Huseyin Kalyoncu Nigde University   Nigde University, Department of Economics Nigde, Turkey   hkalyoncu@nigde.edu.tr     Biographical Sketch: Huseyin Kalyoncu is Assistant Professor Doctor of International Economics at the Nigde University. He completed a Ph.D. at the University of Cukurova He has published in the areas of international trade, growth and public finance. He is the author of numerous articles on these topics in scholarly journals including Applied Economics Letters, Journal of Economic Studies, Praque Economic Papers etc. He is currently examining foreign direct investment and growth, exchange rate volatility and trade.       JEL Areas: