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Dr Sezer Yasar
- Available for postgraduate supervision
Teams and roles for Sezer Yasar
Lecturer
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
2025
- Yasar, S. 2025. International commodity-tax competition and asymmetric producer prices. The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy 25(1), pp. 59-98. (10.1515/bejeap-2022-0332)
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)
- Elgin, C., Abdullah, Y. and Yasar, S. 2021. Democracy and fiscal-policy responses to COVID-19. Working paper. SSRN. Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3883053
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. 2025. International commodity-tax competition and asymmetric producer prices. The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy 25(1), pp. 59-98. (10.1515/bejeap-2022-0332)
- 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)
Monographs
- Elgin, C., Abdullah, Y. and Yasar, S. 2021. Democracy and fiscal-policy responses to COVID-19. Working paper. SSRN. Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3883053
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, Floor 5, Room F07, Colum Road, Cathays, Cardiff, CF10 3EU