OMER GOKCEKUS CONTACT INFORMATION School of Diplomacy and International Relations Seton Hall University 128 McQuaid Hall 400 South Orange Avenue South Orange, NJ 07079, USA Office Tel: 973-313-6272 Office Fax: 973-275-2519 [email protected] EDUCATION Ph.D., Economics, Duke University, USA, December 1994 Primary fields: International trade and finance, development economics, econometrics M.S., Economics, Middle East Technical University, Turkey, June 1988 B.S., Economics, Middle East Technical University, Turkey, July 1986 TEACHING • School of Diplomacy and International Relations, Seton Hall University Professor, Fall 2009 - Associate Professor, Fall 2003 – Spring 2009 Research Methods for Policy Analysis (DIPL 6310), Economic Aspects of International Relations (DIPL 4555), Advanced Economic Aspects of International Relations (DIPL 6155), Advanced Financial Aspects of International Relations (DIPL 6156), Senior Research Project (DIPL 4101), Diplomacy Honor Thesis Project (DIPL 5101), Master Research Project (DIPL 6311), Comparative Political Economy of Development (DIPL 6153), International Financial Institutions (DIPL 4114/6113), Topics in Economic Development (DIPL 4170), Advanced Topics in Economic Development (DIPL 6170), the EU and Cyprus Seminar (DIPL 2112/6509), Interdisciplinary Seminar in Diplomacy and International Relations (DIPL 1002), Civil Conflict and Development (DIPL 6253 WB) Page 1 of 22 • Faculty of Economics, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand Visiting Professor, Summer 2017, Summer 2018 Economics of International Finance Economic Diplomacy • Faculty of National Economy, University of Economics in Bratislava, Slovakia Visiting Professor, Summer 2013 International Economics (Ph.D. level) • Center of Interdisciplinary Research in Economics (CIW), University of Münster, Germany DAAD Visiting Professor, Summer Term 2011 Economic Aspects of International Relations, Advanced Topics in Economic Development, Quantitative Research Methods • Department of Economics, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Visiting Professor, Fall 2010 - Spring 2011 International Finance (Econ 306), Economic Development (Econ 308) • School of Business, North Carolina Central University Assistant Professor, Fall 1995 – Spring 2003 Principles of Microeconomics (ECON 2300), Principles of Macroeconomics (ECON 2200), Money, the Financial System, and the Economy (ECON 3310), International Economics (ECON 4400), Managerial Economics (ECON 4500), International Finance (FIN5552), Economic Analysis (ECON 5530) • Department of Economics, Duke University Instructor, Fall 1995 – Summer 1997 American International Economic Policy (ECON 165), Introductory/Intermediate Econometrics (ECON 139/239), International Trade and Finance (ECON 265) • Department of Economics, Middle East Technical University, Turkey Teaching Assistant, 1987 – 1989 Macroeconomics, Statistics with Computer Applications, Linear Programming Page 2 of 22 RESEARCH/CONSULTING/PUBLIC SERVICE Special advisor of economic affairs, June 2016 - , Turkish Cypriot Leader Mr. Mustafa Akıncı Member, June 2015 - , Cyprus Negotiations – Economics Working Group Project Manager, June 2015, Turkish Cypriot Chamber of Commerce Consultant, April 2011, Turkish Cypriot Chamber of Commerce Consultant, May 2009, Port İSBİ Consultant: April 2008, International Professional Relations Consultant: March 2008, Cyprus Turkish Investment Development Agency, N. Cyprus Principal Investigator: Summer 2006 – Spring 2007, Armenian International Policy Research Group (task manager: Bryan Roberts) Consultant for the World Bank: 1999 –2008 • Poverty Reduction and Economic Management (PREM) Unit, The World Bank, (task manager: Ranjana Mukherjee) • Poverty Reduction and Economic Management (PREM) Unit, The World Bank, (task manager: Nick Manning) • Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)-Sector Units, The World Bank, (task manager: Donald Winkler) • Europe and Central Asia (ECA) - Sector Units, The World Bank, (task manager: Amitaba Mukherjee) • Anti-corruption Thematic Group, The World Bank, (task manager: Helen Sutch) • The World Bank - Dhaka, Bangladesh Resident Mission, (task manager: Kapil Kapoor) Principal Investigator (with Kwabena Anyane-Ntow & T.R. Richmond): Summer 1997, Sigma One Corporation Research Assistant: Summer 1991, Professor Anne O. Krueger, Department of Economics, Duke University Research Assistant: 1987-1989, Professor Zehra Kasnakoglu, Department of Economics, Middle East Technical University Page 3 of 22 PUBLICATIONS • Refereed Journal Articles 1. Gokcekus, O. and Gokcekus, S. (forthcoming) Empirical evidence of lumping and splitting: Expert ratings’ effect on wine prices. Wine Economics and Policy. 