Dr. Ozgur Kaya | American University of Sharjah
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College / Department

School of Business Administration
Department of Economics

Teaching areas

Business Statistics , Microeconomics, International Economics, Econometrics

Research areas

Applied Economics, Economic Growth and Development, Renewable and Non-renewable Energy

Education

PhD, December 2009/applied Economics, University of Georgia, United States, 2009

Professional experience

Associate Professor, Economics, American University of Sharjah, 2020 - Present
Assistant Professor, Economics, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2012 - 2020
Assistant Professor, UAE University, United Arab Emirates, 2011 - 2012
Instructor, University of Georgia, GA, United States, 2008 - 2009

Memberships

Agricultural & Applied Economics Association, AAEA, International
Eastern Economic Association, EEA, International
Middle East Economics Association, MEEA, International
Midwest Economics Association, MEA, International

Contact

[email protected]
+971 6 515 4615

Dr. Ozgur Kaya

Associate Professor
PhD, University of Georgia, United States

Before joining AUS, Ozgur Kaya taught undergraduate and graduate courses in the US and the UAE. Her teaching and research interests are business statistics, microeconomics, international economics, and economic growth and development.

Publications

Madalina Vlasceanu, Kimberly Doell, Ilker Kaya, Ozgur Kaya And Jay Van Bavel, Et Al.. Addressing climate change with behavioral science: A global intervention tournament in 63 countries, Science Advances, February 2024
Wojciech Florkowski, Ozgur Kaya And Davide Contu. Unconsumed Food Concerns: The Case of the United Arab Emirates, Annals Of The Polish Association Of Agricultural And Agribusiness Economists, 26 September 2023
Benjamin Artz, Ilker Kaya And Ozgur Kaya. Gender role perspectives and job burnout, Review Of Economics Of The Household, June 2022
Davide Contu, Ozgur Kaya And Ilker Kaya. Attitudes towards climate change and energy sources in oil exporters, Energy Strategy Reviews, 1 November 2021
Ozgur Kaya, Anna Klepacka And Wojciech Florkowski. The role of personal and environmental factors in rural homeowner decision to insulate; an example from Poland, Renewable And Sustainable Energy Reviews, October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2021
Ilker Kaya And Ozgur Kaya. Foreign aid, institutional quality and government fiscal behavior in emerging economies: An empirical investigation., The Quarterly Review Of Economics And Finance, May 2020
Davide Contu, Susana Mourato And Ozgur Kaya. Individual preferences towards nuclear energy: the transient residency effect, Applied Economics, 2 February 2020
Ilker Kaya, Volkan Yeniaras And Ozgur Kaya. Dimensions of religiosity, altruism and life satisfaction, Review Of Social Economy, 21 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2020
Ozgur Kaya, Wojciech Florkowski, Daniel Sarpong, Manjeet Chinnan And Anna Ressurrecion. Groundnut spread likability, sensory properties, and intent to pay for quality certification, Food & Nutrition Research, 9 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2020
Ozgur Kaya And Ilker Kaya. Aid to Agriculture and Aggregate Welfare, The Singapore Economic Review, 2019
Ozgur Kaya, Anna Klepacka And Wojciech Florkowski. Achieving renewable energy, climate, and air quality policy goals: Rural residential investment in solar panel, Journal Of Environmental Management, 15 October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2019
Ozgur Kaya, Wojciech Florkowski, Anna Us And Anna Klepacka. Renewable Energy Perception by Rural Residents of a Peripheral EU Region, Sustainability, April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2019
Filiz Yilmaz, Gamze Guler, Ozgur Kaya, Ekrem Guler, Gultekin Demir, Gunes, Hac\i Murat, Fatih Olgun, Barutcu, \.irfan And Bilal Boztosun. Relationship between arterial stiffness parameters and the extent and severity of coronary artery disease, Cor Et Vasa, 2017
Hatipouglu, Suzan, Guler, Gamze Babur, Ozgur Kaya, Kahveci, Gokhan, Guler, Ekrem, Erouglu, Elif And Ozdemir, Nihal. Real-time three-dimensional left ventricular contraction in patients with diastolic dysfunction, Journal Of Medical Ultrasonics, 2016
Ozgur Kaya, Wojciech Florkowski, Steven Yen And Dong-kyun Suh. Determinants of Decision to Pay a Price Premium for Modified Food in Korea, Agribusiness, 2013
Ozgur Kaya, Ilker Kaya And Lewell Gunter. Foreign aid and the quest for poverty reduction: Is aid to agriculture effective?, Journal Of Agricultural Economics, 2013
Ozgur Kaya, Ilker Kaya And Lewell Gunter. Development aid to agriculture and economic growth, Review Of Development Economics, 2012

Conference Presentations

Public Perception, Climate Change and Mitigation Policies in the Gulf Region, Vii. Anadolu International Conference On Economics (econanadolu’24), May 2024
Measuring the public awareness on climate change, 2023 Eastern Economic Association Annual Meetings, 23 February 2023
Climate Change Perceptions and Energy Source Preference in the United Arab Emirates, Western Economic Association International 97th Annual Conference, 29 June 2022
Climate change perceptions and energy source preference in the United Arab Emirates, Midwest Economics Association's 86th Annual Meeting, March 2022
Social acceptability and perceptions on nuclear and renewable energy and transient residency effect, 19th Meea International Conference At The Piri Reis University, October 2020
Institutional Quality, Foreign Aid Effectiveness and Government Spending, 40th Meea/assa Annual Meeting, January 2020
Rural Household Investment in Solar Panel and Energy Bill Savings, Eastern Economic Association 45th Annual Conference, February 2019
Does Foreign Aid Support Growth in the Agricultural Sector?, 39th Meea/assa Annual Meeting, January 2019

Grants and sponsorships

Grant, Faculty Research Grant (FRG23), 1 June 2023
Grant, Faculty Research Grant (FRG20), 1 March 2020 - 31 May 2023

Awards and Honors

2024 BSPA Publication Award for Innovation in Behavioral Policy, Behavioral science & policy association, Our Manylabs Climate Project "Addressing climate change with behavioral science: A global intervention tournament in 63 countries. (with Vlasceanu, M., Doell, K. C., Bak-Coleman, J. B., Todorova, B., Berkebile-Weinberg, M. M., Grayson, S. J., ... & Lutz, A. E.) (2024). Science Advances 10.6 (2024)." won the 2024 BSPA Publication Award for Innovation in Behavioral Policy., May 2024

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