EconTR 2024

V. International Conference on Economics

May 16-18, 2024

General Information


The Faculty of Economics of Marmara University is organizing the Fifth EconTR Conference on Economics to be held online&in-person on May 16-18, 2024 at Marmara University, İstanbul, Türkiye. The Conference program includes plenary sessions, panels, and presentations of contributed papers. The conference is open to all line of theoretical and empirical research in economics, finance , labour and entrepreneurship. The conference aims at bringing together scholars from all over the World for exchange of ideas, discussion of recent results within theoretical and applied research, and creating a research network for future joint collaborations.

Abstract Submission


An abstract of not less/more than 150/250 words should be submitted online through the website. EconTR conference is open to both English and Turkish presentations. The authors submitting Turkish abstracts sould also submit English version of their abstract. Abstracts should include 2-3 JEL codes and keywords of the research. Papers in the fields of economics, finance, labour and entrepreneurship will be considered. Authors will receive a notification by e-mail about acceptance/rejection of their submission within two weeks. Authors can not submit more than 2 papers.

Topics to be covered in the Conference:

  • economics
  • labour
  • finance
  • entrepreneurship
  • public finance

  • Click to submit your abstract to EconTR2024

    Please send your abstract to conference@weri.eu if you are having a problem in submitting online.

    Full Paper Submission


    The deadline to submit full papers is May 6, 2024. Submitting full papers are up to the authors (not mandatory). Full papers submitted will be published on the Conference web site. Manuscript should be 1.5 line spacing. Margins on the page should be at least 2.5 cm. Page numbers must be placed at the bottom of the page. Font size should be Times New Roman 12 pt or Arial 11 pt. First page of the manuscript should include title, author(s) names with institutions and e-mail address of each author, abstract, keywords (min. 3, max. 5) and JEL codes. Correspondence address should be indicated by a footnote with the full mailing address, fax number and e-mail address of corresponding author. In addition, supporting agencies, etc. may also be indicated by a footnote on the first page. Abstract should not exceed 200 words for reviews and research articles. Equations, citations, uncommon abbreviations, etc. should not be included in the abstract. Please submit your full paper in MS Word format to conference@weri.eu

    Keynote Speakers


    Ceyhun Elgin - Boğaziçi University, Türkiye
    Ercan Eren - Yıldız Technical University, Türkiye
    Erol Taymaz - METU, Türkiye
    Kamil Yılmaz - Koç University, Türkiye

    Committees


    Organization Committee

    • Sadullah ÇELİK, Marmara University, Türkiye
    • Yasemin Asu ÇIRPICI, Marmara University, Türkiye
    • Zeynep KARAL ÖNDER, Anadolu University, Türkiye
    • Yilmaz KILICASLAN, Anadolu University, Türkiye
    • Mustafa ÖZSARI, Konya Food and Agriculture University, Türkiye
    • Tuba YILMAZ, Marmara University, Türkiye
    • Özkan ZÜLFÜOĞLU, Marmara University, Türkiye


    Conference Secretariat

      Armağan RUFAİOĞLU, Anadolu University, Türkiye


    Scientific Committee

    • Sanjay BANERJI - University of Notthingam, UK
    • Cem BAŞLEVENT - İstanbul Kültür University, Türkiye
    • Carmen Blanco-Arana - University of Malaga, Spain
    • Max BOUT - Xavier University, USA
    • Celia CENKINS - University of Westminster, UK
    • Daniel COQ - University of Seville, Spain
    • Murat DONDURAN, Yıldız Technical University, Türkiye
    • Hasan DUDU - Worldbank, USA
    • Uğur EMEK, Başkent University, Türkiye
    • Jayanta KUMAR DWIBEDI (B.K.C. College, India)
    • Alper GÜZEL - Ondokuz Mayıs University, Türkiye
    • Daniela MAGGIONI - University of Catania, Italy
    • Fahrang MORADY - Westminster University, UK
    • Azra MUSAVİ - Aligarh Muslim University, India
    • Nadir OCAL - Çankaya University, Türkiye
    • Erdal ÖZMEN - METU, Turkey
    • Terresa ROJO - University of Seville, Spain
    • Marcello La ROSA - IRES, Italy
    • Serdar SAYAN - TOBB ETU, Turkey
    • Robin C. SICKLES - Rice University, USA
    • Ahmet ŞAHİNÖZ - Başkent University, Turkey
    • Erol TAYMAZ - METU, Türkiye
    • Hulya ULKU - Worldbank, USA
    • Cristina VILAPLANA-PRIETO - University of Murcia, Spain
    • Cihan YALÇIN - CBRT, Turkey
    • Hakan YETKİNER - İzmir Ekonomi University, Türkiye

