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Dr Sergey Popov
(he/him)
- Available for postgraduate supervision
Teams and roles for Sergey Popov
Senior Lecturer in Economics
Overview
Dr Popov works in the area of Economics of Academia. He studies the publication patterns among economists empirically and explains them with the theoretical analysis.
Publication
2025
- Konovalov, A. , Luzyanin, D. and Popov, S. V. 2025. Unrewarded cooperation. Working paper. N/A.
- Lemos, S. and Popov, S. 2025. New immigrants affect fellow existing immigrants, not natives. Working paper. Cardiff Business School.
- Önder, A. S. , Popov, S. V. and Schweitzer, S. 2025. Leadership in scholarship: Editors' appointments and scientific narrative. Scottish Journal of Political Economy 72 (3) e12413. (10.1111/sjpe.12413)
- Parakhonyak, A. and Popov, S. V. 2025. Same-sex marriage, the great equalizer. Mathematical Social Sciences 138 102448. (10.1016/j.mathsocsci.2025.102448)
- Popov, S. 2025. Sanctions on Russia have failed to stop the war so far – will Trump’s latest package be any different?. The Conversation 2025 (23 Oct)(10.64628/AB.ep34grgru)
- Popov, S. V. 2025. Tactical refereeing and signaling by publishing. Kyklos (10.1111/kykl.70021)
2023
- Popov, S. V. 2023. Arithmetics of research specialization. Bulletin of Economic Research 75 (4), pp.1013-1021. (10.1111/boer.12395)
2022
- Popov, S. 2022. Ukraine: why the sanctions won’t topple Putin. The Conversation 2022 (19 Mar)(10.64628/AB.damaf4u4a)
- Popov, S. V. 2022. Alma Mat(t)er(s): determinants of early career success in economics. PLoS ONE 17 (12) e0278320. (10.1371/journal.pone.0278320)
2018
- Baghestanian, S. and Popov, S. V. 2018. On publication, refereeing and working hard. Canadian Journal of Economics / Revue Canadienne d'Économique 51 (4), pp.1419-1459. (10.1111/caje.12352)
2017
- Hsu, C. et al., 2017. Optimal product placement. Review of Industrial Organization 51 (1), pp.127-145. (10.1007/s11151-017-9575-y)
2016
- Galashin, M. and Popov, S. V. 2016. Teamwork efficiency and company size. The B.E. Journal of Theoretical Economics 16 (1), pp.337-366. (10.1515/bejte-2014-0040)
2015
- Popov, S. V. 2015. Decentralized bribery and market participation. Scandinavian Journal of Economics 117 (1), pp.108-125. (10.1111/sjoe.12081)
- Popov, S. V. 2015. Tenure-track contract helps self-selection. Economics Bulletin 35 (4), pp.2482-2486.
2014
- Popov, S. V. , Popova, A. and Regenwetter, M. 2014. Consensus in organizations: Hunting for the social choice conundrum in APA elections.. Decision 1 (2), pp.123-146. (10.1037/dec0000010)
2013
- Popov, S. V. and Bernhardt, D. 2013. University competition, grading standards, and grade inflation. Economic Inquiry 51 (3), pp.1764-1778. (10.1111/j.1465-7295.2012.00491.x)
2012
- Popov, S. V. 2012. In pursuit of impeccable veracity. Economics Letters 114 (3), pp.273-275. (10.1016/j.econlet.2011.10.031)
- Popov, S. V. and Bernhardt, D. 2012. Fraternities and labor-market outcomes. American Economic Journal: Microeconomics 4 (1), pp.116-141. (10.1257/mic.4.1.116)
Articles
- Baghestanian, S. and Popov, S. V. 2018. On publication, refereeing and working hard. Canadian Journal of Economics / Revue Canadienne d'Économique 51 (4), pp.1419-1459. (10.1111/caje.12352)
- Galashin, M. and Popov, S. V. 2016. Teamwork efficiency and company size. The B.E. Journal of Theoretical Economics 16 (1), pp.337-366. (10.1515/bejte-2014-0040)
- Hsu, C. et al., 2017. Optimal product placement. Review of Industrial Organization 51 (1), pp.127-145. (10.1007/s11151-017-9575-y)
