Yavuz Yasar
Professor
What I do
I am a Professor of Economics and Director of Culture, Health and Society (CHeS) minor at DU.Professional Biography
Having studied public finance (undergraduate level) at Hacettepe University and economics (graduate level) at the Middle East Technical University in Ankara, Turkey, I received my masters' and Ph.D. degrees from Economics Department at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah.
I have taught various economics courses at public, private, and international settings such as the University of Utah (2000-2002), University of Minnesota-Duluth (2002-2003), Renmin University of China (Beijing) (Summer 2014, 2015 & 2018), and University of Denver (2003-present).
I also had work experience at the international organizations (e.g., United Nations Development Programme, Summer 2005) and non-profit organizations (e.g., National Association for Health Data Organizations, Summer 2001).
I have taught various economics courses at public, private, and international settings such as the University of Utah (2000-2002), University of Minnesota-Duluth (2002-2003), Renmin University of China (Beijing) (Summer 2014, 2015 & 2018), and University of Denver (2003-present).
I also had work experience at the international organizations (e.g., United Nations Development Programme, Summer 2005) and non-profit organizations (e.g., National Association for Health Data Organizations, Summer 2001).
Degree(s)
- MS, Economics, University of Utah
- Ph.D., Economics, University of Utah
Media Sources
Research
I conduct research in the following areas:
Social policy, healthcare policy, development, and macroeconomic theory.
Social policy, healthcare policy, development, and macroeconomic theory.
Featured Publications
. (2019). Women in Turkey: Silent consensus in the age of neoliberalism and Islamic conservatism. New York: Routledge.
Presentations
. (2025). How to Measure Democracy and Democratic Backsliding? Cases from the MENA Region. The 67th Annual WSSA Conference. Seattle, WA: Western Social Science Association.
. (2025). Reproduction of the Social and Economic with Social Policy in Turkey since the 2000s [Accepted as a chapter on a handbook on Feminist Political Economy of MENA]. Feminist Political Economy of MENA (FEMME) Workshop . Fayetteville, Arkansas: King Fahad Center for Middle East Studies at th University of Arkansas.
. (2025). Benefits and Limitations of Low-Stakes Assignments on Student Engagement and Performance: Evidence From College Classes. 2025 AERA Annual Meeting. Denver, CO: American Educational Research Association.
. (2019). Women's Health in the Age of Neoliberalism & Islamic Conservatism in Turkey. Western Social Science Association 61st Annual Conference. San Diego: Western Social Science Association & Union for radical Political Economics.
. (2022). A Kaleckian Macroeconomic Model with Social Policy. Allied Social Science Association (ASSA) Annual Conference. Online: Union for Poltical Economics.
. (2021). "Women in Turkey: Silent Consensus in the Age of Neoliberalism and Islamic Conservatism"". IAFFE-2021-Sustaining Life: Challenges and Multidimensional Crises. International Association for Feminist Economics (IAFFE).
. (2020). Social Reproduction Under JDP Rule in Turkey. Western Social Science Association 62nd Annual Conference. Virtual (Due to COVID-19; originally Portland, Oregon): Western Social Science Association.
Awards
- THE SURAJ MAL AND SHYAMA DEVI AGARWAL BOOK PRIZE, The International Association for Feminist Economics (IAFFE)
