13th EBES CONFERENCE - ISTANBUL

JUNE 5-7, 2014 ISTANBUL, TURKEY

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DIRECTORY OF PARTICIPANTS

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List of Countries Represented

Number of Country Authors % 1 Albania 2 0.39% 2 Algeria 2 0.39% 3 Argentina 1 0.19% 4 Australia 10 1.93% 5 Austria 12 2.32% 6 Azerbaijan 3 0.58% 7 Belgium 1 0.19% 8 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 0.39% 9 Bulgaria 5 0.97% 10 Canada 4 0.77% 11 China 32 6.18% 12 Croatia 3 0.58% 13 Czech Republic 1 0.19% 14 Denmark 2 0.39% 15 Egpyt 6 1.16% 16 Estonia 3 0.58% 17 Finland 5 0.97% 18 France 9 1.74% 19 Georgia 1 0.19% 20 Germany 6 1.16% 21 Greece 26 5.02% 22 Hong Kong 2 0.39% 23 India 15 2.90% 24 Indonesia 15 2.90% 25 Israel 1 0.19% 26 Italy 25 4.83% 27 Jordan 1 0.19% 28 Kazakhstan 9 1.74% 29 Kosovo 1 0.19% 30 Kuwait 2 0.39% 31 Latvia 2 0.39% 32 Lithuania 1 0.19% 33 Macedonia 6 1.16% 34 Malaysia 33 6.37% 35 Namibia 1 0.19% 36 Netherlands 3 0.58% 37 New Zealand 3 0.58%

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List of Countries Represented (Continued)

38 Cyprus 7 1.35% 39 Oman 2 0.39% 40 Palestine 1 0.19% 41 Poland 11 2.12% 42 Portugal 1 0.19% 43 Qatar 1 0.19% 44 Republic of Moldova 1 0.19% 45 Romania 12 2.32% 46 Russia 15 2.90% 47 Saudi Arabia 7 1.35% 48 Serbia 8 1.54% 49 Slovenia 3 0.58% 50 Singapore 1 0.19% 51 Slovakia 1 0.19% 52 South Korea 12 2.32% 53 Spain 2 0.39% 54 Sudan 2 0.39% 55 Switzerland 9 1.74% 56 Taiwan 2 0.39% 57 Thailand 4 0.77% 58 Tunisia 9 1.74% 59 Turkey 107 20.66% 60 U.S.A. 32 6.18% 61 United Kingdom 10 1.93% 62 U.A.E. 2 0.39% TOTAL 518 100%

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List of Institutions Represented

Number of Institution Country Authors 1 Aarhus University Denmark 2 2 AASTMT Egypt 1 3 Abdullah Gul University Turkey 2 4 Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest Romania 1 5 ADA University Azerbaijan 1 6 Adiyaman University Turkey 2 7 Ain Shams University Egypt 1 8 Al Balqa Applied University Jordan 1 9 Alfaisal University Saudi Arabia 1 10 Aligarh Muslim University India 4 11 Amazon U.S.A. 1 12 American University in Bulgaria Bulgaria 1 13 American University in Cairo Egypt 1 14 American University of Sharjah United Arab Emirates 1 15 Ankara Chamber of Industry Turkey 1 16 Ankara University Turkey 1 17 Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation Malaysia 3 18 Ataturk University Turkey 1 19 Athens University of Economics and Business Greece 3 20 Atilim University Turkey 1 21 Auburn University U.S.A. 1 22 Australian National University Australia 1 23 Babes-Bolyai University Romania 3 24 Bahcesehir University Turkey 3 25 Bank of Canada Canada 2 26 Bank of Finland Finland 1 27 Baskent University Turkey 1 28 Beijing Normal University China 1 29 Belgrade University Serbia 2 30 Beykent University Turkey 3 31 Bogazici University Turkey 3 32 Borsa Istanbul Turkey 1 33 Bucharest University of Economic Studies Romania 4 34 Cairo University Egypt 1 35 Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey Turkey 10 36 Central Queensland University Australia 1 37 CEPII France 1 38 China Jiliang University China 1 39 Chulalongkorn University Thailand 4 40 City College of New York U.S.A. 1 41 Cukurova University Turkey 1 42 Curtin University Australia 1 43 Cyprus International University North Cyprus 1 44 Diponegoro University Indonesia 1 45 Discourse Research Center Egpyt 1 46 Dunarea de Jos University of Galati Romania 2 47 Durham Business School United Kingdom 2 48 EADA Business School Spain 1 49 Eastern Mediterranean University North Cyprus 7

