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Dr. Omer Bayar

Professor of Economics

Room 119, Schroeder School of Business Building
812-488-2867
ob19@evansville.edu

Biography

Omer Bayar is a Professor of Economics at the University of Evansville. Dr. Bayar received his B.A. in Management from Bogazici University in Istanbul, Turkiye and Ph.D. in Economics with concentrations in monetary economics, international economics, and applied econometrics from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Research

Publications

  • Bayar, O., C. Boudreaux, and T. Yarbrough. Natural Disasters and Economic Dynamism: Evidence from U.S. Entrepreneurial Activity. Forthcoming at Contemporary Economic Policy.
  • Bayar, O. and M. Mohsin. Exchange Rate-Based Inflation Stabilization: Theory and Practical Applications. Forthcoming at the Journal of Economics and Finance.
  • Bayar, O. and T. Yarbrough. 2024. The Fiscal Consequences of Natural Disasters: Evidence from the U.S. States. Public Finance Review, 52, 222-252.
  • Bayar, O. 2022. Reducing Large Datasets to Improve the Identification of Estimated Policy Rules. Empirical Economics, 63, 113-140.
  • Bayar, O. and A. Yazdanparast. 2021. Olympic Sponsorships and Brand Value: An Empirical Analysis. Journal of Advertising, 50, 139-159.
  • Bayar, O. 2018. Weak Instruments and Estimated Monetary Policy Rules. Journal of Macroeconomics, 58, 308-317.
  • Bayar, O. 2017. Treatment of Endogenous Monadic Variables in Gravity Equations. International Review of Economics and Finance, 52, 21-28.
  • Bayar, O. 2015. An Ordered Probit Analysis of Monetary Policy Inertia. The B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics, 15, 705-726.
  • Bayar, O. and G. Schaur. 2014. The Impact of Visibility on Trade: Evidence from the World Cup. Review of International Economics, 22, 759-782.
  • Bayar, O. 2014. Temporal Aggregation and Estimated Monetary Policy Rules. The B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics, 14, 553-577.
  • Bayar, O. and W. Neilson. 2011. The Peculiar Economics of Housing Bubbles. Contemporary Economic Policy, 29, 374-381.
  • Bayar, O., W. Neilson, and S. Ogden. 2010. Kiffin Goods. Economics Bulletin, 30, 3300-3305.

Work in Progress

  • Sponsorships and Branding: A Social Impact Theory Perspective, with Atefeh Yazdanparast (Clark University). Under Review.
  • Entrepreneurship, Marriage, and the Role of Family, with Chris Boudreaux (Florida Atlantic University). Under Review.
  • Major Hurricanes and State Fiscal Trends: A Synthetic Control Analysis, with Todd Yarbrough (Purdue University).
  • Entrepreneurship Trends for Veterans and Active Duty Members, with Chris Boudreaux (Florida Atlantic University).
  • Pay for Play: Evidence from the UEFA Champions League Soccer Competition, with Atefeh Yazdanparast (Clark University).
  • Recent Evolution of Research in Macro and Monetary Economics: A Topographical Analysis, with Yasser Alhenawi (Lourdes University).