Colby College
4000 Mayflower Hill
Waterville, ME 04901-8840
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Cagdas Agirdas
Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics
Economics


Office: Diamond 347
Phone: 207-859-5247
Fax: 859-5229
Email:

Mailing Address:
8800 Mayflower Hill
Waterville, Maine 04901-8888

Office Hours:
Tu-Th: 12.45 p.m.-2.15 p.m.

Semester Schedule
Education


PhD University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Economics, August 2011
MA Central Michigan University, Economics, May 2004
BS Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, July 2002

Areas of Expertise:
  • Public Economics
  • Political Economy
  • Game Theory
  • Applied Econometrics

View Curriculum Vitae

Professional Information

Professor Agirdas's research focuses on political economy and public choice. Before coming to Colby, he worked on empirical issues related to media bias, pocketbook voting and negative campaigning in U.S. Elections. At Colby, he teaches Game Theory, Economic Development and Principles of Macroeconomics. Before coming to Colby, he taught courses in Game Theory, Econometrics, Statistics, Mathematical Economics, and Principles of Micro and Macroeconomics.

Other Courses Taught
Course Course Title
EC 379... Game Theory (Colby)
ECON 502... Game Theory (Illinois)
ECON 301... Econometrics (Sabanci University)
ECON 202... Statistics (Illinois)
EC 335... Economic Development (Colby)
EC 297... Economic Development (Colby)
Other Courses Taught

Principles of Macroeconomics (Colby, Illinois)... Principles of Microeconomics (Illinois)... Mathematical Economics (Illinois, PhD-level)