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Economic Planning Unit - Prime Minister's Malaysia 50 Department 1 51 ELSAT Greece 1 52 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University U.S.A. 1 53 ENSSEA - LASAP Algeria 2 54 Epoka University Albania 1 55 Equestrian Academy Mogosoaia Romania 1 56 Erasmus University Rotterdam Netherlands 1 Estonian Entrepreneurship University of Applied Estonia 57 Sciences 1 58 European Central Bank Germany 1 Faculty of Management Sciences-Modern Sciences Egypt 59 and Arts University (MSA) 1 60 Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta U.S.A. 1 61 Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland U.S.A. 1 FEFA - Faculty of Economics, Finance and Serbia 62 Administration, Serbia 4 63 Finance Research Group India 1 Financial University under Government of the Russia 64 Russian Federation 1 65 Financiere de la Cite France 1 66 Fordham University U.S.A. 1 67 Franklin University Switzerland Switzerland 5 68 FSEG Sfax Tunisia 2 69 Galatasaray University Turkey 1 70 Galati Dunarea de Jos University Romania 1 71 Gaziosmanpasa University Turkey 1 72 Georgetown University U.S.A. 1 73 Ghent University Belgium 1 74 Girne American University Turkey 1 75 Graz University of Technology Austria 5 76 Gulf University for Science and Technology Kuwait 2 77 Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Sciences Germany 2 78 Hangzhou Dianzi University China 1 79 Hangzhou Kelin Air Qiyuan Equipment Co., LTD China 1 80 Harokopio University Greece 4 81 Higher School of Economics Russia 3 82 Hitit University Turkey 9 83 Hong Kong Baptist University Hong Kong 1 84 Hong Kong University of S&T Hong Kong 1 85 IÉSEG School of Management and LEM CNRS France 1 86 IFPRI Beijing Office China 1 87 IFPRI Washington U.S.A. 1 88 Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University Saudi Arabia 1 89 Imperial College Business School United Kingdom 1 90 Indian Institute of Technology India 5 91 Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis U.S.A. 1 92 Inonu University Turkey 2 93 International Islamic University Malaysia Malaysia 4 94 IPAG Business School France 1 95 Isik University Turkey 1 Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD), Islamic Development Bank Saudi Arabia 96 Group 2 97 Islamic University of Gaza Palestine 1 98 Istanbul Bilgi University Turkey 12 99 Istanbul Commerce University Turkey 3

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100 Istanbul Esenyurt University Turkey 2 101 Istanbul Kemerburgaz University Turkey 2 102 Istanbul Medeniyet University Turkey 1 103 Istanbul Technical University Turkey 5 104 ISTAT - Italian National Institute of Statistics Italy 6 105 Izmir University of Economics Turkey 2 106 Jilin University China 7 107 Juraj Dobrila University of Pula Croatia 3 108 Kadir Has University Turkey 1 109 Kazakh-British Technical University Kazakhstan 1 110 KIMEP University Kazakhstan 7 111 KIT Germany 1 112 King Saud University Saudi Arabia 1 113 Koc University Turkey 2 114 Konkuk University South Korea 1 115 Korea University South Korea 3 116 KTU Turkey 1 117 Kyungpook National University SouthKorea 2 118 Lappeenranta University of Technology Finland 2 119 Lazarski University Poland 1 120 Lehigh University U.S.A. 1 121 Leibniz University Hannover Germany 1 122 Lincoln University New Zealand 3 123 Lithuanian Energy Institute Lithuania 1 124 Louisiana State University U.S.A. 1 125 Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts Switzerland 2 126 Manchester University United Kingdom 1 127 Manhattan College U.S.A. 1 128 Mannouba University Tunisia 1 129 Maria Curie-Sklodowska University Poland 1 130 Marmara University Turkey 2 131 Megatrend University Serbia 2 132 Meliksah University Turkey 1 133 Merlecons & Ko LLC Estonia 1 134 Mevlana University Turkey 1 135 Middle East Technical University Turkey 3 136 Ministry of Economy and Energy Bulgaria 1 137 Modern College of Business and Science Oman 1 138 Monash University Australia 2 139 Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications China 1 140 Nanyang Technological University Singapore 1 141 Narodowy Bank Polski Poland 2 142 National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Greece 1 143 National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Greece 1 144 National Bank of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 1 145 National Bank of Poland Poland 3 146 National Central University Taiwan 1 147 National Technical University of Athens Greece 1 148 Nigde University Turkey 1 149 Northumbria University United Kingdom 1 150 Okan University Turkey 3 151 Ondokuz Mayis University Turkey 1 152 Ordu Universtiy Turkey 1 153 Paris 13 / CEPN France 1 154 Pasundan University Indonesia 1

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155 Penn State University U.S.A. 1 156 Pepperdine University U.S.A. 1 157 Polytechnic of Namibia Namibia 1 158 Pusan National University SouthKorea 5 159 Qatar Central Bank Qatar 1 160 Reilly Financial Advisors U.S.A. 1 161 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute U.S.A. 1 162 Rider University U.S.A. 1 163 RMIT University Australia 2 164 Rotterdam School of Management Netherlands 2 165 Rowan University U.S.A. 2 166 Saint-Petersburg State University Russia 1 167 Savitri Girls' College India 1 Bosnia and School of Economics and Business 168 Herzegovina 2 169 Sciences-Po France 1 170 SDA Bocconi School of Management Italy 2 Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Ekonomi Indonesia (STIESIA) Indonesia 171 Surabaya 2 172 Seoul National University South Korea 1 173 SJM School of Management India 1 174 Sokhumi State University Georgia 1 175 South East European University Macedonia 4 176 Southeast University China 2 177 Sriwijaya University Indonesia 6 178 St. Petersburg State Economic University Russia 7 179 State Agency for Land Relations and Cadastre Republic of Moldova 1 180 State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic Azerbaijan 1 181 Suleyman Sah University Turkey 1 182 Tallinna Reaalkool Estonia 1 183 Technical University of Crete Greece 2 184 Technical University of Ostrava Czech Republic 1 185 Telecommunications Regulatory Authority Oman 1 186 Texas Christian University U.S.A. 1 187 The Higher School of Economics Russia 1 188 The Saudi Fund for Development Saudi Arabia 2 189 The University of Sheffield United Kingdom 1 190 The Ural Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences Russia 2 191 The World Bank U.S.A. 1 192 The World Bank Group U.S.A. 1 193 Tsinghua University China 3 194 Turiba University Latvia 2 195 UBC Canada 1 196 Uludag University Turkey 3 197 Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Italy 1 198 Universita degli Studi di Bergamo Italy 1 199 Universita Degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca Italy 1 200 Universitas Gadjah Mada Indonesia 4 201 Universitas Lampung Indonesia 1 202 Universite Paris 13 Villetaneuse France 1 203 Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Malaysia 3 204 Universiti Malaysia Sabah Malaysia 5 205 Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia 5 206 Universiti Science Malaysia Malaysia 1 207 Universiti Teknologi MARA Malaysia 5 208 Universiti Utara Malaysia Malaysia 4

