Faculty and Staff

Mine E. Cinar

Degrees

• PhD, Texas A&M University
• MA, Vanderbilt University
• BA, Robert College, Istanbul, Turkey

Research Interests

• Global development finance, gender, statistics, and decision sciences

Professional & Community Affiliations

• Ex-officio, Middle East Economic Association
• Editor, Topics in Middle Eastern and North African Economies, Electronic Proceedings Journal of MEEA
• Associate Editor, Review of Middle East Economics and Finance, Routledge Press
• Associate Editor, The Journal of Economic Asymmetries, APF Press
• Economic Research Forum Fellow

Courses Taught

• ECON 525. Emerging Markets and the Multinational Firm 
• ECON 522. Game Theory and Strategy

Awards

• Quinlan Faculty of the Year (2000, 2005)
• Faculty Advisor of the Year-Economics Forum (2004)
• Population Council Post-Doctoral Fellow
• SSRC Research Grant
• Ford Foundation Fellowship
• Fulbright-Hays Exchange Student

Selected Publications

Refereed Articles 

Cinar, M., Nathalie, H., Safa, A., Planas-Bielsa, V., Kadmiri, Y. (2017). Ocean acidification in the Middle East and North African region. Region and Developpement, 46

Cinar, M., Hilmi, N., Rashid, S., Alain, S. (2017). Coral reefs management and decision making tools. Ocean & Coastal Management, 146, 60-66.

Lacoue-Labarthe, T., Nunes, P., Patrizia, Z., Cinar, M., et, a. (2016). Impact of Ocean Acidification in a Warming Mediterranean. Regional Studies in Marine Sciences, 5>(1), 1-11.

Cinar, M., Johnson, J., Geusz, K. (2016). Chinese Trade with Silk Road Countries. China and the World Economy, 24(1), 85-103.

Cinar, M., J. Johnson, A. Palmer. "Decision making: fishing production and fishers in the Black Sea." Fisheries Research. 147 (2013). 296-303.

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016578361300163X

Duperon, W.O., M. Cinar. "Global Competition versus Regional Interests: FDIU an Pharmaceuticals in India." Journal of International Law and Technology. 5.4 (2010). 181-200.

Cinar, M., J. Poulous. "Banking in the Middle East Revisited Amid Turbulence in Financial Markets: the Case of Egypt." The Middle East Business and Economic Review. (2010).  

Cinar, M., R. Lapointe, T. Nelson. "Neighbors Make a Difference: Mixed Strategies for Solving Conflicts in Middle East and North Africa." The Middle East Business and Economic Review. (2009).  

 Book 

Cinar, M. Topics in Middle East and North African Economies. Vol. 15, 1st and 2nd ed. 2013.

http://www.luc.edu/orgs/meea/volume15/meea15.html

Cinar, M.  Topics in Middle East and North African  Economies Vol. 14. 2012. 

http://www.luc.edu/orgs/meea/volume14/meea14.html

Cinar, M. Topics in Middle East and North African Economies. Vol. 13. 2011.

http://www.luc.edu/orgs/meea/volume13/meea13.html

Cinar, M. Topics in Middle East and North African Economies. Vol. 12. 2010.

http://www.luc.edu/orgs/meea/volume12/meea12.html

Cinar, M. Topics in Middle East and North African Economies. Vol. 11. 2009. 

http://www.luc.edu/orgs/meea/volume11/meea11.html

Cinar, M. Topics in Middle East and North African Economies. Vol. 10. 2008.  

http://www.luc.edu/orgs/meea/volume10/meea10.html

Cinar, M. Topics in Middle East and North African Economies. Vol. 9. 2007.  

http://www.luc.edu/orgs/meea/volume9/meea9.html

Cinar, M. Topics in Middle East and North African Economies. Vol. 8. 2006.  

http://www.luc.edu/orgs/meea/volume8/meea8.html

Cinar, M. Topics in Middle East and North African Economies. Vol. 7. 2005.     

http://www.luc.edu/orgs/meea/volume7/meea7.htm

Presentation of Refereed Papers 

Cinar, M.  "Augmented Tourism Demand for the Mediterranean." Allied Social Science Associations Meetings. Denver, Colorado. 2011.

Gangopadhyaya, A., M. Cinar. "Do European Stock Market Index Volatility Estimates Show Copula Tail Dependencies During the Financial Crisis of 2008?" Academy of Business Research. Las Vegas, Nevada. 2011.

Duperon, W., M. Cinar. "Global versus Regional Interests: FDI in India." AIBUK. Dublin, Ireland. 2010.

Cinar, M. "Banking in the Middle East Revisited Amid Turbulence in Financial Markets: the case of Egypt." MEEA Summer Conference. Nice, France. 2009.

Cinar, M. "Teaching Intermediate Micro as a Writing Intensive Course." American Economic Association Poster Session. New Orleans, Louisiana. 2008.

Cinar, M. "Flowcharting Growth Paths: is it empirically viable?" 27th MEEA-ASSA Conference. Loyola University Chicago. Chicago, Illinois. 2007.

Cinar, M. "Fraser and Heritage Indices for MENA and Mediterranean Region Over The Last Decades." 26th MEEA-ASSA Conference. Boston, Massachusetts. 2006.

Cinar, M. "Comparative Banking Regimes in Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Egypt." MEEA/ASSA Meeting. San Diego, California. 2005.

Cinar, M., J. Poulos,  E. Slear. "Changes in Freedom Indices and Economic Growth." ECOMOD/ MEEA. Free University of Belgium, Belgium. 2005.

Cinar, M, J. Poulos, E. Slear. "Definitions of Economic Openness and Civic Liberties in MENA Countries." European University Institute, Montecatini Terme, Italy. 2005.

Other Intellectual Contributions

M. Cinar (Ed.), Topics in Middle East and North African Economies, V16, September 2014 (Sept 2014, No 1 and 2 ed., vol. 16, pp. 279). http://www.luc.edu/orgs/meea/volume16/meea16.html

Cinar, M. (2017). Topics in Middle East and North African Economies, V. 19(May 2017 and Sept 2017 ed., vol. 18, pp. 156 (issue 1) + 159 (issue 2)). http://www.luc.edu/orgs/meea/volume17/meea17.html

Cinar, M. (2016). Topics in Middle East and North African Economies, V. 18 (May 2016 and Sept 2016 ed., vol. 18, pp. 200 (issue 1) + 246 (issue 2)). http://www.luc.edu/orgs/meea/volume17/meea17.html

Cinar, M. (2015). Topics in Middle East and North African Economies, V. 17(May 2015 and Sept 2015 ed., vol. 17, pp. 152 (issue 1) + 249 (issue 2)). http://www.luc.edu/orgs/meea/volume17/meea17.html