New York University, Economics, 2011

New York University, Economics, 2008

METU, Mathematics, 2005

Begum Guney earned her Ph.D. in Economics from New York University and is a distinguished scholar specializing in Experimental Economics, Behavioral Economics, Decision Theory, and Game Theory. Her research integrates theoretical and experimental methodologies to examine decision-making behavior in both individual and strategic settings. Through controlled laboratory experiments, she investigates topics such as experimental tests of choice procedures, and  strategies to enhance charitable donations, contributions in partnerships as well as effort dynamics in employer-worker relationships. Her research has been recognized and supported by prestigious institutions, including the Russell Sage Foundation and The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK). Her work has been published in top-tier international journals such as the Journal of Economic Theory, Theoretical Economics, and the European Economic Review. In 2021, she was honored with the Science Academy’s Young Scientist Award and the Hakan Orbay Research Award for her outstanding contributions to the field.

Decision theory, Experimental economics, Behavioral economics

Research / Supervision Interests

Although not limited to, some of the possible topics of supervisions are as follows:
- Decision Theory,
- Experimental Economics

**Note: I am open to new MSc and PhD students**

PUBLICATIONS

• Games with Switching Costs and Endogenous References (with M. Richter), Theoretical Economics (2022), 17, 617-650
• Independent vs. Coordinated Fundraising: Understanding the Role of Information (with C. Eckel and N. Uler), European Economic Review (2020), 127, 103476
• Aspiration-Based Choice (with M. Richter and M. Tsur), Journal of Economic Theory (2018), 176, 935-956
• Costly Switching from a Status Quo (with M. Richter), Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (2018), 156, 55-70
• An Experiment on Aspiration-Based Choice (with M. Richter), Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (2015), 119, 512 – 526
• A Theory of Iterative Choice in Lists, Journal of Mathematical Economics (2014), 53, 26-32

WORKING PAPERS

• Incentivizing Group Investments: Surplus Sharing Agreements in Theory and Experiment (with A. Kibris and O. Kibris) – submitted
• Who Should Set the Goal: Employers or Workers? (with B. Altan and N. Uler) – submitted
• Charitable Giving with Recommendation
• Elimination-Based Choice (with N. Anbarci and O. Kibris)
• Aspiration-Based Choice with Initial Endowments (with M. Richter)

ARTICLES IN NATIONAL REFEREED JOURNALS and BOOK CHAPTERS

• Reference Effect of a Dominated Status Quo (May, 2018), Finans Politik ve Ekonomik Yorumlar Dergisi, 639, 87-100
• Public Goods Games with Costly Switching from a Status Quo (June, 2018), Marmara University Journal of Economic and Administrative Sciences, 40, 43-50
• A General Model of Reference-Dependent Choice (August, 2018) METU Studies in Development, 45, 159-176
• Games with Mental Constraint Sets (2018), Selected Economic Researches with Global and Local Approach, SRA Academic Publishing
• A Generalization of Games with Mental Constraint Sets (2018), Current Academic Studies: Interdisciplinary Approach, hiperyayın
• A Game Theoretic Connection between Exogenous and Endogenous Status Quos (2018), Institutions, Development and Economic Growth, IJOPEC Publication

HONORS, AWARDS, GRANTS, AND FELLOWSHIPS

• Hakan Orbay Award for Young Researchers 2021
• Science Academy’s Young Scientist Award (BAGEP) 2021
• The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey, 1001 Research Grant 2018- 2019 (co-PI: 6,800 Euros)
• The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey, 1002 Research Grant 2017- 2018 (PI: 38,000 Euros)
• The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey, 3501 Research Grant 2013 – 2015 (PI: 18,500 Euros)
• Russell Sage Foundation Grant in Behavioral Economics 2010 – 2011 (co-PI: 3,000 Dollars)
• Dean’s Travel Grant, New York University Spring 2011
• Henry MacCracken Fellowship, New York University 2005 – 2009
• Supplemental Summer Fellowship, New York University 2006 – 2007
• Dean’s Supplementary Fellowship Grant, New York University 2005 – 2006
• Ranked 1st, the Department of Mathematics, Middle East Technical University 2001 – 2005
• Dean’s High Honors List, Middle East Technical University 2001 - 2005

Microeconomics. Advanced Microeconomics, Experimental Economics