Başak Ergüder currently works as an academic at Istanbul University. She is an associate professor of public finance. She has BA degree in Econometrics and MA degree in Labor Economics and Industrial Relations. She received her PhD in public finance. She has been working at Istanbul University since 2008. She teaches public finance, urban economics, history of finance and, financial crisis in Ottoman economics. Her doctoral dissertation entitled “Galata Hans: The Adventure of Money” was published by SAV Publications. She has published and co-authored articles on various issues in edited book volumes and a number of academic journals in Turkish and English. Başak is Editorial Board member of the Journal of Labor and Society (published by Brill, US). Her research focuses on political economy of Istanbul, urban commons and the history of finance. Her latest publication is a book chapter she authored, “The Past and President of Düyun-u Umumiye: A Comparative Analysis of Economic Institutions” published in Handbook of Research on Institutional, Economic, and Social Impacts of Globalization and Liberalization.