Mahmut Zeki Akarsu

Economist

Dr. Mahmut Zeki Akarsu is an expert in macroeconomics, development economics, and public economics. He earned his PhD in economics from the University of Warsaw and currently serves as an assistant professor at the Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Warsaw.

Mahmut Zeki Akarsu's research includes contributions to the fields of income inequality, wage inequality, economic growth and development, and inflation in both developed and middle-income countries. His work also explores the impact of rapid economic growth on social and income structures in South Korea.

In addition to his academic achievements, Mahmut collaborates extensively with esteemed professors from the USA, Canada, Turkey, and Poland.

Selected Publications

Akarsu, M.Z., O. Gharehgozli (2024). The Inflation-Inequality Connection in the European Union:U-Turn to Equity? Journal of Economic Integration - https://doi.org/10.11130/jei.2024015

Akarsu, M.Z., O. Gharehgozli (2024). The Nexus Between Income Inequality and Inflation in Middle-Income Countries - Journal of Computational Social Science - https://doi.org/10.1007/s42001-024-00263-w

Akarsu, M.Z., O. Gharehgozli (2023).The Impact of the War in Ukraine on European Union Currencies: A High-Frequency Analysis, Policy Studies - https://doi.org/10.1080/01442872.2023.2268543 - [SSRN Version]

Akarsu, M.Z., O. Gharehgozli, V. Atal (2023). An Investigation of Income and Wage Inequality in Turkey Using Burgernomics, Eastern European Economics https://doi.org/10.1080/00128775.2023.2253216- [SSRN Version]

Morawski, L., Akarsu, M.Z., (2023), It will take time and resources: changing disability benefits on the way to social model in CEE countries, Global Social Policy - https://doi.org/10.1177/14680181231197216

Akarsu, M.Z. (2023). Unveiling the Cyclical Patterns of Historical Wage Inequality among European Building Laborers - Ekonomika https://www.journals.vu.lt/ekonomika/article/view/31561

Akarsu, M. Z. (2022). Unequal Society: Unequal Society: A Detailed Investigation of Wage and Income Inequality in the United States, Journal of Knowledge Economy. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13132-022-01016-8

Akarsu, M. Z. (2021). The Impact of the Turkish Presidential System on the Turkish Lira. Journal of Banking and Financial Economics, 1(15), 14-24. https://www.ceeol.com/search/article-detail?id=1009334

Akarsu, M. Z. (2021). Chaebol System. International Journal of Afro-Eurasian Research (IJAR), 6(12), 1-13. Retrieved from https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/1537038

Akarsu, M. Z. (2021). Alteration of Consumption Habits in Turkey Over Time. Research in Social Sciences and Technology, 6(3), 122-134. https://doi.org/10.46303/ressat.2021.33

Akarsu, M.Z. (2021). The Causal Relationship Between Economic Growth, Inflation and Unemployment in South Korea. Wroclaw Economic Review, 27(2), 43-61. https://doi.org/10.19195/2658-1310.27.2.3