Ufuk Akçiğit

Turkish economist (born 1980)
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Ufuk Akçiğit

Summary

Ufuk Akçiğit is a human[1]. He was born on May 23, 1980[2]. He worked as an economist[3], university teacher[4], researcher[5], and academic[6].

Key Facts

  • Ufuk Akçiğit was born on May 23, 1980[2].
  • Ufuk Akçiğit held citizenship in Turkey[7].
  • Ufuk Akçiğit worked as an economist[3].
  • Ufuk Akçiğit's professions included university teacher[4].
  • Ufuk Akçiğit worked as a researcher[5].
  • Ufuk Akçiğit worked as an academic[6].
  • Ufuk Akçiğit's field of work was economics[8].
  • Ufuk Akçiğit's field of work was macroeconomics[9].
  • Ufuk Akçiğit's field of work was economic growth[10].
  • Ufuk Akçiğit's field of work was innovation[11].
  • Ufuk Akçiğit's field of work was entrepreneurship[12].
  • Ufuk Akçiğit's education included a stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[13].
  • Ufuk Akçiğit's doctoral advisor was Daron Acemoğlu[14].
  • Ufuk Akçiğit's doctoral advisor was Mikhail Golosov[15].
  • Ufuk Akçiğit received the Guggenheim Fellowship[16].
  • Ufuk Akçiğit received the Fellow of the Econometric Society[17].
  • Ufuk Akçiğit received the Global Economy Prize[18].
  • Ufuk Akçiğit received the Max Planck-Humboldt Research Award[19].
  • Ufuk Akçiğit was a member of Econometric Society[20].
  • Ufuk Akçiğit is recorded as male[21].
  • Ufuk Akçiğit's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • Ufuk Akçiğit supervised Santiago Caicedo Soler as a doctoral student[23].
  • Ufuk Akçiğit supervised Douglas Hanley as a doctoral student[24].
  • Ufuk Akçiğit supervised Felipe Eduardo Saffie as a doctoral student[25].
  • Ufuk Akçiğit supervised Murat Alp Çelik as a doctoral student[26].

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Origins and Family

Ufuk Akçiğit was born on May 23, 1980[2].

Education

Ufuk Akçiğit was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[13]. Doctoral advisors include Daron Acemoğlu[14], an economist[27], b. 1967[28], of Turkey[29], awarded the John Bates Clark Medal[30], specialised in economics[31] and Mikhail Golosov[15], an economist[32], b. 1977[33], of Soviet Union[34], awarded the Fellow of the Econometric Society[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include economist[3], university teacher[4], researcher[5], and academic[6]. Fields of work include economics[8], an academic discipline[36]; macroeconomics[9], a theory[37]; economic growth[10], an economic phenomenon[38]; innovation[11], a type of process[39]; and entrepreneurship[12], an academic major[40]. Doctoral students include Santiago Caicedo Soler[23], an economist[41]; Douglas Hanley[24], an economist[42]; Felipe Eduardo Saffie[25], an economist[43]; Murat Alp Çelik[26], an economist[44], of Turkey[45]; Olga Itenberg[46]; and Salomé Baslandze[47], an economist[48].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[16], a fellowship grant[49], in United States[50], founded in 1925[51]; Fellow of the Econometric Society[17], a fellowship award[52]; Global Economy Prize[18], an economics award[53], founded in 2005[54]; and Max Planck-Humboldt Research Award[19], a science award[55], in Germany[56], founded in 2018[57].

FAQs

What did Ufuk Akçiğit do for work?

Ufuk Akçiğit worked as economist[3], university teacher[4], researcher[5], and academic[6].

Where did Ufuk Akçiğit go to school?

Ufuk Akçiğit was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[13].

What awards did Ufuk Akçiğit receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[16], Fellow of the Econometric Society[17], Global Economy Prize[18], and Max Planck-Humboldt Research Award[19].

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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