Necmettin Alpay KOÇAK

Current Position • Expert at the Turkish Statistical Institute since December 2006. Department: National Accounts and Economic Indicators. Seasonal and Calendar Adjustment of Short Term Statistics and National Accounts Professional Experience • Expert at Methodology and Research Department in Eurostat, between January 2010 and June 2010. Seasonal Adjustment Issues Developing Demetra+ • Research Assistant at the Department of Econometrics, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey, between November 2005 and December 2006. Univariate Time Series Analysis Seasonal and Calendar Adjustment Unit root tests and Cointegration analysis Education • Gazi Üniversity, Ankara, Turkey – Ph.D. In Econometrics (2010-…) • Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey – Master Degree in Econometrics (2009). Master thesis: “Ramsey-Cass-Koopmans Model: Application of Turkey” (in Turkish) – 2009. Supervisor: Professor Rahmi Yamak. • Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey – License degree on Econometrics (head of the class, 2005). Graduate thesis: “Seasonal Adjustment with TRAMO&SEATS” (in Turkish) – 2005. Supervisor: Professor Rahmi Yamak.

Univarite Time Series Analysis, Seasonal Adjustment Methods, Business Cycle Anaysis