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Created: 9/20/2000 Updated: 4/1/2024 Visits: 6,795	Dr. Sebnem Sahin Economic Advisor/CGE modeler UNDP 1775 K Street, NW Washington , DC 20006 United States https://www.undp.org/arab-states Ssahin2009@gmail.com +12026319240 (ph)

Biography
Curriculum Vitae - Sebnem Sahin

EDUCATION

PhD thesis in economics University of Paris I Panthéon – Sorbonne
(2004, with honors)

financed by a fellowship of the French Environmental Agency (ADEME)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

07.2019-Present: UNDP - Lead Modelling expert
01.2018 - SERAP LLC, Founder & President
Professor, BAU International

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Ph.D. thesis

“An Economic Policy Discussion of the GHG Emission Problem in Turkey From a Sustainable Development Perspective within a Regional General Equilibrium Model : TURCO”

PUBLICATIONS/ CONTRIBUTIONS TO PUBLICATIONS

UNDP Afghanistan Country Notes (2020): (1) COVID-19 Impact: Short-term Disruptions and Policy Considerations, (2) Recovery from Covid-19; and (3) SDG attainment

How Much Would Bangladesh Gain from the Removal of Subsidies on Electricity and Natural Gas? With Marinos Tsigas, Govinda Tmilsina, Sheoli Pargal. World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No 8677. 2018.

Toward a Blueprint for the Recovery and Reconstruction in Yemen. The World Bank. 2017.
Macroeconomic Implications of Climate Change-Analysis: Bulgaria Climate Change Adaptation Strategy. With Badri Narayanang. The World Bank. August 17, 2018.

“Economic Contribution of the Fisheries Sector: Short- and Long-Term Perspectives for Sri Lanka”. With William Lane, Tolga Cebeci, Badri Narayanan, and Indu Hewawasam. Journal of Indian Ocean Rim Studies. Vol 1. Issue 2. pp 105-140. October 2018.

Chapter 2: Handbook of Sustainable Development in Asia. 2018. Routledge. New York. Groundswell: Preparing the Way for Internal Climate Migration. The World Bank. 2017.

A Firm Level Decomposition of Energy Consumption in Turkish Manufacturing Industry. World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No 8211. 2017.

Low Water High Growth in the South Asian Economies. The World Bank. 2017.

Managing Natural Coastal Natural Wealth in Sri Lanka for Resilient and Sustainable Livelihoods. The World Bank. 2017.

Agricultural policies and trade paths in Turkey. With Will Martin, Sebnem Sahin and Marinos E. Tsigas, The World Economy, 39(8), 2016.

“Economic and Land Use Impacts of Improving Water Use Efficiency in Irrigation in South Asia”. 2016. With Farzad Taheripour, Tom Hertel, Badri Narayanan, Anil Markandya and Bijon Mitra, Journal of Environmental Protection. No, 7. pp 1571-1591. 2016.

Reforming Electricity Subsidies in Pakistan: Measures to Protect the Poor. With Thomas Walker and Kristy Mayer. The World Bank. 2015.

SELECT CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS AND SEMINARS

UNDP Roundtable on CGE Modelling for Reconstruction and Recovery in Afghanistan, Bangkok, Thailand. 2020.

UNDP Workshop on Financing SDGs in Afghanistan, Kabul, Afghanistan. 2020.

“Top Down and Bottom-Up Approaches to Climate Change Adaptation in Bulgaria”, with Badri Narayanan and Svetlana Aleksandrova. Presented at the 22nd Conference on Global Economic Analysis (GTAP), Warsaw, Poland. 2019.

‘Water Resources in South Asia: An Assessment of Climate Related Vulnerabilities”, with Alexander
Golub, Elena Golub, Bijon Kumer Mitra, Anil Markandya, Badri Narayanan and Farzad Taheripour. Presented at the 20th Conference on Global Economic Analysis (GTAP), Indianapolis, USA. 2017.

“Fulfilling Jordan’s Potential Through Knowledge Enhancement: An Economy-wide Analysis”, with Abdallah Dardari. Presented at the World Science Forum in Jordan, November 2017.

“Land use and economy-wide impacts of improving water use efficiency in South Asia,” with Farzad Taheripour, and Tom Hertel. Presented at the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association Annual Meeting, Boston MA. 2016.

“Agricultural Production, Irrigation, Climate Change, and Water Scarcity in India” with Farzad Taheripour, Tom Hertel, Badri Narayanan and Jorge Escurra. Presented at the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association and Western Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. 2015.

