Ataberk Atan
Research Associate and Doctoral Student at the Chair of Public Economics, TU Dresden
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About
I am a doctoral student in Economics at TU Dresden, focusing on applied microeconomics, specifically on political economy and development economics. My work combines causal inference and data science tools. Before starting my doctorate, I worked in banking and finance, most recently in financial risk management.
Education
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PhD in Economics, 2025-2030 (expected)
TUD Dresden University of Technology -
MA in Economics, 2021-2023
Central European University -
BSc in Economics, 2017-2021
Istanbul Technical University
Research
Work in Progress
Conflict Exposure and Business Formation: Subnational Evidence from Turkey
Single-authored, work in progress.
Teaching
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International Public Economics, TU Dresden, Winter 2025/26
Tutorial, graduate -
Introduction to Economics (Einführung in die Volkswirtschaftslehre), TU Dresden, Winter 2025/26
Tutorial, undergraduate -
Public Choice Theory (Ökonomische Theorie der Politik), TU Dresden, Summer 2025
Tutorial, undergraduate
CV
Last update: November 2025
References: Available upon request.
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