Carnegie Mellon University, Economics, 2011

Humboldt University, Economics and Management Science, 2005, 2007

Bilkent University, Industrial Engineering, 2003

Özgün Ekici earned his Ph.D. in Economics from Carnegie Mellon University in 2011. He also holds a B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering from Bilkent University (2003), an M.A. in Economics and Management Science from Humboldt University (2005), and an M.Sc. in Economics from Carnegie Mellon University (2007).

Dr. Ekici's research primarily focuses on Matching Theory, Mechanism Design, and Market Design. He specializes in developing matching algorithms with broad applications, such as the allocation of kidneys to patients with renal disease and the allocation of quotas in public schools to students. His innovative work has been published in several prestigious journals, including Theoretical Economics, Games and Economic Behavior, Journal of Mathematical Economics, International Journal of Game Theory, and Economics Letters. His contributions continue to advance the field of economics and its practical applications in real-world scenarios.

Microeconomics, Game Theory, Mechanism Design, Portfolio Selection

Research Articles

• Ekici, Ö. (2024). Pair‐efficient reallocation of indivisible objects. Theoretical Economics, 19(2), 551-564.

• Ekici, Ö., & Sethuraman, J. (2024). Characterizing the TTC rule via pair-efficiency: A short proof. Economics Letters, 234, 111459.

• Caskurlu, B., Ekici, Ö., & Kizilkaya, F. E. (2022). On existence of equilibrium under social coalition structures. Mathematical Structures in Computer Science, 1–24. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0960129522000214
• Ekici, Ö. (2022). On Optimal Toll Design for Bosporus Crossings. Sosyoekonomi, 30(54), 121–144. https://doi.org/10.17233/sosyoekonomi.2022.04.06
• Caskurlu, B., Açıkalın, U. U., Kizilkaya, F. E., & Ekici, Ö. (2022). On approximate Nash equilibria of the two-source connection game. Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, 30(6), 2206–2220. https://doi.org/10.55730/1300-0632.3934
• Ekici, Ö., & Caskurlu, B. (2022). Location choice under spillovers. Business and Economics Research Journal, 13(1), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.20409/berj.2022.358
• Gülseven, O., & Ekici, Ö. (2021). The role of real estate and gold as inflation hedges: the Islamic influence. International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management, 14(2), 391–408. https://doi.org/10.1108/IMEFM-01-2019-0038
• Ekici, Ö. (2020). Random mechanisms for house allocation with existing tenants. Journal of Mathematical Economics, 89, 53–65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmateco.2020.05.003
• Caskurlu, B., Ekici, Ö., & Erdem Kizilkaya, F. (2020). On efficient computation of equilibrium under social coalition structures. Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences, 28(3), 1686–1698. https://doi.org/10.3906/elk-1910-164
• Gülseven, O., & Ekici, Ö. (2016). The Turkish appetite for gold: An Islamic explanation. Resources Policy, 48, 41–49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resourpol.2016.02.006
• Ekici, Ö., & Kesten, O. (2016). An equilibrium analysis of the probabilistic serial mechanism. International Journal of Game Theory, 45(3), 655–674. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00182-015-0475-9
• Ekici, Ö. (2013). Reclaim-proof allocation of indivisible objects. Games and Economic Behavior, 81, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geb.2013.03.013

Microeconomics. Macroeconomics, Game Theory