Dr. Mehmet Guney Celbis

Güney Celbis is an affiliated researcher at UNU-MERIT, and an assistant professor at Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey. His research interest is mainly in regional disparities and public policy. 

Güney's research has been cited in studies published by the World Bank, the European Commission,  the Netherlands Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment, and the Inter-American Development Bank.

• Curriculum Vitae

Publications: 

• Celbis, M. G., Wong, P., and Guznajeva, T. (2019). "Regional integration and the economic geography of Belarus." Eurasian Geography and Economics.                                                              (SSCI)                                                                                             
• Wong, P, and Celbis, M. G. (2019). "Human rights, income, and international migration." Forthcoming in International Migration.   (SSCI)                   
• Celbis, M. G., and de Crombrugghe, D. (2018). "Internet infrastructure and regional convergence: Evidence from Turkey." Papers in Regional Science, Volume 97, 387–409, doi: 10.1111/pirs.12244.                  (SSCI)                                                                  
• Celbis, M. G., Nijkamp, P., and Poot, J. (2014). "Infrastructure and Trade: A meta-analysis." Region, Volume 1, Number 1, 2014, 25-65.                                                                                                             (Scopus)                                                                   
• Celbis, M. G., and Turkeli, S. (2015). "Does too much work hamper innovation? Evidence for diminishing returns of work hours for patent grants." Journal - Global Policy and Governance, Volume 4 Number 1: 97-116.                                                                                                                                                     (Featured in Research Professional)                                                                                                   
• Celbis, M. G., Nijkamp, P., and Poot, J. (2015). "Infrastructure and the international export performance of Turkish regions." in A. A. Batabyal and P. Nijkamp (eds), The Region and Trade: New Analytical Directions, World Scientific, pp. 319 - 350.                                         (Book Chapter)       

Seminar Papers:                                                                                         

• Celbis, M. G., de Crombrugghe, D., and Muysken, J. (2014). "Public investment and regional politics: The case of Turkey." Presented at Séminaire Economie Publique, Institutions & Organisations - CES, U. Paris I, & PSE on March 3, 2015. Also available as United Nations University-Merit Working paper #2014-020.

In Media:

• Research Professional article about the study “Does too much work hamper innovation? Evidence for diminishing returns of work hours for patent grants.”

Selected publications by Mehmet Guney Celbis