From October 2010 onwards, Cem Tintin has been working at the Institute for European Studies (IES) as a Doctoral Researcher in Economics within the cluster of economics. His PhD thesis analyzes the interaction between globalization (measured by Foreign Direct Investment and International Trade) and economic growth and sustainable development. Cem Tintin writes his PhD thesis under the supervision of Prof. Luc Hens, Prof. Leo van Hove and Assist. Prof. Selen Sarisoy Guerin.

Before joining the IES, Cem Tintin completed his undergraduate degree at the Department of Economics, Ege University (Turkey) with honors in 2007, and he studied selected graduated courses at the Department of Economics, Middle East Technical University (Turkey) in 2008. Afterwards, he started the master program in economics at Lund University (Sweden) and gained the MSc degree in Economics with distinction in 2010. Apart from his native language Turkish, Cem is fluent in English and has a basic knowledge of Swedish, German and French.

Research Interests:

Primary Interest Area in Economics:
• International Trade: Structural Analysis of Export and Import Markets, Trade Agreements, Foreign Direct Investment (determinants and impacts), the interaction of International Trade with Development Economics, Development Indices, and Cross Country Comparisons.

Other Interest Areas in Economics:
• International Macroeconomics: Real Exchange Rates, Economic Growth and Productivity Measures.
• Innovation Economics: Productivity in Research and Development Activities, National Innovation Systems.

Articles in Refereed Journals:
• Tintin, Cem (2011),“Analyzing the Structure and Efficiency of Research and Development Activities in Turkey”, Verimlilik Dergisi (The Quarterly Journal of Productivity), 2011/1, pp:7-30, Ankara-Turkey, ISSN:1013-1388.

Books:
• Tintin, Cem (2012), International Macroeconomics with Applied Panel Cointegration Methods: Two Empirical Essays. Saarbrücken, Germany: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. ISBN: 978-3-8473-3604-4, 116 Pages.

Other Papers:
• Tintin, Cem (2010), “The Impacts of FDI on Productivity and Economic Growth: A Comparative Perspective”, Lund University Library, Master Thesis.
• Tintin, Cem (2009), “Testing the Balassa-Samuelson Hypothesis: Evidence from 10 OECD Countries”, Lund University Library, Master Thesis.
• Tintin, Cem (2008), The Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Performance of Turkey in Comparative Perspective, Mimeo, Middle East Technical University, Ankara-Turkey.

Conference Presentations:
• Tintin, Cem (2012), “The Effect of Foreign Direct Investment on Labor Income: Evidence from OECD Countries”, International Conference on Economics and Finance, 27-28 April 2012, Kusadasi-Turkey. Organizer: Social Sciences Research Society (SoSReS).
• Tintin, Cem (2012), “Foreign Direct Investment Inflows and Economic Freedoms: Evidence From Central and Eastern European Countries”, ABSRC Conference, 28-30 March 2012, Venice-Italy. Organizer: Edukator. (Best Paper Award).
• Tintin, Cem (2011), “Do Institutions Matter for FDI? Evidence from Central and Eastern European Countries”, 13. Annual ETSG Conference, 8-10 September 2011, Copenhagen-Denmark. Organizers: Copenhagen Business School and University of Copenhagen.
• Tintin, Cem (2011), “The Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment Inflows in the Central Eastern European Countries: An Institutional Approach”, 3. International Conference ‘Economies of Central and Eastern Europe: Convergence, Opportunities and Challenges’, 12-14 June 2011, Tallinn-Estonia. Organizers: Eesti Pank (the Central Bank of Estonia) and the Society for the Study of Emerging Markets.
• Tintin, Cem (2011), “Does FDI Trigger Productivity and Economic Growth? Evidence from Developed and Developing Countries”, Euro Conference 2011: Crises and Recovery in Emerging Markets, 27-30 June 2011, Izmir-Turkey. Organizers: The Society for the Study of Emerging Markets and Izmir University of Economics.
• Tintin, Cem (2011), “The Impacts of FDI on Productivity: A Panel Data Analysis”, Istanbul Conference of Economics and Finance, 20-21 May 2011, Istanbul-Turkey. Organizer: Fatih University.
• Tintin, Cem (2008), “The Impacts of Research and Development Activities to the Turkish Exports”, 11. Foreign Trade Youth Congress, 15 October 2008, Ankara-Turkey. Organizer: Export Promotion Center of Turkey. Published in the Proceedings of the Conference.
• Tintin, Cem (2007), “Analyzing the Structure and Efficiency of Research and Development Activities in Turkey”, 10. International Student Conference in Economics, 3-4 May 2007, Izmir-Turkey. Organizer: Ege University. Published in the Proceedings of the Conference.

Other Participated Meetings and Activities:
• Tintin, Cem (2011), was invited as a discussant and participant to the Brixen Workshop & Summer School on International Trade and Finance 2011, Brixen-Italy, September 12-17, 2011.
• Tintin, Cem (2010), was invited as a discussant to a round-table meeting on ‘Informal Economy in Turkey’ organized by the World Bank at the representation of TUSIAD, Brussels, in December 2010.
• Tintin, Cem (2010), was invited as an expert to a brain-storm meeting on ‘the West and China Economic Relations’ organized by BICCS, VUB, Brussels, in November 2010.

Other Invited Meetings and Activities:
• Tintin, Cem (2011), was invited as an expert to the ‘9. OECD Global Forum on International Investment: The New Policy Frontiers of Investment Globalization’, 6 December 2011, Paris, France.
• Tintin, Cem (2011), was invited as a participant to ‘Economical and Political Transformation - 20 Years After’ Conference, 17-18 November 2011, Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary.

Scholarships, Awards and Honors: 
• Obtained the Best Paper Award at the ABSRC Conference, Venice-Italy, 28 March 2012.
• Awarded a scholarship by the Fondazione Manlio Masi (Italy) to cover the tuition fee of the Brixen Workshop & Summer School on International Trade and Finance 2011, Brixen-Italy, 12-17 September 2011.
• Awarded a scholarship by the Swedish Institute (SI), during the master studies at Lund University in Sweden, August 2008-June 2010.
• Awarded a scholarship by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK), during the master studies at Middle East Technical University in Turkey, September 2007-June 2008.
• Graduated with Honors from Department of Economics, Ege University, 2007 (ranked second at the department among 120 graduates of 2007).