Muhammed KaratasMuhammed Karatas received his Ph.D. from Mugla University, Turkey. He is currently working as an associate professor at Mugla University. His main areas of interests are economic development, socioeconomic development, human capital, natural resource and the economy of the environment, the European Union, and innovation and technology. He teaches on the topics of natural resources and the economy of the environment, economic development and growth, economics, international economic integration and the European Union, international institutions, and the economics of innovation. He has published a number of papers and book chapters in various subjects. Read More Read Less