- Önder, A. S. , Popov, S. V. and Schweitzer, S. 2025. Leadership in scholarship: Editors' appointments and scientific narrative. Scottish Journal of Political Economy 72 (3) e12413. (10.1111/sjpe.12413)
- Parakhonyak, A. and Popov, S. V. 2025. Same-sex marriage, the great equalizer. Mathematical Social Sciences 138 102448. (10.1016/j.mathsocsci.2025.102448)
- Popov, S. 2025. Sanctions on Russia have failed to stop the war so far – will Trump’s latest package be any different?. The Conversation 2025 (23 Oct)(10.64628/AB.ep34grgru)
- Popov, S. 2022. Ukraine: why the sanctions won’t topple Putin. The Conversation 2022 (19 Mar)(10.64628/AB.damaf4u4a)
- Popov, S. V. 2022. Alma Mat(t)er(s): determinants of early career success in economics. PLoS ONE 17 (12) e0278320. (10.1371/journal.pone.0278320)
- Popov, S. V. 2023. Arithmetics of research specialization. Bulletin of Economic Research 75 (4), pp.1013-1021. (10.1111/boer.12395)
- Popov, S. V. 2015. Decentralized bribery and market participation. Scandinavian Journal of Economics 117 (1), pp.108-125. (10.1111/sjoe.12081)
- Popov, S. V. 2012. In pursuit of impeccable veracity. Economics Letters 114 (3), pp.273-275. (10.1016/j.econlet.2011.10.031)
- Popov, S. V. 2025. Tactical refereeing and signaling by publishing. Kyklos (10.1111/kykl.70021)
- Popov, S. V. 2015. Tenure-track contract helps self-selection. Economics Bulletin 35 (4), pp.2482-2486.
- Popov, S. V. and Bernhardt, D. 2012. Fraternities and labor-market outcomes. American Economic Journal: Microeconomics 4 (1), pp.116-141. (10.1257/mic.4.1.116)
- Popov, S. V. and Bernhardt, D. 2013. University competition, grading standards, and grade inflation. Economic Inquiry 51 (3), pp.1764-1778. (10.1111/j.1465-7295.2012.00491.x)
- Popov, S. V. , Popova, A. and Regenwetter, M. 2014. Consensus in organizations: Hunting for the social choice conundrum in APA elections.. Decision 1 (2), pp.123-146. (10.1037/dec0000010)
Monographs
- Konovalov, A. , Luzyanin, D. and Popov, S. V. 2025. Unrewarded cooperation. Working paper. N/A.
- Lemos, S. and Popov, S. 2025. New immigrants affect fellow existing immigrants, not natives. Working paper. Cardiff Business School.
Teaching
Dr Popov teaches BS 2550, Microeconomic Theory. It covers the concept of general equilibrium, it's connection to efficiency of market outcomes, and why markets fail. The course connects to a number of 3rd year courses, which is why it is mandatory for Economists.
Biography
PhD in Economics: University of Illinois, 2011
MA in Economics, New Economics School, 2005
Specialist in Economics, Novosibirsk State University, 2003
Honours and awards
- Best teacher award (2012,2014)
Professional memberships
- Higher Education Academy Fellow, since 2015
Academic positions
- Senior Lecturer, Cardiff Business School, 2018-present
- Lecturer, Cardiff Business School, 2017-2018
- Lecturer, Queen's Unviersity Belfast, 2013-2017.
- Docent, Higher School of Economics, 2011-2013.
Committees and reviewing
- Chair of the Exam Board, 1st year
- Seminar organizer for Economics section
- Representative of the section in the Informational Services Committee
- Member of the Shadow Management Board
Supervisions
I am interested in supervising PhD students in all areas, particularly in applied economic theory, with application to public economics, education, or healthcare.
Contact Details
[email protected]
+44 29208 76449
Aberconway Building, Room Room E02a, Colum Road, Cathays, Cardiff, CF10 3EU
+44 29208 76449
Aberconway Building, Room Room E02a, Colum Road, Cathays, Cardiff, CF10 3EU
Research themes
Specialisms
- Applied Microeconomics
- Public economics
- Economic theory