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209 University Teknologi Malaysia Malaysia 1 210 University American College Macedonia 2 211 University of Agribusiness and Rural Development Bulgaria 1 212 University of Applied Sciences Burgenland Austria 1 213 University of Baltimore U.S.A. 2 214 University of Barcelona Spain 1 215 University of Belgrano Argentina 1 216 University of Birmingham United Kingdom 2 217 University of Bordeaux IV France 2 218 University of Cagliari Italy 1 219 University of Calcutta India 2 220 University of Carthage Tunisia 4 221 University of Crete Greece 7 222 University of East London United Kingdom 1 223 University of Economics in Bratislava Slovakia 1 224 University of Foggia Italy 1 225 University of Gdańsk Poland 2 226 University of Gezira Sudan 2 227 University of Graz Austria 2 228 University of Haifa Israel 1 229 University of Houston U.S.A. 1 230 University of Leicester United Kingdom 1 231 University of Ljubljana Slovenia 3 232 University of Lodz Poland 1 233 University of Minho Portugal 1 234 University of New England Australia 3 235 University of Ottawa Canada 1 236 University of Padova Italy 1 237 University of Perugia Italy 1 University of Public Administration under the Azerbaijan 238 President of Republic of Azerbaijan 1 239 University of Riinvest Kosovo 1 240 University of Salerno Italy 9 241 University of Sfax Tunisia 1 242 University of Sousse Tunisia 1 243 University of Southern California U.S.A. 1 244 University of St. Gallen Switzerland 1 245 University of Tampere Finland 2 246 University of Tennessee-Martin U.S.A. 1 247 University of the Incarnate Word U.S.A. 2 248 University of Thessaly Greece 6 249 University of Tirana Albania 1 250 University of Ulm Germany 1 251 University of Utah U.S.A. 1 252 University of Vienna Austria 2 253 University of Virginia U.S.A. 1 254 University Uninettuno Italy 1 255 UTM University Malaysia 1 256 Varna Free University Bulgaria 1 257 Vasil Levski National Military University Bulgaria 1 258 Vienna University of Technology Austria 2 259 West Bengal State University India 1 260 Wroclaw University of Economics Poland 1 261 Yeditepe University Turkey 5 262 Yildiz Technical University Turkey 1 263 Yu Da University of Science and Technology Taiwan 1

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264 Yuzuncu Yil University Turkey 1 265 Zayed University U.A.E. 1 266 Zhejiang University China 11 267 Zhejiang University of Finance & Economics China 2 268 Zhejiang University of Technology China 1 269 Zirve University Turkey 3

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List of Conference Participants

Author Institution Country A. Zafer Acar Okan University Turkey Abdessalem Abbassi University of Carthage Tunisia Abdolreza Nazemi KIT Germany Abdul Rohman Sriwijaya University Indonesia Abdul Wahid Mohd Universiti Malaysia Sabah Malaysia Kassim Abdulkadir Nagac Zirve University Turkey Abdullah Colak Abdullah Gul University Turkey Abdullah Kaid Al-Swidi Universiti Utara Malaysia Malaysia Abdulsalam Abubakar International Islamic University Malaysia Malaysia Ad van Riet European Central Bank Germany Adnan Corum Bahcesehir University Turkey Adriana Galant Juraj Dobrila University of Pula Croatia Ageliki Anagnostou University of Thessaly Greece Agisilaos Economou National Technical University of Athens Greece Ahlem Dakhlaoui University of Carthage Tunisia Ahmad Faraz Khan Aligarh Muslim University India Ahmed Sobhi Discourse Research Center Egpyt Ahmed Talib Sadiq Al Bir International Islamic University Malaysia Malaysia Ahmet Aker Cyprus International University North Cyprus Ahmet Faruk Aysan Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey Turkey Ahmet Suerdem Istanbul Bilgi University Turkey Ainul Abdul-Mohsin Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia Aizhan Akhmetova KIMEP University Kazakhstan Aizzat Mohd. Nasurdin Universiti Science Malaysia Malaysia Akash Malhotra Indian Institute of Technology Bombay India Aleksandra Halka Narodowy Bank Polski Poland Alessandro Danovi Universita degli Studi di Bergamo Italy Alex Nikolsko-Rzhevskyy Lehigh University U.S.A. National Research University Higher School of Alexander Karminsky Russia Economics, MGIMO - University National Research University - Higher School of Alexander Kostrov Russia Economics Alexander Redlein Vienna University of Technology Austria Alexandra Livada Athens University of Economics and Business Greece Ali Gursoy Turkey

