Staff profile

He obtained his Ph.D. in Economics from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid with the dissertation titled “Essays on contests and conflicts” in July 2014.

He specializes in game theory, microeconomics, and applied microeconomic theory. His particular interests are contests, political economy, and evolutionary game theory. 

Mini Biography

I am an Assistant Professor in Economics in Durham University Business School. I obtained my Ph.D. from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid in July, 2014.

• Microeconomics
• Game Theory
• Applied Microeconomic Theory

Journal Article

• Vesperoni, A., & Yildizparlak, A. (2019). Contests with draws: axiomatization and equilibrium. Economic Inquiry, 57(3), 1597-1616. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecin.12780
• Vesperoni, A., & Yildizparlak, A. (2019). Inequality and conflict outbreak. Social Choice and Welfare, 53(1), 135-173. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00355-019-01176-8
• Yildizparlak, A. (2018). An Application of Contest Success Functions for Draws on European Soccer. Journal of Sports Economics, 19(8), 1191-1212. https://doi.org/10.1177/1527002517716973
• Damianov, D., Sanders, S., & Yildizparlak, A. (2018). Asymmetric Endogenous Prize Contests. Theory and Decision, 85(3-4), 435-453. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11238-018-9661-0
• Corchón, L. C., & Yildizparlak, A. (2013). Give peace a chance: The effect of ownership and asymmetric information on peace. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 92, 116-126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2013.05.013