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Bio: 

Dr. Oguzhan Batmaz holds an MA and PhD in Economics from the University of Kansas. His research focuses on macroeconomics, international trade, and energy/environmental economics, with publications in several respected peer-reviewed journals. His current projects include studies on preference reversal and quantitative easing, trade strategies in a protected market, impact of foreign aid and trade openness on labor productivity growth, and forecasting economic recessions using economic policy uncertainty and machine learning techniques.

Dr. Batmaz has taught at both undergraduate and graduate levels. He is deeply committed to mentoring students, particularly in the areas of macro, monetary and international economics. He also serves as a referee for several respected peer-reviewed journals, including the Eastern Economic Journal, Innovation and Development, and The Australian Economic Review.

Dr. Batmaz enjoys spending time with his family. In his free time, he is an enthusiastic cyclist, hiker, and soccer player.

Courses Taught: â¶Ä¯&²Ô²ú²õ±è;

• Core and electives of Economics courses both undergraduate and graduate levels.

Publications:  

• Avsar, Veysel and Oguzhan Batmaz. (2025) “Exporting Under Political Risk: Payment Term Selection in Global Trade.” Journal of Risk and Financial Management.
• Azenui, Belinda and Oguzhan Batmaz. (2025) “Environmental Impact of Foreign Direct Investment: The Role of Economic Complexity in Sub-Saharan Africa.” Journal of Applied Business and Economics
• Batmaz, Oguzhan and Veysel Avsar. (2024) “How Do Risk Preferences Impact The Choice of Trade Credit?” European Economic Letters.
• Batmaz, Oguzhan, Ferhat Citak and Muhammad Abdul K. (2023) “Revisiting the Relationship Between Income Inequality and CO2 Emissions in US: New Evidence from CS-ARDL model.” International Journal of Global Warming.
• Avsar, Veysel and Oguzhan Batmaz. (2022) “Legal, Financial and Strategic Forces in Cross-Border Delivery Terms.” Emerging Markets, Finance and Trade.
• Huang, Hui and Oguzhan Batmaz (2022) “Co-Movement of Statistics in Service and Manufacturing: A Wavelet Coherence Analysis and The Effects of Robotization on Employment and Development.” Ekin Publisher, 55-76. (Book Chapter-student co-author)

Conference Presentations: SEA-2025*, IEA-2025*, IEA-2024*, SEA-2023, SEA-2022, 2021, 2020, ICEEE-2021, 2020, ASBBS-2018, MVEA-2017, 2015. Attended and presented. *Will attend and present.

Professional Activities: Expert Opinions in economics and personal finance.

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