Ali Ihsan Ozdemir Abdullah Gul University Turkey Ali Mohamed Hamid University of New England Australia Alper Ozpinar Istanbul Commerce University Turkey Altay Dikec Meliksah University Turkey Altug Cagatay Gaziosmanpasa University Turkey Amal Becheikh University of Carthage Tunisia Amal El Sawad Zayed University U.A.E. Amedeo Argentiero University of Perugia Italy Amin Wibowo Universitas Gadjah Mada Indonesia Amran Harun Universiti Malaysia Sabah Malaysia Ana Martins Zirve University Turkey Ana Morariu Bucharest University of Economic Studies Romania Anastasia Krasnova St. Petersburg State University of Economics Russia Anca Nichita Babes-Bolyai University Romania Andrea Weber Switzerland

Andrej Srakar University of Ljubljana Slovenia Andris Vanags Turiba University, Sacret Ltd Latvia Anna C. Narciso Lincoln University New Zealand Anna Golejewska University of Gdańsk Poland Antonello Saccomanno University of Salerno Italy Arhontia Telaki University of Crete Greece Arif Hassan International Islamic University Malaysia Malaysia Arif Oduncu Central Bank of The Republic of Turkey Turkey Arif Orcun Soylemez Marmara University Turkey

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Arif Yurtsev Eastern Mediterranean University North Cyprus Artane Rizvanolli University of Riinvest Kosovo Arundhati Bhattacharyya West Bengal State University India Ashwin Kumar Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur India Asli Kuscu Bogazici University Turkey Aslihan Kaya Hitit University Turkey Aspahani Sriwijaya University Indonesia Athina Economou University of Thessaly Greece Atilhan Naktiyok Ataturk University Turkey Atilla Cifter Istanbul Kemerburgaz University Turkey Aurelio Tommasetti University of Salerno Italy Awidat Abdulrahman Megatrend University Serbia Marai Aylin Seckin Istanbul Bilgi University Turkey Azlyn Ahmad Zawawi University Teknologi MARA Malaysia B.M. Purwanto Universitas Gadjah Mada Indonesia Baiding Hu Lincoln University New Zealand Basar Oztaysi Istanbul Technical University Turkey Bekir Asik Beykent University Turkey Belal Hashem Alnsour Al Balqa Applied University Jordan Beniamino Moro University of Cagliari Italy Bernd Markus Zunk Graz University of Technology Austria Besma Hkiri University of Sousse Tunisia Beth Rairigh-Coronado University of the Incarnate Word U.S.A. Bilgen Susanli Isik University Turkey Bill Francis Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute U.S.A. Bin Wu Zhejiang University China Bouchafaa Bahia ENSSEA - LASAP Algeria Carmela Tuccillo University of Salerno Italy Celal Barkan Guran Istanbul Technical University Turkey Ceyhun Elgin Bogazici University Turkey Chahir Zaki Cairo University Egypt Chaker Aloui King Saud University Saudi Arabia Cheng Hsiao University of Southern California U.S.A. Chiara Gnesi ISTAT - Italian National Institute of Statistics Italy Christian Thomann Leibniz University Hannover Germany Christian Weissensteiner Graz University of Technology Austria Christoph T. Weiss University of Padova Italy Christos Kollias University of Thessaly Greece Chrysovalantis Gaganis University of Crete Greece Crosby H. Franklin University Switzerland Switzerland Da Wang Jilin University China Damian Gajda University of Gdańsk Poland Daniel Buncic University of St. Gallen Switzerland Daniel Folkinshteyn Rowan University U.S.A. Daniil Demidenko St. Petersburg State Politechnical University Russia Danil Fedorovykh Higher School of Economics Russia Koc University (and Erasmus University of Deniz Akun Ergun Turkey Rotterdam, Netherlands) Deniz Kantur Istanbul Bilgi University Turkey Derya Korman Turkey

Devani Laksmi Indyastuti Universitas Gadjah Mada Indonesia Didar Erdinc American University in Bulgaria Bulgaria Dilber Caglar Onbasioglu Girne American University Turkey Dilek Saglik Ozcam Yeditepe University Turkey Donald Frank Reilly Reilly Financial Advisors U.S.A. Duc Khuong Nguyen IPAG Business School France Dudukovic S. Franklin University Switzerland Switzerland Dullah Mulok University Malaysia Sabah Malaysia Ebru Caglayan Marmara University Turkey Efstratia Tzima University of Crete Greece Ekaterina Malevskaya- St. Petersburg State Politechnical University Russia Malevich Ekaterina Vostretsova University of Bordeaux IV France

