EDUCATION
- Ph.D. in IIDP, Washington State University (expected) April- May 2020
Major: Economics
Minor: Finance and Public Policy
Dissertation Title: “Impacts of New Technology on Market Power: The Case of the Petroleum Industry”,
Committee: Professor. Jill McCluskey (Advisor), School of Economic Sciences
Professor. Alan Love (co. Advisor), School of Economic Sciences
Associate Professor. Jinhui Bai, School of Economic Sciences
Professor. David Whidbee, Department of Finance
Professor Martha Cottam, School of Politics and Public Affairs.
- Master of Financial Economics, Ohio University December 2015
- B.S. in Economics, University of Oregon September 2013
FIELDS OF INTEREST
- Macroeconomics, Financial, and Energy Markets
- Sovereign Wealth Funds
- New Empirical Industrial Organization
- Mathematical and Stochastic Modeling
- Game Theory
Publication
Nazer, Y. (2016). Causes of inflation in Saudi Arabia. The Business &Management Review, 7(3), 147.
Work in Progress
- “The Impact of Fracking Technology on OPEC Market Power” with Alan Love. This study explores the impact of fracking technology on OPEC market power. We are using a new empirical industrial organization approach to estimate whether OPEC still possesses market power in the oil industry.
- “The Impact of the Saudi Public Investment Fund on Saudi economic growth: an approach for diversification, stability, and security of the Kingdom”. This study is consisting of analyzing two major economic policies in Saudi Arabia:
- Analysis of the Saudi Aramco’s privatization policy using a DSGE model.
- Analysis and evaluation of the Saudi’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), in particular how channeling of $100 billion from Saudi’s Aramco privatization will affect PIF portfolio strategies and investment decisions to achieve a stable economic growth for the kingdom.
Skills
- Computer: STATA, Python, SAS, Lyx
- Languages: English (Fluent), Arabic (Native)
SCHOLARSHIPS
- King Abdullah Scholarship, for bachelor and master in Economics 2009-2015
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Research Assistant, School of Economic Sciences, Washington State University
- Professor Alan Love, January 2016 – Present
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
- Research Project Assistant (Energy Market), January 2018 – present Freight Policy Transportation Institute| Pullman, WA, USA
- Research Assistant, January 2016-present Washington State University| Pullman, WA, USA
REFERENCES
Professor. Jill McCluskey School of Economic Sciences
Pullman WA, 99163
Office: (509) 335-2835
Email: mccluskey@wsu.edu
Professor. Alan Love School of Economic Sciences
Pullman WA, 99163
Office: (509) 335-3548
Email: a.love@wsu.edu
Associate Professor. Jinhui Bai School of Economic Science
Pullman WA, 99163
Office: (509) 335-4358
Email: jinhui.bai@wsu.edu
Associate Professor. Eric Jessup Freight Policy Transportation Institute
Pullman WA, 99163
Office: (509) 335-4987
Email: eric_jessup@wsu.edu
Contact Info:
E-mail: yousef.nazer@wsu.edu
Office Location:
119 Hulbert Hall
School of Economic Sciences
Washington State University
Pullman, WA 99164-6210