Faculty and Staff
Name: Dr. Oguzhan Batmaz
Title: Assistant Professor of Economics, MBA Program Co-Director
Office Location: SB-122-N
Email: obatmaz@lewisu.edu
Phone (Office): (815) 836-5613
Education & Certifications:
- Ph.D., University of Kansas
- M.A., University of Kansas
Bio:
Dr. Oguzhan Batmaz, Assistant Professor of Economics, earned his MA and PhD in Economics from the University of Kansas. His research focuses on macroeconomics, international economics, and energy/environmental economics. Some of Oguzhan’s current research includes studies on Preference Reversal and Quantitative Easing, Antidumping and Delivery Terms in Imports, and Modeling the Dynamic Linkage between Renewable Energy Consumption and Environmental Quality in the US: Does Economic Political Uncertainty Matter?
Oguzhan is also interested in guiding students in areas such as monetary economics, environmental economics, and international finance. He has served as a referee for several reputable peer-reviewed journals, including the Eastern Economic Journal, Innovation and Development, and The Australian Economic Review.
Originally from Turkey, Oguzhan is grateful to share his life with his wonderful wife and two children. He loves spending time with family and friends and enjoys biking, hiking, and playing soccer.
Courses Taught:
Undergraduate Courses:
- Principles of Microeconomics
- Principles of Macroeconomics
- Microeconomic Theory
- Macroeconomic Theory
- Money, Banking and Financial Markets
- International Economics
- Economics of International Finance
- Foundations of Finance
- Principles of Economics
- Principles of Finance
- Managerial Economics
- Econometrics
- Economic Growth & Development
- Upper-level Economics and Finance core and elective courses
Graduate Courses:
- Managerial Economics (will be teaching in the Fall 23)
- Economic Development/Growth (both in undergraduate and graduate level)
- Econometrics (both in undergraduate and graduate level)
- Managerial Finance
Selected Publications:
- “Environmental Implications of Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Complexity in Sub-Saharan Africa.” (with B. Azenui, submitted, under review)
- “Preference Reversal and Quantitative Easing.” (with A. Xanthopoulos, submitted, under review)
- “How Do Risk Preferences Impact the Choice of Trade Credit?” (with V. Avsar) European Economic Letters, 14(1), 157–160. https://doi.org/10.52783/eel.v14i1.1010
- “Revisiting the Relationship Between Income Inequality and CO2 Emissions in US: New Evidence from CS-ARDL model.” (with M.A.K. Abdul & F. Citak) International Journal of Global Warming. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJGW.2023.130494
- “Legal, Financial, and Strategic Forces in Cross-Border Delivery Terms.” (with V. Avsar) Emerging Markets, Finance and Trade. https://doi.org/10.1080/1540496X.2022.2051811
- “Co-Movement of Statistics in Service and Manufacturing: A Wavelet Coherence Analysis and the Effects of Robotization on Employment and Development.” Ekin Publisher. (Book chapter) (with student co-author)
Conference Presentations/Poster Sessions:
AEA-2024*, SEA-2024*, IEA-2024*, SEA-2023, SEA-2022, 2021, 2020, ICEEE-2021, 2020, ASBBS-2018, MVEA-2017, 2015. Attended and presented. *Will attend and present.
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