Mahmut Zeki Akarsu, PhD 

Assistant Professor of Economics @PusanUni || previous @EconUW || #inequality #politicaleconomy #macroeconomics

[Mahmut Zeki Akarsu, PhD  @MahmutZeki]

@BrzezinskiMich and I have published a new article in Economic Modelling on how flat tax policies affected inequality in post-socialist countries.

Worth reading.

Link: https://t.co/JZaDwtGH7r

[Michal Brzezinski @BrzezinskiMich]

1/6 🧵 Podatek liniowy (jak polski podatek od dział. gosp.) zwiększa nierówności dochodowe trwale i głównie kosztem klasy średniej. Tak wynika z naszego nowego artykułu w Economic Modelling (z @MahmutAkarsu): 24 gospodarki postsocjalistyczne, 1994-2019, ponad 20 reform flat tax

[Mahmut Zeki Akarsu, PhD  @MahmutZeki]

@milos_gis Can you post the direct Eurostat link for this data?

[Mahmut Zeki Akarsu, PhD  @MahmutZeki]

Happy to share that my article with Zeynep Yom and Cassidy Hruz is now published in Applied Economics.

We study how firms adjust R&D during recessions and whether they learn from past downturns.

Read here: https://t.co/yIxO53qH0n

[Mahmut Zeki Akarsu, PhD  @MahmutZeki]

@BrzezinskiMich

[Notes from Poland 🇵🇱 @notesfrompoland]

The number of ultra-wealthy individuals in Poland has more than doubled since 2021, a faster rate of growth than anywhere else in the world, according to a new study https://t.co/MNKgmjzn2U

[Claudio Ferraz @claudferraz]

I am seeing tons of people react to this and say “Look at the AER, QJE” tons of papers with data from developing countries. I did my first 13 years as an academic in Brazil, of course it’s possible to publish good work from the periphery, but it’s SO MUCH HARDER, you have no idea

[Mahmut Zeki Akarsu, PhD  @MahmutZeki]

@HopeEcon It looks amazing, but I am sure it is very cold at the same time

[Mahmut Zeki Akarsu, PhD  @MahmutZeki]

@HopeEcon It looks super cold 🥶

[Berk @berkesen]

Muhalif liderlerin siyasi motivasyonlarla tutuklanmasının ülkenin para biriminde yarattığı düşüşü inceleyen güzel bir makale yayınlanmış. Türkiye ile birlikte Brezilya ve Malezya vakalarını da inceliyor. Okuyucusu bol olsun! @MahmutZeki @secerd

[Mahmut Zeki Akarsu, PhD  @MahmutZeki]

Political jailing isn’t “just politics”, it’s a market signal. We (@secerd) find post-arrest undervaluation in Turkey (−7.7%), Malaysia (−7.9%), and Brazil (−4.0%). They also became shaky afterward

Gained sig insights from papers authored by @berkesen
https://t.co/eyIPE56z4R

[Mahmut Zeki Akarsu, PhD  @MahmutZeki]

New publication:
Most poverty measures assume full income sharing within households—but this often isn’t true for multi-family households. Our findings show that this assumption can misestimate poverty risk and overlook vulnerable groups.
🔗 https://t.co/ThhX50loyW

#econ

[Mahmut Zeki Akarsu, PhD  @MahmutZeki]

@BrzezinskiMich Yes, those are very valuable advice. We already covered response letters as he advised :)

[Mahmut Zeki Akarsu, PhD  @MahmutZeki]

The sad reality is that journals often care more about where researchers are located than the quality of their work. Academia should not be a brand shop. We should value ideas, not university logos. It’s not a shopping mall for prestige — inequality is everywhere.

[Philipp Heimberger @heimbergecon]

This paper shows that authors from low-income countries remain excluded from top-ranked economics journals and receive less attention from other economists. Developing country authors are far less likely to be published in top journals even when holding citation counts constant.

[Mahmut Zeki Akarsu, PhD  @MahmutZeki]

Our paper “Wage Inequality Among Immigrants” is now published in International Migration Review (Q1, SSCI). We find immigrant wage inequality has surged since 2013, surpassing U.S. levels by 2023, with IT stabilizing but low-skilled gaps widening.
https://t.co/HsOxPyq1hQ
@secerd

[Mahmut Zeki Akarsu, PhD  @MahmutZeki]

Big news! My paper, co-authored with @secerd, on wage inequality among immigrants is forthcoming in the prestigious International Migration Review. It's a huge honor. Can't wait to share the published version soon!

[Mahmut Zeki Akarsu, PhD  @MahmutZeki]

As Bowles & Park show, rising inequality pushes people to work more to keep up with others—echoing Veblen’s idea of conspicuous consumption. Our paper with @secerd finds it also fuels luxury spending: https://t.co/5Tryqyx5Lj

[Mahmut Zeki Akarsu, PhD  @MahmutZeki]

🎉 This year marks the 100th Annual Conference of the WEAI!

I'm excited to be co-organizing a session on Development Economics with Marcie (Xi) Mao as part of this special centennial event.

📍 If you're attending WEAI in San Francisco, feel free to stop by and say hello.

[Mahmut Zeki Akarsu, PhD  @MahmutZeki]

A true success story: After 7 years in Poland, I’ve witnessed its remarkable progress. As Poland is set to surpass Japan, it highlights both Poland’s impressive rise and Japan’s relative stagnation—especially when viewed alongside Korea’s continued growth.
Where is Japan heading

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

For the past three decades, Poland has shown how much a country can achieve with good economic policy and European integration. But if it elects a hard-right president, it risks throwing it away https://t.co/YuU1hD2W65

[Michal Brzezinski @BrzezinskiMich]

W nowym working paper @MahmutZeki i ja analizujemy wpływ słynnych podatków liniowych (znanych też w PL jako forma PIT dla przedsiębiorców) na nierówności. Wyniki pokazują wyraźne korzyści dla najbogatszych (dochodowo) kosztem klasy średniej 1/5

[Mahmut Zeki Akarsu, PhD  @MahmutZeki]

@yelkeseno @secerd Thank you! It clarified the current issues too.

[Mahmut Zeki Akarsu, PhD  @MahmutZeki]

📢 Our new article with @secerd is out in Applied Economics Letters!
We examine exchange rate dynamics during Turkish presidential elections using a Bayesian Structural Time Series model.
Grateful to see this work published
#Economics #ExchangeRates #AppliedEconometrics

[Erdem Seçilmiş @secerd]

Exchange rate policy cycles in Turkish presidential elections: Applied Economics Letters: Vol 0, No 0 - Get Access https://t.co/tA77XOcA33

[Mahmut Zeki Akarsu, PhD  @MahmutZeki]

@BrzezinskiMich @secerd Thank you !