Profile
Short biography
Dr. İbrahim Semih Akçomak obtained his undergraduate and master’s degrees from the Economics Department at METU and completed his doctoral studies on social capital, innovation, and economic growth at Maastricht University in 2009. Subsequently, he was employed for two years in the International Economics division of the Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis (Centraal PlanBureau). Since 2012, Akçomak has been a faculty member in the Department of Science and Technology Policy Studies at METU and has published articles in esteemed academic journals, including the Economic Journal, European Economic Review, Regional Science and Urban Economics, and Industrial and Corporate Change. He has participated in numerous international and national projects, notably those associated with the EU Framework Programme. Akçomak additionally holds the position of director of the Science and Technology Policies Research Center (TEKPOL). Akçomak was a Board Member of the International Schumpeter Society from 2014 to 2018.