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bora.durdu@frb.gov
Education
- Ph.D., Economics, University of Maryland, 2006
- M.A., Economics, University of Maryland, 2004
- B.S., Industrial Engineering, Bilkent University, 2001
Current Research Topics
- Sovereign Risk, Financial Frictions
- Informational Frictions, Labor Markets
Fields of Interest
Professional Experience
Economist
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
- 2007 - present
Adjunct Professor
Georgetown University
- 2010 - 2012
Economist
Congressional Budget Office
- 2006 - 2007
Dissertation Intern
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
- 2005
Ph.D. Intern
Bank of England
- 2004
Publications
- Durdu, C. Bora, Ricardo Nunes, and Horacio Sapriza (Forthcoming). "News and Sovereign Default Risk in Small Open Economies," Journal of International Economics.
- Durdu, C. Bora, Enrique G. Mendoza, and Marco E. Terrones (2013). "On the Solvency of Nations: Cross-Country Evidence on the Dynamics of External Adjustment," Journal of International Money and Finance, vol. 32, pp. 762-780.
- Durdu, Ceyhun Bora (2011). "Review of 'Emerging Markets Resilience and Growth Amid Global Turmoil' by M. Ayhan Kose and Eswar S. Prasad," Journal of International Economics, vol. 85, no. 1, pp. 160-162.
- Boz, Emine, Ceyhun Bora Durdu, and Nan Li (2009). "Labor Market Search in Emerging Economies," International Finance Discussion Papers 989. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
- Boz, Emine, Christian Daude, and Ceyhun Bora Durdu (2011). "Emerging Market Business Cycles: Learning about the Trend," Journal of Monetary Economics, vol. 58, no. 6-8, pp. 616-631.
- Durdu, Ceyhun Bora, Enrique G. Mendoza, and Marco E. Terrones (2009). "Precautionary Demand for Foreign Assets in Sudden Stop Economies: An Assessment of the New Mercantilism," Journal of Development Economics, vol. 89, no. 2, pp. 194-209.
- Durdu, Ceyhun Bora, and Serdar Sayan (2010). "Emerging Market Business Cycles with Remittance Fluctuations," International Monetary Fund staff papers, vol. 57, no. 2, pp. 303-325.
- Durdu, Ceyhun Bora (2009). "Quantitative Implications of Indexed Bonds in Small Open Economies," Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, vol. 33, no. 4, pp. 883-902.
- Durdu, Ceyhun Bora, and Enrique G. Mendoza (2006). "Are Asset Price Guarantees Useful for Preventing Sudden Stops?: A Quantitative Investigation of the Globalization Hazard-Moral Hazard Tradeoff," Journal of International Economics, vol. 69, no. 1, pp. 84-119.
- Durdu, Ceyhun Bora, Ricardo Nunes, and Horacio Sapriza (2010). "News and Sovereign Default Risk in Small Open Economies," International Finance Discussion Papers 997. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
- Durdu, Ceyhun Bora, Enrique G. Mendoza, and Marco E. Terrones (2009). "On the Solvency of Nations: Are Global Imbalances Consistent with Intertemporal Budget Constraints?" International Finance Discussion Papers 975. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
- Boz, Emine, Christian Daude, and Ceyhun Bora Durdu (2008). "Emerging Market Business Cycles Revisited: Learning about the Trend," International Finance Discussion Papers 927. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
- Durdu, Ceyhun Bora, and Serdar Sayan (2008). "Emerging Market Business Cycles with Remittance Fluctuations," International Finance Discussion Papers 946. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
- Durdu, Ceyhun Bora (2007). "Quantitative Implications of Indexed Bonds in Small Open Economies," International Finance Discussion Papers 909. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
- Durdu, Ceyhun Bora, Enrique G. Mendoza, and Marco E. Terrones (2007). "Precautionary Demand for Foreign Assets in Sudden Stop Economies: An Assessment of the New Mercantilism," International Finance Discussion Papers 911. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
- Durdu, Ceyhun Bora, Enrique G. Mendoza, and Marco E. Terrones (2007). "Precautionary Demand for Foreign Assets in Sudden Stop Economies: An Assessment of the New Merchantilism," NBER Working Papers 13123. National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Durdu, Ceyhun Bora, Marco Terrones, and Enrique G. Mendoza (2007). "Precautionary Demand for Foreign Assets in Sudden Stop Economies: An Assessment of the New Merchantilism," IMF Working Papers 07/146. International Monetary Fund.
