Dr. Ayse Imrohoroglu

Biography

Ayse Imrohoroglu is a Professor specializing in Finance and Business Economics at the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business. She earned her Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Minnesota in 1988 and her B.S. in Economics from Middle East Technical University in 1980. Her research primarily investigates the welfare implications of business cycles, inflation, and unemployment insurance, with a focus on labor economics and monetary economics. Notably, she has published analyses on Social Security programs and Individual Retirement Accounts. In 1992, she was awarded a National Science Foundation grant to study the effects of Social Security programs in economies with imperfect insurance. She has held various academic positions, including Visiting Associate Professor at Koç University in Istanbul and Assistant Professor at USC’s Marshall School of Business.

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