Gokcer Ozgur

Associate Professor

Economics

Contact

Email

gozgur@gettysburg.edu

Phone

(717) 337 - 6678

Box

Campus Box 0391

Address

339 Carlisle St.
Room 211
300 North Washington St.
Gettysburg, PA 17325-1400

Website

Curriculum Vitae

Education

PhD University of Utah
BS Middle East Technical University

Academic Focus

History of Economic Thought, Political Economy, Money and Macroeconomics

Gokcer Ozgur is an assistant professor in the Economics Department at Gettysburg College. He earned his Bachelors of Science in economics at the Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, and his Ph.D. at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. He taught at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, and Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey, before joining Gettysburg College.

His research focuses on non-traditional banking and its implications on macroeconomic stability. His publications include political economy, monetary theory, financial liberalization in the US, the European monetary union, trade liberalization, and income inequality.

Courses Taught

Study of the development of economic ideas and policies in relation to the evolution of economics as a discipline from its roots in philosophical discourse to its modern form. Schools of economic thought from Physiocrats to neoclassical economics are examined. Emphasis is placed on the ideas of major contributors to economic thought from Plato to Keynes. Prerequisites: Econ 103 and 104. Recommended Econ 243 and 245.
Investigation of different perspectives in economics. Close readings of classic primary texts are used to examine issues in the history of economics and alternative approaches to understanding the contemporary economy. Topics include competition, endogenous growth, technical change, effective demand, money and credit, and economic policy. Prerequisite: Econ 241, 243, 245, 249, 350 and at least one 300-level elective Econ course.