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Overview
Sezer Yasar is a Lecturer in Economics at Cardiff Business School. His main research interests are in political economy, public economics, and macroeconomics. Specifically, he investigates the effects of institutions on economic policies and how these institutions are formed using microeconometric and game theoretical tools. His research includes topics such as economic policy responses to COVID-19, budget flexibility, and international tax compeition.
Publication
2024
- Yasar, S. and Elgin, C. 2024. Democracy and fiscal-policy response to COVID-19. Public Choice 198(1-2), pp. 25-45. (10.1007/s11127-023-01107-3)
2023
- Elgin, C., Yalaman, A. and Yasar, S. 2023. Economic stimulus measures in the pandemic: the role of fiscal decentralisation. Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society 16(1), pp. 167-184. (10.1093/cjres/rsac047)
2021
- Elgin, C., Yalaman, A., Yasar, S. and Basbug, G. 2021. Economic policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic: The role of central bank independence. Economics Letters 204, article number: 109874. (10.1016/j.econlet.2021.109874)
2018
- Yasar, S. 2018. Budget flexibility, government spending, and welfare. Journal of Public Economic Theory 20(6), pp. 874-895. (10.1111/jpet.12309)
Articles
- Yasar, S. and Elgin, C. 2024. Democracy and fiscal-policy response to COVID-19. Public Choice 198(1-2), pp. 25-45. (10.1007/s11127-023-01107-3)
- Elgin, C., Yalaman, A. and Yasar, S. 2023. Economic stimulus measures in the pandemic: the role of fiscal decentralisation. Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society 16(1), pp. 167-184. (10.1093/cjres/rsac047)
- Elgin, C., Yalaman, A., Yasar, S. and Basbug, G. 2021. Economic policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic: The role of central bank independence. Economics Letters 204, article number: 109874. (10.1016/j.econlet.2021.109874)
- Yasar, S. 2018. Budget flexibility, government spending, and welfare. Journal of Public Economic Theory 20(6), pp. 874-895. (10.1111/jpet.12309)
Biography
Education
Ph.D. in Economics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA, 2011-2017.
M.Sc. in Economics, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkiye, 2007-2010.
B.Sc. in Economics, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkiye, 2002-2007.
Academic positions
Lecturer in Economics, Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University, UK, 2023-present.
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, TED University, Turkiye, 2017-2023.
Supervisions
I am interested in supervising PhD students in the areas of Political Economy, Public Economics, and Macroeconomics.
Contact Details
+44 29208 74589
Aberconway Building, Room F43b, Colum Road, Cathays, Cardiff, CF10 3EU