Faculty and Staff

Oguzhan Batmaz

Name: Dr. Oguzhan Batmaz
Title: Assistant Professor of Economics

Office Location: SB-122-N
Email: obatmaz@lewisu.edu
Phone (Office): (815) 836-5613

Education & Certifications:

  • Ph.D., University of Kansas 
  • M.A., University of Kansas

Bio:  Dr. Oguzhan Batmaz, Assistant Professor of Economics, received his MA and PhD in Economics from University of Kansas. His research focuses on macroeconomics, international economics, and energy/environmental economics. Oguzhan’s current research focuses on How Do Risk Preferences Impact the Choice of Trade Credit, Antidumping, and Delivery Terms in Imports, and Corruption, FDI, and Ecological Footprint un SSA. For working with students, Oguzhan is also interested in pursuing topics such as monetary economics, environmental economics, and international finance. He has served as a referee for many reputable peer-reviewed journals, including, among others, Eastern Economic Journal, Innovation and Development, and The Australian Economic Review.

Oguzhan was born and raised in Turkey and is blessed to share life with his wonderful wife and two kids. He loves spending time with family and friends. He also enjoys biking, hiking, cooking, and playing soccer.  

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Undergraduate Courses:

  • Principles of Microeconomics 
  • Principles of Macroeconomics 
  • Microeconomic Theory 
  • Macroeconomic Theory 
  • Money, Banking and Financial Markets 
  • International Economics 
  • Economics of International Finance 
  • Foundations of Finance 

Graduate Courses:

  • Managerial Economics (will be teaching in the Fall 23) 
  • Economic Development/Growth (both in undergraduate and graduate level) 
  • Econometrics (both in undergraduate and graduate level) 
  • Managerial Finance  

Publications:  

  • “How Do Risk Preferences Impact the Choice of Trade Credit.” (Submitted, under revision.) 
  • “Revisiting the Relationship Between Income Inequality and CO2 Emissions in US: New Evidence from CS-ARDL model.” International Journal of Global Warming. 
  • “Legal, Financial, and Strategic Forces in Cross-Border Delivery Terms.” Emerging Markets, Finance and Trade. 
  • *“Co-Movement of Statistics in Service and Manufacturing: A Wavelet Coherence Analysis and the Effects of Robotization on Employment and Development.” Ekin Publisher. (Book chapter) (* represents student co-author) 

Conference Presentations: SEA-2022, 2021, 2020, ICEEE-2021, 2020, ASBBS-2018, MVEA-2017, 2015. Attended and presented.  

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