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Bosnia and Eldin Mehic School of Economics and Business Herzegovina Elena Tuchkina St. Petersburg State Economic University Russia Eleni Theodoropoulou Harokopio University Greece Elias G. Saleeby Alfaisal University Saudi Arabia Elif Erdogan Hitit University Turkey Elisa Rancati Universita Degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca Italy Elkin Nurmammadov ADA University Azerbaijan Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Elvin Afandi Private Sector (ICD), Islamic Development Bank Saudi Arabia Group Emily Feavel Franklin University Switzerland Switzerland Emmanouil Tsoukakis University of Crete Greece Emre Ceviz Istanbul Commerce University Turkey Ender Demir Istanbul Medeniyet University Turkey Ergul Soylemezoglu Istanbul Esenyurt University Turkey Erich Kirchler University of Vienna Austria Erik Baark Hong Kong University of S&T Hong Kong Ermadiani Sriwijaya University Indonesia Esmeralda Shehaj University of Tirana Albania Esra Savas Yeditepe University Turkey Euston Quah Nanyang Technological University Singapore Eva Ponick Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Sciences Germany Evica Delova-Jolevska University American College Macedonia Fabiana Rocci ISTAT - Italian National Institute of Statistics Italy Faik Koray Louisiana State University U.S.A. Faiz Gokgoz Ankara University Turkey Fares M. Abumouamer Islamic University of Gaza Palestine Fatih Altunok Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey Turkey Fatih Konak Hitit University Turkey Fatma Guven-Lisaniler Eastern Mediterranean University North Cyprus Fen Nee Chong Universiti Teknologi MARA Malaysia Feridun Yilmaz Uludag University Turkey Fida Karam Gulf University for Science and Technology Kuwait Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Ekonomi Indonesia (STIESIA) Fidiana Indonesia Surabaya Finn Scholer Aarhus University Denmark Flavia Stoian Bucharest University of Economic Studies Romania Technical University of Crete (and University of Fotios Pasiouras Greece Surrey, United Kingdom) Frankie Chau Durham Business School United Kingdom Fuad Diponegoro University Indonesia Gabrielle Nicole Reilly Franklin University Switzerland Switzerland Gadaf Rexhepi SouthEast European University Macedonia Gavin Kretzschmar EADA Business School Spain Genco Fas Istanbul Bilgi Universiy Turkey George Berulava Sokhumi State University Georgia George Hendrikse Rotterdam School of Management Netherlands George Malindretos Harokopio University Greece Giancarlo Nota University of Salerno Italy GiSeung Kim Pusan National University SouthKorea Gokce Kale The University of Sheffield United Kingdom Gokce Uysal Bahcesehir University Turkey Gokhan Akay Istanbul Kemerburgaz University Turkey Golib Kholjigitov Kazakh-British Technical University Kazakhstan Gonul Sengul Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey Turkey FEFA - Faculty of Economics, Finance and Goran Pitic Serbia Administration Gozde Unal Bogazici University Turkey Grazia Oana Petroianu Bucharest University of Economic Studies Romania Grzegorz Szafranski Narodowy Bank Polski Poland Gulcay Tuna Payaslioglu Eastern Mediterranean University North Cyprus Gulnara Moldasheva KIMEP University Kazakhstan Gulser Meric Rowan University U.S.A.

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Guluzar Yanasma Hitit University Turkey Gurhan Uysal Ondokuz Mayis University Turkey Ha Minh Nguyen The World Bank U.S.A. Hadi Mohammadzadeh University of Ulm Germany Haiyang Lu Zhejiang University China Hande Ayaydin Middle East Technical University Turkey Haciomeroglu Hanhui Hu Southeast University China Hani Handoko Universitas Gadjah Mada Indonesia Hanya Khechi-Medjden ENSSEA - LASAP Algeria Harjoat Bhamra UBC Canada Harry Paarsch Amazon U.S.A. Hasan Comert METU Turkey Hasan Fehmi Baklaci Izmir University of Economics Turkey Hasliza Abdul Halim Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia Hasmet Sarigul Mevlana University Turkey Hasni Yusrianti Sriwijaya University Indonesia Hassouna Fedhila Mannouba University Tunisia Hayet Jihene El bejaoui Paris 13 / CEPN France Hela Ben Hamida Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University Saudi Arabia Hisham Alyaseen The Saudi Fund for Development Saudi Arabia Hoa Thanh Le RMIT University Australia Hongdong Guo Zhejiang University China Houra Haghpanahan University of Leicester United Kingdom Hulya Cagiran Kendirli Hitit University Turkey Hulya Kanalici Akay Uludag University Turkey Huseyin Aytug Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey Turkey Huseyin Tastan Yildiz Technical University Turkey Huseyn Aghayev State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic Azerbaijan Hyrije Abazi-Alili South East European University Macedonia Hyunjin Jo Pusan National University South Korea Idris Karslioglu KTU Turkey Iftkehar Hasan Fordham University U.S.A. Ika Sasti Ferina Sriwijaya University Indonesia Ilhan Meric Rider University U.S.A. Ilija Andovski University American College Macedonia Iliyan Bakalov Ministry of Economy and Energy Bulgaria Imke Keimer Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts Switzerland Ioan Batrancea Babes-Bolyai University Romania Ioannis (Yannis) Ministry of Finance - National and Kapodistrian Greece Stournaras University of Athens Ioannis Katalagarianakis University of Crete Greece Ioannis Panteladis University of Thessaly Greece Ion Dulugeac Equestrian Academy Mogosoaia Romania Iqtiaruddin Mamun Monash University Australia Isabel Martins Polytechnic of Namibia Namibia Isai Violeta Dunarea de Jos University of Galati Romania Islam Gumus Okan University Turkey Islam Rizvanoghlu Zirve University Turkey Jacek Kotlowski National Bank of Poland Poland Jakob B. Madsen Monash University Australia Jana Kubicova University of Economics in Bratislava Slovakia Jang-Woo Lee Kyungpook National University SouthKorea Jassodra Maharaj University of East London United Kingdom Javad Gorjidooz Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University U.S.A. Jelani Razali Universiti Teknologi MARA Malaysia Jesus Sierra Bank of Canada Canada Jiehong Zhou Zhejiang University China Jin Yong Park Konkuk University South Korea Jinfeng Luo Tsinghua University China Jiyoung Kong Pusan National University South Korea Johan Christiaens Ghent University Belgium John Allee American University of Sharjah UAE John Rust Georgetown University U.S.A.

