Şemsa Özar ''(Þemsa Özar)'' is a professor in the Department of Economics at
Boğaziçi University
Boğaziçi University (Turkish language, Turkish: ''Boğaziçi Üniversitesi''), also known as Bosphorus University, is a Public university, public research university in Istanbul, Turkey, historically tied to a former American educational insti ...
,
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
and past president of the
International Association for Feminist Economics (IAFFE), her tenure was 2015 to 2016.
Education
Özar gained her degree and masters from
Boğaziçi University
Boğaziçi University (Turkish language, Turkish: ''Boğaziçi Üniversitesi''), also known as Bosphorus University, is a Public university, public research university in Istanbul, Turkey, historically tied to a former American educational insti ...
in Turkey in 1977 and 1978 respectively. Her post-graduate degree came from the
Institute for Advanced Studies and Scientific Research, Vienna in 1988 and her PhD came from the
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien ''(Vienna University of Economics and Business)''
Austria
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in 1990. Her PhD thesis title was: ''The Effects of the IMF-Supported Programs on Income Distribution: Turkey as a Case''.
Fellowships
* 2002
International Policy Fellow, Open Society Institute
See also
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Feminist economics
Feminist economics is the critical study of economics and economies, with a focus on gender-aware and inclusive economic inquiry and policy analysis. Feminist economic researchers include academics, activists, policy theorists, and practitio ...
*
List of feminist economists
This is an incomplete alphabetical list by surname of notable feminist economics, feminist economists, experts in the social science of feminist economics, past and present. Only economists with biographical articles in Wikipedia are listed here ...
References
External links
Profile page: Semsa OzarBoğaziçi University, Turkey
Profile page: Semsa OzarInternational Policy Fellow, Open Society Institute
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Boğaziçi University alumni
Academic staff of Boğaziçi University
Date of birth missing (living people)
Development economists
Feminist economists
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
Turkish economists
Vienna University of Economics and Business alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)
Presidents of the International Association for Feminist Economics