Cevat Giray is a Principal Economist at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in London, researcher at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and a doctoral candidate in Economics at University of London, Royal Holloway College (RHUL). He also worked as a teaching associate at the LSE and University College London (UCL). His current work mainly focuses on labor market discrimination, female entrepreneurship, and economics of fertility.

Prior to joining the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Cevat Giray worked as an economic development specialist for New York State Government. He assisted the team in its regular research reports, site analysis and revitalisation programs.

He received his BA in Economics from Istanbul University and MA in Economics from State University of New York at Albany where he also served as a Lead Senator in the University Senate. He occasionally contributes to the University of Oxford based collaborative blog, openpop.

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E-Mail: aksoyc@ebrd.com & c.giray-aksoy@lse.ac.uk