2. Gokcekus, O. and Sonan, S. (2017) Political contributions and corruption in the United States. Journal of Economic Policy Reform 20 (4): pp. 360-372. 3. Gokcekus, O. and Finnegan, C. (2017) Price Effects of Establishing a New Sub-AVA within Oregon’s Willamette Valley AVA. Journal of Wine Economics 12 (4): pp. 345-353. 4. Gokcekus, O. and Suzuki, Y. (2016) Mixing Washington Consensus with Beijing Consensus and corruption in Africa. Singapore Economic Review 61 (2), pp. 1-14. 5. Gokcekus, O., Muchova, E. and Brincikova, Z. (2015) Level and quality of openness and corruption in the ECA countries. Applied Economics Letters 22 (16), pp. 1340-1344. 6. Gokcekus, O, Tolnick, M. and E. Tower (2015). House Members vote against legalizing medical marijuana: Under the influence or because of ideology? Equilibria: The Duke University Economics Review Fall 2015, pp. 3-10. 7. Gokcekus, O. and Bengyak, K. (2015). Learning Heckscher-Ohlin model in five easy steps. Journal of Economics and Political Economy 2(1), pp. 137-143. 8. Gokcekus, O. and Lee, B. (2014). An update: Is globalization continuing to benefit American wine drinkers? Journal of Wine Economics 9(3), pp. 273-281. 9. Gokcekus, O., Finnegan, C. and Cakal, H. (2014). External actors’ role in solving local collective action problems in a post-conflict setting: A case study of the Turkish Cypriot beekeepers. Economics of Peace and Security Journal 9 (2), pp. 19-26. 10. Gokcekus, O. and Suzuki, Y. (2014). Is there a corruption-effect on conspicuous consumption? Margin: The Journal of Applied Economic Research 8 (3), pp. 215-235. 11. Gokcekus, O. and Suzuki, Y. (2013). Intensity of trade with the EU and corruption in Africa, Journal of Economic Integration 28 (4), pp. 610-630. 12. Gokcekus, O. and Finnegan, C. (2013). Did the Great Recession change the regional reputation premium for wine in the US? Wine Economics and Policy 2, pp. 27-32. 13. Gokcekus, O. and Myzie, M. (2013). Are political contributions in the US pure consumption goods? Azerbaijan Tax Journal 1, pp. 143-152. Page 4 of 22 14. Gokcekus, O. and Kaempfer, W. H. (2013). Demand for durable and non-durable political goods, Journal of Economic Sciences: Theory and Practice 69 (2), pp. 24-38. 15. Gokcekus, O., Henson, J., Nottebaum, D. and Wanis-St. John, A. (2012). Impediments to trade across the Green Line in Cyprus: Classic barriers and mistrust, Journal of Peace Research 49 (6), pp. 863- 872. 16. Gokcekus, O. and Nottebaum, D. (2012). Public finance, special interests, and direct wine shipping laws in the United States, Journal of Wine Economics 7 (1), pp. 35-48. 17. Gokcekus, O. and Suzuki, Y. (2011). Business cycles and corruption, Economics Letters 111 (2), pp. 138-140. 18. Gokcekus, O., Godet, A. and Ramsey, H. (2010). Are women more predictable than men? Applied Economics 42 (5), 641-645. 19. Gokcekus, O. (2009). A novel approach in calculating the costs of “economic isolation”, Journal of Social Sciences II (2), pp. 70-87. 20. Gokcekus, O. and Fishler, R. (2009). The cotton influence index: An examination of the US cotton subsidies, American Journal of Agricultural Economics 91 (2), pp. 299-309. 21. Gokcekus, O. and Muedin, A. (2008). Quantifying corruption by a human capital equation, International Review of Economics 55 (3), pp. 243-252. 22. Gokcekus, O. (2008). Is it Protestant tradition or current Protestant population that affects corruption? Economics Letters, 99 (1), pp. 59-62. 23. Gokcekus, O. (2007). Green-Line Regulation and Its Economic Implications in Cyprus, Armenian Journal of Public Policy (Proceedings), pp. 175-193. 24. Gokcekus, O. and Fargnoli, A. (2007). Is globalization good for wine drinkers in the United States? Journal of Wine Economics 2 (2), pp. 187-195. 25. Gokcekus, O. and Barth, A. (2007). Political economy of the US Temporary Duty Suspension Program: An empirical note, Public Choice 131 (3-3), pp. 345-350. 26. Gokcekus, O. and Godet, A. (2006). Group dynamics of corruption in public organizations, Journal of Economic Policy Reform 9 (4), pp. 275-287. 27. Gokcekus, O. and Knoerich, J. (2006). Does quality of openness affect corruption? Economics Letters 91 (2), pp. 190-196. 28. Gokcekus, O., Adams, M., Grabowski, H. and Tower, E. (2006). How did the 2003 Prescription Drug Re-importation Bill pass the House? Economics and Politics 18 (1), pp. 27-45. 29. Gokcekus, O. and Winkler, D. (2005). Institutional environment and organizational performance: Evidence from provincial social service ministries of Argentina, International Review of Economics Page 5 of 22 and Business 52 (3), pp. 413-432. 30. Gokcekus, O., Dutton, M. and Hakeem, S. (2004). Is there a learning curve in principles of economics courses? Southwestern Business Administration 4 (1), pp. 27-30. 31. Gokcekus, O., Phillips, J. J. and Tower, E. (2004). School choice: Money, race and congressional voting behavior,