M. Mustafa Erdoğdu is a Professor in the Faculty of Business and Administrative Sciences at Beykoz University. He holds a PhD in Development Economics and an MA in Development Studies from Manchester University and an MA in Public Finance from Marmara University. He is co-chair of the International Conference of Political Economy, Associate Editor of International Journal of Applied Behavioral Economics; Editorial Board Member of Turkish Studies Journal; International Advisory Board member of International Journal of Sustainable Economies Management and some other journals. He has written extensively on economic development and public finance. He is the author of one book, editor of thirteen books, and author of over fifty journal articles and chapters. Erdogdu’s major research areas are economic development, sustainable development, renewable energies, behavioural public finance, financial crises, and immigration