Summary

I am an applied economist using network tools to analyse influence, diffusion and innovation problems. I have a special interest in the economics of science, aiming to open the black box of academic and scientific production processes. I am willing to take postgraduate research students on related topics. For more detail please visit www.alisinaonder.com

Biography

Employment / Affiliation:

2018-… Senior Lecturer (permanent), Dept. of Econ and Finance, University of Portsmouth (UK)

2013-2018  Lecturer, Dept. of Economics, University of Bayreuth (Germany)

2009-…    Affiliated Researcher, Uppsala Center for Fiscal Studies (Sweden)

2009-2012  Researcher, Department of Economics, Uppsala University (Sweden)

Education:

Ph.D. Economics, Vanderbilt University (USA), 2009

M.A. Economics, Vanderbilt University (USA), 2005

B.S. Economics, Middle East Technical University (Turkey), 2002

Research interests

My research broadly covers areas in applied microeconomics (especially public economics, political economy, and empirical network analysis), international economics, and economics of science (focusing on education, labour, and innovation). For details see www.alisinaonder.com 

Teaching responsibilities

Managerial and Decision Economics (Undergrad), University of Portsmouth

Microeconomics (Undergrad), University of Portsmouth

Economic and Social Network Analysis (Postgrad), University of Bayreuth

Development Economics (Undergrad), University of Bayreuth

Economics of Science (Postgrad), University of Bayreuth

Fiscal Competition and Federalism (Postgrad), University of Bayreuth

Network Analysis (Mini course for Postgrad), Queensland University of Technology

Topics in Microeconomics -Public Economics (Postgrad), Uppsala University

Intermediate Microeconomics (Undergrad), Bogazici University

Economic Statistics (Undergrad), Vanderbilt University

Media availability

Happy to discuss about the science of science.

Research outputs

2025

Performance-based research funding and gender diversity in research: evidence from UK universities

Onder, A., Ozcan, S., Khan, A.

26 Jul 2025, In: Oxford Economic Papers, 18p.

Research output: Article

Leadership in scholarship: Editors' appointments and scientific narrative

Onder, A., Popov, S., Schweitzer, S.

1 Jul 2025, In: Scottish Journal of Political Economy. 72, 3, 40p., e12413

Research output: Article

2024

Women in STEM graduate education: case of the German Excellence Initiative

Onder, A.

20 Feb 2024, In: Higher Education Quarterly

Research output: Article

2023

Twitter and citations

Onder, A., Schweitzer, S., Torgler, B., Chan, H. F.

28 Jul 2023, In: Economics Letters

Research output: Article

Fritz Neumark'in Gözünden Üniversite, Vergi ve Türkiye

Onder, A.

14 Jul 2023, In: Iktisat ve Toplum. 153, 6p.

Research output: Article

German-Jewish scholars in Turkish exile: from the Winter of Despair under Nazism to the Spring of Hope in Turkish academia

Onder, A., Kunuroglu, F.

30 Jan 2023, In: Migration Letters. 20, 1, p. 25-37

Research output: Article

2022

Die Verwestlichung der ostdeutschen Wissenschaft: Was die Wende für die ostdeutschen MINT-Fächer bedeutete

Onder, A.

16 Dec 2022, In: die Hochschule. 2022, 1-2, p. 124-133, 10p.

Research output: Article

Ostdeutsche Wissenschaft nach der Wende: Institutioneller Umbau und Produktivität

Onder, A.

1 Aug 2022, In: ifo Dresden Berichtet. 2022

Research output: Article

The role of out-group network in the choice of migration destination: evidence from Turkey

Onder, A., Kunuroglu, F.

3 May 2022, In: Migration Letters. 19, 3, p. 253–260

Research output: Article

2021

Specialization, field distance, and quality in economists' collaborations

Onder, A., Schweitzer, S., Yilmazkuday, H.

18 Nov 2021, In: Journal of Informetrics. 15, 4, 19p., 101222

Research output: Article

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