I am a Principal Economist in the Office of the Chief Economist at European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in London and Assistant Professor of Economics at King’s College London, Department of Political Economy.
I am also a Research Fellow at London School of Economics and Research Associate at IZA Institute of Labor Economics.
My current research focuses on forced migration (effects on host communities and self-selection of refugees), the political economy of trust (confidence in leaders and governments, civic values, and attitudes towards democratic institutions) and economic inclusion (earnings inequalities and access to banking services).
My research has been covered by over 80 media outlets, including BBC, Bloomberg, Business Insider, Financial Times, Forbes, Fortune Magazine, Harvard Business Review, Mirror, Reuters, The Daily Mail, The Independent, The Telegraph, The Times, Quartz, Vox, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and World Economic Forum.
I am the recipient of the Young Researcher Award from the Association of British Turkish Academics and was selected as a Leader of Tomorrow by The St. Gallen Foundation. I also occasionally contribute to Pocket Economics podcasts and write for GALLUP Blog, LSE Business Review, and VOXEU,
I received my BA in Economics from Istanbul University and MA in Economics from State University of New York. In 2017, I completed my PhD in Economics at University of London, Royal Holloway College.
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E-mail: aksoyc@ebrd.com & cevat.aksoy@kcl.ac.uk
