Tuna Abay
Tuna Abay

Economics PHD candidate

WELCOME!

I am a fifth-year Ph.D. candidate in Economics at the European University Institute (EUI) in Florence, Italy. My research focuses on economic growth, innovation, and firm dynamics. Specifically, I examine how the direction of technological change is shaped by labor market conditions, previous innovations, and the characteristics of different technology fields.

Work in Progress
(2024). Institutional Differences and Development of Ideas in Late Middle Ages. Working Paper.
(2023). Slavery, Innovation, and Growth. Working Paper.
Publications
(2023). Managerial Firms, Taxation, and Welfare. *Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics (JITE),Volume 179/ Issue 2, pp. 340-380 (41).