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Jules Hugot Sciences-Po France Junjiang Li Jilin University China Jun-Seok Heo Kyungpook National University South Korea K. Chrissis ELSAT Greece Beijing Normal University - Hong Kong Baptist Ka Wai Terence Fung China University - United International College Kamil Wierus National Bank of Poland Poland Kamonnat Meetaworn Chulalongkorn University Thailand Karim Hegazy School of Business Manchester University United Kingdom Karlo Kauko Bank of Finland Finland Kashif Saleem Lappeenranta University of Technology Finland Katarzyna Tracz Krupa Wroclaw University of Economics Poland Katerina Datseri University of Crete Greece Kerem Cantekin University of Utah U.S.A. Kerem Senel Istanbul Bilgi University Turkey Keun Jung Lee KIMEP University Kazakhstan Kevin Z. Chen IFPRI Beijing Office China Khalid Rashid Al Khater Qatar Central Bank Qatar Kiril Tochkov Texas Christian University U.S.A. Kubra Muge Daldal Hitit University Turkey Kudret Topyan Manhattan College U.S.A. Kwang Hwa Jeong Korea University South Korea Kwang Wuk Oh Korea University South Korea University of Public Administration under the Laman Orujova Azerbaijan President of Republic of Azerbaijan Larissa Batrancea Babes-Bolyai University Romania Lasha Kavtaradze Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Italy Laura Bisio ISTAT - Italian National Institute of Statistics Italy Lei Ding Imperial College Business School United Kingdom Leonard J. Mirman University of Virginia U.S.A. Li Junjiang Jilin University China Li Kai Zhejiang University China Li Sun Jilin University China FEFA - Faculty of Economics, Finance and Lidija Barjaktarovic Serbia Administration Liew Soon Universiti Malaysia Sabah Malaysia Nanjing University of Posts and Lingjuan Li China Telecommunications Linlin Fu Zhejiang University China Liudmila Guzikova St. Petersburg State Politechnical University Russia Liying Wang Zhejiang University of Technology China Lokman Gunduz Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey Turkey Lungeanu Alexandra Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest Romania Cristina M. Ege Yazgan Istanbul Bilgi University Turkey M. Fatih Ekinci Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey Turkey M. Pellicano University of Salerno Italy M. Remzi Sanver Istanbul Bilgi University Turkey Maciej Kozlowski University of Lodz Poland Mahmoud Haddad University of Tennessee-Martin U.S.A. Mahrinasari MS Universitas Lampung Indonesia Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Majid Kermani Private Sector (ICD), Islamic Development Bank Saudi Arabia Group Malgorzata Mikita Lazarski University Poland Malliga Sompholkrang Chulalongkorn University Thailand Manish Kumar Singh University of Barcelona Spain Manuela Reinisch Graz University of Technology Austria Marco Bisogno University of Salerno Italy Marco C.K. Lau Northumbria University United Kingdom Maria Markatou National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Greece Maria Vlachadi University of Crete Greece Mariem Brahim Universite Paris 13 Villetaneuse France Marin Raluca Galati Dunarea de Jos University Romania

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Mariusz Kicia Maria Curie-Sklodowska University Poland Mark Teachout University of the Incarnate Word U.S.A. Martin Marchner Graz University of Technology Austria Martin Melecky The World Bank & Technical University of Ostrava Czech Republic Martin Talvik Tallinna Reaalkool Estonia Maryam Mirzaei University Teknologi Malaysia Malaysia Massimiliano Vesci University of Salerno Italy Mati Talvik Merlecons & Ko LLC Estonia Mausumi Saha Savitri Girls' College India Maya Katenova KIMEP University Kazakhstan Mayank Maloo Indian Institute of Technology Bombay India Mehdi Ebrahimi Central Queensland University Australia Mehmet Demiral Cukurova University Turkey Mehmet Nuri Onortac Yeditepe University Turkey Mehmet Selman Colak Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey Turkey Melek Sule Aker Eastern Mediterranean University North Cyprus Melike Kokkizil Bahcesehir University Turkey Estonian Entrepreneurship University of Applied Merle Talvik Estonia Sciences Meruyert Oshanova KIMEP University Kazakhstan Michael Doumpos Technical University of Crete Greece Michael Zobl Vienna University of Technology Austria Michal Brzoza-Brzezina National Bank of Poland Poland Michel Fouquin CEPII France University Uninettuno and University of Rome Tor Michele Bagella Italy Vergata Miglena Temelkova Varna Free University Bulgaria Mihaela Daucianu Bucharest University of Economic Studies Romania (Avram) Milutin Dobrilovic Belgrade University Serbia Mingzhi Li Tsinghua University China Mira Nurmakhanova KIMEP University Kazakhstan Miroslav Verbic University of Ljubljana Slovenia Faculty of Management Sciences-Modern Mohamed ElDeeb Egypt Sciences and Arts University (MSA) The School of Business - The American University Mohamed Hegazy Egypt in Cairo Mohamed Osman Ahmed University Of Gezira Sudan Bushara Mohammed A. Altombkt The Saudi Fund for Development Saudi Arabia Mohammed Khan Aligarh Muslim University India Mohd Hizam Hanafiah Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Malaysia Mohd Noor Mohd Shariff Universiti Utara Malaysia Malaysia Muge Gizem Bicakci Istanbul Bilgi University Turkey Akalin Muhammad Haroon Universiti Utara Malaysia Malaysia Hafeez Muhammad Sofjan University de Bordeaux IV France Muhammed Hanifi Van Yuzuncu Yil University Turkey Muhammet Yunus Auburn University U.S.A. Sisman Murat Ayan Adiyaman University Turkey Murat Ozpehlivan Okan University Turkey Murat Tasci Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland U.S.A. Mustafa Kemal Topcu Ankara Chamber of Industry Turkey Mustafa Kemal Ugurlu Epoka University Albania Myrto Leiss Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Sciences Germany Nader Alber Ain Shams University Egypt Nassir Ramadan Massud Megatrend University Serbia Ishneen Natalia Popova Institute of Law and Phylosophy, UB RAS Russia Natalya Ketenci Yeditepe University Turkey Nattaya Prapaipanich Chulalongkorn University Thailand Nawal M. M. Babiker University of Gezira Sudan

