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Dr Sezer Yasar
Lecturer
- YasarS3@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 29208 74589
- Aberconway Building, Room F43b, Colum Road, Cathays, Cardiff, CF10 3EU
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 focuses on the effects of institutions on economic policies and how these institutions are formed, using both theoretical and empirical tools. His research includes topics such as budget flexibility, economic-policy responses to COVID-19, and fiscal capacity.
Publication
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
- 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.