- Durdu, Ceyhun Bora, and Enrique G. Mendoza (2006). "Are Asset Price Guarantees Useful for Preventing Sudden Stops? A Quantitative Investigation of the Globalization Hazard-Moral Hazard Tradeoff," IMF Working Papers 06/73. International Monetary Fund.
- Durdu, Ceyhun Bora, and Enrique G. Mendoza (2005). "Are Asset Price Guarantees Useful for Preventing Sudden Stops?: A Quantitative Investigation of the Globalization Hazard-Moral Hazard Tradeoff," NBER Working Papers 11178. National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Mendoza, Enrique G., and Ceyhun Bora Durdu (2004). "Putting the Brakes on Sudden Stops: The Financial Frictions-Moral Hazard Tradeoff of Asset Price Guarantees," Pacific Basin Working Paper Series 2004-33. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.
- Mendoza, Enrique G., and Ceyhun Bora Durdu (2004). "Putting the Brakes on Sudden Stops: The Financial Frictions-Moral Hazard Tradeoff of Asset Price Guarantees," NBER Working Papers 10790. National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
Presentations
conference
2013
ASSA Meetings
seminar
2012
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Indiana University
conference
2012
Seoul National University
discussion
2012
System Commitee on International Economic Analysis
conference
2011
Challenges in Open-Economy Macroeconomics after the Financial Crisis, FRB St. Louis; Econometric Society Summer Meetings; ASSA Meetings; SNDE Meetings
seminar
2011
Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
discussion
2010
ASSA Meetings, IMF Conference on Systemic Risk and Macroprudential Tools
seminar
2010
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, World Bank, Georgetown University, Federal Reserve Board
conference
2010
Sovereign Debt Conference Hertie School, Berlin, Germany, Society for Economic Dynamics, Midwest Macro Meetings
seminar
2009
Institute for Advanced Studies, Vienna, Austria; Singapore Management University; National University of Singapore
seminar
2009
Bank of Canada, International Monetary Fund, Inter American Development Bank, Federal Reserve Board, Central Bank of Turkey
conference
2009
NBER IFM Spring Meetings, Summer Meetings of Econometric Society
conference
2008
Midwest Macro Meetings, System Commitee on International Economic Analysis
seminar
2008
Duke University, Ohio State University, Rutgers University, Federal Reserve Board
conference
2008
15th World Congress of the International Economic Association; European Meetings of the Econometric Society
seminar
2007
Federal Reserve Board, Congressional Budget Office
conference
2007
NBER IFM Fall Meetings; Society for Economic Dynamics; Society for Computational Economics; New Perspective on Financial Globalization, IMF-Cornell
discussion
2008
Remittances and the Macroeconomy Conference, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
conference
2006
Society for Computational Economics
seminar
2006
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Congressional Budget Office, Bilkent University, Koc University, Sabanci University, Central Bank of Turkey, TOBB ETU
conference
2005
Midwest Macro Meetings; Inter-University Conference, Princeton University,
seminar
2005
Federal Reserve Board, University of Maryland
conference
2004
Emerging Markets and Macroeconomic Volatility Conference, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
seminar
2004
Bank of England; University of Maryland
Other Activities
Awards
2006
Society for Computational Economics
First Prize, the Student Prize Competition
2005
Federal Reserve Board
Dissertation Internship
2005
Department of Economics, University of Maryland
Summer Research Grant
1997
Bilkent University
Merit Scholarship
Referee
- Journal of Monetary Economics
- Journal of International Economics
- International Economic Review
- Journal of Money Credit and Banking
- Journal of the European Economic Association
- Journal of Development Economics
- Review of Economic Dynamics
- European Economic Review
- B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics
- Journal of International Money and Finance
- Macroeconomic Dynamics
- Economic Letters
- Canadian Journal of Economics
- Economica
- Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance
- Review of International Economics
- International Review of Economics and Finance
- International Economics
- CUNY Research Grant
- METU Studies in Development
Professional Affiliation
- Research Affiliate, TUSIAD-KOC University Economic Research Forum, 2010-present
Last update:
May 14, 2013