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Nazli Turan Istanbul Technical University Turkey Nazmun Nahar Ratna Lincoln University New Zealand FEFA - Faculty of Economics, Finance and Nebojsa Savic Serbia Administration, Serbia Necla Oyku Iyigun Istanbul Commerce University Turkey Negar Fazlollahi Eastern Mediterranean University North Cyprus Nejla Adanur Aklan Uludag University Turkey Nesegul Parlak Ordu Universtiy Turkey Nihal Bayraktar Penn State University U.S.A. Nihed Ben Khalifa University of Carthage Tunisia Nikolas Topaloglou Athens University of Economics and Business Greece Niveen El Saghier AASTMT Egypt Noor Aini Khalifah Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Malaysia Noor Haslina Ahmad Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia Normalini Md Kassim Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia Nurhani Aba Ibrahim Universiti Teknologi MARA Malaysia O. Troisi University of Salerno Italy Oktay Tas Istanbul Technical University Turkey Republic of Olga Buzu State Agency for Land Relations and Cadastre Moldova Oliver Fabel University of Vienna Austria Omar Al Farooque University of New England Australia Omer Tugsal Doruk Istanbul Esenyurt University Turkey Omur Suer Galatasaray University Turkey On Kit Tam RMIT University Australia Orlando Pereira University of Minho Portugal Ozge Demiral Nigde University Turkey Ozge Sezgin Alp Baskent University Turkey (Erasmus University of Rotterdam, Netherlands) Ozlem Olgu Akdeniz Turkey and Koc University Pak Hung Mo Hong Kong Baptist University Hong Kong Paola Naddeo ISTAT - Italian National Institute of Statistics Italy Parvaiz Talib Aligarh Muslim University India Paschalis Arvanitidis University of Thessaly Greece Patrick Georges University of Ottawa Canada Pavel Konyukhovskiy St. Petersburg State University Russia Pekka Tuominen University of Tampere Finland Peter Rangazas Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis U.S.A. Pinar Erdem Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey Turkey Pinar Imer Kadir Has University Turkey Ping Wang University of Birmingham United Kingdom Pisesporn Wasawong Chulalongkorn University Thailand Poyraz Gurson Atilim University Turkey Qi Fan Southeast University China Qiao Liang Zhejiang University China Qin Li Tsinghua University China Radu Riana Iren Dunarea de Jos University of Galati Romania Asia Pacific University of Technology and Rahilah Ahmad Malaysia Innovation Rajul Awasthi The World Bank Group U.S.A. Rakesh Reddy Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur India Ramayah T. Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia Rataporn Deesomsak Durham Business School United Kingdom Rehim Kilic Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta U.S.A. Remi Bourgeot Financiere de la Cite France Renato Giovannini SDA Bocconi School of Management Italy Reyhan Karababa Hitit University Turkey Riikka Makinen University of Tampere Finland Rini Sulong Universiti Malaysia Sabah Malaysia Roberta Kontosic Juraj Dobrila University of Pula Croatia Asia Pacific University of Technology and Rohizan Ahmad Malaysia Innovation Roido Mitoula Harokopio University Greece Rosita Suhaimi Universiti Teknologi MARA Malaysia

