Alovsat Muslumov previously held positions as a professor of finance in Dogus University, Istanbul (2001-2008) and Istanbul Bilgi University (2006-2010). He has also served as visiting professor at Bogazici University (2003), Yeditepe University (2008), Azerbaijan State Economics University (2010-2014) and ADA University (2013-2018). He focuses much of his study on macroeconomic transmission mechanism, financial development, financial regulation, privatization, market efficiency, mergers, SMEs and corporate governance issues. An empiricist, he investigates applied problems using real-world data. He is a prolific author and researcher, having written four books and published more than 50 articles in academic journals and conference proceedings. Muslumov has received numerous awards and honors. He was the 2003 recipient of Best Paper Award given by Young Businessman Association of Turkey (TUGIAD) and 2003 recipient of Best Paper Award given by Turkish Institutional Investment Managers’ Association (TKYD). He was also the youngest full professor (received the position in 2008 at the age of 32) ever in Turkey. Muslumov holds a BA from Istanbul University, a MBA in finance from the Istanbul Technical University, and a PhD in finance from Bogazici University, Istanbul.