    Programme Committee

    • Bülent ANIL – Bahçeşehir University, Türkiye
    • Aliye ATAY – THK University, Turkey
    • Uğur AYTUN – Kütahya Dumlupınar University, Türkiye
    • Hatice AZTİMUR – Harran University, Türkiye
    • Zeynep BAŞAK – Bülent Ecevit University, Türkiye
    • Nilgün ÇAĞLARIRMAK USLU – Anadolu University, Türkiye
    • Eşref Uğur ÇELİK – Atılım University, Türkiye
    • Ahmet Kibar ÇETİN – Hacı Bayram Veli University, Türkiye
    • Hakan DEMİRGİL – Süleyman Demirel University, Türkiye
    • Cem DİŞBUDAK – Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Türkiye
    • Zeynep ELİTAŞ – Anadolu University, Türkiye
    • Meltem İNCE YENİLMEZ – Yaşar University, Türkiye
    • Mustafa İSMİHAN – The Eastern Mediterranean University, TRNC
    • Ümit İZMEN – Namık Kemal University, Türkiye
    • Zeynep KANTUR – Başkent University, Türkiye
    • Oya KENT - İstanbul Okan University, Türkiye
    • Şevket Alper KOÇ – Kocaeli University, Turkey
    • Seda KÖYMEN – Başkent University, Türkiye
    • Sevilay KÜÇÜKSAKARYA – Anadolu University, Türkiye
    • Gökhan ÖNDER – Anadolu University, Türkiye
    • Gülserim ÖZCAN - Atılım University, Türkiye
    • Didem PEKKURNAZ – Başkent University, Türkiye
    • Murat TAŞDEMİR – İstanbul Medeniyet University, Türkiye
    • Murad TİRYAKİOĞLU – Afyon Kocatepe University, Türkiye
    • Ünal TÖNGÜR – Akdeniz University, Türkiye
    • Yeşim ÜÇDOĞRUK GÜREL – Dokuz Eylül University, Türkiye

    Important Dates


    • March 15, 2024
      Deadline for early abstract submission

    • March 25, 2024
      Deadline for early registration

    • April 15, 2024
      Deadline for late abstract submission

    • April 20, 2024
      Deadline for late registration

    • April 30, 2024
      Announcement of programme

    • May 6, 2024
      Submission of full paper

    Support


    EconTR will provide Registration Fee Waiver support to 10 participants at EconTR2024 Conference. 

    To apply for financial support; please submit your full paper by March 15, 2024 and indicate your request for fee waiver.

    Send your full paper to conference@weri.eu with a subject "Application for Fee Waiver"

    The results will be announced by March 20, 2024


    Venue


    The venue for in-person presentations is the Faculty of Economics of Marmara University, Göztepe Campus, İstanbul, Türkiye. Online presentations will be held by using Zoom.

    EconTR2024

    Registration


    The deadline for early registration to EconTR2024 is March 25, 2024. The early registration fee of €100 (750TL for Turkish citizens residing in Turkey) covers admission to sessions, lunches, and coffee breaks.. 

    The early registration fee for the participant residing in low and middle (both lower and upper) income countries is €50. Early registration fee for graduate students is €50 (500 TL for Turkish citizens residing in Turkey). Proof of studentship is required.

    The deadline for late Registration to EconTR2024 is April 20, 2024. The late registration fee of the conference is €150 (1000 TL for Turkish citizens residing in Turkey). Late registration fee for graduate students is €75 (750 TL for Turkish citizens residing in Turkey). 

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  • Publications


    Paper presenting authors at the EconTR2024 Conference have the opportunity to publish their papers in the following journals:

  • Economics Literature (eLit)
  • World Journal of Applied Economics (EconWorld Journal) (indexed in EconLit&TrDizin)

    The authors willing to publish their work in the journals above must submit revised version of their papers after EconTR2024 conference. Note that, the journals will be under no commitment to publish any article. However, they do promise an expedited refereeing process. The deadline to submit your manuscript is June 15, 2024. The authors should follow regular submission rules of the journal that can be found on the Journal’s web page.