Bio: Dr. Gorkem Aksaray is an Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship at the Trinity Business School, Trinity College Dublin. Before joining Trinity College, he was a faculty member at Koç University in Istanbul, Turkey. He holds a PhD in Organization and Management from Emory University and a MSc in Managerial Economics from the London School of Economics. His primary research interest is examining mechanisms underlying the dynamics of entrepreneurial entry and exit. He specifically studies structural, spatial, and financial factors affecting mobility into and out of self-employment and performance by utilizing longitudinal panels of individuals and matched aggregate economic data. His research has appeared in major scientific journals and conference proceedings.