Research Interests

• Social Security
• Government Finance
• Immigration Policies
• Population Aging in Developed Economies.

Selected Publications

• S. Nuray Akin, 2006, "Immigration Policies and the Social Security System in Germany," working paper.
• S. Nuray Akin, 2005, "Population Aging, Public Expenditures, and Immigration Policy in Germany:  A General Equilibrium Approach with Endogenous Transfers," working paper.
• S. Nuray Akin, 2005, "Optimal Immigration Policy," working paper.
• S. Nuray Akin and Murat R. Sertel, 2001, "The N-Person Kalai-Smorodinsky Solution Manipulated via Pre-donations is Concessionary," working paper.

Degrees

• University of Minnesota, Ph.D., Economics, 2006.
• University of Minnesota, M.A., Economics, 2005.
• Bogazici University, M.A., Economics, 2001.
• Bogazici University, B.A., Economics, 1998.

Specialties

• International Economics
• Public Economics
• Demographic Economics
• Bargaining Theory