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Assistant Prof. ZAFER ÇALIÞKAN
Department of
Economics
Economic Policy
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CONTACT :
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Office:
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Phone : +90 312 2978650 / 34
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Email: caliskan@hacettepe.edu.tr
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EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
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Undergraduate: Hacettepe University, Department of Economics, 1992.
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Graduate/Masters’ Degree: Akdeniz University, Department of
Economics, 1999.
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Graduate/ PH.D: Hacettepe University,
Department of Economics, 2004.
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Foreign Languages: English
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ACADEMIC AREAS OF INTEREST:
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- Health
Services and Finances, Health Systems, Health Expenditures, Hospital
Cost Analysis
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- Structural
Adjustment Programs and Health, Poverty and Health, Development
Economics
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CURRENT TEACHING ASSIGNMENT / COURSES THOUGHT:
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- EKO 131 (01) Introduction to
Economics I
- EKO 132 (01) Introduction to Economics II
- EKO 131 (02) Introduction to
Economics I
- EKO 132 (02) Introduction to
Economics II
- EKO 201 (02) Microeconomics I
- EKO 403 Development Economics I
- EKO 404 Development Economics II
- EKO 426 Health Economics
- EKO 449 Health Economics
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PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE:
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- Akdeniz University, Department of Economics, 1993-1997.
- Hacettepe University,
Department of Economics, 1997-
- Executive Board Member, Health Economics and
Policy Research Centre, Hacettepe University
2006 –
- Academic Visitor, University of Otago, New Zealand, 2006-2007.
- Hacettepe University,
Department of Economics, Assistant Professor, (2007- ).
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ACADEMÝC RESEARCH/ PUBLICATIONS :
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Conferences:
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- “Economies
of Scale and Scope in Turkish Hospitals”, 3rd. International Conference
on Health Economics, Management and Policy, 3-5 June 2004, Athens, GREECE.
- “The Effect of Structural
Adjustment on Poverty and Health in Turkey:
An Empirical Investigation”, 4th.International Conference on Health
Economics, Management and Policy, 3-5 June 2005, Athens, GREECE.
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Journals:
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- “Hospital Cost Structures:
Methodological Issues and Functional Forms for Estimation” Hacettepe University Journal of Economics and
Administrative Sciences, Volume 20, Number 1, 2002, pp. 173-192.
- “Testing The Economies of
Scope in Joint Production: An Application Based on Hospital Cost
Function Estimation”, Hacettepe University Journal of Economics and Administrative
Sciences, Volume 24, Number 1, 2006, pp. 1-20.
- “The Relationship Between
Pharmaceutical Expenditure and Life Expectancy: Evidence from 21 OECD
Countries”, Applied Economics
Letters, (Forthcoming).
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Books/ Book
Chapters:
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- Caliskan, Z, “Economies of Scale and
Scope in Turkish Hospitals”, in
J.N. Yfantopoulos, ed, The Economics of
Health Reforms, 2004, 393-408.
- Caliskan, Z, “The Effect of Structural Adjustment on
Poverty and Health in Turkey:
An Empirical Investigation,” in J.N. Yfantopoulos
and G.T. Papanikos, eds, Health Economics, Management and Policy,
2005, pp. 15-38.
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PROJECTS:
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- “National Burden of Disease and Cost
Effectiveness Project” 2001-2004, Ministry of Health (MoH)
of Turkey
– Baþkent University, Consultant Member.
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PROFESSIONAL
SEMINARS:
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AFFILIATIONS/
MEMBERSHIPS:
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Turkish
Economic Association
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AWARDS:
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