Mehmet Serkan Tosun

University of Nevada, Reno - Department of Economics

Assistant Professor

1664 N. Virginia Street

Reno, NV 89557

United States

http://www.coba.unr.edu/econ/

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Centralization, Decentralization, and Conflict in the Middle East and North Africa

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Centralization, Decentralization, and Conflict in the Middle East and North Africa

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4774
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Mehmet Serkan Tosun and Serdar Yilmaz
University of Nevada, Reno - Department of Economics and World Bank
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Banks & Banking Reform, Public Sector Expenditure Analysis & Management, Municipal Financial Management, Public Sector Economics & Finance, Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations and Local Finance Management

Centralization, Decentralization and Conflict in the Middle East and North Africa

Middle East Development Journal (MEDJ), World Scientific, 2010
Posted: 22 Aug 2011
Mehmet Serkan Tosun and Serdar Yilmaz
University of Nevada, Reno - Department of Economics and World Bank

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fiscal decentralization, centralization, external conflict, Middle East and North Africa

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Decentralization, Economic Development, and Growth in Turkish Provinces

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4725
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Mehmet Serkan Tosun and Serdar Yilmaz
University of Nevada, Reno - Department of Economics and World Bank
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Municipal Financial Management, Economic Theory & Research, Regional Governance, Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations and Local Finance Management, Public Sector Management and Reform

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The Impact of Legalized Casino Gambling on Crime

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7299
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 30 Mar 2013
Mark W. Nichols and Mehmet Serkan Tosun
University of Nevada, Reno and University of Nevada, Reno - Department of Economics
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casino gambling, crime

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Population Aging, Elderly Migration and Education Spending: Intergenerational Conflict Revisited

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4161
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 19 May 2009
Mehmet Serkan Tosun, Claudia R. Williamson and Pavel A. Yakovlev
University of Nevada, Reno - Department of Economics, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and Duquesne University
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population aging, elderly migration, education spending, intergenerational conflict

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Worldwide Population Aging: Endogenous Policy Formation and Capital Market Transmissions in the Presence of Symmetric Demographic Shocks

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Worldwide Population Aging: Endogenous Policy Formation and Capital Market Transmissions in the Presence of Symmetric Demographic Shocks

Center for Policy Research Working Paper Series No. 27
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 08 Dec 2000
Mehmet Serkan Tosun
University of Nevada, Reno - Department of Economics
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Population aging, overlapping generations, international capital mobility, endogenous fiscal policy

Worldwide Population Aging: Endogenous Policy Formation and Capital Market Transmissions in the Presence of Symmetric Demographic Shocks

Center for Policy Research Working Paper No. 27
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 14 Apr 2011
Mehmet Serkan Tosun
University of Nevada, Reno - Department of Economics
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Global Aging and Fiscal Policy with International Labor Mobility: A Political Economy Perspective

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Global Aging and Fiscal Policy with International Labor Mobility: A Political Economy Perspective

IMF Working Paper No. 05/140
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 03 Mar 2006
Mehmet Serkan Tosun
University of Nevada, Reno - Department of Economics
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population aging, overlapping generations, endogenous fiscal policy, international labor mobility, international capital mobility

Global Aging and Fiscal Policy with International Labor Mobility: A Political Economy Perspective

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4166
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 19 May 2009
Mehmet Serkan Tosun
University of Nevada, Reno - Department of Economics
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population aging, overlapping generations, endogenous fiscal policy, international labor mobility, international capital mobility

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The Impact of Local Decentralization on Economic Growth: Evidence from U.S. Counties

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4574
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 01 Dec 2009
George W. Hammond and Mehmet Serkan Tosun
West Virginia University - College of Business & Economics and University of Nevada, Reno - Department of Economics
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fiscal decentralization, metropolitan, nonmetropolitan, population, employment, income, spatial econometrics

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Political Economy of Immigration in Germany: Attitudes and Citizenship Aspirations

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3140
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 26 Nov 2007
Martin Kahanec and Mehmet Serkan Tosun
IZA Institute of Labor Economics and University of Nevada, Reno - Department of Economics
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immigration, attitudes, citizenship, voting

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State Government Finances and Legislative Term Limits Revisited

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 12 Aug 2015
Pavel A. Yakovlev, Mehmet Serkan Tosun and William Lewis
Duquesne University, University of Nevada, Reno - Department of Economics and Duquesne University
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term limits, state government finances, rent seeking, education, welfare, health, intergovernmental aid, transfers

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Legislative Term Limits and State Aid to Local Governments