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Roslyn Cameron Curtin University Australia Rozilee Asid Universiti kebangsaan Malaysia Malaysia S. M. Fatahuddin Aligarh Muslim University India Bosnia and Sabina Silajdzic School of Economics and Business Herzegovina Sabire Yazici Beykent University Turkey Sadudin Ibraimi SouthEast European University Macedonia Saeed Ebrahimijam Eastern Mediterranean University North Cyprus Sagi Akron University of Haifa Israel Saida Zaidi FSEG Sfax Tunisia Salih Kalayci Beykent University Turkey Salina Hj. Kassim International Islamic University Malaysia Malaysia Sam Hakim Pepperdine University U.S.A. Sami Fethi Eastern Mediterranean University Turkey Samia Gmidene FSEG Sfax Tunisia Samia Saif Alhadi Modern College of Business and Science Oman Sang-mok Kang Pusan National University South Korea Savas Yildirim Istanbul Bilgi University Turkey Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan University of Houston U.S.A. Sebnem Sahin Kuzulugil Istanbul Bilgi University Turkey Seda Selver Ada Suleyman Sah University Turkey Selcuk Kendirli Hitit University Turkey Sener Salci University of Birmingham United Kingdom Seok Woo Jeong Korea University South Korea Serda Selin Ozturk Istanbul Bilgi University Turkey Serdar Apaydin Istanbul Bilgi University Turkey Financial University under Government of the Sergey I. Kruzhilov Russia Russian Federation Serkan Benk Inonu University Turkey Sermin Gungor Bank of Canada Canada Sevdalina Dimitrova Vasil Levski National Military University Bulgaria Seza Danisoglu Middle East Technical University Turkey Sharipova Zhuldyz KIMEP University Kazakhstan Sharmistha Banerjee University of Calcutta India Sheikh Mohammed Rafiul Universiti Utara Malaysia Malaysia Huque Shenaj Hadzimustafa SouthEast European University Macedonia Sheraz Ahmed Lappeenranta University of Technology Finland Sherman Robinson IFPRI Washington U.S.A. Shoira Bakhavatdinova Hitit University Turkey Silvia Cosimato University of Salerno Italy Siva Ramann Finance Research Group India FEFA - Faculty of Economics, Finance and Snezana Konjikusic Serbia Administration Sonali Chakravarti University of Calcutta India Banerjee Songco K. Franklin University Switzerland Switzerland Sourour Baccar University of Sfax Tunisia Steen Nielsen Aarhus University Denmark Stefan Grbenic University of Applied Sciences Burgenland Austria Stefania Cardinaleschi ISTAT - Italian National Institute of Statistics Italy Stefano De Santis ISTAT - Italian National Institute of Statistics Italy Stefano Dell’Atti University of Foggia Italy Stefanos Papadamou University of Thessaly Greece Stelios Arvanitis Athens University of Economics and Business Greece Suat Askin Adiyaman University Turkey Suat Begec Turkey

Subba Reddy Yarram University of New England Australia Asia Pacific University of Technology and Sueraya Mohamad Alwie Malaysia Innovation Sulaiman Al Rawahi Telecommunications Regulatory Authority Oman Sung-Jin Cho Seoul National University South Korea Suresh Ramakrishnan UTM University Malaysia Syed Hasanat Shah Jilin University China

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Syed Shah Jilin University China Tai Dang Nguyen Australian National University Australia Tamer Budak Inonu University Turkey Tatarkin Alexander The Ural Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences Russia Ivanovich Tatiana Karabchuk The Higher School of Economics Russia Tatiana Kasyanenko St. Petersburg State University of Economics Russia Taufique Samdani IÉSEG School of Management and LEM CNRS France Tea Golja Juraj Dobrila University of Pula Croatia Teddy Fauzi Pasundan University Indonesia Tezer Yelkenci Izmir University of Economics Turkey Thomas Puchleitner University of Graz Austria Tigineh Mersha University of Baltimore U.S.A. Triantafyllos Harokopio University Greece Tsathoulopoulos Ulkem Basdas Borsa Istanbul Turkey Ulrich Egle Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts Switzerland Umut Ugurlu Istanbul Technical University Turkey Ven Sriram University of Baltimore U.S.A. Venelin Terziev University of Agribusiness and Rural Development Bulgaria Victor Beker University of Belgrano Argentina Vidas Lekavicius Lithuanian Energy Institute Lithuania Vijay Singh Shekhawat Indian Institute of Technology India Vina Rezty Malina Sriwijaya University Indonesia Vincenzo Capizzi SDA Bocconi School of Management Italy Vinish Kathuria SJM School of Management India Vita Zarina Turiba University Latvia Volker Koch Graz University of Technology Austria Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Ekonomi Indonesia (STIESIA) Wahidahwati Indonesia Surabaya Wang Li Jilin University & Nankai University China Wassim Daher Gulf University for Science and Technology Kuwait Wendong Deng Rotterdam School of Management Netherlands Wonbin Park Pusan National University South Korea Xinxin Wang Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics China Xuchu Xu Hangzhou Dianzi University China Xuedong Wang Erasmus University Rotterdam Netherlands Yelena Izimovna University of Ljubljana Slovenia Istileulova Ying Ju (Lily) Tsai National Central University Taiwan Yingchao Zhang University of Graz Austria Ying-Pin Yeh Yu Da University of Science and Technology Taiwan Yingxian Liu Zhejiang University China Yiqin Hu Zhejiang University of Finance & Economics China Yuling Gao Zhejiang University China Yusuf Can Erdem Yeditepe University Turkey Economic Planning Unit – Prime Minister's Zakiah Jaafar Malaysia Department Zhanna Tarasova St. Petersburg State University of Economics Russia Zhen Yan Zhejiang University China Zhitong Lin China Jiliang University China Zhou Lu City College of New York U.S.A. Zhuman Zine National Bank of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Zong Cai Hangzhou Kelin Air Qiyuan Equipment Co., LTD China Zorica Celikovic Belgrade University Serbia Zubeyir Kilinc Central Bank of The Republic of Turkey Turkey Zuhui Huang Zhejiang University China

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