Biography
Cevat Giray is a Principal Economist in the Office of the Chief Economist at European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in London, Research Fellow at London School of Economics, Research Associate at IZA Institute of Labor Economics. His current work mainly focuses on applied labour economics with a strong focus on labour market inequalities, family formation, migration, and globalisation.
His research has been covered by local and international media and policy outlets, including Bloomberg, Financial Times, Mirror, Reuters, The Daily Mail, The Telegraph, The Times, Quartz, VOX, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and World Economic Forum.
He is the recipient of the Young Researcher Award from the Association of British Turkish Academics and is selected as a Leader of Tomorrow by The St. Gallen Foundation. He also occasionally writes for GALLUP Blog, LSE Business Review, and VOXEU.
Education
2017 – Ph.D. in Economics, University of London, Royal Holloway College
2011 – M.A. in Economics, State University of New York at Albany
2010 – B.A. in Economics, Istanbul University
Research interests
- Labour Economics
- Population Economics
- Applied Microeconomics
Publications
Aksoy, C. G., Carpenter C.S., Frank J. and Huffman M. (2019). “Gay Glass Ceilings: Sexual Orientation and Workplace Authority in the UK”, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 159, 167-180.
View Journal Article
View EBRD Working Paper
Aksoy, C. G., Carpenter C.S. and Frank J. (2018). “Sexual Orientation and Earnings: New Evidence from the UK”, ILR Review.
View Journal Article
View EBRD Working Paper
Aksoy, C. G. (2016). “The Effects of Unemployment on Fertility: Evidence from England”, The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 16(2), 1123-1146.
View Journal Article
Working Papers
Aksoy, C. G. and Poutvaara P. (2019). “Refugees’ Self-selection into Europe: Who Migrates Where?”
View
Aksoy, C. G., Guriev S. and Treisman D.S. (2018). “Globalization, Government Popularity, and the Great Skill Divide”
View
Aksoy, C. G. (2016). “Short-term effects of house prices on birth rates”
View EBRD Working Paper
Aksoy, C. G., Carpenter C.S., De Haas R. and Tran K. (2018). “Do Laws Shape Attitudes? Evidence from Same-sex Relationship Recognition Policies in Europe”
View
Aksoy, C. G., Ajzenman N. and Guriev S. “Mass Migration, Flight to Safety and Entrepreneurship”
Aksoy, C. G. and Ozcan B. “Mass Migration and the Fertility of Natives”
Policy Publications
Aksoy, C. G. (2016). "Life Satisfaction in the Transition Region", EBRD “A Decade of Measuring Transition” Report, Chapter 1, pp. 10-22.
View Full Report
Aksoy, C. G. (2016). "Governance in the Transition Region", EBRD “A Decade of Measuring Transition” Report, Chapter 2, pp. 26-37.
View Full Report
Aksoy, C. G. (2016). "Gender in the Transition Region", EBRD “A Decade of Measuring Transition” Report, Chapter 3, pp. 40-49.
View Full Report
