Countries of the Kyoto Emissions Trading Systems
Osman Peker (Adnan Menderes University, Turkey) , Sakir Görmüs (Adnan Menderes University, Turkey)

Replacement of Old Vehicles As a Strategy to Reduce Combustion Emissions
Kamel Alzboon (Al-Balqa Applied University, Jordan)

Convenor: Ayla Ogus (Izmir University of Economics)

D2.Human Resources Management
May 25, 13:00– 15:00 Room M510

Social and Economic Principles of Human Resource Management
Irina Schvets (Donetsk National Technical University, Ukraine)

The Measurement of Employee Motivation by Using Multi-Factor Statistical Analysis
Roman Zámecník (Tomas Bata University, Czech Republic), Miloš Hitka (Technical University in Zvolen, Slovakia)

The Measurement of Employee Motivation by Using Multi-Factor Statistical Analysis
Roman Zamecnik (Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Czech Republic)

The Reconsideration of the Human Capital in the Context of the Globalized Economy
Daniel Toba (University of Craiova, Romania)

Convenor: Abuzer Pınar (Ankara University)

D3.Technological Change and Economic Growth
May 25, 13:00– 15:00 Room M404

Growth and National Innovation Systems
Nazende Özkaramete Coskun (Bilkent University, Turkey)

The Hotelling's Rule Revisited in a Dynamic General Equilibrium Model
Beatriz Gaitan S. (University of Hamburg), Richard S.J. Tol (Research Unit Sustainability and Global Change and Centre for Marine and Atmospheric Sciences and University of Hamburg, Germany), Hakan Yetkiner (Izmir University of Economics, Turkey)

The Role of Education and ICT in Economy
Mediha Tezcan (Anadolu University, Turkey)

Commonwealth Independent Countries' Accession to the WTO; Cross-Countries Trade Liberalization Analysis
Vugar Bayramov (Azerbaijan State Economic University, Azerbaijan)

Convenor: Efe Postalcı (Izmir University of Economics)

Coffee Break
15:00 – 15:30

E1. Education and Labor Market Performance
May 25, 15:30– 17:30 Room M304

Working Conditions and Quality of Life of the Workers in BPO Sector
Arijita Dutta (University of Calcutta, India)

Teaching vs Research in Higher Education in India
Mumtaj Begum (Lady Doak College, India)

Impact of Integrated Marketing Communications Programs in Enhancing Manager and Employee Performance
Figen Ebren (Akdeniz University, Turkey)

Particularities Regarding the Romanian Human Resource Integration into European Structures
Raluca Petronela Lazarescu (“Gh. Asachi” Technical University of Iasi, Romania)

Convenor: Erhan Ada (Izmir University of Economics)

E2. Human Capital and Public Sector
May 25, 15:30– 17:30 Room M404

Efficiency in Turkish Public Libraries
Hadi Sacit Akdede (Adnan Menderes University,Turkey)

Human Capital and Turkish Public Finance in a Global World
Asuman Altay (Dokuz Eylül University, Turkey) and Ferhat Akbey (Dokuz Eylül University, Turkey)

Innovation in Public Sector: Turkey Case
Hasan Sert (University of Michigan, USA and Gazi University, Turkey), Abdullah Altun (Middle East Technical University (METU), Turkey), Yusuf Altun(Middle East Technical University (METU) and Gazi University, Turkey), Sezayi Toprak(Middle East Technical University (METU), Turkey) Ibrahim Baran (Gazi University, Turkey), Emre Turkay (Gazi University, Turkey), Kemal Aydin (Middle East Technical University (METU), Turkey)

Public Sector Wages and Salaries in Turkey: Is there a Performance Criterion?
Abuzer Pınar (Ankara University,Turkey)

Convenor: Mark J. Prus (SUNY-Cortland)

E3. Perspective on Regionalisation and Globalization
May 25, 15:30– 17:30 Room M510

Comparison of G-20 on the Basis of Millennium Development Goals
Rüstem Barıs Yesilay (Ege University) and Umut Halaç (Dokuz Eylül University, Turkey)

Globalization and Tourism
Ph. Constanta Enea (University Constantin Brancusi, Romania)

The Impact of Globalization on Human Rights and the United Nations
Nejat Dogan (Erciyes University, Turkey)

Challenging the Orthodoxy of Economic Globalisation
Abdoulie Sallah (University of Leicester, UK)

Convenor: Abdoulie Sallah (University of Leicester, UK)

E4. Convergence: Regional, Economic and Cultural
May 25, 15:30– 17:30 Room 403

Impact of Trade Liberalization on the Gender Gap in Turkey
Özge Kama (Yıldız Technical University, Turkey)

Convergence of Human Development Levels
Fuat Erdal (Adnan Menderes University), Gaye Kocabas (Izmir University of Economics, Turkey),
Emre Can (Izmir University of Economics, Turkey)

Convergence in Europe: Empirical Analysis on Two Groups of Countries of the European Union
Eva Jelnikar (University of Ljubljana, Slovenia) and Urban Murmayer (University of Ljubljana, Slovenia)

Human Resource Management in an Islamic Society
Syed Nisar Hussain Hamdani (University of Azad Kasmir, Pakistan)) and Akhtar Hussain Shah ( PIDE , Pakistan)

Convenor: Hakan Yetkiner (Izmir University of Economics)

E5. Foreign Direct Investment
May 25, 15:30– 17:30 Room 407

Foreign Direct Investment and Exchange Rate Uncertainty: Some Time Series Evidence of the Turkey Experience
Gulten Dursun (Kocaeli University, Turkey) and Hilal Bozkurt (Kocaeli University, Turkey)

A Review of Economic Performance with Emphasis on FDI
Lotfali Agheli Kohnehshahri (Tarbiat Modarres University, Iran), Sara Emamgholi Poursefiddashti (Tarbiat Modarres University, Iran)

Turkey's Capital Inflows in the Prospect of EU Membership: Cure or Curse?

Can Erbil (Brandeis University, USA) and Ferhan Salman (Central Bank of Turkey)

  Convenor: Durmuş Özdemir (Istanbul Bilgi University)