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6456
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 14 Apr 2012
Pavel A. Yakovlev, Mehmet Serkan Tosun and William Lewis
Duquesne University, University of Nevada, Reno - Department of Economics and Duquesne University
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term limits, pork-barrel spending, rent-seeking, transportation, welfare, education, health, intergovernmental aid and transfers

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The Fiscal Consequences of State Legislative Term Limits

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 27 Dec 2017
Pavel A. Yakovlev, Mehmet Serkan Tosun and William Lewis
Duquesne University, University of Nevada, Reno - Department of Economics and Duquesne University
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Term Limits, State Government Finances, Rent Seeking, Education, Welfare, Health, Intergovernmental Aid, Transfers

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Demographic Divide and Labor Migration in the Euro-Mediterranean Region

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6188
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 17 Dec 2011
Mehmet Serkan Tosun
University of Nevada, Reno - Department of Economics
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demographic divide, demographic deficit, population aging, youth bulge, labor mobility, brain drain, overlapping generations, endogenous tax policy, Mediterranean region

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State and Local Sales Taxes and Business Activity in the United States

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9413
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 19 Oct 2015
Nicholas Saxon, Mehmet Serkan Tosun and Jingjing Yang
Government of the United States of America - Bureau of the Census, University of Nevada, Reno - Department of Economics and University of Nevada, Reno
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state and county sales tax, business activity, payroll, employment, number and size of establishments, United States

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Generational Conflict, Human Capital Accumulation, and Economic Growth

NBER Working Paper No. w7762
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 17 Jul 2000 Last Revised: 18 Sep 2022
Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Mary E. Lovely and Mehmet Serkan Tosun
Syracuse University, Syracuse University Maxwell School and University of Nevada, Reno - Department of Economics
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Property Value Assessment Growth Limits, Tax Base Erosion and Regional In-Migration

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4906
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 03 May 2010
Mark Skidmore and Mehmet Serkan Tosun
Michigan State University - Department of Agricultural Economics and University of Nevada, Reno - Department of Economics
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property tax, tax base erosion, regional migration, Michigan

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Generational Conflict, Human Capital Accumulation, and Economic Growth

Center for Policy Research Working Paper No. 28
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 13 Apr 2011
Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Mary E. Lovely and Mehmet Serkan Tosun
Independent, Syracuse University Maxwell School and University of Nevada, Reno - Department of Economics
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Migration Elasticities, Fiscal Federalism and the Ability of States to Redistribute Income

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Migration Elasticities, Fiscal Federalism and the Ability of States to Redistribute Income

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6798
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 06 Oct 2012
Seth H. Giertz and Mehmet Serkan Tosun
School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences and University of Nevada, Reno - Department of Economics
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fiscal externalities, fiscal federalism, income redistribution, excess burden, deadweight loss

Migration Elasticities, Fiscal Federalism and the Ability of States to Redistribute Income

National Tax Journal, December 2012, Vol. 65 Issue 4, p. 1069
Posted: 05 Mar 2013
Seth H. Giertz and Mehmet Serkan Tosun
School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences and University of Nevada, Reno - Department of Economics

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fiscal federalism, income redistribution, excess burden, deadweight loss, fiscal externalities

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Tax Elasticity of Border Sales: A Meta-Analysis

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 29 Aug 2022
Dat Huynh, Anna Sokolova and Mehmet Serkan Tosun
affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Nevada Reno and University of Nevada, Reno - Department of Economics
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cross-border shopping, taxation, tax elasticity, meta-analysis, Bayesian modelaveraging

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Growth Potential of Tourism Taxation in Maldives

Topics in Middle Eastern and African Economies, Vol. 13, September 2011
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 04 Mar 2021
Fazeel Najeeb and Mehmet Serkan Tosun
The Maldives National University and University of Nevada, Reno - Department of Economics
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Maldives, tax base elasticity, tourism tax, small island economies

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The Effect of Firm-Level Investment on Inequality and Poverty Around the World

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15680
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 05 Nov 2022
Mehmet Serkan Tosun, Ethan Watson and Serhat Yildiz
University of Nevada, Reno - Department of Economics, North Carolina State University and University of Nevada, Reno
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income inequality, corporate capital expenditure, poverty, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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Tax Elasticity of Border Sales: A Meta-Analysis

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15525
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 01 Sep 2022
Dat Huynh, Anna Sokolova and Mehmet Serkan Tosun
University of Nevada, Reno, National Research University Higher School of Economics (Moscow) and University of Nevada, Reno - Department of Economics
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cross-border shopping, taxation, tax elasticity, meta-analysis, Bayesian Model Averaging