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- Chapter 8A: Afghanistan by Aguiar, Angel and Sebnem Sahin Publication: Center for Global Trade Analysis Resource Type: GTAP 11 Data Base Documentation Keywords: GTAP Data Base and extensions - Potential Long-Term Impact of the War in Ukraine: A Polycrisis in Cyprus by Sahin, Sebnem and Mertkan Hamit Publication: Presented during the 26th Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis (Bordeaux, France) Resource Type: 2023 Conference Paper Keywords: Economic crisis, Economic geography, Europe (Eastern) - Private Sector Alignment with the European Green Deal in the Western Balkans by Sahin, Sebnem Publication: Presented during the 25th Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis (Virtual Conference) Resource Type: 2022 Conference Paper Keywords: Dynamic modeling, Climate change policy, Foreign direct investment, Europe (Southern) - Potential Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic in Afghanistan and its SDG Attainment by Sahin, Sebnem Publication: Presented during the 24th Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis (Virtual Conference); UNDP A... Resource Type: 2021 Conference Paper Keywords: Climate change policy, Economic development, Health, Asia (South-Central) - Top Down and Bottom-up Approaches to Climate Change Adaptation in Bulgaria by Sahin, Sebnem, Badri Narayanan and Svetlana Aleksandrova Publication: Ministry of Environment and Water (on their website); Presented at the 22nd Annual Conference on Glo... Resource Type: 2019 Conference Paper Keywords: Climate change policy, Water availability, Europe (Eastern) - WATER RESOURCES IN SOUTH ASIA: AN ASSESSMENT OF CLIMATE RELATED VULNERABILITIES by Sahin, Sebnem, Alexander Golub, Elena Golub, Bijon Kumer Mitra, Anil Markandya, Badri Narayanan and Farzad Taheripour Publication: Presented at the 20th Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis, West Lafayette, IN, USA Resource Type: 2017 Conference Paper Keywords: Water availability, Economic growth, Asia (South-Central) - Turkeys NDC Targets: A Quantitative Assessment by Sahin, Sebnem and Badri Narayanan Resource Type: Other CGE Application Keywords: Climate change policy, Economic growth, The GTAP Data Base and extensions - Land use and economy-wide impacts of improving water use efficiency in South Asia by Taheripour, Farzad, Thomas Hertel and Sebnem Sahin Publication: Presented at the 19th Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis, Washington DC, USA Resource Type: 2016 Conference Paper Keywords: Land use, Water availability, Asia (South-Central) - Water Scarcity in South Asia: A Dynamic Computable General Equilibrium Analysis by Narayanan, Badri, Farzad Taheripour, Thomas Hertel, Sebnem Sahin and Jorge Escurra Publication: Presented at the 18th Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis, Melbourne, Australia Resource Type: 2015 Conference Paper Keywords: Dynamic modeling, Water availability, Economic growth, Food prices and food security, Asia (South-Ce... - Agricultural production, irrigation, climate change, and water scarcity in India by Taheripour, Farzad, Thomas Hertel, Badri Narayanan, Sebnem Sahin and Jorge J. Escurra Publication: Presented at the 18th Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis, Melbourne, Australia Resource Type: 2015 Conference Paper Keywords: Climate change policy, Climate impacts, Water availability, Asia (South-Central) - Estimating economy-environment linkages of urban pollution mitigation in an economy-wide model for Indian by Sahin, Sebnem, Anil Markandya, Aarsi Sagar and Muthukumara Mani Publication: Presented at the 15th Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis, Geneva, Switzerland Resource Type: 2012 Conference Paper Keywords: Preferential trading arrangements, Asia (East), Asia (Southeast) - Estimating Economy-Environment Linkages and the Co-benefits of PM10 Mitigation within an Economy-wide Model for India by Markandya, Anil, Sebnem Sahin, Aarsi Sagar and Muthukumar Mani Publication: Presented at the 14th Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis, Venice, Italy Resource Type: 2011 Conference Paper Keywords: Economic development, Climate change policy, Calibration and parameter estimation, Asia (South-Centr... - The effects of consumer demand parameters on trade policy analysis: An application to the World Bank Linkage model. by Sahin, Sebnem and Dominique van der Mensbrugghe Publication: Presented at the 10th Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis, Purdue University, USA Resource Type: 2007 Conference Paper Keywords: Calibration and parameter estimation, The GTAP Data Base and extensions - A MACROECONOMIC BASELINE WITH STRUCTURAL CHANGE by Chateau, Jean, Philip Bagnoli and Sebnem Sahin Publication: Presented at the 8th Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis, Lübeck, Germany Resource Type: GTAP Application, 2005 Conference Paper Keywords: Baseline development - An Economic Policy Discussion of the GHG Emission Problem in Turkey From a Sustainable Development Perspective within a Regional General Equilibrium Model : TURCO by Sahin, Sebnem Publication: Presented at the 7th Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis, Washington DC, USA Resource Type: 2004 Conference Paper - Green Accounting and Climate Change Problem: A New Evidence from the Turkish Economy by Sahin, Sebnem and Olfa Jaballi Publication: Presented at the 7th Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis, Washington DC, USA Resource Type: 2004 Conference Paper

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