Public lecture by Professor Dr.Murat Yülek: ‘How Nations Succeed: Manufacturing, Trade, Industrial Policy & Economic Development’

Economics Study Center in association with Department of Economics, University of Dhaka held a public lecture on the topic ‘How Nations Succeed: Manufacturing, Trade, Industrial Policy & Economic Development’ by Professor Dr.Murat Yülek, Director, Centre for Industrial Policy and Development, Istanbul Commerce University on 1st October, 2019.

Dr. Yülek has taught at Georgetown University. A widely published former IMF economist and a corporate and banking executive, he has had responsibilities that include economic development, corporate finance and management, and macroeconomic policy in various countries. He advises governments, international institutions and corporations.
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Why are some nations rich and others poor? This is a question that has challenged economists for centuries. A definite answer would satisfy a lot of them—and make poor nations rich. Murat Yulek’s answer to that question is manufacturing and industrial policy. The lecture revolved around many of such issues in details.