Giray Gözgör is a Professor at the Istanbul Medeniyet University, Faculty of Political Sciences in Istanbul. He is also an affiliate of the CESifo Network. He has also worked at Ghent University and the University of California, Irvine, as a visiting scholar. He has been listed in the IDEAS/RePEc Economist Rankings (Top 5% Authors, Last 10 Years Publications). Dr. Gözgör’s research interests include a variety of topics in international economics and political economy, as well as international