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Dr. Semih Akçomak

Thesis:
The Impact of Social Capital on Economic and Social Outcomes

Year: 2009

Promotor(s):
Pierre Mohnen & Bas ter Weel

Abstract:
On 12 February 2009 Semih Akçomak will defend his PhD thesis "The Impact of Social Capital on Economic and Social Outcomes." Prof. Dr. Pierre Mohnen and Dr. Bas ter Weel are the respective promoter and co-promotor of Semih. In brief Semih’s thesis elaborates on social capital, which has a wide range of applications in social sciences. Researchers have used the concept to explain various associations with socio-economic outcomes. However, two important aspects have largely been ignored: (i) what forms social capital, and (ii) how social capital affects outcomes. This study provides advancements on these relatively shallow aspects.

	Selected publications by Semih Akçomak
Articles (journal, professional, popular)
Akçomak, Semih, D. Webbink & Bas ter Weel, 2016, `Why Did the Netherlands Develop So Early? The Legacy of the Brethren of the Common Life, Economic Journal, 126, More information
Akçomak, Semih & Bas ter Weel, 2012, `The impact of social capital on crime: Evidence from the Netherlands, Regional Science and Urban Economics, 42, More information
Akçomak, Semih, 2011, `Social capital of social capital researchers, Review of Economics and Institutions, 2
Akçomak, Semih, Lex Borghans & Bas ter Weel, 2011, `Measuring and interpreting trends in the division of labour in the Netherlands, De Economist, 159, More information
Akçomak, Semih & Bas ter Weel, 2009, `Social capital, innovation and growth: Evidence from Europe, European Economic Review, 53, More information
Akçomak, Semih & E. Zehra Kasnakoglu, 2003, `The determinants of earnings differentials in Ankara and İstanbul, METU Studies in Development, 30, More information
Book chapters
Akçomak, Semih, 2011, Incubators as tool for entrepreneurship promotion in developing countries, in: Naude, W., Szirmai, E. Goedhuys, M, Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Economic Development, Oxford University Press, Oxford, More information
Akçomak, Semih & Bas ter Weel, 2008, How do social capital and government support affect innovation and growth? Evidence from the EU regional support programmes, in: C. Nauwelaers and R. Wintjes, Innovation policy in Europe, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham
Akçomak, Semih & Erol Taymaz, 2007, Assessing the Effectiveness of Incubators: The case of Turkey, in: Venkata Ramani, V. and Bala Krishna, A. V, Business Incubation: An Introduction, Icfai Books, Icfai University Press, Hyderabad
UNU-MERIT Working Papers
Akçomak, Semih & Serkan Bürken, 2019, The middle-technology trap: The case of the automotive industry in Turkey, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2019-006
Akçomak, Semih, Erkan Erdil & Umut Yılmaz Çetinkaya, 2018, Knowledge convergence in European regions: Towards a cohesion?, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2018-027
Akçomak, Semih, Abraham Garcia & Fernando Santiago-Rodriguez, 2015, UNU-MERIT at 25 years: How doctoral training at UNU-MERIT contributes to the community of scholars in the economis of innovation?, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2015-036
Akçomak, Semih, Erdal Akdeve & Derya Fındık, 2013, How do ICT firms in Turkey manage innovation? Diversity in expertise versus diversity in markets, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2013-024
Akçomak, Semih, Lex Borghans & Bas ter Weel, 2010, Measuring and interpreting trends in the division of labour in the Netherlands, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2010-060
Akçomak, Semih & P. Stoneman, 2010, How novel is social capital: Three cases from the British history that reflect social capital, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2010-015
Akçomak, Semih, 2009, Incubators as Tools for Entrepreneurship Promotion in Developing Countries, This paper was presented at the UNU-WIDER and UNU-MERIT Research Workshop on Entrepreneurship, Technological Innovation, and Development, held in Maastricht, the Netherlands, 30–31 October 2008. This paper is also published as a UNU-WIDER Working Paper, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2009-054
Akçomak, Semih, 2009, Bridges in social capital: A review of the definitions and the social capital of social capital researchers, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2009-002
Akçomak, Semih & Bas ter Weel, 2008, The Impact of Social Capital on Crime: Evidence from the Netherlands, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2008-042
Akçomak, Semih & Bas ter Weel, 2007, How do social capital and government support affect innovation and growth? Evidence from the EU regional support programmes, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2007-009
Akçomak, Semih & Bas ter Weel, 2006, Social Capital, Innovation and Growth: Evidence from Europe, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2006-040
Akçomak, Semih & Saeed Parto, 2006, How "black" is the black sheep compared to all others? Turkey and the EU , UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2006-024
External working papers
Akçomak, Semih & Bas ter Weel, 2008, Social Capital, Innovation and Growth: Evidence from Europe, IZA Discussion Papers No 3341, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), More information
Theses
Akçomak, Semih, 2009, The Impact of Social Capital on Economic and Social Outcomes, PhD dissertation Maastricht University / United Nations University, More information
Other (editorship, media appearance, keynote, etc.)
Akçomak, Semih, Lex Borghans & Bas ter Weel, 2010, Measuring and interpreting trends in the division of labour in the Netherlands, CPB Discussion Paper No. 161

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